Herbs A-Z: Prunella & Pulmonaria
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 woodland trails. You can find it in lots of places ...
19 Feb 202348min
Herbs A-Z: Pedicularis & Polygonatum
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. Pedicularis densiflora, P. canadensis, and P. groenlandic...
6 Feb 202336min
Herbs A-Z: Pinus & Plantago
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 we mainly find white pine (Pinus strobus) and red ...
28 Jan 202355min
Herbs A-Z: Palmaria & Passiflora
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. By the time we got to the end, though, we found a ...
21 Jan 202355min
Herbs A-Z: Ocimum & Oenothera
Today’s herbs are two excellent friends to the human nervous & emotional systems. Tulsi and evening primrose are both nervines, and although they are rather different from one another, they fit togeth...
14 Jan 202358min
Herbs A-Z: Monarda & Nepeta
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, horsemint, or a variety of other names, but we usually ju...
6 Jan 202345min
Herbs A-Z: Mentha, Mentha, Mentha!
20% OFF ALL COURSES & PROGRAMS FOR THE ENTIRE MONTH OF DECEMBER – USE CODE DECEMBER2022 AT CHECKOUT! Today we’re profiling a few of our favorite “minty” mints! We discuss spearmint, peppermint, & pe...
11 Dec 202257min
Herbs A-Z: Lycium & Matricaria
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, is an excellent post-workout adaptogen. It’s a ver...
19 Nov 202234min
