Category Archives: Herbs

Making a root tincture

Posted on October 1, 2010 by Angelyn

This is the first tincture I have made which consists solely of a root.  It is bitter dock (or yellow dock) whose Latin name is Rumex obtusifolius.  I love the yellow color of the roots in the menstruum.  And, yes, … Continue reading →

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Boneset syrup

Posted on September 30, 2010 by Angelyn

Fresh from the refrigerator . . . boneset syrup.  I made this a couple weeks ago in preparation for winter cold and flu season.  I was unsure if I would need it since I do not often get colds (although … Continue reading →

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Hanging out to dry

Posted on September 12, 2010 by Angelyn

Goldenrod has begun blooming in my area.  This is one patch of it just outside my front door.  I began harvesting last week and this morning I harvested another armload. I stripped off the not-so-nice leaves and hung the three … Continue reading →

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Drinking shiso

Posted on August 29, 2010 by Angelyn

The garden produced an abundance of shiso this year (as noted in the spring sprouting of hundreds of shiso seedlings).  Since the shiso is beginning to grow its beautiful flowers, which will be followed by thousands of seeds that I … Continue reading →

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Indian tobacco

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Angelyn

Earlier this summer I discovered this plant beginning to bloom.  After some searching I learned that it is usually called “Indian tobacco” and its latin name is Lobelia inflata.  I also learned it is a medicinal plant.  I repeatedly saw … Continue reading →

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Boneset harvest

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Angelyn

I harvested, dried and saved boneset for the first time about six weeks ago.  Remember all those boneset stems hanging to dry?  Well I removed the leaves from their stems, crumbled them and put them in this jar. I connected … Continue reading →

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Saving boneset

Posted on July 20, 2010 by Angelyn

The boneset returned this year even stronger, with more stems, than last year.  (This photo shows the boneset plant from a year ago.)  With the recent knock-down rainstorms, many of the boneset stalks toppled.  After waiting for the boneset to … Continue reading →

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Black cohosh

Posted on July 16, 2010 by Angelyn

For the past several years, whenever I walked down my driveway, I noticed and admired this plant.  I have wondered just what it was.  This summer it bloomed and I decided to identify it properly.  Turns out to be black … Continue reading →

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Herbal immersion

Posted on June 22, 2010 by Angelyn

I recently spent a week with thirty (plus) women as we learned about specific local herbs–with Corinna Wood of Red Moon Herbs.  Mugwort, pictured above, is a new herbal ally for me.  When I got home I searched for, and … Continue reading →

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Shiso

Posted on April 25, 2010 by Angelyn

Last year I grew shiso (perilla) for the first time.  I loved the strong unique taste of this herb and was grateful that I had been successful in starting it from seed earlier in the spring. ( I have had … Continue reading →

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