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Do an inner spring cleaning with cleavers (Galium aparine)
Between March and May, this climbing plant makes its appearance along roadsides, woods and gardens. The tiny hairs on its stems and...
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Dec 21, 20214 min read
Net-of-needles: stinging nettles for repair and healing
Is there a more generous, available and yet prickly plant than urtica dioica? Her nature seems to be one of essential paradox. She is a...
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Oct 24, 20212 min read
Sambucus nigra: a potent remedy for colds + much more
If 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....
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Sep 12, 20211 min read
Meet the bee's knees of teas
Lemon verbena is uplifting and calming at the same time. My love affair with lemon verbena began quite recently, when I discovered a...
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Jun 30, 20212 min read
Tilia: a cure-all tea from the grandmother tree
Linden blossoms and flowers have a long history in folk medicine around the world. Linden or lime blossom tea is a traditional remedy for...
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May 25, 20212 min read
Neem: India's miracle tree
I 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...
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May 2, 20212 min read
Endurance, immunity and clarity: 3 reasons to love eleutherococcus
Do you know eleuthero? While its common names include "Siberian ginseng" and "taiga root", eleutherococcus senticosus does not come from...
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Mar 28, 20212 min read
Raspberry 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...
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Feb 20, 20212 min read
Get to know the herbal side of oats
Oats are a remarkably versatile food: they are nourishing for children, adults and the elderly, the healthy, the ill and the...
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Jan 31, 20212 min read
Inula helenium: how this panacea of the ancient world could help with COVID
Known as elecampane in English, and simply called "inula" by herbalists, the root of inula helenium has been used to treat persistent...
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