by wildflowerscho | Mar 2, 2012 | Library, Herbs, Bioregional Herbalism, Remedies
Its a nettles year in my part of the world. As a wildcrafting herbalist, you start to see different plants come out as the “stars”. In some bioregions stinging nettles are weedy, not so where I live. We are very lucky to see them, let alone in the massive...
by wildflowerscho | Mar 1, 2012 | Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism, Library
Stephanie Berry has a link here for great pics of our Native Urtica chamaedryoides out in full force 2012
by wildflowerscho | Feb 17, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs, Texas
Signs of spring hit in February of all of the blooms to come. There are a some common yellow flowers that you may often bump into. As herbalists, we get excited to think that we have found a Dandelion. Have you? A common question...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 26, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, All, Library
Herbs and regulated but Herbalism is not(right now). Learning Herbs.com has a legal and regulatory video with Roy Upton you can purchase. I also have some information from a workshop I had a local herbalist give at my school on being compliant with the new...
by wildflowerscho | Jan 6, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, Remedies, Library, Herbs, Texas
Don’t get me wrong. I love Cedar. I use it medicinally, I think its beautiful. In my opinion its only so prolific because we have created a system that is out of balance with overgrazing. It took me almost 18 years for cedar to begin to...
by wildflowerscho | Aug 22, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Texas, Bioregional Herbalism
Dear Cleavers,Galium aparine, oh how I love you, let me count the ways. You crawl between my iris and crepe myrtles and I have to take you out. Low and behold I have learned that you make strong medicine for me, my family, and our animals. I have learned...