Look to the plant people that nurture us and nurture them. Im working with manzanilla – indigenous “wild” chamomile that is revered from eastern Europe to Turkey to Mexico for its quieting, calming and beneficial effects, Picking chamomile flowers as they are blooming continuously all summer is a labor of love for the earth lovers. […]
Something happens when we harvest living plants – something is transmitted from our planet -some aliveness. Once processed some of this transmission and aliveness is lost. Hand harvesting, hand processing of tinctures and teas stores more of this aliveness than machine capsules with dehydrated ground herbs. Even freshly harvested and tinctured medicine plants lose potency […]
It’s hard to kill Comfrey with a miracle ingredient that encourages new cell growth called allantoin. This hardy plant can help regenerate bones, old trauma to tissues, lungs and skin. Comfrey just keeps on growing. We cut our roots into many pieces and they all grow. But this year in the southwest with drought and […]
If we accept intuitively that the earth is our body then wild plants intimately connected to the earth can be the most beneficial to our bodies. Chlorophyll in plant material is closest in constituency to our blood. And the minerals that plant material gives us are the most *bioavailable to our bodies. In these days […]
Herbs as food and medicine Most of us take for granted the medicinal value of the spices and seasonings we could use for healing on a daily basis. Take basil for example: a common culinary used extensively can regulate your blood sugar. Or rosemary, good for seasoning potatoes, is also a natural antidepressant and memory […]
Home Style Tincture Making The goal is to make tinctures as strong as possible because most herbs are slower acting than pharmaceutical counterparts and in acute health conditions you need more aggressive results The effects of herbal medicine is cumulative and some sensitive users may need to build slowly from 5-10 drops a day building […]
What could simpler than you out in the field with plants that only have a silent language. Compare this meditative state to the noise and complexity of life in the civilized world where most humans are on their cell phones or computer not in direct contact with the planet—direct experience of the planet. This is […]
Home remedy for your cold season medicine chest If you start to feel under the weather—colds, flus too much acid forming food and drink, here’s a good remedy you can make out of your own kitchen. Take your natural antibacterial, anti inflammatory, anti fungal out of the pantry/refrigerator: garlic, turmeric, ginger, red pepper and add […]
How important are healthly adrenals in this day of stress – environmental, financial, emotional? If you have muscle spasms, insomnia, fatigue, and nerve disorders, chances are you have stressed adrenals. Herbs can help restore adrenal balance. Hops for one- rebuilds damage in the nerve synapses- no wonder beer is so popular! Another common nervine herb […]
Hi Im Bella Cloude and I’d like to take you on a virtual herb walk through the wilderness of the southern Colorado Rockies. Let the school of nature speak to your heart and the plant spirits aid you on your healing path like they did me through swamp and thicket and high mountains. Hiking and […]
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