by Spiraea Herbs | Mar 2, 2022 | Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Materia Medica
Have you dabbled in herbal medicine only to be disappointed with the outcomes? Perhaps you had high hopes of being able to swap out your medication for your favourite botanical or finally be able to move through a roadblock that you could never quite get past. It can...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jun 6, 2021 | Herbalism, Materia Medica
As a herbalist most of the plants that I choose to work with fall under the category of “weeds” for many people. The feelings that arise when we think of weeds are that of disdain, dislike and even detest as they we think of angrily pulling, whacking and...
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 | May 24, 2017 | Herbalism, Materia Medica
I simply love using Viola in my herbal clinic. However I often have trouble finding enough of it in the wild to sustainably wild-harvest. However my front yard is quite shady and thanks to the shade almost the entire lawn is covered in blue violets. This year I was...
by Spiraea Herbs | Jan 18, 2017 | Clinic & Business, DIY Herbal, Herbal Basics, Herbalism, Materia Medica
PLEASE NOTE After careful consideration, I decided against offering my templates up for purchase. I made this decision for a few reasons, but mostly due to the fact that my clinical binder is very specific to the school I attended and any additional herbal research I...
by Spiraea Herbs | Dec 1, 2016 | DIY Herbal, Herbalism, Materia Medica, Recipes
I am so excited to be bringing you this post today! Turmeric (Curcuma longa) is one of my absolute favourite medicinal herbs to work both in my clinic and in my home remedies. I use it in tinctures, bone broth, fire cider and my new favourite way; Golden Milk. As a...
