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How (& Why) To Make Elderflower Tinctures, Infusions, and Skincare
by Rebecca Andrews, MA, MS Each spring I watch as the elderberry bush behind my mailbox lifts its spindly branches free of the multiple feet of snow weighing it down....
How To Make a Mullein Infusion for Coughs & Congestion
by Rebecca Andrews, MA, MS Let me introduce you to my friend, Mullein, formally known as Verbascum thapsus. I was a desperate mama! My never-sick-4-year-old had been waking at night,...
Astragalus Root: How To Incorporate This Wonder Herb Into Your Daily Routine
by Rebecca Andrews, MA, MS Astragalus is one of my personal favorite herbs. An integrative MD told me, years ago, to take 3 capsules, 3 times per day, at...
Elderberries: Science-Backed Ways to Use for Wellness
by Rebecca Andrews, MA, MS Throughout time and place, the elder has been revered as sacred and a source of protection. It was mentioned by all of the well-known...
How to Make Elderflower Cordial
Elderflower is a powerful herb and shares many properties with the delicious berries that form once the flowers fall off the elder tree (elderberries). It's been...
The 3 Best Uses for Marshmallow Root Powder (And The Best Way To Prepare It)
Marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis) corresponds closely to the water element, which has great significance in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Ayurvedic medicine (water = "apas"). Marshmallow root is used to promote the...
Tea Recipe for Joint Health on Cold & Rainy Days
If your joints get stiff, achey, and swollen as soon as the cold and rainy winter weather starts, you've experienced firsthand what Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) calls "Bi Syndrome."Bi Syndrome translates...
