Goat’s Rue (Galega officinalis) Uses: Diaphoretic, galactagogue, insulin-lowering, insulin-sensitizing, anti-bacterial, anti-platelet-aggregation, anti-obesity, vermifuge, liver-protectant Goat’s rue has a long and varied history of use reaching as far as the Middle Ages, where Goat’s Rue treated very serious conditions. Some of
This is a lovely remedy that I tried for the first time last year formulated by renowned herbalist, Rosemary Gladstar. It is an herbal vinegar, or acetum (aceta, pl.), that can be taken specifically a a remedy for symptoms of
This workshop is limited to 10 participants and will likely sell out. Please sign up early, and do not wait to preregister. As the air grows crisp, and the leaves turn to gold and crimson, our herbal allies are
One of my favorite types of plant medicines to make are syrups. That’s probably because I’m rather spoiled having a limitless supply of raw honey, thanks to my husband, the beekeeper. Raw honey is a special medicine, and it deserves
White willow bark is nature’s original aspirin. In the days before pharmaceutical aspirin, the bark of the white willow provided pain relief and reduced fevers. All the way back to Hippocrates, who advised his patients to chew on the bark