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Episode 209
Is it more accurate to say “I am an herbalist” or “I’m doing herbalism”? To us, if “herbalist” is an identity, a name, a noun – then you’re subject t…
3 years ago
Herbs A-Z: Rhodiola & Rhus
Episode 208
Today we’ve got two astringent herbs to discuss, though their similarities pretty much end with that quality. Rhodiola and staghorn sumac are our top…
3 years ago
Herbs A-Z: Prunella & Pulmonaria
Episode 207
Today’s herbs from our apothecary shelf are self-heal and lungwort!
Self-heal, Prunella vulgaris, is a lovely lymph-moving herb who we often find in w…
3 years, 1 month ago
Herbs A-Z: Pedicularis & Polygonatum
Episode 206
Relaxants come in many varieties. Today we come to two herbs who relax tension patterns in the body, yet are quite different from one another.
Pedicul…
3 years, 1 month ago
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 …
3 years, 1 month 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.…
3 years, 2 months 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…
3 years, 2 months 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, horsemi…
3 years, 2 months ago
Herbs A-Z: Mentha, Mentha, Mentha!
Episode 201
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Today we’re profiling a few of our favorite “mint…
3 years, 3 months 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, …
3 years, 4 months ago