By Dana O’Driscoll, Pennsylvania School of Herbalism. This post and all of our work is 100% human-produced. The smell of cinnamon and nutmeg in your …
Aromatic Herbs and their Effect on the Body: Exploring Thyme, Ginger, and Lemon Balm
Bioregional Herbalism: Locally Rooting Your Practice in Care for People and Earth
By Dana Driscoll (100% human written, errors and all! 🙂 ) My first experience with plant medicine was with my grandfather, George Custer, who would …
Bitters: A Foundational Action in Herbalism for Gut Health
When we think about the flavor of “bitter,” this is something that many people may shy away from.  Culturally in the US, if something is …
Aromatic Herbs: Medicine, Preparations, and Uses
By Dana O’Driscoll, Pennsylvania School of Herbalism. 100% human written and human-created. Herbalism is a practice rooted in our senses—in what we taste, smell, …
Stalking the Wild Ginseng: Wild Tending, Ancestral Medicine, and Ethical Uses of Rare Plants
When I was a young child, my grandfather picked wild American Ginseng (Panax quinquefolius). I remember him talking about it, and seeing it, and him …
Setting Up and Using Your Herbal Apothecary: A Site of Empowerment, Healing, and Joy
When you are first learning herbalism, it can be quite fun to go out, identify plants in your garden and broader ecosystem, and make medicine …
Herbalism, Stewardship and Reciprocation Practices
Herbalism is older than recorded history. The intertwined history of humanity and plants is woven into our DNA, into the very systems of our bodies, …
Learning about Herbs with the Four I’s: Intellect, Instinct, Intuition, and Imagination
As herbalists, we are always growing, always learning, and always adding to our knowledge. This is as true for the person who picked up their …
Double Extract Mushroom Tinctures
Mushrooms are an incredible wealth of medicine, with many of them having a wide range of beneficial effects on human health including being anti-inflammatory, supporting …
Four Appalachian Spring Tonics Plants for Good Health
With Dana O’Driscoll, Co-founder, Pennsylvania School of Herbalism When I was a child, I used to go into the forest with my grandfather to find …
