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 | Jan 6, 2012 | Bioregional Herbalism, Library, Herbs, Texas, Remedies
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 | Dec 13, 2011 | Library, Herbs, All, Remedies
Herbs can influence digestion in several ways. Many culinary herbs we use today are thought of as adding flavor but their original inclusion was due to their affect on digestion. The use of herbs in cooking is usually due to what is termed a carminative effect...
by wildflowerscho | Nov 3, 2011 | Library, Herbs, Remedies
In memory of Juliette De Barclay Levy This case study is offered not only as an example of successful use of holistic therapeutics for pets with extreme injuries but as a guide for others that need help learning how to care for disabled pets or those with chronic...
by wildflowerscho | Nov 3, 2011 | Remedies
Dogs metabolize meds faster, so therefore I have started with higher dosing of herbs with my animals and am having better results with symptoms being alleviated. The standard dosage for humans is 30 drops of tincture for 50 pounds of body weight. I now dose my...
by wildflowerscho | Sep 8, 2011 | Remedies
In celebration of the recent cold front, I went to sleep with all the windows in my home open. In Central Texas, the brutal heat had finally broke and I was looking forward to a couple of nice cool evenings to enjoy. Unfortunately, our area was...
