Anna3 days ago2 minHow herbalism treats arthritisThe main distinction between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is that OA relates to wear and tear of the cartilage...
AnnaMay 271 minFour-flower calming tea blendCombining four of my favourite flowers, this is a blend that will soothe and calm any time of the day. (Increasing the proportion of...
AnnaMar 193 min Pine tree medicine for the pineal gland, lungs and moreAlthough it's a tree, pinus sylvestris is also a herb. Pine needles can be made into teas and tinctures, and pine sap or resin can be...
AnnaJan 161 mina difficult truthBy now you will have learned that baby carrots are a fiction. Unlike other “true” baby vegetables— baby spinach, for example, baby lima...
AnnaJan 13 minBitter magic: the subversive potential of a forgotten tasteBehold the bitter gourd. This is a vegetable I first encountered in India, one of the many that was new and unfamiliar to my...
AnnaDec 21, 20214 minNet-of-needles: stinging nettles for repair and healingIs there a more generous, available and yet prickly plant than urtica dioica? Her nature seems to be one of essential paradox. She is a...
AnnaNov 21, 20212 min3 herbal helpers for home first aidHerbal first aid may sound like a contradiction in terms. But herbs are not always slow and gradual-acting, and numerous forms of plant...
AnnaOct 24, 20212 minSambucus nigra: a potent remedy for colds + much moreIf you want to avoid the sniffles this winter or cut short a cold you may already have, look no further than Sambucus nigra, aka elder....
AnnaSep 12, 20211 minMeet the bee's knees of teasLemon verbena is uplifting and calming at the same time. My love affair with lemon verbena began quite recently, when I discovered a...
AnnaJul 18, 20211 minCashew breakfast scramble (vegan)Do you make your own nut milk? This is a great way to use the leftover pulp. Ingredients about 200-250 g of cashew pulp, or soaked and...
AnnaJun 30, 20212 minTilia: a cure-all tea from the grandmother treeLinden blossoms and flowers have a long history in folk medicine around the world. Linden or lime blossom tea is a traditional remedy for...
AnnaMay 29, 20211 minFennel-pea sabziFennel belongs to the Umbellifers, also known as the carrot family. It goes well with vegetables that are commonly paired with carrots,...
AnnaMay 25, 20212 minNeem: India's miracle treeI am not sure I had heard of neem before I spent time in India, but I certainly heard a lot about it while I was living there. Neem was...
AnnaMay 2, 20212 minEndurance, immunity and clarity: 3 reasons to love eleutherococcusDo you know eleuthero? While its common names include "Siberian ginseng" and "taiga root", eleutherococcus senticosus does not come from...
AnnaApr 17, 20214 minWhat I didn't know about community gardens in Prague The community garden at Kotlaska, with member allotments in the foreground. Before I moved to Prague, my work colleagues told me...
AnnaApr 10, 20211 minHerbed tabbouleh with red currants and wild spring greensLast spring, at a garden where I was helping out, there was such an abundance of red currants that I began to tire of eating them in my...
AnnaMar 28, 20212 minRaspberry leaf: a tonic for creativity?According to Greek myth, raspberries were once white. Then came the day that Ida, nursemaid to the infant Zeus, pricked her finger on a...
AnnaMar 14, 20213 minThe body's community is key to immunityWhat if the military model of "fighting" disease, "killing germs" and "defending" ourselves against the "bad guys" ramped up our body's...
AnnaMar 7, 20211 minA message from beet streetWhat makes beet-red different from berry-red? Turns out that beets get their colour from plant nutrients called betalains, pigments that...
AnnaFeb 20, 20212 minGet to know the herbal side of oatsOats are a remarkably versatile food: they are nourishing for children, adults and the elderly, the healthy, the ill and the...