by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 13, 2016 | Cold and Flu, Detoxification, Digestive Health, DIY Herbal, Emotional Health, Garden, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Homesteading, Materia Medica, Natural Health
Spring is in the air! Although, I type this as I watch a flurry of snow fall from the sky… again. But alas, I know spring is around the corner and it’s time to get planning our gardens. IN a perfect world I would grow every herb in my materia medica, but...
by Spiraea Herbs | Apr 8, 2016 | Digestive Health, DIY Herbal, Emotional Health, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Natural Health
Herbal infusions are just another way that herbalists and herb enthusiasts can incorporate the healing power of plants into their lives. This healing ability lies in the complex variety of chemical constituents that each herb has. Herbal infusions draw out...
by Spiraea Herbs | Nov 17, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health, Pregnancy and Babies
I love garlic. Any of you that have been following me for a while know that I LOVE garlic. I talk about it a lot. Like in this post here or maybe this one here. Garlic is one of my go-to herbs during cold and flu season. The big guns as I refer to it. If I find...
by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 22, 2015 | Cold and Flu, DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Natural Health
I guess it was inevitable, even though a mama can hope and dream. We’ve had our first battle with the cold/flu and with it came a nasty cough. It started with monkey man and I fought it hard, but after 4 days of a preschooler coughing in your face there is only...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jul 29, 2015 | DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Recipes, Wild Harvesting
I know it seems like I get excited about most herbal adventures, but I’m really looking forward to this one! I haven’t made Sumac sun tea since a The Spirit of Herbs workshop I did many years ago. So when I discovered this beautiful Sumac so close to my...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jul 14, 2015 | DIY Herbal, DIY Projects, Green Living, Herbalism, Homesteading, Natural Health
I’ve been patiently waiting for my commercially purchased shampoo to run out so I could make this one! As most of my readers are aware, I am fiercely DIY and love a new project. Not to mention that is one more step on our journey to self sufficiency and...
