Plants & Herbs

Herbalism

Plant wisdom is the foundation of The Alchemist’s Kitchen, and we believe that by learning about botanical medicine, you can become your own healer. Learn about different potent herbs from our herbalists and teachers so you can ground yourself, sleep better, and stress less.

Meet the Herbalist: Nadine Vieira-Rosario

We sat down (virtually) with Nadine Vieira-Rosario to talk all things herbs, roots, storytelling and finding your herbal start. Nadine will be teaching Herbalism 101: Herbs for Mental Health on our new virtual…

Immune Boosting Tips

These immune boosting tips might not be anything groundbreaking, but the lessons with the current Coronavirus scare are more about remembering than learning something brand new. Remembering how to be instead of…

5 Herbs With Antiviral Properties


For as long as humans have been around, we’ve used plants as natural remedies for illness and as antivirals to combat infection. According to The Herbal Academy, “The first written record of…

COVID-19 Support

We’ve been hearing a lot of the same info getting spread around about COVID-19 in regards to washing hands, sneezing in elbows, avoiding large gatherings and staying home when sick. This is…

Celebrating Women Makers

Here at The Alchemist’s Kitchen, we always strive to provide the best botanical medicines, herbal remedies, and whole plant beauty products. To do this, we partner with amazing makers from all over…

Herstory of Herbalism in the U.S

As the sun starts to make its way north across the celestial equator, seeds begin to sprout; flowers bud; Spring reawakens and so do we. This seasonal awakening in the US is…

Meet the Maker: Homestead Apothecary

After a decade of engaging with the plants on his own and completing an herbal medicine training program in rural Western Massachusetts, Nicholas Weinstein opened Homestead Apothecary in Oakland CA. After 7 years of running two…

Meet the Maker: Burlap & Barrel

Image sourced from @burlapandbarrel This month, we chatted with founder Ethan Frisch from Burlap & Barrel, a company that sources unique, beautiful spices for professional chefs and home cooks. As a Public…

5 Herbs for Sexual Healing

Yes, that’s a Marvin Gaye reference. These days, who doesn’t have some sexual healing to do? Many of us have endured or at least been exposed to sexual assault, sexual harassment, and/or…

Meet the Maker: WTHN

This week, we chatted with Shari Auth of WTHN, whose company’s approach is based on 2,500 years of time-tested healing + the latest in modern research. Their Oops I Did it Again…

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