Articles: herbal
About Thyme: Growing, Harvesting, and Drying Thyme
Thyme is easy to grow and harvest in almost any condition. Follow these tips to get started growing, harvesting (and drying) thyme in your home or backyard!
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How to Use Lambsquarter from Root to Plant to Seed
Before yanking out the next patch of lambsquarter you find in your yard or garden, consider the different edible and medicinal uses of this “super weed.” From…
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Ginger and Pineapple Anti-Inflammatory Smoothie: The Best Medicine You’ve Ever Tasted
Surprisingly, medicine can actually be delicious. This anti-inflammatory smoothie uses natural (and tasty!) ingredients to help reduce inflammation caused by any number of circumstances. The following is an…
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9 Ways to Improve Your Health with Herbalism
Herbal remedies are a great way to naturally support overall bodily health. Here are some useful tips on all things herbalism — from starting your own herb garden…
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Mastering the Actions of Herbs
Want to become a master in medicinal herbs? The first step to using these herbs successfully is understanding the actions of each one and how they work…
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10 Herbs for Family Health
Growing your own herbs is a great alternative to over-the-counter medicine. Not only do these plants help with general wellness, they’re also an easy fix for small…
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Growing Medicinal Herbs: An Agricultural Revolution
Growing & using your own medicinal herbs keeps you healthy AND helps improve our environment. So what’re you waiting for? Check out these quick tips and get ready to…
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Herbal Remedies for Burns, Bites, Stings, and Wounds
There are a number of herbs & herbal treatments that help reduce skin discomfort. Herbal formulas serve as remedies for burns, help fight infection, aid in repairing…
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Panna Cotta With Galium: A Sweet Stand-In For Vanilla
Who needs a spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down when you have galium? This wild herb not only has a sugary sweet aroma on…
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Herbal Formulas for Migraines and Other Headaches
Suffering from frequent headaches is miserable and immobilizing. If you haven’t had luck treating and preventing your headaches, skip the over-the-counter approach and prepare herbal formuals for…
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Fire Cider: A Healing, Warm Tonic
“It is more important to know what kind of person has a disease than to know what kind of disease a person has.” —Hippocrates Drawing on her decades…
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Bottoms Up! All-Natural Sports Drink (Plus a Recovery Tincture!)
When exercising for extended periods of time, we lose large amounts of electrolytes. Instead of picking up a sports drink from the store, you can use Jill…
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Heart Health: Herbal Formulas and Medicinals
Whether you use them as a precautionary measure or for their restorative properties, there’s no denying the power of herbs when it comes to caring for your…
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The Art of Herbal Formulas: Asking the Right Questions
The presentations of illnesses can vary greatly across patients, requiring specific alterations to formulas. As Hippocrates said, “It is more important to know what kind of person has…
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