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Lost in the Sods

January 23, 2023 The Herb Society of America
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American wintergreen, appalachia, cranberry, Dolly Sods Wilderness Area, downy rattlesnake plantain, Eastern teaberry, folk, fruit, Gaultheria procumbens, Goodyeara pubescens, Herb, herbal medicine, Herbs, History, Indigenous, medicinal, Native American, native herbs, native plants, tea, Vaccinium macrocarpon, West Virginia, wintergreen

By Chrissy Moore While not terribly unique in mountain locales, I always love to see Downy rattlesnake-plantain (Goodyeara pubescens) is...

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Good, Great, Gulp-able Ginger

January 16, 2023 The Herb Society of America
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Beer, beverage, beverages, Education, fermented drinks, Ginger, ginger ale, ginger beer, ginger bug, Herbs, medicinal, Recipes, webinar, webinars

by Pat Crocker Anti-emetic? Ginger root is used as a natural remedy for nausea and vomiting, which is why many...

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Thai Herbs, Part I – Papaya

January 9, 2023 The Herb Society of America
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Asia, beverage, Carica papaya, culinary, food, fruit, herbal medicine, herbal trees, Herbs, medicinal, papaya, papaya medicinal, papaya traditional uses, Thailand, Thailand papaya, Thailand papaya medicine, Thailand papaya salad, Thailand papaya traditional uses

By Chrissy Moore Papaya is a small tree, relatively speaking, growing to about 30 feet tall. Interestingly, it only lives...

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Herb of the Month: Ginger – An Ancient Spice

January 2, 2023 The Herb Society of America
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beverage, culinary, digestion, flavoring, food, Gardening, Ginger, ginger Chinese medicine, ginger culinary, ginger food, ginger in food, ginger in medicine, ginger Indian food, ginger medicinal, ginger medicine, Herb, herb growing, Herb of the Month, Herb of the Month ginger, herbal medicine, History, India, Jake ginger, Jake Walk, Jamaican ginger, medicinal, medicine, spice, tea, winter, Zingiber officinale

By Maryann Readal Ginger is a very old spice. The Indians and the Chinese used ginger as a medicine over...

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Sloe Gin – A Marriage of Prunus and Juniperus

December 19, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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alcohol, beverage, blackthorn, blackthorn hedgerow, Enclosure Act, England, flavoring, Franciscus de la Boe, fruit, gin, Gin Craze, gin Netherlands, herbal trees, Herbs, History, Juniperus communis, medicinal, Ned Ward, Ned Ward British Wonders, Prunus spinosa, seasonal, sloe gin, sloes, Trees

By David McDaniel thorny, and trunks can grow densely together making blackthorn ideal for use in hedgerows, where it was...

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Well, Well, What Do We Have Here? A Tale of Two Acorus Species

October 10, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Acorus, bitters, calamus, digestion, Herbs, medicinal, muskrats, native, Native American, native herbs, native plants, Phytochemistry, rain garden plants, sweet flag, taxonomy, water garden plants

by Erin Holden Abenaki: mokwaswaskw (muskrat plant) Ayurvedic Tradition: vacha  Cheyenne: wi’ukh is e’evo (bitter medicine)  Chinese Medicine: shui chang...

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Baobab Tree – The African “Tree of Life”

September 19, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Africa, ancient trees, baobab, drought tolerant, food, herbal trees, Herbs, medicinal, old trees, tree of life, Trees

by Maryann Readal The tree can reach a height 65 feet. Its trunk is a series of branches that have...

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Coffee – A Bean with a History

September 5, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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beverage, Coffea arabica, coffee, coffee caffeine, coffee cherries, coffee Ethiopia, coffee history, coffee medicinal, coffee phenolics, coffee polyphenols, Herb, Herb of the Month, herbal medicine, Herbs, medicinal

By Maryann Readal It is said that coffee was discovered around 850 CE in the Ethiopian highlands by a goat...

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Herb of the Month – Lemon Balm – Medicine for the Plague and the Blues

August 1, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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Education, Herb of the Month, herbal lore, herbal medicine, Herbs, Hildegard von Bingen; Dioscorides;, holiday, lemon balm, medicinal

by Karen Cottingham Lemon balm, that delightfully lemony herb, has been used medicinally for centuries. The many beneficial properties of...

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Award-Winning Four Elements Organic Herbals: An Interview

June 27, 2022 The Herb Society of America
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beauty products, Four Elements Organic Herbals, Four Elements Organic Herbals North Freedom Wisconsin, Herb, Herb Society of America, Herb Society of America business members, herbal medicine, Herbs, Jane Hawley Stevens, Jane Hawley Stevens herbals, medicinal, medicine, People, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Four Elements Organic Herbals, Wisconsin herb grower, Wisconsin Jane Hawley Stevens

By Chrissy Moore Do you have formal training in horticulture and/or herb use? Did you have any mentors that particularly...

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