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Today we get to listen in on a class that Richo Cech taught at the 2017 Medicines From the Earth Symposium in Black Mountain, NC. He discusses the science and art of poulticing and demonstrates the making and application of a spontaneous herbal poultice. You can also see this class on YouTube! CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO one Thanks to BotanicalMedicine. Org for sharing this class with us! Be sure to chec...

Let's go on a walk in the woods with Mountain Mel! Herbalist Mel Mutterspaugh briefly chats about one of her (lichen) allies, lungwort.  To find out more about Mel and her awesome tea blends and products, just head to MountainMels.com .  CLICK HERE   to view the original video of her walk in the woods.  Thanks for listening!   www.herbrally.com  

Jennifer from  Sea Willow Herbs  lets us know her thoughts on what we should think about when deciding which herbalism school is right for you. This is what she has learned during her own search for a good herbal education. Here's where you can connect with Jennifer! Etsy Instagram Facebook YouTube Thanks to Jennifer for sharing, and thanks to you for listening!  For a list of herbalism schools: w...

Hydrosols, also known as floral waters, are an age-old way of working with the very essence of a plant in medicine. The use of hydrosols as medicines dates back over 5000 years. Traditionally, each home had a still where plant distillates for medicine were made.  Over time hydrosols fell out of favor as essential oils increased in popularity.  However, these days the aromatic virtues of hydrosols...

Listen in as Sam Coffman discusses Sambucus nigra, or the Black Elder plant. Sam covers ID, preparation and usage of this amazing medicinal plant. This episode is brought to you by  Herbal Medics University .  Herbal Medics University  is a branch of The Human Path.  The Human Path is a survival school that is focused around the survival of our human species.  Their classes are sustainability and...

I'm so excited for y'all to listen in on this interview! There are loads of gems in this one.  Sam Coffman, founder of Herbal Medics University, interviews Dr. Kyla Helm on the subject of functional nutrition, herbal medicine and health care issues. If you got a moment, please go let Sam and Kyla know how much you enjoyed the show on the Herbal Medics Facebook page . And give 'em a "Like" while yo...

Join herbalist Katolen Yardley as she explores the use of tonic herbs as delicious and nutritious edibles added into daily food recipes, including herbal vinegars, snacks, nutrition bars and desserts. She covers some general actions of these herbs, chemical constituents, dosage and therapeutic applications of herbal ingredients, benefits of powdered herbs and discusses various recipes for daily an...

Today's episode is from a webinar that herbalist Amanda Dilday recorded last month as an offering for #MeToo. You can find the original webinar on her website Alchemilla .  Amanda also wrote a book called Flowers for a Girl: Plant Medicine and Sexual Trauma . This is not a protocol or a prescription. Rather, it is something of a memoir, a healing memoir, an herbal memoir, a story.  " Well, friends...

Bevin Clare lets us know what Maryland University of Integrative Health is all about! Maryland University of Integrative Health is the leading academic institution for integrative health in the nation. For nearly 40 years, MUIH has educated practitioners in health and wellness through transformative and relationship-centered programs that draw from traditional wisdom and contemporary science. MUIH...

Today's episode is with Dan De Lion.  Dan is an Earth Herbalist, Forager, Musician, and Teacher dedicated to working with Nature to facilitate the reunion of the people with our planetary purpose.  He teaches through Return to Nature, providing classes, lectures, and seminars on wild food foraging, mushroom identification, herbal medicine making, as well as primitive and survival skills with a foc...

Today's episode is brought to you by the NorthWest Herb Symposium . I had the pleasure of attending this wonderful event a few years ago and I gotta say it's top notch. The location alone is worth the trip. It's located at the Camp Casey Conference Center in beautiful Coupeville Washington.  Next year's event, titled "Botanicals at the Beach" will be from August 23 – 26 2018. For more information...

Herbalist 7Song goes in depth on blue vervain in today's episode.  He discusses identification, medicine making and medicinal uses of this wonderful plant ally.  This audio is from a video on his YouTube page WHICH YOU CAN FIND HERE .  For more info on 7Song along with his school's website, the Northeast School of Botanical Medicine, just head to 7Song.com .   7Song is an herbalist, teacher, and n...

On today's episode I narrate Mel Kasting's devil's club monograph.  Here's a sampling from her monograph which you can find here:  www.herbrally.com/monographs/devils-club If we parse this striking plant's latin name into three segments, we find 'opolo' meaning armored, 'panax' meaning heal-all, and 'horridus' meaning to stand on end, fiercely. So this plant literally means fiercely armored heal-a...

NorthWest Herb Symposium organizer, Jay D. Johnson, welcomes the crowd to the 2017 meeting.  SAVE THE DATE FOR 2018 "Botanicals at the Beach" August 23-26, 2018 Located on Whidbey Island in Puget Sound at the Camp Casey Conference Center, Coupeville, Washington

Today's episode is brought to you by the NorthWest Herb Symposium . I had the pleasure of attending this wonderful event a few years ago and I gotta say it's top notch. The location alone is worth the trip. It's located at the Camp Casey Conference Center in beautiful Coupeville Washington.  Next year's event, titled "Botanicals at the Beach" will be from August 23 – 26 2018. For more information...

On today's episode I narrate jim mcdonald's wild cherry monograph.  Here's a sampling from his monograph which you can find here:  www.herbrally.com/monographs/wild-cherry   When considering wild cherry, most will immediately think of its use in the address of coughs and colds; indeed, such a staple it was that when plant medicine was being replaced by chemical drugs "wild cherry" was retained as...

Today's episode is with herbalist and author Ellen Evert Hopman. She's going to teach us all about the Doctrine of Signatures. This class was taught at the 2017 New England Women's Herbal Gathering in New Hampshire. Learn an ancient plant classification system that was developed in a time before most people could read. Did the plant grow in sun or shade? In damp soil or in a dry area? The shape of...

This class was recorded at the superb event: The Great Lakes Herb Faire .  If you've not been and you're in the region, I encourage you to try and make it to the 2018 shindig. Here's the details: Great Lakes Herb Faire September 7 - 9, 2018 Cedar Lake Outdoor Center, 2500 Pierce Rd, Chelsea, Michigan "We have had three amazing Faires so far and are so looking forward to doing this again! The feedb...

In today's episode I'll be narrating an excerpt from Jesse Wolf Hardin's excellent book  The Plant Healer's Path: A Grassroots Guide for the Folk Herbal Tradition .  You'll learn about the four main ways to go about learning the skill and craft of herbalism.  "In all cases, however, you will want an education that is in-depth and not superficial, grounded in but not restricted to good holistic sci...

Listen in as Aline Potvin talks about her apprenticeship in Biddeford, ME.  Foundational Herbalism  is a 10 month Herbal Apprenticeship that will meet one Saturday a month from February to November 2018. The dates are as follows: 02/10, 03/10, 04/07, 05/19, 06/09, 07/14, 08/11, 09/08, 10/13, 11/17. Enrollment begins September 2, 2017 and concludes January 31, 2018.  Become fluent in foundational h...

Heal, expand, learn, explore, or return for a life-changing experience with some of the world's oldest plant remedies in Sacred Valley, Peru. Friday, February 9, 2018 - Sunday, February 18, 2018 Spirit Plant Journeys Sacred Valley, Peru Join Bliss Without Bother and Medicinal Herbal Healer Rachelle Robinett on a 10-day journey with healing plant remedies, ceremonies with local, direct-lineage sham...

On today's episode I narrate herbalist Krystal Thompson's monograph on Yarrow.  Here's a sampling from her monograph which you can find here: www.herbrally.com/monographs/yarrow Medicinal Use:  Perhaps most famously, yarrow is prized for its benefits to wounds or minor bleeding. Its mild antiseptic and anodyne properties coupled with its ability to coagulate blood and stop bleeding make it the per...

Today's episode we'll hear from Rachel Burgos of Snakeroot Apothecary . She's interviewed by her good friend and fellow magic maker Mary Evans, of Spirit Speak Tarot . Here's some questions that are asked:  When did Rachel first become interested in herbalism?  How does living in the desert effect Rachel's herbal medicine practice?  What are flower essences?  What are Rachel's opinions on wildcraf...

This episode was recorded at the event " Planting the Future: Medicinal Plant Conservation in the Driftless Region " hosted by United Plant Savers  on August 12, 2017 in Wisconsin.  Thank you to Sam Thayer and Susan Leopold for sharing this! Beyond, sustainable harvest, we look at the long-term future of our landscape, and the special role that plant gatherers have in maintaining its ecology and p...

Katja and Ryn are back on the podcast!  Always love havin' 'em share their wisdom. And this time...we're going deep on the topic of...PUMPKIN SPICE.  This is a fun episode, y'all. We'll learn which herbs are in this blend. Then, Katja and Ryn break down the medicinal properties of each spice within.  Hope you enjoyed the episode as much as I did!  For more on what Katja and Ryn are up to, check ou...