Nettle, aka Urtica dioica or Urtica urens, is a mainstay of modern herbal medicine. In part, that's because nettles are pretty much a robust multi-vitamin in plant form. They're often described as sweet and salty. The salty taste is because…
Balance is the key word to keep in mind when you're working with Lavender essential oil. Lavender's actions are complex, sometimes seemingly stimulating while at others calming, at times encouraging circulation and thus warming, while simultaneously seeming to cool. At…
In this winter's cold, snowy weather, which is highly unusual for my fiery region, my inner fire started to seriously lag. We'd just been through our second snowy-icy spat for the season. As my garden froze over, so did my…