Podcast Episodes

[REPLAY] 4 Medicinal Mushrooms: Shiitake, Maitake, Reishi, Lion’s Mane

We're replaying some of our favorite episodes from the back catalog of the Holistic Herbalism Podcast. In this one, originally aired as episode 142 on 11/6/2020, we highlight four of our favorite fun…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

[REPLAY] Equinox Thoughts On Balance & Amphoteric Herbs

We realized that the Autumnal equinox is coming up soon: Thursday 9/22 at 9:04 PM, for those of you keeping track! This made us want to re-air episode 155, a discussion of our Equinox Thoughts on Bal…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

We Don’t “Use” Herbs

Episode 196

One of our habits as herbalists and teachers is to avoid the word “use” with reference to plants. We don’t say “I use meadowsweet for headaches” or “I use Japanese knotweed for Lyme disease”. We don’…

Published on 2 years, 4 months ago

How To See Stress In Wild Plants

Episode 195

Yellow leaves, undeveloped fruit, long “leggy” stems between the leaf nodes – these are some of the key signs of a plant under stress. But if you’ve never met this species before, you might not know …

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Climate Change Is Reducing Herb Harvests

Episode 194

We’re back! We had a bit of an interruption in our podcasting schedule, and we’re sorry! We’re moving to our “forever home” very soon, and the podcast took a back burner to online course production w…

Published on 2 years, 5 months ago

Let's Practice - Anxious Insomnia

Episode 193

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This week we’re presenting an exercise in practical herbalism.

In this instance we’re describing a case of anxious insomn…

Published on 2 years, 6 months ago

Herbs A~Z: Tilia & Melissa

Episode 192

Today we have abandoned the alphabet! Well, not entirely, just for purposes of bringing you a pair of relaxant diaphoretic herbs in this summer heat. These are two plants who are both helpful for rel…

Published on 2 years, 7 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Hibiscus & Hypericum

Episode 191

Today’s featured herbs are excellent in sun tea. Simply spoon them into a jar, pour in water, cover it up, and place it in the sun for several hours. Sun tea makes a light herbal infusion and is best…

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Glycyrrhiza & Gynostemma

Episode 190

Today our apothecary shelves present us with a pair of adaptogens! As we continue our series looking at the herbs we keep on hand at home, this week we encounter two particularly excellent herbs for …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago

Herbs A-Z: Filipendula & Foeniculum

Episode 189

We’re back on track! Today we continue our exploration of herbs in our home apothecary, giving you some unscripted thoughts about these herbs we work with very frequently. They’re the plants we want …

Published on 2 years, 8 months ago