How does a plant earn a position as esteemed as the queen of herbs when there are so many amazing botanicals to be found throughout the world? While there are many extraordinary healing…
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.
Have we as a culture lost our wildness? Take a look in 90% of American’s kitchens and you will find pre-packaged jars containing evenly ground roots and spices and very few kitchens…
Adriana Ayales is a rainforest herbalist from Costa Rica and founder of Anima Mundi Herbals. She learned about mystical healing traditions through her grandmothers and other shamanic teachers from a young age,…
If yoga is the yoking together of mind, body, and spirit, then anything that feeds, nourishes, and revitalizes the mind, body, and spirit will be supporting our yoga. In the practice of…
“Thou pretty herb of Venus Tree Thy true name is Yarrow Now who my bosom friend must be Pray tell thou me tomorrow”. – Halliwell Yarrow is one the world’s oldest medicinal…
Over the years I have been asked by many people what it takes to become an herbalist and how to know when you are ready. For me it was an organic next…
Coffee seems to be a hot topic among wellness professionals, including herbalists. Many of us are asked, is coffee a healthful daily tonic or is it a pesky beverage causing wide-spread adrenal…
With an increasing number of women turning to natural and complementary medicines during pregnancy there is a great opportunity for further education surrounding the use of herbal medicines in the US. The…
A restless night of tossing and turning is enough to wear you down for the entire next day. This article from Herbal Academy of New England suggests 7 herbal remedies to help!…
The first step toward realizing your very own food forest is to properly remove the unwanted lawn. Many permaculturalists claim that one can simply lay cardboard and mulch on top of an…
Today, the sun moves into the summery sign of Leo and the planet Venus ruling beauty and skin, turns retrograde and joins the sun. Both of these signatures point toward a tendency…
We tell our stories to many people and in many contexts. We tell our stories to remember who we are, where we have been, and to assert where we are headed. As…
For the many of us who are not avid yogis, baseball players or picnickers, lawns offer diminishing returns. Getting up on saturdays to push the mower back and forth in a sweat…
Treating common ailments with homemade herbal remedies can be both empowering and cost-effective. Herbalist author Stephen Harrod Buhner has been medically treating himself with herbal remedies for 30 years, and finds the…
With digestion at the foundation of health, it’s no surprise that ailments from anxiety to allergies are rooted in the gut. And as modern eating habits continue to deteriorate, so-called “leaky gut…
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