Making an Herbal Tincture

Tincture

Next to tisanes (aka herbal teas), tinctures are probably the most commonly used therapeutic herbal preparation. They’re a convenient way to incorporate herbs into your daily routine — effective, portable and easy to dose since you typically only take a few drops at a time diluted in water.

My Favorite Herbal Coffee Blend with Reishi

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In recent years, the market has been flooded with new brands of herbal coffee substitutes ranging from roasted herbal roots to powdered mushrooms and everything in between.

Still, I prefer to make my own herbal coffee blends. It’s cheaper, I can make it in bulk, adjust the ratios to suit our tastes and, most importantly, I know EXACTLY what’s in it. Plus, it’s stupid-simple to throw together.

Cardamom Bitters

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Sometimes a picture really is worth 1,000 words. I won’t bore you with a long narrative of how this recipe came together. Instead take a look at this beauty ♥

The Balancing Act

Balance

Ultimately, I believe living our best, healthiest life comes down to finding that balance.

What does balance mean to you?

Herbal Water Infusions

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One of the oldest, simplest, and some would argue, most effective ways to incorporate herbs into your daily life is in a water infusion, also known as tea. Or, if you’re fancy and drink your tea with your pinky out, a tisane.

Creating a ‘Feel-Good’ Exercise Routine

Feelgood exercise

There’s no shortage of fitness options and workout styles out there, and which one is the best or most effective is the subject of much debate. Ultimately, though, the best exercise routine for you is always going to be the one you actually *want* to do, and therefore, the one you actually DO. Whatever it […]

Self Care & Staying on Track

Self care system

using persuasive, habit-forming techniques from Scott Adams & James Clear It’s inevitable. Sooner or later, life happens and all those good habits you worked so hard to cultivate go straight out the window.  If stressful periods that derail my normal routine go on long enough, I find it incredibly difficult to get back on the […]

Balm of Gilead Salve with Tallow & Infused Honey

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Cottonwood buds are bursting with a wonderful, sticky red resin that many herbalists refer to as an “herbal band-aid.” Its anti-fungal, anti-microbial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic (pain relieving) properties make it a top-notch first-aid salve that deserves a place in every herbalist’s medicine cabinet (and perhaps a place in their daily skincare routine!)

Styptic Nasal Spray with Yarrow, Horsetail & Calendula

Nasal styptic spray

This simple DIY recipe harnesses the styptic powers of horsetail and yarrow to create a soothing herbal nasal spray that should be helpful for anyone dealing with dry, raw sinuses that are susceptible to nosebleeds.

Soothing Repair Gel with Marshmallow Root & Chamomile

Marshmallowgel

Continuing my love affair with the miraculous, mucila-GENIUS marshmallow root, here’s a recipe for a lovely, soothing facial gel with chamomile. Thanks to marshmallow root’s healing polysaccharides and chamomile’s soothing, anti-inflammatory properties, it also works well on sunburns and exceptionally dry, chapped skin.

Tincture Dilution Calculator

Calculate the volumes of any two alcohol proofs to create a tincture of a particular strength.

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