Dandelion, A Common Spring Garden Herb — Good Witches Homestead

Taraxacum officinale Also, Known As: Blow Ball Cankerwort Dandelion Lion’s Tooth Pissabed Priest’s-crown Puff Ball Pu Gong Ying Pu-kung-ying Swine Snout Telltime White Endive Wild Endive The dandelion is a common garden herb, with easily recognized flowers. During the spring season, the leaves and the root of the dandelion begin to produce mannitol, which is […] … Continue reading Dandelion, A Common Spring Garden Herb — Good Witches Homestead

Root Medicine: A Herbalist’s Guide to Digging Roots

Fall is harvest time, not only for winter storage crops like beets and carrots but for all those beautiful medicinal plants we have been watching flower and grow for many months now. Harvest provides a sense of the changing seasons and a chance to prepare our medicine cabinet for the year to come. It’s a … Continue reading Root Medicine: A Herbalist’s Guide to Digging Roots

What Your Weeds May Be Trying to Tell You

Here is a little additional information about your weeds. Plantain [Plantago spp]:Used to treat urinary track infections and skin inflammations resulting from poison Ivy. Parts used: leaf, fresh leaf is used topically for wounds, insect bites, stings and in cough syrups. Dock also know as Yellow Dock: Plant is high in vitamin C and iron. … Continue reading What Your Weeds May Be Trying to Tell You

The Hearth Witch in March

THIS ARTICLE WAS WRITTEN BY ANNA FRANKLIN POSTED UNDER PAGAN Spring is a busy time for the hearth witch. It is time to prepare the ground, plant seeds, and gather the early flowers and greenery of the year for food, remedies, and magical use. As I look around, the woodland and hedgerow trees are hazed … Continue reading The Hearth Witch in March