This lovely lemon verbena lemonade features lemon verbena tea, nourishing honey, and tart lemon juice. I love lemon verbena so much that it’s the first plant to welcome me home as I walk to my door. We’ll also look at lemon verbena tea benefits and why you’ll want to...
Let’s talk about calendula oil uses! Calendula oil has countless benefits and is so anti-inflammatory and nourishing that it can be a cornerstone of your skin care. Calendula (Calendula officinalis) moisturizes and reduces inflammation. It’s also vulnerary and helps...
Is your home apothecary ready for fall and winter? With cold and flu season around the corner, it’s time to prepare your herbal medicines. Here are three of my time-tested, go-to herbal remedies for fall and winter. These easy and effective recipes use common...
How does the earth heal you? What is earth medicine, and how do you bring it deeper into your life? We talk about the weather. We talk about traffic. We talk about what we’re going to eat for lunch … But do we talk about how the earth heals us? Do we talk about the...
If you’re looking to integrate medicinal plants into your life, herbalizing your kitchen is an essential part of bringing herbalism alive. Fortunately, getting medicinal herbs into every meal is really easy. What you want to do is make herbal salt… Most people...
How do you use honey in your kitchen? In whatever way you eat or drink honey, you can enhance its medicinal qualities by adding herbs to it. Making herbal honey for sleep is easy, and you can use it to make a tea to help clean out the day and pave the way for a good...
It’s summer vacation! We’re swimming. We’re jumping off the dock. We’re playing volleyball. We’re surfing, water skiing, kayaking. It’s so fun, right? This is also a great time to connect with nature in summer. When we come to the water and into the sun, we are healed...
Have you heard of tongue scraping? Let’s talk about a tongue scraper, how to use it, how not to use it, and the benefits of tongue scraping. What This Has to Do with Herbal Medicine You might be wondering, what does this have to do with herbal medicine? Using herbs is...
During a fire, our lungs take a big hit from the smoke and debris. We typically think about supporting our lungs in terms of wearing a mask, staying indoors, or even taking herbs, like my Firestorm Tea recipe. There’s a lot of great information out there on how to...
Do you love peach season as much as I do? This peach smoothie recipe comes from my book, The Herbal Kitchen, and it’s a wonderful way to celebrate this delicious summer fruit. Kids love making smoothies too, so you can get the whole family involved in making...