Tag: Health
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Turning the Wheel
“Turning the Wheel” is a monthly publication with recipes, music recommendations, things to read and listen to, suggestions for activities to get you outside, and shopping lists for seasonal medicine-making projects. To take the turning to heart and turn up the volume, join “Turning the Wheel: An Herbal Plan to Align with the Seasons.” The…
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Cookie Cutter Herbalism
And other problems with herbal information Does anyone remember the horrible, teeth cracking yellow dock cracker recipe? I tried it. It was terrible. And it was the only recipe I could find. All search hits for a yellow dock cracker recipe gave me the same terrible recipe. Did anyone actually try this recipe? Did they…
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Radical Herbalism
What is radical herbalism? For me, radical herbalism is about getting to the root of health issues. The word radical means “going to the root.” I believe that every person has a right to good health. This goes beyond providing health care. Do you see the difference? What I see is that health care in…
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The Art of Making Tinctures
Some of the frequent questions I hear from students and friends is “why doesn’t my tincture look/taste like yours?” I have spent many years making wonderfully potent tinctures and making horribly disappointing mistakes. So here are my lessons learned. But first… A note on menstruum, marc, and other words used to describe tincture making. The…