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Angelica dahurica blooming at the field campus, an

Angelica dahurica blooming at the field campus, and covered in pollinators. This herb loves our garden and reseeds itself prolifically every year. We are still learning the medicinal virtues of this one.

Swooning over the Monarda fistulosa along with the

Swooning over the Monarda fistulosa along with these butterflies at our teaching garden.

-- SOLAR - MEDICINE - Hypericum perforatum, (Sain

-- SOLAR - MEDICINE -
Hypericum perforatum, (Saint John's Wort) is a dose of liquid sunshine. It's easy to let the marketing hype around a plant obscure their medicine. For decades after the emergence of pharmaceutical anti-depressants that work on Serotonin, Hypericum was hyped as an herbal alternative to SSRIs. This messaging over simplifies Hypericum's actions. Hypericum works on the liver, causing it to clear stress hormones and some substances more efficiently. For this reason, Hypericum is especially helpful for mental states related to stagnation. It is also this action that makes Hypericum contraindicated with many pharmaceuticals. A basic understanding of anatomy and physiology as well as pharmacokinetics is important when we work with people who are taking pharmaceuticals. It is easy to get excited about a plant this powerful and life-changing, but we need to know when they should not be used as well.
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We are currently working on next year's curriculum. There will be more offerings online than in the past. If you are interested in going beyond "this for that" herbalism, in learning to understand and advocate for health in your community, subscribe to our newsletter or check here for updates. ⛅☀️⛅

Processing Black Cherry Bark on our first overnigh

Processing Black Cherry Bark on our first overnight trip to the field campus. We are opening admissions for our 2021 Community Herbalism Program soon. If you have yet to subscribe to our newsletter, you can learn more about our future offerings there. We have a new edition coming out tomorrow. Link in bio.

Surprised the class today with this intro to the p

Surprised the class today with this intro to the percolation lesson. 🎶📻🤣.. music by Cajmere @officialgreenvelvet

To prepare for winter in a time of ongoing respira

To prepare for winter in a time of ongoing respiratory infections, collect some Elder flowers for your home apothecary. You can dry them for tea or fill a jar and cover with vodka or bourbon and honey, or just honey. Elder flower is a relaxing diaphoretic, so they help our immune systems by bringing circulation to the surface. While helping support our overall immune response they also inhibit viral replication in influenza. To harvest, shake the flower clusters over a bowl or basket. This will leave the ovary to make a berry.

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