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 …
Stalking the Wild Ginseng: Wild Tending, Ancestral Medicine, and Ethical Uses of Rare Plants

Pennsylvania School of Herbalism
Holistic Healing, Community Education, Wildcrafting in the Appalacians

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 …

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, …

Please note: This article appeared first Dana O’Driscoll’s column in Plant Healer Quarterly, “Roots, Shoots, and Spirits” in the Winter 2022 issue. Plant Healer Quarterly is …