• June 6, 2024

Dill: Beyond the Pickle

A major seasoning in pickles, salads and soups, dill is remedy for improving digestion and helping scattered people find their center. It stimulates digestive secretions and is antispasmodic. The flower essence is also one of the best remedies for balancing the solar plexus energy.

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  • May 28, 2024

Cinnamon

A spice for balancing blood sugar, fighting infections, and boosting energy and libido, cinnamon is pungent aromatic with strong astringent properties. It can be used as a good antiviral and antibacterial remedy. It is also a good remedy for people who feel devitalized or weak.

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  • May 22, 2024

Peppermint, Spearmint, and Other Mints

The mint family (Lamiaceae) is loaded with useful medicinal herbs, most of which are aromatic, including thyme, sage, marjoram, basil, hyssop, horehound, rosemary, lavender, lemon balm, bergamot, pennyroyal, and catnip. All of these plants have a characteristic square stem with opposite leaves that alternate up the stem. Once you recognize this growth pattern, as well as their irregular blooms, it’s pretty easy to recognize a Lamiaceae plant. But the subject of this article are the members of…

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  • May 14, 2024

Pacific Yew

A hardy tree with anticancer, anti-inflammatory, and immune-enhancing properties, Pacific yew is hardy, long-lived tree that can live for hundreds of years. Yew trees produce compounds called taxanes, which include paclitaxel a compound that can help inhibit cancer cell replication.

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  • May 7, 2024

Lilac: A Herald of Spring

A flower essence and fragrance for reconnecting with our soul nature and happy inner child, lilac is mostly used for its sweet floral aroma. Though it could have some medicinal uses as an herbal remedy it is more common as a fragrance and a flower essence.

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  • April 29, 2024

Honeysuckle

More than just a beautiful flowering shrub or vine, honeysuckle is also a useful herbal medicine. It is a sweet cooling remedy that can be used to clear toxins, for fevers caused by infections and more.

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  • April 23, 2024

Cinchona Bark and Quinine

The South American herbal remedy that has saved millions of lives, cinchona bark contains the alkaloid quinine which is antibacterial and antispasmodic. And it has been key in fighting malaria, saving countless lives.

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  • April 17, 2024

Alfalfa's Sweet Relative: Melilot

Also known as sweet clover, melilot can soothe digestion, reduce edema, and aid circulation. It is an ingredient formulas for varicose veins and venous circulation because it does have blood-moving effects.

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