All about Dandelions
-written by Hunter Cubitt-Cooke The Latin name is Taraxacum officinalis.
Common names include: lions tooth, white endive, wild endive, swine snout, canker wart and puffball.
Actions: Traditionally Dandelion has been used as a powerful diuretic, bitter, pancreatic regulator, galactogogue (stimulates flow of breast milk), cholagogue (stimulates bile),…
Herbal Hair Rinse Herbs can be prepared in a hair rinse to add shine and life to lack-luster hair, to enhance highlights, add balance to an excessively oily or dry scalp and improve scalp circulation thereby assisting with hair loss. Healthy Shine Hair Rinse 1/2 cup Chamomile Flowers 1/2 cup Rosemary…
Slippery Elm Bark Powder- Ulmus fulva Slippery Elm bark powder is one of my favorite “all purpose” herbs used for irritated mucous membranes. Slippery elm is a mucilage (that sounds slippery!!) that soothes and protects mucous membranes throughout the body, especially the endoderm lining of the digestive tract and acts via…
Herbal Remedies for Seasonal Allergies ~ written by Katolen Yardley, MNIMH, Medical Herbalist For many individuals, spring is the season of sinus congestion, sneezing and itchy watery eyes, yet it does NOT have to be a miserable time of coping with allergies. You can enjoy the changing seasons by bringing…
Preparing Herbal Teas ~ written by Katolen Yardley, MNIMH, Medical Herbalist So you are interested in incorporating plant medicine into your lifestyle and are wondering where to begin… For individuals who are just beginning to use herbs medicinally; preparing and drinking herbal teas are excellent first steps in familiarizing oneself…
Rooibos Tea: Aspalathus linearia
Rooibos, is pronounced “roy-boss (the latin name is Aspalathus linearis), a South African flowering shrub. Rooibos contains numerous polyphenol anti-oxidants and trace amounts of the minerals: copper, iron and potassium, calcium, fluoride, zinc, manganese and magnesium. – this tea contains almost no oxalic acid, making it…