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When the veil thins: Samhain, the origins of Halloween, and the herbs that remember us

When the veil thins: Samhain, the origins of Ha...

When did the ordinary world start borrowing the language of the uncanny? If you trace the thread back through smoke and harvest-stained hands, you arrive at Samhain — the Gaelic...

When the veil thins: Samhain, the origins of Ha...

When did the ordinary world start borrowing the language of the uncanny? If you trace the thread back through smoke and harvest-stained hands, you arrive at Samhain — the Gaelic...

[Herbal Action] Carminatives

[Herbal Action] Carminatives

If spasmolytics are the herbs that teach our bodies to release, then carminatives are the ones that teach us to flow. These are the aromatic plants that move things —...

[Herbal Action] Carminatives

If spasmolytics are the herbs that teach our bodies to release, then carminatives are the ones that teach us to flow. These are the aromatic plants that move things —...

Claire Fraser’s Apothecary — The Herbs of Outlander

Claire Fraser’s Apothecary — The Herbs of Outla...

I’ve always been enchanted by Claire Fraser’s herbal world in Outlander. She doesn’t just patch wounds or ease fevers—she converses with plants in a way that bridges centuries. Claire’s botanical...

Claire Fraser’s Apothecary — The Herbs of Outla...

I’ve always been enchanted by Claire Fraser’s herbal world in Outlander. She doesn’t just patch wounds or ease fevers—she converses with plants in a way that bridges centuries. Claire’s botanical...

[Herbal Action] Spasmolytics / Antispasmotics

[Herbal Action] Spasmolytics / Antispasmotics

Have you ever realized how much tension your body is holding—before you even notice it? The jaw that tightens when you’re thinking too hard.The belly that knots itself around worry.The...

[Herbal Action] Spasmolytics / Antispasmotics

Have you ever realized how much tension your body is holding—before you even notice it? The jaw that tightens when you’re thinking too hard.The belly that knots itself around worry.The...

Plant Defenses and Human Health

Plant Defenses and Human Health

Step into a forest and pause for a moment. What you see—the swaying trees, the tiny flowers, the moss-covered stones—is only the surface. Beneath your feet and all around you,...

Plant Defenses and Human Health

Step into a forest and pause for a moment. What you see—the swaying trees, the tiny flowers, the moss-covered stones—is only the surface. Beneath your feet and all around you,...

Herbal Medicine is Not a Savior—And Neither is Anything Else

Herbal Medicine is Not a Savior—And Neither is ...

There’s a certain kind of magic to herbs. The way a well-matched plant can soothe a frayed nervous system, ease a deep ache, or open the breath in a single...

Herbal Medicine is Not a Savior—And Neither is ...

There’s a certain kind of magic to herbs. The way a well-matched plant can soothe a frayed nervous system, ease a deep ache, or open the breath in a single...