by Spiraea Herbs | Oct 28, 2019 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Materia Medica
With the winter months fast approaching, I like to have a variety of herbal remedies on hand for my family. While I absolutely love herbs like elderberries and echinacea for their immune stimulating properties, sometimes you need some powerful anti-microbials on hand...
by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 7, 2019 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism
For the next three weeks my online herbal study group (found here on Facebook) is diving into the world of Oatstraw (Avena sativa). My suggestion to everyone was to consume nourishing oatstraw herbal infusions daily as a great way to get to know this amazing herbal...
by Spiraea Herbs | Sep 27, 2017 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism
This post is LONG overdue and for that I apologize; but it’s finally here! Today I am going to guide you through making your very own herbal salves. This is probably my most popular workshop and if you are local to me check out my events calendar to see when...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jul 13, 2017 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism
Most of us are familiar with using herbs for cooking or in a nice steaming mug of tea; however the uses for medicinal plants go far beyond tea bags and dried out bottles of oregano. One of the easiest and more versatile uses for herbs is in the making of infused...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jul 5, 2017 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Wild Harvesting
I think other people hate working in my kitchen. Scratch that – they hate using my knives. A moment of honest truth here, I am very clumsy at times and have a tendency to move/work too fast which, of course, results in accidents. So my knives are dull and I...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jun 7, 2017 | DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism
Herbalists make the worst patients; especially when you are treating yourself. If someone in my family gets injured or needs help I am there right away to lend assistance (almost always with herbs in tow). But this stubborn old mule gets hurt and do I do anything...
