Why alcohol? While making a tea with your herbs can extract some of the medicinal compounds, alcohol is a more powerful solvent. It also preserves the medicinal compounds for 5 years or more. Don’t ...

Many people who take an active role in their own health and well being also tend towards naturally-sourced nutritional supplements and remedies for minor ailments, such as taking a cup of chamomile ...

Harvesting herbs for tea is the simplest way to make use of medicinal plants, but for more potent medicine, botanical extracts (commonly referred to as tinctures) are a better choice. Besides the ...

Learn how to make herbal tinctures and how to make an herbal infusion to sip your way to better health and enter a soothed state of mind. Herbal teas remain my favorite way of using herbs medicinally.

This article originally appeared on Modern Farmer. Health enthusiasts happily shell out hundreds of dollars each year for herbal products of every variety, from lavender salt scrubs for the bath to ...

The herbalist Jade Marks shares three simple recipes for calming, restorative drinks. By Alex Tudela For anyone skeptical about the medicinal power of plants, the 27-year-old herbalist Jade Marks is ...

Learn the correct herbal tincture ratio and how to make a tincture with peppermint that will help to treat stomach aches, motion sickness, and morning sickness. If you’re looking for a simple plant ...

Magical Butter reports that herbal infusion tools are gaining popularity, catering to consumer demand for convenience and ...

Many of the wild things growing in and around our area can actually be put to good use for health and beauty. That’s the idea behind the new Herbal Tinctures Classes being offered at Travaasa. From ...

For all my fellow wellness girlies who may be on a bit of a health journey at the moment — sugary, booze-filled cocktails are just one of those things that can often get in the way of disciplined ...

Functional or medicinal mushrooms are taken over the wellness world with health benefits that optimize immunity, vitality, brain health, and overall sense of being well. Even before the success of the ...

When herbalist Clare Kritter’s sunlit storefront in sleepy downtown Mazomanie isn’t open for shopping, she might be in the back kitchen workshop stirring up tea blends like an alchemist. At Hedge ...