Podcast Episodes

Herbs A-Z: Pinus & Plantago

Episode 205

Our herbs this week are pine and plantain! A mighty tall tree and a humble herb of the packed earth.

Pine trees come in many varieties. Around Boston we mainly find white pine (Pinus strobus) and red …

Published on 2 years ago

Herbs A-Z: Palmaria & Passiflora

Episode 204

A seaweed and a vine-flower, how are they alike? We started out this episode feeling like these two herbs were completely different from one another. By the time we got to the end, though, we found a…

Published on 2 years ago

Herbs A-Z: Ocimum & Oenothera

Episode 203

Today’s herbs are two excellent friends to the human nervous & emotional systems. Tulsi and evening primrose are both nervines, and although they are rather different from one another, they fit toget…

Published on 2 years ago

Herbs A-Z: Monarda & Nepeta

Episode 202

Happy new year everyone! May 2023 be an herb-filled year for all of us!

Monarda species plants are sometimes known as bee balm, wild bergamot, horsemint, or a variety of other names, but we usually ju…

Published on 2 years ago

Herbs A-Z: Mentha, Mentha, Mentha!

Episode 201

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Today we’re profiling a few of our favorite “minty” mints! We discuss spearmint, peppermint, & penn…

Published on 2 years, 1 month ago

Herbs A-Z: Lycium & Matricaria

Episode 200

Tonight we’re talking about two of our favorite herbs, and two of the tastier herbs in our materia medica.

Goji berry, Lycium barbarum / L. chinense, is an excellent post-workout adaptogen. It’s a ver…

Published on 2 years, 2 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Lavandula & Leonurus

Episode 199

This week we highlight lavender & motherwort!

Lavandula angustifolia (and many other Lavandula species), a well-known scent to everyone, recognizable and soothing. Lavender relaxes and releases tensio…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Inula & Juniperus

Episode 198

We’re back to our apothecary shelf herb profile tour! This week we have a pair of herbs who both support respiratory function. They demonstrate two types of heat: pungency and the hot aromatics.

The r…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

The Herbs We Didn't Pack

Episode 197

We’re almost moved! This week our episode is about the herbs we’ve kept on the shelves so that we have them available every day. These are plants that are helping us get through the physical exertion…

Published on 2 years, 3 months ago

[REPLAY] Herbs For Physical Challenges (What Ryn Took To MovNat Level 3)

Ryn says: We've got another replay for you this week, and it's one of my personal favorites. (It also happens to be from right around the last time we moved!) It's episode 95 from 10/5/2019, and it's…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago