Borage for Eczema, PMS, Hot Flashes, and Stress with Bridget Giuffrida
Many gardeners are familiar with borage: those gorgeous, starry blue flowers that bees absolutely adore. But what if there’s more to borage than just a pretty face?In this episode, I sit down with Bri...
14 Okt 1h 1min
Marshmallow for Heartburn, Sore Throats, and Gut Healing with Amy Boldt
Marshmallow (Althaea officinalis) is one of those plants that can be easy to overlook. It’s gentle, pleasant, and uncomplicated—but that simplicity is exactly what makes it so useful.In this episode, ...
7 Okt 54min
Same Herb, Different People, Opposite Results: Here's Why
Have you ever tried an herb that everyone swears by, and it did nothing for you—or even made things worse? Good news: it all comes down to energetics, and once you learn to see people and plants throu...
30 Sep 37min
Oatstraw and Organoleptics: Learning to Read Herbs With Your Senses
How do we actually know what’s in our herbs?Herbs rarely come with nutritional labels, and how a plant is grown, harvested, and stored can dramatically change what ultimately ends up in your cup.There...
29 Sep 3min
How to Read Any Herb Without Looking It Up
Your tongue can tell you more about an herb than you might think.In this episode, I explore one of the most useful skills in herbalism: learning to listen to the language of taste. The five flavors—bi...
23 Sep 18min
Herbal Safety Without Fear: A Simple Framework for Using Herbs With Confidence
I once heard from a woman who had been studying herbs for two years and had gathered an entire cabinet full of them. But when her mom caught a cold, she stood in her kitchen with the kettle on and cou...
22 Sep 3min
3 Myths About Plantain: Seeing This Common “Weed” Differently
Plantain was the first herb I ever learned, almost twenty years ago, and it still amazes me. It grows in sidewalk cracks, driveways, trails, and other disturbed places, which makes it incredibly easy ...
18 Sep 2min
3 Surprising Ways to Work With Rosemary as Medicine
Rosemary is probably best known as a culinary herb, but there’s so much more to this familiar plant. Once you understand its warming, stimulating energetics, many of rosemary’s seemingly unrelated use...
16 Sep 2min
