
Herb Profiles
For centuries, the leaves, flowers and roots of plants have been used for medicine in traditional systems of healing throughout the world. Herbs owe their healing properties to volatile oils, glycosides and other phytochemicals that exert antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, tumor-inhibiting qualities and other properties. We owe many of our modern pharmaceuticals to herbs, either because they have provided a model of mechanism or directly contribute one or more chemical components. Some herbs are considered adaptogenic, meaning that they support optimal functioning of various systems to help the body cope with stress. Every plant tells a different story...
Aloe: An Herb for Summer
Angelica: The Angel of Herbs
Astragalus Root
Basil (w/Recipes)
Bee Balm (Monarda)
Bilberry Fruit and Leaf
Black Cohosh for Menopause
Courageous Borage
The Wandering Burdock
Calendula
Caraway
Centaury
Chamomile
Chasteberry
Chicory
Make Room for Chives
Clover
Comfrey
Turn up the Heat with Cumin
Devil's Claw
Elecampane
Eleuthero Root (formerly known as Siberian Ginseng)
Elderberry
Echinacea
Ephedra
Eucalyptus
Eyebright
Getting to Know Fennel
Fenugreek
Feverfew
Frankincense
The Stinking Rose (Garlic)
Ginseng
Ginger
Goldenseal: The Mysteries & Myths
Grapeseed
Mugwort
Mullein
Peppermint
Remembering Rosemary
Spirulina
Sweet Flag
A Moment in Thyme
Valerian
Dance of the Violets
Wonderful Wintergreen
“A life of retreat offers various joys; none, I think, will compare with the time one employs in the study of herbs, or in striving to gain some practical knowledge of nature’s domain.”
-- Abbot Walafrid Strabo (808-849 CE)