HERBAL TINCTURE: ECHINACEA; A TRUE ‘ELDER’ HERB…

Just as you can make a tea and extract your herb’s medicinal constituents with hot water, you can do the same with a cool liquid – alcohol. You can grind and soak your fresh or dried herbs in an alcoholic liquid or solvent {such as Vodka}, then strain out the herbs. The resulting liquid is […] … Continue reading HERBAL TINCTURE: ECHINACEA; A TRUE ‘ELDER’ HERB…

ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA, The Purple Coneflower: ichahpe hu by Linda Black Elk

I have been using medicinal plants my entire life. My grandmother was a medicine woman who taught me about all of the plants that we would see on our many walks together. via ECHINACEA ANGUSTIFOLIA, The Purple Coneflower: ichahpe hu by Linda Black Elk — LRInspire

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