Petty Herbalist

The Petty Herbalist Podcast

Health EN ↓ 129 episodes

Two Black herbalists and Bougie Aunties help you discern the real shit from the bullshit in food and herbs. Come share in the belovedness of Karina DesRoses and Asia Dorsey as they explore food science and medicine making at the intersection of ancestral reverence, ecology and cultures of healing justice.

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Petty Herbalist

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subtle-TEA 15.10.2021 29:03

Hi bbs! *sips tea* This is the third episode of the series on WATER. Join the bougie aunties, Karina and Asia, as we were in Lake Lure, North Carolina having a retreat! We’re here to discuss the subtleties of… TEA. Over-extraction of our labor/work has lead us to over extract from our plant friends. Heed the invite that we extend to y’all to take a little time and sit with your tea. Who knows what...

wade in the water: nourishing herbal infusions 101 01.10.2021 31:55

Hi loves! This is the second episode of the series on WATER. Join the bougie aunties, Karina and Asia, as we discuss the bedrock of our herbalism traditions: Nourishing Herbal Infusions! These are simple but powerful foods/drinks that can prevent the body from the depleting qualities of water and bring vitamins, minerals, proteins and other nourishing plant constituents into the body. We tell you...

y'all drink too much water 17.09.2021 34:22

Hi bbs! We'll be doing a series of episodes on WATER, this being the first one! Join the bougie aunties, Karina and Asia, as we discuss "The Water Myth": the commonly held, but unfounded/untrue, belief that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. We get deep into it, and hope you'll allow yourself to flow with the waters too. Here are some resources of items we've discussed in this week's POD:...

stay ready, be petty 03.09.2021 32:16

Hi bbs! It’s your favorite bougie aunties, Asia and Karina! This is the teaser episode, introducing THE PETTY HERBALIST PODCAST!!  So, let's get into it (yuh): We're being petty about the Maiden, Mother, and Crone - the Triple Goddess Archetypes.  Tags for things you might want to check out after listening to the pod:  (Myth) Hekate - Greek Goddess of Witchcraft, Magic & Ghosts...