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Found some Mangos on my run today!!! Definitely in

Found some Mangos on my run today!!! Definitely inspired to get out and run more often 😍🥭🥭🥭

#urbanforaging #herbalism #mangotree #mango #running #blessed #getoutside #sunshine

My Zinnias and Cosmos are always the first to spro

My Zinnias and Cosmos are always the first to sprout. So excited to see their beautiful blooms!!!

Who are you most excited to see pop up in your garden this year? 🌻🌷✨

#aprilshowersbringmayflowers #cosmos #zinnias #bigblooms #catchmeoutside #gardening #flowers #herbs #vegetables

This herbal mocktail makes for a great before dinn

This herbal mocktail makes for a great before dinner beverage!!

Mocktail Recipe:
Makes 2 servings

Herbal Tea:
2 Tbs Juniper Berries
1 Tbs Anise Seeds
1/2 Tbs Angelica Root
16oz water

Other Ingredients:
Juice from one Lemon
Sparkling Water of Your Choice (I used blackberry lemonade)

Glass Garnish:
Honey
Lavender
Lemon Peel Twist

1) Cover and Boil herbal tea on stove for twenty minutes, or until reduced to about 4oz.
2) After the tea is done, strain into a mug and put into freezer to chill.
3) While the tea is cooling, juice 1 lemon and Garnish the glass with a lemon peel twist and honey & lavender.
4) Once tea has cooled, add ice to a shaker or mason jar, add herbal tea and lemon juice and shake until the shaker or jar is almost too cold to touch.
5) Pour tea into your glass and top with sparkling water.

Let me know what you think of this mocktail down below! ✨

#herbalmocktails #mocktails #juniperberries #anise #angelica #sharingiscaring #aromaticbitters

Nothing better than a good ole hike to soothe the

Nothing better than a good ole hike to soothe the soul🌻🌻🌻

#getoutside #ahikeaday #explore #foraging #therapy #motherearth #mushroomhunter #earthsounds #sunshine #wildflowers #whatwillyoufind #outandback

The Spring SALE starts NOW!!!!! Grab all of your

The Spring SALE starts NOW!!!!!

Grab all of your favorite blends for 25% off now until midnight of March 31st 🌻🌻🌻

#symphytumapothecary #springhassprung #sale #supportsmallbusiness #getitbeforeitsgone

"I look at disease as an initiatory process in the

"I look at disease as an initiatory process in the path to becoming whole. I believe knowing your power + feeling your absolute most radiant + rooted is part of the path to our collective liberation." - Regina Kankinza

Regina Kankinza is an Herbalist, Community Activist, Ayurvedic Fertility & Metabolic Health Coach, and the woman behind In Her It Blooms.

Through In Her It Blooms, she offers classes, group healing, her apothecary, and services, as well as Herbal Reparations- a fund created to help BIPOC activists and community leaders prevent burnout and get access to the care that they need so that they can continue doing their work, which benefits us all.

"I work intentionally at the intersection of health justice and cultural preservation. I do this because I care about folks healing themselves because this is one way we learn to heal the land, nature, community and society."

I will always admire Regina Kankinza for her work as an activist, her work in creating accessible health care for her community, and creating funds like herbal reparations.

Who are some of your favorite women herbalists? 🌻

#herbalism #womenshistorymonth #reginakankinza #inheritblooms #communityactivism #healthjustice #herbalreparations #ayurveda

This nourishing herbal mocktail is SO DELICIOUS!!

This nourishing herbal mocktail is SO DELICIOUS!! Plus it has less than 1 gram of sugar, and is loaded with minerals and antioxidants. On its own (or with some white rum/spirit of your choice) this recipe, is great for sharing with friends or brightening up your afternoon.

Nourishing Herbal Mocktail Recipe 🌺

Tea:
1 Tbs Hibiscus
1Tbs Nettles
2/3 Tbs Peppermint

Glass Garnish:
Honey
Blue cornflowers
Hibiscus
Poppy seeds

Other Mocktail Ingredients:
Juice from 1 Lime
Watermelon Sparkling Water

1) First make your herbal tea.
2) While the tea steeps, prepare your glass, and juice one lime.
3) Add some crushed ice to your glass, add in all of the lime juice, and equal portions of your tea and watermelon sparkling water. Stir and then your ready to sip!

Tell me what you think about this recipe down below!

#herbalmocktail #mocktails #hibiscus #nettles #peppermint #lime #watermelon #sparklingwater #honey #poppyseeds #bluecornflower #herbalism

"One of my missions here is to remind people that

"One of my missions here is to remind people that we are our own healers." ~Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz

Felicia Cocotzin Ruiz is a curandera, holistic chef, indigenous food activist, community health educator, and author based in Phoenix, Arizona. She has published a book 'Earth Medicines' where she shares her wisdom, she has been featured in the show 'Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi', and is a contributor at Forks Over Knives.

I was first introduced to Felicia while taking an herbalism course, and fell in love with her and her teachings.

On her website she explains that, "Curanderas are traditional healers, who carry knowledge of foods, herbs, and other cultural remedies working with the body, mind, and spirit. In curanderismo, it is believed that disease can be caused by psychological, physical, and spiritual factors, creating disharmony of the body, mind, or soul. Curanderas help bring people out of that diseased state and back into harmony with various remedies and little rituals.

Curanderismo has been practiced throughout the Americas for over five hundred years, with each healer offering a unique skillset applying her natural gifts and training. Felicia’s own maternal great-grandmother was a curandera in northern New Mexico, where she caught babies, provided hands-on healing, and created herbal remedies for her community and family. "

On her website she shares many delicious and herbal recipes, which I highly recommend checking out. There you can also find ways that you can work with her if you feel called to do so.

I will always admire Felicia for all of the work she does with food activism, her willingness to share her knowledge with others, and her creativity and skill that are behind all of her recipes.

Who are some of your favorite women herbalists?🌻

Photo credit: Nicky Hedayatzadeh

#herbalism #curandera #author #indigenousfoodsovereignty #feliciacocotzinruiz #womenshistorymonth

It's that time of year again!!!! What are you look

It's that time of year again!!!! What are you looking forward to planting in your garden this year? 🌻

#spring #seedstarting #gardening #sowingseeds #goodoldirt #springflowers #herbs #veggies #zinnias #larkspur #delphinium #cosmos #beets #broccoli #beans #kale #lettuce #lemongrass #collardgreens #chives #greenonion #basil #sage #marjoram #savory #violets #lemonbalm #calendula

Today's Tea Blend for Grief Support: Heather, Hawt

Today's Tea Blend for Grief Support: Heather, Hawthorn Berries, Rosehips.

#herbalism #todaysteablend #grief #emotionalsupport #heather #hawthornberries #rosehips #hearthealth

"[A doctor] should have a warm heart, be humble, a

"[A doctor] should have a warm heart, be humble, and be honest." ~ Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo

Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo (also called Lhajen Wangmo, a title given to those with exceptional healing skills or to those who've sacrificed for the benefit of others) is a Traditional Tibetan medicine doctor and director of the Shang Shung Institute in Conway, Massachusetts. She also spends 2-3 months every year in Tibet, where she provides healing for nomadic people, and those in rural communities in eastern Tibet.

Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo often uses simple culinary herbs in her practice, such as cardamom, ginger, nutmeg and garlic. She also advocates for sustainable harvesting practices.

"It hasn't been a problem for long, but now certain herbs are not growing anymore. They are difficult to find. From ancient times until just 50 years ago, traditional Tibetan medicine doctors would pick very carefully, avoiding pulling from the roots. If they picked on this side of the mountain one day, the next they would pick from the other side of the mountain. We tried to preserve and protect the plants."

I admire Dr. Phuntsog Wangmo for her commitment to teaching Tibetan medicine in the most unadulterated form, advocating for sustainable harvesting practices, and for her attitude of service to those she helps to heal.

Who are some of your favorite women herbalists?

#womenshistorymonth #herbalism
#traditionaltibetanmedicine
#culinaryherbs #lhajenwangmo
#cardamom #garlic #nutmeg #ginger
#preserveandprotecttheplants #sustainableharvesting

A book that I'm currently reading and loving: The

A book that I'm currently reading and loving: The Secret Life of Plants 🌷

What are some of your favorite plant-centered books? 🌻

#herbalism #thesecretlifeofplants #bookstagram #reading #plants #youcanlearnalotofthingsfromtheflowers

Treating myself to an herbal face steam on this sl

Treating myself to an herbal face steam on this slow Sunday with Comfrey, Calendula, Lavender, Rose, Chamomile, and Rosemary. 🌻

#herbalmedicine #watertherapy
#flowers #slowsunday #facesteam
#comfrey #calendula #lavender #rose #chamomile #rosemary #selfcare

Today's Tea Blend for Post-workout Recovery: Tulsi

Today's Tea Blend for Post-workout Recovery: Tulsi, Fenugreek Seeds, Ginger, Turmeric, Black Pepper.

#herbaltea #herbalism #tulsi #fenugreek #fenugreekseed #ginger #turmeric #blackpepper

Miami is the first place I've lived where I haven'

Miami is the first place I've lived where I haven't seen a single dandelion. According to plant distribution maps, there are dandelions here. I just haven't had the pleasure of stumbling across any yet.

I have however, had the pleasure of stumbling across these delightful cheery little yellow flowers. Curious about who these little guys were, I discovered that these are in the same family as the Dandelion, but different genus.

Allow me to introduce you to Coreopsis auriculata. So far I haven't been able to find any materia medica information for Coreopsis auriculata, but another species of the plant Coreopsis tinctoria has been worked with to help stomach ailments, diabetes, high blood pressure, and amongst other things, to help regulate metabolism.

Not all species of herbs in a genus are interchangeable, so I will have to do more research as to if and how to work with Coreopsis auriculata. But it's always fun to discover which plants in my environment are safe to nibble and which are completely inedible.

It always amazes me how much free food and medicine are growing around us all the time.

There are many different species of Coreopsis growing all over North America. Which species have you seen growing near you? 🌻

#herbalmedicine #foraging #coreopsis #coreopsistinctoria #coreopsislanceolata #coreopsisflowers #coreopsisdye #coreospsisauriculata #coreopsisfloridana
#coreopsisverticillata #coreopsiswildflower

Maggie Axe Wachacha (1892-1993) was a Cherokee her

Maggie Axe Wachacha (1892-1993) was a Cherokee herbalist, midwife, tribal clerk, translator, and public speaker. She is most well known for her work in revitalizing Cherokee culture and her contribution to the field of ethnobotany.

During her life she delivered over 3,000 babies, sometimes walking extensive distances to reach women in remote areas to do so. One of Maggie's go-to herbs for childbirth was Wild Black Cherry Tree Bark, to help assist with labor pains.

Much of western herbal medicine wouldn't exist, if it weren't for native people sharing their knowledge of the plants with the people who settled this land. Unfortunately, instead of their names being commemorated, we only have the "pioneers" of western herbal medicine. But just like you can't discover occupied land, you can't "pioneer" medicine and systems that already existed before.

Thankfully, it is because of women like Maggie Axe Wachacha that Cherokee medicine and traditions have been preserved, even when others tried to erase them.

I will always admire Maggie for her work in preserving traditional knowledge of herbs, and all of the work she did supporting women in her community.

Who are some of your favorite women herbalists?

#womenshistorymonth #herbalism #cherokeetraditionalmedicine
#maggieaxewachacha #herbalmedicine #midwife #blackcherrytree

Purple Dead Nettle is one of my favorite herbs to

Purple Dead Nettle is one of my favorite herbs to forage early in the Spring! Once I see their pretty little purple flowers start popping up out of the ground, I know that Spring is just around the corner.

Purple Dead Nettles are an excellent way to add some extra nutrition and rich antioxidants into smoothies, soups, salads, and stirfry. They also help to stimulate the immune system, reduce seasonal allergies, and can be worked with just like plantain- as a chew and spit poultice- for cuts and bug bites while hiking.

What are some of your favorite herbs to forage in the early spring?🌻

#purpledeadnettle #springtime #forage #wildherbs #herbalism #herecomesthesun #springflowers

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is one of my favori

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) is one of my favorite herbs to use topically. Not only can it make skin super soft, but Comfrey is an impressive wound healer as well, thanks to a little constituent called allantoin.

Allantoin is a constituent that helps to speed up healing time for bruises, sprains, broken bones and scrapes, reduces irritation on the skin and in the joints, and amongst other things, gives Comfrey it's anti-aging effects.

Even though Comfrey shouldn't be taken internally without the supervision of a trained herbalist, because of toxic pyrrolizidine alkaloids, I believe it deserves a spot on everyone's apothecary shelf.

What are some of your favorite ways to work with Comfrey?

#comfrey #symphytumofficinale #herbalmedicine #herbaltopicals #allantoin #speedyhealing #antiaging #arthritis #mendingbones #skinsoothing #skincare

"They were my teachers, my inspiration. The spirit

"They were my teachers, my inspiration. The spirits are my mentors. When I was three they'd show me things I needed to learn. I told them to go away. But they didn't! They taught me how to survive, how to look at things and see how to use them." - Auntie Velma DelaPena (1939-2018)

Auntie Velma, also known as Poha, was a traditional Hawai'an healer (kahuna), elder (kapuna), teacher (kuma), and minister (kahu). She loved to share her love of the land and language with the people around her.

Like many traditional healers, Auntie Velma taught that the best way to learn herbal medicine is to "ask the question", teaching that if you don't ask, you'll never know. She loved to share her knowledge with anyone who's heart was open to receiving.

As a wise woman she knew that it wasn't just the plants that had healing to offer. She has said that the mountains remove negative energy, and that the ocean gives new energy. In an interview Auntie Velma once said, "Some people don't feel that energy, that's the sad part. You can heal yourself better if you can feel it. I'm trying to wake everybody up- not to taste the coffee but to feel the energy!"

I will always admire Auntie Velma DelaPena and her ability to listen to the plant spirits to learn from them, and the work that she did within her community.

Who are some of your favorite women herbalists?

#herbalmedicine #plantspirithealing #auntievelmadelapena #poha #womenshistorymonth #askthequestion #hawaintraditionalhealing

Today's tea blend for stress and anxiety: Damiana,

Today's tea blend for stress and anxiety: Damiana, Passionflower, Chamomile, Calendula.

#herbaltea #damiana #passionflower #chamomile #calendula #acupofteamakeseverythingbetter
#stress #anxiety #teaeveryday

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