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Meadowsweet in bloom

Meadowsweet Myth, Magic, History, and Folklore

Meadowsweet, aka Filipendula ulmaria, has a long history among those who doctor or assist in healing, including Mom’s through the ages. Part of the beauty this stately shrub brings to the stage is an ability to help the body detoxify and alkalize, soothe and tone, and perhaps most especially relieve pain. 

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Meadowsweet for Pain Relief by Rhea Humann

Meadowsweet for Pain Relief: Historic Herbal Remedy that Still Works

Meadowsweet is a gorgeous flowering shrub that grows in damp areas like swamps and the woods. It grows tiny toothy leaves and happy colorful flowers. It was used by our European and east Asian ancestors as a painkiller and gut soother. So it should not surprise you to learn it’s the base of our modern analgesic aspirin! In the early to mid-1800s scientists and medicine-men were seeking a remedy for anything from the common flu to the plague ,and that’s when they found our friend Meadowsweet to be effective.

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woman with sore throat. Cough & Sore Throat Remedies with Candace Hunter of The Practical Herbalist

Cough & Sore Throat: Natural Home Remedies for Lungs & Throat

There’s nothing worse than a lingering cough after a cold, flu, or virus…except maybe the cough and sore throat that comes with active symptoms. I know I’m not alone in that, or in my appreciation for the power of herbal medicines to help the cough do its job and then settle down quickly while easing all the other symptoms upsetting my lower respiratory tract. It’s amazing how much better herbs can speed the body’s progress toward health and how well they ease the journey, too!

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Wood Betony in field stachys officinalis or betonica officinalis

Formulating Home Remedies, Wood Betony for Stomach and Headache

Reality is, Wood Betony is not a real panacea. Wood Betony is a complex and powerful plant that offers us a huge opportunity to heal. What we want to heal…that’s up to us.

This is one of the keys to recognizing where Wood Betony can help you work miracles. Wood Betony’s call is to heal by returning your power home to your powercenter and balancing it there.

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icelandic herbs and their medicinal uses

56.Great Herb Recipes with Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir

Whether your focus on herbs is driven by ecology or sustainability concerns, cost, or limitations beyond your control, being able to adapt your recipes to fit your local weeds makes for powerful good medicine. Today, we’re talking with Herbalist Anna Rósa Róbertsdóttir, about her favorite Icelandic Herbal formulas and how to adapt to the resources you have available.

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