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Herb Profiles

Motherwort

February 11, 2021

Motherwort,  or  lion heart, is part of  the mint family, and is a  lovely  plant that is so easy to grow. I always feel the garden is well protected  with  the healthy stand  of  motherwort to overlook the garden from the edges. I harvest the young leaves  and  flowers  t hrough  t he  s ummer  for  f resh  t incture. This is a great medicine for anxiety, especially PMS-induced anxiety and anxiety with heart palpitations. Motherwort can be  helpful for other PMS and menopausal symptoms, such as irritability,  hot flashes and insomnia. When my partner, Gus, asks me if  I’ve taken my motherwort, that’s my hint that I need  an attitude adjustment. I often use motherwort in heart formulas  for  preventing heart palpitations,  reducing  stress and lowering high blood pressure. I really love this plant and its medicine.

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Mugwort

February 10, 2021

I find Mugwort to be intriguing, maybe even a bit seductive.  It's a plant I like to use to dive deep into unknown parts, blurring the lines of reality and helping me to tap into the deep subconscious.  Mugwort is a lovely warming and bitter herb that can be helpful for moving cold, stagnant energy.  As an antispasmodic warming bitter and carminative, it can be supportive to the digestive system, helping relieve stomach aches and gas.  Mugwort is also used to balance irregular menstrual cycles, and can be helpful in relieving menstrual related fluid retention.  As a nervine it can help relieve headaches, nerve pain, anxiety, ADHD, and sleep issues, especially those related to PMS and Menopause.  Mugwort infusions can also be used topically as a wash on itchy, red, and oozing skin conditions.

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Mullein

February 10, 2021

Mullein (Materia medica) is a calming & soothing plant that is great for upper respiratory conditions. Saponins, chemical constituents in mullein leaf and flower, act as an expectorant helping to break up congestion, creating phlegm and moving it up and out of the body.

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Nettle

February 09, 2021

Nettles  is  the  plant  that  I  dream  of  all  winter  long.  I eagerly  await  for  the  snow  to  melt  and  make  way  for  the nutrient-dense  young  leaves  of  nettles.  I  love  eating  the young  leaves  in  the  spring  and  harvesting  the  plant throughout  the  season  to  dry  for  tea,  oils,  soup  stocks  and vinegars.  Regular  use  of  nettles  will  support  the  adrenal system  and  nourish  the  kidneys  and  heart.  Nettles  have been  known  to  boost  energy  levels  and  balance  blood sugar  levels.  Nettles  are  also  helpful  with  chronic  skin issues,  such  as  eczema  and  psoriasis,  and  I  also  like  to  use nettle-infused vinegar as a hair rinse.

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Peppermint

February 04, 2021

Peppermint  and  other  mints  are  easy  plants  to  grow  and have  in  your  garden.  They  also  make  a  lovely  plant  for container  gardens.  They  easily  spread,  so  keep  an  eye  on this  one,  as  it  can  get  out  of  hand.  Peppermint  is  such  a delicious  aromatic  plant.  I  love  its  cooling  energetics  and  use it  to  relieve  nausea,  cramping,  gas,  bloating,  intestinal spasms  and  menstrual  cramps.  It  makes  a  wonderful  tea and I find it to also be uplifting.

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Red Clover Blossom

February 04, 2021

Red  clover  is  a  plant  that  we  use  as  a  cover  crop  here  on the  farm  for  its  ability  to  fix  nitrogen  in  the  soil,  but  it’s also  an  incredible  medicinal.  We  harvest  the  blossoms when  they’re  beautiful  and  vibrant  and  dry  them  to  use  in tea  and  vinegar.  I  use  red  clover  for  lymphatic  congestion, swollen  lymph  nodes,  skin  issues  and  cleansing  the  blood. Red  clover  has  been  used  for  hot  flashes  during  menopause as  well  as  for  circulation  and  thinning  the  blood.  If  you live  near  an  organic  farm,  you  should  check  to  see  if  they grow  red  clover  as  a  cover  crop.  If  they  do,  it’s  worth  asking whether  they’d  let  you  harvest  some  of  the  red  clover blossoms.  Harvesting  and  drying  your  own  means  you’ll have  good-quality  flowers  throughout  the  winter  season.  You can  buy  it,  but  it  tends  to  be  expensive  because  it’s  so  labor intensive.  If  you  do  buy  it,  I  suggest  purchasing  from  a smaller  local  herb  farm  or  Healing  Spirit  Farm,  Zack  Woods or  Oshala Farm.

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Reishi

February 04, 2021

Reishi  is  a  polypore  mushroom,  and  here  in  Maine, the  beautiful  fruiting  body,  Ganoderma  tsugae,  grows  on fallen  hemlock  trees.  It  is  distinctively  unique  from  other polypores  as  it  grows  on  a  stem.  I  love  using  reishi  for many  things,  including  allergies  and  tension,  as  well  as for  immune  and  heart  support.  Reishi  is  a  heart  tonic  that helps  lower  blood  pressure,  reduce  pain  caused  by  angina and  may  have  the  potential  to  help  prevent  arteriosclerosis and  lower  triglyceride  levels,  which  can  contribute  to strokes  and  heart  attacks.  Reishi  is  not  edible  but  is  a wonderful  medicine.  In  order  to  extract  the  medicinal properties  from  it,  reishi  should  be  cooked  at  a  simmer  for at  least  4  hours,  which  makes  it  great  for  soup  stocks.  To make  a  tincture,  you  would  want  to  first  cook  the mushroom  and  then  use  the  marc  and  combine  the  water, alcohol and marc to then macerate together for 4 weeks.

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Rose

February 04, 2021

Wild  beach  rose,  Rosa  rugosa,  grows  all  over  the  Maine coast,  and  we  grow  it  in  abundance  here  on  the  farm.  Rose has  a  long  history  of  being  associated  with  the  heart, through  poems,  stories,  tales,  songs  and  tattoos,  of  course. Rose  is  a  wonderful  heart  tonic  and  nervine,  which  has  a supportive  effect  on  the  physical  heart;  I  also  like  to  use  rose for  its  energetic  effects  on  the  heart.  It  can  be  beneficial  for broken  hearts,  grief  and  depression.  I  harvest  the  flowers fresh  and  tincture  them  immediately  in  alcohol  and  honey or  dry  them  for  later  use  in  tinctures  and  teas.  If  you  don't have  access  to  lovely  wild  roses,  then  I  suggest  getting organic,  as  these  plants  are  heavily  sprayed.

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Rosemary

February 03, 2021

Rosemary is an incredible herb that most everyone has in their  kitchen.  We grow  rosemary in the hot and well-drained areas on  the farm.  We harvest it in the  fall and  dry it for  tea, soup stocks,  oils and honey.  Rosemary is  a  fabulous  herb to use regularly in your meals, especially in the colder months. It’s warming and stimulating and has antiviral and antibacterial properties. It’s also a wonderful plant for uplifting the spirit and  mood. I like to use rosemary as a brain tonic and for helping with focus and mental clarity. It can be supportive in anxiety formulas and to help alleviate stagnant depression.

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Schisandra

February 02, 2021

Schisandra  is  a  great  herb  for  supporting  and  protecting  the liver,  blood  and  circulation.  This  is  a  great  herb  for  vitality, rejuvenation  and  to  increase  energy.  It  makes  a  great  brain tonic  and  I  like  to  use  if  for  clarity  and  concentration.  This  is  a plant  that  grows  in  Maine.  We  don’t  have  schisandra  vines  on the  farm  yet,  but  will  this  coming  season!  We  use  the  berries to  make  tinctures,  syrups  and  vinegars.  The  berries  can  be pretty  intense  in  flavor.  They  carry  all  five  tastes,  although I’ll  say that I never get beyond the sour, bitter, pungent flavor.

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Tulsi

January 29, 2021

Tulsi, also known as sacred basil or holy basil, is a wonderful annual here in Maine. This plant is so easy to grow and a favorite for pollinators. It’s a plant that I recommend everyone should grow and it grows well in containers. As with its cousin, culinary  basil, you pinch the flowers  to  keep  the  plant  bushing and branching out. I use the leaves and flowers  all  summer  long to make into refreshing teas and drinks using our vinegar shrubs. Tulsi is a wonderful medicinal plant. I use it for uplifting the spirit and clearing the mind. This is a wonderful brain tonic for helping clear mental fog, bringing on clarity and focus but not in  an  overstimulating  way.  It’s  calming  and  supporting  to  the nervous system, and I like to use it in formulas to help relieve anxiety. It’s also great for the digestive system, relieving gas and bloating, and for immune support.

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Turmeric

January 26, 2021

Turmeric  is an herb that I often use. I eat it regularly.  We don’t grow it on the farm, but other farmers are growing it in Maine and other New England states. Eating turmeric is my number one way of  using it. I add it to many foods, smoothies, cookies, soups, curries and golden milk drinks. If  I’m not eating it, I like tincturing it.  Turmeric is an herb that can be tough  for  our bodies to absorb, so it’s important to add either ginger or black pepper to your formula too. I use turmeric for supporting the liver and aiding in detoxification, and it’s great for digestive support and soothing the gut. I also like to use  it for keeping general inflammation in the body at bay, especially digestive inflammation and in the joints.

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