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Rituals & Spells to Clear Negative Energy By the Seed SistAs For as long as humankind has walked the earth, we have turned to the natural world for both healing […]
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Rituals & Spells to Clear Negative Energy By the Seed SistAs For as long as humankind has walked the earth, we have turned to the natural world for both healing […]
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Wicked Laughter: Legacies of The Witch
We’re thrilled to welcome our guest blogger, Riah Knight, whose work resonates deeply with Seed Sistas’ ethos of resistance, creativity, and ancestral wisdom. Born in 1996 to activist parents and […]
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Winter Herb Creativity and Connection
Connecting with Nature in Winter By the Seed SistAs The world of nature is gently slowing down to a halt. We find ourselves in the depths of Winter a space […]
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3 Ways to Beat Urinary Tract Infections UTIs
Herbal Medicine for UTI Relief By the Seed SistAs Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can affect different parts of your urinary tract, including your bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) or kidneys (kidney […]
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Powerful Herbs for Eczema (+ Recipe)
Herbal Approaches to Eczema: A Herbalist’s Perspective By the Seed SistAs Have you ever found yourself scratching in the middle of the night, wondering why your skin just won’t settle? […]
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How Agroforestry Might Save Chocolate and Rainforests
We’re thrilled to share this powerful guest post from our friend Nicola Peel, an environmental activist we’ve had the pleasure of crossing paths with at events over the years. Nicola […]
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Effective Ways to Treat Tonsillitis with Herbs
Tonsillitis: Causes and Herbal Treatments Explained By the Seed SistAs Tonsillitis is one of those childhood (and sometimes adult) afflictions that everyone seems to remember. I certainly do. Days of […]
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Plants and Herbs for Grief: Healing Heartbreak
Healing our Grieving Hearts By the Seed SistAs Grief is something that we all will come to know in a lifetime, though we often struggle to name it when it […]
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Top 5 Herbs for Diverticulitis Support
Diverticulitis – An Herbalist’s Perspective By the Seed SistAs As herbalists, we commonly see diverticulitis in clients over 40, especially those with a history of low-fibre diets, chronic stress, and sedentary […]
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Best Herbs and Nutrition for Chickenpox (+Recipes)
Natural Healing for Chickenpox: When Your Child Falls Ill By the Seed SistAs There’s nothing quite as heart-stopping as hearing that cough or seeing those red spots emerge on your […]
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Plant Life in Vietnam
By Grant J. Riley As crisp and bright memories of birthday weekends with the Seedy Sistas in summery Sussex fields fade with the yellowing leaves, the arrival of autumn brings […]
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Fly Agaric: The Eyes of the Underworld
A Seed SistAs Love Story with Fly Agaric We, the Seed SistAs, are in love. Our hearts, our cauldrons, our creative fires are all wrapped up with one of the […]
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The Healing Potential of Fungal Allies
My Journey with Fungal Allies By Oli Genn-Bash I think when people are dealing with long-term health conditions, they can often feel like the world is against them; they’ve tried […]
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3 Oat Remedies for Skin Heath (+ Recipes)
Calm Your Itchy Skin By the Seed SistAs As the season switches over to autumn. The leaves are turning, the kettle’s on a near-permanent boil, and the heating has officially […]
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Reclaiming the Witching Herbs
The Path of the Poisons By the Seed SistAs We are Plant lovers. Medicine women. Witches. Green-tongued herbal drama Queens. Walking the path of the poisons in irreverence. Henbane, datura, […]
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Benefits of the Seed SistAs’ Garden Grant: Earth Tenders
Cultivating change with community gardening is a project us Seed SistAs are committed to: developing projects to infiltrate all aspects of society to achieve a massive consciousness shift towards thinking […]
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The Story Behind Sensory Solutions CIC
Our Journey Toward a Meaningful Constitution By the Seed SistAs At the heart of Sensory Solutions CIC lies our shared vision of creating a healthier, more connected world. Our journey […]
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How to Naturally Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? By the Seed SistAs Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) isn’t your typical wear-and-tear joint problem like osteoarthritis (OA). While OA is largely a result of aging joints and […]
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Turkey Tail & Cellular Wisdom
Turkey Tail ~ the Master Disassemblers Forest Medicine By the Seed SistAs There’s something quietly awe-inspiring about a walk in the woods, isn’t there? We step over roots, duck beneath […]
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Natural Approaches to Hypothyroidism
What Causes Thyroid Problems? By the Seed SistAs The thyroid is a small, butterfly-shaped gland located at the front of your neck, just below the Adam’s apple (the cartilage that […]
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The Children’s Garden
Community gardens are vital hubs that foster connection, sustainability, and resilience within neighborhoods. They bring people together, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide access to fresh, locally grown food. Us Seed […]
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Health Benefits of Mustard Foot Baths (+ Recipe)
What is a Traditional Mustard Bathing? By the Seed SistAs When you hear the word mustard, what comes to mind? Is it that trusty jar you turn to when you […]
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Mandrake: Medicine, Myth and Magic
To Our Dear Darling Mandrake, By the Seed SistAs Our deep-rooted love affair with this bewitching botanical began over many moons ago when we were first gifted a seedling by […]
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A Guide to the Best Herbal Alternatives to HRT
Natural Alternatives to HRT By the Seed SistAs As more women seek holistic approaches to managing menopause symptoms, interest in herbal alternatives to HRT (Hormone Replacement Therapy) continues to grow. […]
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Unlocking the Magic of Herbal Synergy
Herbal Synergy: When 1 + 1 = 3 By the Seed SistAs Have you ever wondered why nature seems to work in perfect harmony? How do bees and flowers, fungi […]
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3 Herbal Remedies for Pets
Natural Pet Care with Herbs: Eye Infections, Itchy Skin & Parasite Control in Dogs and Cats By the Seed SistAs As magical witchy herbalists, we have cats and dogs in our […]
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5 Best Herbal Alternatives to Coffee (And Why You’ll Want to Try Them)
Healthy Coffee Alternatives – That Make You Feel Good! By the Seed SistAs Coffee is the go-to pick-me-up for millions worldwide — that rich, bold flavour and the caffeine kick […]
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Herbal Medicine for Sports and Exercise
Herbal Support for Sports and Fitness By the Seed SistAs As herbalists, we have a keen interest in all aspects of health and wellbeing. We’ve had active lives living on […]
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How to Naturally Treat Teenage Acne (+Recipe)
Effects of Acne on Your Teen By the Seed SistAs Acne is an embarrassing condition that most typically develops in teenage years but recently, it has become increasingly common for […]
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What do we Know About Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids and Comfrey?
Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids, Comfrey, and the Boraginaceae Family By the Seed SistAs For a couple of decades now there has been much talk and controversy about the herb Comfrey. When we […]
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The Magic of Nature
By Ruby We met Ruby a few years ago at The Witches Revival up in Lancaster – and recognised a kindred spirit immediately – here she tells us a little […]
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Herbal Constituents: An Introductory Guide
What are Herbal Constituents? By the Seed SistAs Over the past three billion years, our beloved plants have evolved sophisticated biochemical systems to survive in an ever-changing environment. In doing […]
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What are the Benefits of Lemon Balm?
Lemon Balm for Lifting the Spirits By the Seed SistAs Melissa officinalis, better known as Lemon Balm, is a cherished part of our herb garden, we love her. She’s got […]
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The Power of a Rose for Secrecy in Magic
By the Seed SistAs In our practice of magic and spacecraft—we respect and work with a quiet, often overlooked power – secrecy. The intentional silence that protects energy, intention, and […]
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How to Make Mullein Oil for Ear Infections
A Natural Remedy for Ear Infections I have three grandsons, and ear infections seem to be a frequent issue not just for them but also for their young peers. Any […]
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Is it Hemlock or Hemlock Water Dropwort?
Hemlock or Hemlock Water Dropwort — And Why We Don’t Work With Them By the Seed SistAs The plant kingdom is full of species that look remarkably similar, making accurate […]
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Borage for Menopause – and Courage!
By the Seed SistAs As we find ourselves sliding through the slippery slopes of perimenopause —one foot in the old world, one slipping forward into the new—we are so grateful […]
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Magic, Myth and Medicine of Foxgloves
Foxgloves – Beauty, Mystery and a Lesson in Self-Love By the Seed SistAs Few plants command attention quite like the foxglove (Digitalis purpurea). Towering with grace, she holds her blossoms […]
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What Are the Health Benefits of Rosemary? (+Recipes)
How Rosemary Can Boost Our Health By the Seed SistAs “Where Rosemary thrives, the Mistress is Master.” This old English proverb hints at Rosemary’s ancient power—an herb of fortitude, fierce […]
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Onion Remedies For Congestion Relief
The Healing Power of Onions for Lung Health By the Seed SistAs Onions, along with their close relative’s garlic, shallots, leeks, and chives, belong to the powerful Allium family. These […]
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Herbal Help for Hayfever
What Exactly is Hay Fever? By the Seed SistAs Are you dreading having itchy eyes, a tickly throat, streaming nose and sneezing? If your answer is yes, then there is […]
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A Guide to the Rules and Ethics of Sustainable Foraging
Is foraging sustainable and does it risk depleting natural ecosystems? By the Seed SistAs Foraging is an ancient survival practice that fosters a profound connection with the natural world around […]
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Why and How to Harvest Comfrey for Bone Health (+Video)
Healing with Comfrey for Bone Health By the Seed SistAs For over twenty years, we’ve been walking the same footpath along the local canal: boots squelching through spring mud some […]
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What is ‘Nature Connection’?
What is ‘Nature Connection’? Buzz words or transformative practice? By the Seed SistAs As herbalists, nature connection isn’t just a buzzword—it’s a transformative practice that deepens our relationship with the […]
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Tregovenek: Community and Medicinal Garden Benefits
Community gardens are vital hubs that foster connection, sustainability, and resilience within neighbourhoods. They bring people together, encourage healthy lifestyles, and provide access to fresh, locally grown food. Us Seed […]
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The Archaeological Roots of Herbal Medicine
Evidence of medicinal and ritual use of plants by early humans By the Seed SistAs Long before pharmacies and white coats, humans were already practitioners of plant medicine. The […]
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3 Cleaver Recipes for a Springtime Cleanse (+Video)
By the Seed SistAs Every year, we welcome Cleavers (Galium aparine) back into our lives. That familiar green tangle, sticky and exuberant, plant popping up in abundance in all the […]
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How Medicinal Mushrooms Help with Prostate Cancer
Mushrooms, Masculinity & Healing Through Prostate Cancer By the Seed SistAs In the world of men’s health, few topics are surrounded by as much silence and discomfort as prostate cancer. […]
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Our Best Herbal Tea for Sleep – That Works!
Creating a Bedtime Ritual of Peace By the Seed SistAs We absolutely love preparing our brew of relaxation before hitting the hay! As the steam rises and the scent of […]
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What Is Ecocide? We Need to Speak Up Now!
By the Seed SistAs As herbal witches —we’re deeply passionately in love with the wilds. We’ve dedicated our lives to reconnecting people with their local plants, teaching about the healing power […]
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How We Connect with Daisies
Our Love Letter to Daisy By the Seed SistAs When we were studying herbalism at university, our curriculum was pretty much a tour of exotic botanicals. Ginsengs from the East, […]
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3 Herbal Remedies for Lungs and Respiratory Support
Natural Ways to Support Your Lungs During Respiratory Infections By the Seed SistAs Respiratory infections can take a toll on our lungs, making breathing difficult and leaving us feeling exhausted. […]
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How to Support your Lungs through the Power of Breath
The Breath of Life: Our Lungs and the Planet’s Lungs By the Seed SistAs Breathing is something we do without thinking, yet it is one of the most vital functions […]
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3 Natural Pest Control Recipes for your Garden
Dealing with mildew, black fly and aphids in an organic garden By the Seed SistAs Have you ever stepped into your organic garden only to find aphids taking over your […]
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A Guide to Herb-Drug Interactions
By the Seed SistAs As medically trained herbalists, we wear many hats. We’re passionate about plant medicine, and understand the intricacies of human physiology, pharmacology (the effects of drugs), and […]
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What are the Best Herbs for Coughs?
Exploring the Different Types of Coughs and How Herbs Can Help by the Seed SistAs Coughing is a natural reflex of the body, helping to clear the airways of irritants […]
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How to Make a Healing Balm
By the Seed SistAs For over 25 years, our Healing Balm has been a cherished preparation in our family—a true staple of our home first aid kit that has soothed […]
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Our Best Herbs for Emergency Medical Situations
A Misleading Myth: only pharmaceuticals work in serious life-threatening situations and herbs are only for minor first aid issues By the Seed SistAs Herbs can act powerfully in acute situations. […]
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Plants and Herbs for High Blood Pressure
Plants and Herbs for Hypertension By the Seed SistAs Your heart is a dazzling dynamo keeping you alive, circulating blood with clockwork precision. Working non-stop for decades, this incredible organ is nothing […]
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Restore your Skin Microbiome with Natural Face Washes (+ Recipes)
By the Seed SistAs You might have become familiar with the idea of the microbiome in recent years with the rise of fermented foods in the Western world. There’s been a huge […]
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Why You Should Think Beyond Roses for Valentine’s Day
By the Seed SistAs Valentine’s Day is synonymous with love, romance—and roses. Do you buy roses for your loved one, or perhaps receive them yourself? Have you ever paused to […]
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History, Ethics and the Ritual of Love Potions
Love Potions Vs Aphrodisiacs By the Seed SistAs The desire for Love Potions is not a new one. The ability to take the arrow of Eros into your own hands […]
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Natural Solutions for Mould in the Home
by the Seed SistAs Mould is a common but often overlooked problem in many homes. It can grow in hidden spaces, causing significant damage to your property and potentially leading […]
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How to Make Herbal Infused Oils
Creating Herbal Remedies by the Seed SistAs We think the important thing about creating herbal remedies, is good preparation and being clear about what and why you are making what […]
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Embrace The Slow Medicine Movement Approach to Health
Nature’s Remedies Need a little Time to Shine By the Seed SistAs We live in a world where everything’s go-go-go – instant streaming, next-day delivery, and quick-fix meds for every […]
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What is Inflammation? Friend or Foe?
By the Seed SistAs Have you ever wondered why your body reacts with swelling, redness, or a fever when you’re injured or ill? What if the very process we often […]
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Herbal Relief for Raynaud’s Syndrome + Recipe
By the Seed SistAs Cold hands and feet—freezing extremities—can be such a curious thing, can’t they? I vividly remember as a child noticing how icy my granny’s hands always were. […]
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5 Superhero Herbal Antibiotics
By the Seed SistAs Bacterial infections are commonplace. They can be the cause of coughs and colds, skin, blood, or just about anywhere else in the body you could […]
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Herbs for ADHD and Neurodiversity
By the Seed SistAs As herbalists, we’ve always celebrated the individuality of the human body and mind – we talk about treating ‘the person’ not the dis ‘ease. Each person’s […]
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How (and Why) to Do a Steam Inhalation with Essential Oils
By the Seed SistAs When we were kids, whenever we came down with a cold or a cough, our grandmother had her own way of caring for us that felt […]
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A Tribute to Christopher Hedley
Herbalism and the Wisdom of Energetics By the Seed SistAs As baby herbalists, we were fortunate to have been mentored by a wonderful wizard; the renowned herbalist, Christopher Hedley, whose […]
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Natural Solutions and Herbal Remedies for Vaginal Dryness (+ Recipe)
By the Seed SistAs We find ourselves navigating the turbulent waters of perimenopause, a stage of life that can feel like an endless rollercoaster ride with no exit in sight. […]
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The Battlefield of the Body: How Medical Language Shapes Our Understanding of Healthcare
By Seed SistA, Kaz Language is a powerful tool that shapes our beliefs and perceptions. When we consistently use warlike metaphors in medical language to describe illness, we may inadvertently […]
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Lifestyle Tips and Herbs to Support Osteoporosis (+ Recipe)
by The Seed SistAs Osteoporosis, often referred to as the “silent thief of bones,” is a condition that weakens bones, making them fragile and more susceptible to fractures. You can […]
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Herbal Remedies for Blepharitis
by the Seed SistAs Blepharitis, what a tongue-twisting term for an all-too-common eye ailment! If you’ve ever found yourself dealing with red, irritated eyelids, or if you’re all too aware […]
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The Magical Powers of Elder Beads
The Magical Powers of Elder by Seed SistA, Kaz My love for elder trees began in my early childhood with my grandmother’s homemade elderflower cordial, a recipe she’d perfected over […]
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Herbs for Lungs: Conditions, Health and Support
by The Seed SistAs We all breathe, in and out all day and all night in our sleep! Oxygen is the body’s currency, and without it, everything grinds to a […]
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Hops Herb: The Bitter Bloom
By the Seed SistAs Our earliest memories of hops aren’t tied to the plant itself, but rather to the experience of being in those spaces where hops were ever-present. As […]
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Herbs to Help a Sore Throat
Herbal Treatment for Soothing a Sore Throat By the Seed SistAs Sore Throat? Itchy, scratchy feeling that makes it hard to swallow? Losing your voice and sounding all sexy […]
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Herbal Hair Care + Recipe
Herbal Hair Care by the Seed SistAs Herbal hair care has been an essential part of beauty and wellness rituals shared and passed down across many cultures, communities and tribes […]
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Get High! Music and Muses
I’m Clare, a composer, singer, accordionist and keen gardener. I first met Kaz (Seed SistA) back in the 90’s as an activist, attempting to protect the British countryside from being […]
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Talking to Plants – A Prince’s Ridicule: Rediscovering Our Bond with Nature
Talking to Plants By Seed SistA, Kaz Growing up, I was surrounded by the lush, aromatic embrace of my grandmother’s deeply loved and cherished garden. Watching her grow her own […]
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Magic Healing with Flower Essences
Healing with Flower Essences by The Seed SistAs Imagine if you could capture the essence of flowers and their energy, all in one bottle? With each drop, we’d be able […]
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Brewing with Herbs + Recipe
By the Seed SistAs Humans have been brewing with herbs and flavours as an essential part of their diet for thousands of years. Drinking often potent, herbal brews played crucial […]
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Herbal Highs and Coming of Age in the Rave Scene
by Seed SisA, Kaz Growing up during the peak of rave culture was an experience that opened us up, forged connections with fellow seekers and saw up exploring the giant […]
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Community Benefits from a Seed SistAs Grant
One of the The Seed SistAs 2024 Medicine Garden Grants went to Earth Tenders, a black-led community garden and archiving project based in South London. They offer low or no-cost […]
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What Is Microdosing and (How) Does it Work?
Microdosing is mainstream by the Seed SistAs The world and their mother know the word microdosing – somehow it has made drug taking’ palatable’ and acceptable…But do people even really […]
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Holistic Farming with Herbalism
By Joanna Gore (Sensory Herbalist) It’s obviously better to prevent disease than to try and treat it, so first and foremost I keep the animals as healthy as I can. […]
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What are Demulcent Herbs?
What is a Demulcent Herb? By the Seed SistAs When you see that a herb is demulcent, it is a plant action ascribed to that herb. Herbal actions mainly describe […]
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Connecting with Blackthorn
Blackthorn – Prunus Spinosa – Sloe By – Deborah Lewis Deborah joined our Sensory Herbalism Apprenticeship and as part of the course each apprentice pulls one of our herbal oracle […]
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Harvesting and Healing with Hypericum
Hypericum is a Solar Herb which has restorative and relaxing gifts on offer. A herb that literally invites the rays of the sun in. It is known as a […]
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The Art of Making Rose Oil and its Therapeutic Benefits
Making Rose Oil Considered as the creme de la creme of roses, Rosa Damascena is well known globally for yielding high-quality oil, and has long been associated with Bulgarian historically. […]
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Celebrating Damascena at Bulgaria’s Rose Festival
Bulgaria’s Rose Valley During the first weekend in June, all roads lead to the Kazanlak region, aka, The Valley of Roses. If you don’t already know, Bulgaria is one […]
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Our 3 Favourite Herbal Blood Cleaners aka Alteratives
By the Seed SistAs Herbal Actions When you open a book about herbs, you will see various categories or ways to talk about herbal medicine – plants are often talked […]
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Explore the Magic of Ash Tree Medicine and Mythology
Ash Tree Medicine and Mythology By the Seed SistAs The majestic, mystical, mythical Ash Tree. Ash is having a hard time. It represents a challenging disconnect from nature that […]
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Medicinal and Edible Benefits of Nasturtiums
Medicinal and Edible Benefits of Nasturtiums by the Seed SistAs The vibrant and versatile flowers of nasturtium have been honoured and adored for centuries, and are not to be […]
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Planning and Planting a Medicine Garden
One of the The Seed SistAs 2024 Medicine Garden Grants went to Loveland Medicine Garden which is situated on the Penryn estuary in Cornwall. It is part of a […]
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Working with Mugwort – Sacred Sister of the Moon
Guest post by – Hazel Osborne, Transpersonal Psychotherapeutic Counsellor, animist and artist Do you have witchy ways? A sense of magic and mystery in your bones and cells? When I […]
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Working with Earth, Sun and Moon with Willow as Our Guide
Working with Earth, Sun and Moon with Willow by Kim Creswell MNIMH How still one can feel on a calm moonlit night as this beautiful blue-green planet spins through […]
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Why Every Gardener Should Grow Comfrey
These blog articles are herbal education resources, produced by the Seed Sistas. Gain insights and join us in the evolution of healthcare, please do leave a comment or question. […]
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Herbs for Stress and Anxiety
Herbs for Stress and Anxiety Stress! It’s like a modern curse. Work full-time, bring up kids, support local causes; and you still have to shop for food, and then cook […]
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Herbs for Concentration and Focus
Herbs for Brain Power! In our fast-paced and demanding world, we need to be switched ON 24/7. Maintaining focus and concentration day in day out whilst avoiding doom scrolling, the […]
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Botanical Blessings: Herbs and Rituals for Birthing
As clinical herbalists, we are fascinated by the whole physiology of the actual birth process and its impact on physiological, psychological and spiritual levels. We have 4 babas between us […]
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Herbs in Weddings and Handfasting Rituals
Weddings are more than a celebration of love, they’re also a union of traditions and symbolism that span across cultures, generations and lands. One such age-old tradition is the use […]
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Herbs in Funeral Rites, Ceremonies and Death
By the Seed SistAs Passed down through generations that date back to ancient civilizations, the use of herbs in funeral rites and ceremonies was, and still is, a way to honour and […]
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Creating an Indoor Herb Garden That Enhances Your Home Interior
Creating an Indoor Herb Garden Herb gardening is one of the biggest gardening trends that have emerged this year as more people in the UK are growing and harvesting fresh herbs […]
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Spice Rack for Home First Aid
As herbalists, we often get calls at all times of day and evening from friends and family asking what can help with this or that, from troublesome splinters to croupy […]
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Herbal First Aid Solutions for Eye Infections
It can feel like you actually have glass in your eye when an infection first sets in. Herbal First Aid Solutions for Eye Infections is part of our first aid […]
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Herbal First Aid in the Home
Treating coughs, colds, wounds, digestive issues and a whole host more, with herbs, is as old as human kind. There are a set of stable herbs and products that will […]
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Folklore and Healing of the Holly
By the Seed SistAs In the heart of ancient European folklore lies Ilex aquifolium. Known commonly as the English holly, this evergreen plant boasts a rich history and a […]
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Myth, Magic and Folklore of the Elder Tree
We want to share something of our favourite UK tree The Elder, although not a big shower she packs a few punches with her medicine, magic and folklore! Trees are […]
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Soothing the Symptoms of Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS)
By the Seed SistAs Have you ever laid awake in a state of abject torture with legs that simply cannot stay still? The uncontrollable flick of the leg, twitch of […]
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Mindfulness and Mental Wellbeing: Cultivating Peace and Serenity in a Community Herb Garden
Cultivating Peace and Serenity in a Community Herb Garden “There’s huge physical and mental health benefits just from the actual gardening and maintenance,” Councillor Lucy Bywater said regarding community growing […]
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Herbal Support for Meditation
Herbal Support for Meditation As Hedge Witches, we are herb and nature lovers primarily, potty about plants, our leafy family! However, we invite loads of differing healing and healthful practices […]
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Herbal Treatments & Recipe for Threadworms (Pinworms)
By the Seed SistAs We talk to a lot of concerned parents who find worms in their children’s stools. The first reaction is often repulsion and fear, which then leads […]
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3 Plants for Protection in Magical Work
Apotropaic Magic The term ‘apotropaic’ is derived from the Greek word ‘apotropaios,’ which means ‘to ward off’ or ‘to turn away. This describes the intention to turn away harm or […]
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The Power of Mugwort for Lucid Dreaming It is said that we sleep for a third of our entire lives – approximately 25 years, just snoozing! Just thinking about […]
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3 Herbs to Enhance Psychic Abilities
3 Herbs to Enhance Psychic Abilities A sense of attuned intuition or psychic abilities are frequently seen in highly sensitive people that can feel the energies of a room or […]
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Identification, Folklore and Medicine of Honey Fungus
Living near the woods is a great joy of ours. Being able to wander around within the mature oaks, beech, ash hornbeam and marvel at the beauty of the silver […]
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The Medicinal Marvels of Conkers
What you can do with Conkers By the Seed SistAs As the leaves start to turn into the deep hues of autumn, their work now done, they drop back to […]
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Smoking Sacred Herbs
Our Human Fascination with Smoke Cultures across the globe have created herbal smoke to both inhale and burn in communal spaces for medicine, magic, connection to spirit. Our human fascination […]
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Magic Herbalism & Abundance Spell
Magic Herbalism & Abundance Spell “The first time I called myself a ‘Witch’ was the most magical moment of my life.” “For all you know, a witch may be […]
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Herbal Observational Drawing
As herbalists, it’s imperative that you have keen skills of identification of plants. The variety of forms, hues and colours that plants take are truly incredible to behold. Many folk […]
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Creating a Community Medicine Garden
Creating a Community Medicine Garden Us Seed Sistas have dedicated our life’s work to help self-sustaining communities. Our aim has always been to educate folk about harvesting and utilising […]
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Herbal Remedies for IBS
When you’re going out, you need to know what options there are at the restaurant because you might accidentally eat something that will trigger a trail of events internally that […]
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Our Journey with Herbal Astrology
By the Seed SistAs Opening the newspaper to thumb to the back and find the astrology section, what are Scorpios or Geminis going to be up to this week? What […]
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Summer Flower Salads
‘Let thy food be thy medicine’ Hippocrates 400BC Summer-time and the living is easy….in this light, bright and colourful season, the garden bursting with life and dynamism. Flower energy is […]
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3 Natural Remedies to Fight Common Fungal Infections
We’re sure most people have had some form of a fungal infection in their lifetime. They’re more common than you think! Moreover because modern diets of high sugar and carbohydrates […]
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Herbal Medicine for Labour and Birthing
These old pics are from 2002 – Fiona, Kaz and Sophie all training together to be Herbalists! Here in this blog post we hear from Sophie […]
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The Magick of a Poison Garden
Renaissance physician, botanist, and alchemist, Paracelsus, said “Everything is poison, there is poison in everything.” “The danger of a poison is in the dosage”, he concluded. There’s something very […]
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Women, Plants and Cyclical Altered States
Connecting with Herbs Sacred Femininity and deep connections to plants or Herb Craft are one and the same. Herbalism is an art form as well as a science, and we […]
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Astrological Gardening: When Farmers Were Magicians
Gardening by the moon You might associate following the moon with modern day witchcraft and cleansing your crystals – BUT following the moon’s cycles for astrological gardening has been connected […]
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History of Herb Gardens
History of Herb Gardens The roots of the herbal garden run deep. Dating back to Prehistoric times, our ancestors intuitively recognised the wisdom of herbs. The shift from foraging […]
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Beginners Guide to Botany Geek Out
By the Seed SistAs As Herbalists and Plant Lovers, Botany is an important aspect of our herbal studies. This branch of biology focuses on our green friends as Botany involves […]
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Herbal Adaptogens
We discovered Jodie and Paris via the inter web – fellow nature lovers with a particular passion for the plants that support the adrenals these fabulous women are working hard […]
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Our Favourite Herbs to Support the Lymphatic System
By the Seed SistAs The word lymph seems to get banded about when hearing about detoxes, the immune system and skin conditions, but have you ever wondered what lymph actually […]
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Emotional Detox for a Mind, Body and Soul Cleanse
By the Seed SistAs Nature is such a powerful, healing force that takes care in of us in a multitude of ways. It psychologically balances our mental health, literally feeds […]
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Our Favourite Herbs for a Springtime Cleanse
Why do a cleanse? As the warmer weather emerges out of the winter darkness, and the ground slowly thaws with shoots popping out, it’s time to get back on track. […]
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How to Prepare for a Herbal Detox
By the Seed SistAs Detoxing is such a buzz words these days, it may seem that everyone is having a go at a natural body cleanse. The problem is that […]
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A History of Aphrodisiacs: Herbal Aphrodisiacs
Named after Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love and beauty, an aphrodisiac is a food or drink that increases sexual desire or improves sexual performance. From ancient Rome to the […]
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Herbal Solutions for Seasonal Affective Disorder
During the winter months here in the northern hemisphere, darkness can feel like its closing in. The days get seriously short and feel bleak and grey on those days when […]
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5 Herbs That Can Change Your Life – Herbal Support for Breaking Habits
Most of us are guilty of letting things slide and having bad habits we can’t seem to shake off. And, if we do try and change our routines, we often […]
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Reflections on Running our Social Enterprise
We are a social enterprise – in a nutshell that means that we value people and the planet and that profit feeds back into protecting green spaces and education about […]
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The Flower of December – Poinsettia / Cuetlaxochitl
Father Winter has blown in! The ground is freezing and all the energy that was once in the branches retreats to the roots. And as all green seems to […]
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Pain Relief with Herbal Helpers
Pain Relief with Herbs By the Seed SistAs We don’t know about you, but we have had a fair share of days off from pain – back pain, shoulder pain, […]
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November – Chrysanthemum
In the world of mortals, beautiful scenery of painting in painting Wind, rain and sunset of buildings outside building In the tree, yellow oriole sings a song at night […]
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Yarrow Herb – Superpowers in Spellcraft
Yarrow Herb in Spellcraft We are feral, wild herbalists. Some call us witches and we have enjoyed a life blessed by a beautiful magical relationship with plants. We literally […]
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If there is ever a flower that represents the sun, Calendula is that flower. The bright yellow, orange, pink, and multi-coloured blossom will take your blues away with one look. […]
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Herbs for Circulation
What is Circulation? Our bodies are incredible – a plethora of different actions are taking place every moment, even when we rest and sleep. The circulatory system is the transport […]
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Morning Glory
One of our all time favourite climbing plants has to be the famously elegant and mind altering Morning Glory. As we step out into the garden, around a trellis […]
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Delphinium – Flower of July
July –Delphinium The blue blooms take our blues away. Beautiful Delphinium – flower of July. Along with last month’s flower, honeysuckle, hummingbirds (and we) are relentlessly attracted to these flowers. […]
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Honeysuckle – Flower of June
June – Honeysuckle As we round the corner of Summer and the days grow hotter, the sweet smells of honeysuckle are in the air. There are over 180 varieties of […]
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Lily of the Valley – May’s Flower
May’s Flower Fairy bells, Our Lady’s Tears, May Lily and Jacob’s Ladder. These dainty bell-shaped flowers ring in the month of May. And while at first glance, Lily of the […]
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Dandelion – Taraxacum officinale
Dandelion Profile The sunny faces that will never give up! The regal dandelion in all its visual and medicinal glory. Common names: bitterwort, blow-ball, cankerwort, clockflower, lion’s tooth, piss-in-bed, pissinlit, […]
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What is Chickweed (Stellaria media)?
The beauty has self-seeded amongst the carrots and beetroots; this super food is perfect for adding to the morning juice or chopped up as a pot herb to get those […]
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Sweet Pea Flower of April
Flower of April – Lathyrus odoratus Sweet peas are definitely the kind of flowers faeries sleep in – go check them out and see if you can find a […]
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Daffodils The Flower of March
Spring has Sprung: If there is a flower that radiates the look and feel of the sun after the long months of winter, it’s the daffodil, flower of March. […]
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Snowdrops – the Flower of February
The glorious snowdrop is an iconic flower that is not just a pretty sight. There is so much more depth to this delicate winter beauty that signals to us Spring […]
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Carnation – Flower of January
January can be a particularly grey and wet month here in the UK, the merriment of the winter solstice and yule celebrations, the turning of the year and popping of […]
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Tree Medicine
3 favourite trees and their magic, folklore and tree medicine They shade us, they tower over us, they provide the most valuable life source humans need to exist: oxygen. […]
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Top Tips and Favourite Herbs for Menopausal Symptoms
Top Tips for Menopausal Symptoms By the Seed SistAs You wake up in the middle of the night uncontrollably sweating from a sudden and severe hot flash. Whatever you had […]
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Blackberry Picking, Folklore and Medicine (+Recipe)
Bramble – Blackberry Picking Rubus fruticosus, or the common blackberry/ bramble as this thorny brute of a bush is more commonly known as is a familiar foraging dream around the […]
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What’s Herbal Cleansing about? What is Detoxification?
By the Seed SistAs Traditionally people have undertaken cleanses as a good clear-out at various times of the year. Usually, the change of seasons brings an opportunity to take stock […]
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Community Gardening as a path to Eco- Activism. Re-build Re-connect Re-store
Why Community Gardening as a path to Eco Activism is important – what is happening globally with community herbalism? The Pandemic reminded us why cultivating change through our eco-activism work […]
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Time for a Spring Clean with your Garden Weeds
Foraging for Fresh Spring Greens This time of the year brings with it fresh, verdant, lush foods to forage, a time to stuff our meals with greens. Vibrant new herb […]
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The Budding Spring Magic – Gemmotherapy
Come the spring the promise of new life is palpable and a walk in the local surrounds shows us that on closer inspection of the trees and bushes, tiny […]
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Springtime Herbalism with Dandelion
“There is no nobler plant than the dandelion.” – Barbara Drake Boehm, New York Metropolitan Museum of Art Dandelion. Resilient. Strong. Mighty. Humble. Medicine and Herbalism with Dandelion She […]
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The Spicy Root Ginger and some Marvellous Medicine
Why We Love Ginger Roots are generally high in polysaccharides (long chain sugars which act as energy for the plant) giving them sweetness, and nutty nourishment; great medicine. One of […]
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Hot Spiced Apple Juice & Dandelion
The winter is upon us and each glimmer of colour and light, that we are granted in the skies above, is a total gift. The days are getting shorter and […]
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The Season of the Pumpkin
Honouring Samhain Halloween /Samhain is coming up and it is falling upon a Full moon Lunar vibration this year. We love this wonderfully connective festival of honouring our dead and the cycles […]
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Sweet Chestnuts
Harvesting Sweet Chestnuts We were up in the woods yesterday in glorious sunshine foraging for autumnal goodies! What joy this abundant and fruitful time of the year always brings […]
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Reishi – Mushroom of Immortality
It is mushroom season which is an extremely exciting time for us Seed Sistas we love the Fungal world and are especially interested in all the medical ones that fill […]
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Foraging for Birch Polypore Mushroom (+Recipe)
Seed Sista Kaz waxes lyrical about her love affair with the eyes of the underworld…the mycelium medicinal wonderment autumnal wanderers, the mushrooms… It is Mushroom season, the woods are full […]
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Hearty Hawthorn (+Recipe)
Hawthorn Heart Healer By the Seed SistAs Hawthorn berries hang out side by side with rosehips in our native hedgerows in the Autumn months, our most abundant season. It is […]
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Working with Wild Plant Medicines in Canada
Us Seed SistAs met Latifa many years ago now, a fellow herbalist and as passionate about plants as we are and a real lover of the Pine trees. Here we […]
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The Magic of Heather Medicine (+Video)
Heather Profile Heather – Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp Astrology: Venus Family: Ericaceae Sensory Experiences: Astringent, sweet, nutty, mineral Heather, with her purple rinse, is a resilient old bird full […]
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Psilocybin & Nature Connectedness
Us Seed SistAs love plants, as you well know we are completely passionately potty about nature connection – we met Dr. Sam Gandy at The Medicinal Mushroom Conference and also […]
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Herbal Mouth Care (+ Recipes)
Digestion and Oral Care By the Seed SistAs The Digestive tract begins at our lips and travels all the way through our entire bodies and end at the anus. All […]
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Natural Treatment for Conception, Pregnancy, Labour and the Fourth Trimester
Us Seed SistAs have spent many years working aiding in the support of womens’ journey towards motherhood, we delivered each others baby’s catching them and welcoming them into the herbal […]
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Hypericum Magic
The Magic of St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) This midsummer flower, herb of the Sun, is ready to harvest on his namesake’s day, St. John’s Day, the 21st of June. […]
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Growing Sudley – Community Garden
Us Seed SistAs are passionate about plants & peoples health, community gardens are intrinsic to our message and plan of CULTIVATING CHANGE, here the lovely Lucy, who is also passionate […]
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Nathan Hughes Herbalist
Us Seed SistAs are connected to a large plant family, a community of Earth loving herbalists and Nathan Hughes in Stroud is a good friend and valued colleague – here […]
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Herbal Treatment of Acne
What Herbs Can Help for Acne? By the Seed SistAs There are many factors that can influence the onset and severity of acne so as herbalists we treat each person […]
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Red Clover (Trifollium pratense)
This plant is under the domain of Jupiter the planet of expansion Tastes – nutty and cereal-like, sweet Plant constituents include: Oestrogenic Isoflavones, flavanoids, coumarins Red Clover Profile This delicate […]
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The Secret Life of Chocolate by Marcos Patchett
The fabulous herbalist and astrologer Marcos Patchett is a long time friend and colleague of ours. We met whilst studying at Middlesex University on our Phytotherapy degree. Marcos supported us […]
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Herbal Help for Uterine Fibroids
Herbalism We are passion about drawing on the magic and medicine of the plant world to support our bodies in healthcare and in our many years of clinical practice we […]
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Community Herbalism
We met Rasheeqa a few years back through the Radical Herbalism movement, she is a wonderful passion herbalist who is involved at the heart of community herbalism, within this article […]
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The Druids – and the thirteen ways they use plants
Us Seed SistAs have had the pleasure of sharing herbal skills at a few Druid Camps and it was at one of these camps that we came across the […]
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Wild Roses Hold the Key to Our Hearts
By the Seed SistAs Rosa Canina aka Wild Dog Rose This most wonderful of plants is called the dog rose due to the old belief that the rose roots could […]
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Natural Plant Dyes
Flora is a natural dyer, grower and forager who loves to create inks, pigments, and dyes from plants for textile and paper. She demonstrates how we can create a diverse […]
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Foraging Salad
Delicious! Foraging salad is filled with herbal delights – The glorious activity of Foraging is seeing a revival and many many people are enjoying finding, gathering and harvesting their local […]
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White Dead Nettle (+ Video)
What is White Dead Nettle (Lamium alba)? – from the Greek ‘laimos’ meaning ‘throat’, referring to the shape of the flower. This jolly and super prolific herb is part of […]
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Harvesting Herbs for medicine – Teas & Decoctions
Harvesting Herbs for medicine – creating Dried Simple Herbal Teas Are you interested in growing, gathering, using and storing your own herbal medicines? If you’re new to harvesting herbs […]
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Kitchen Remedies – Elderflower, Mint and Lemon Cordial
Elderflower, Mint and Lemon Cordial Recipe by the Seed SistAs Elderflower, mint and lemon cordial is packed with gentle, natural benefits that support your body and wellbeing, plus it’s […]
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Molluscum Contagiosum
Lots of parents get in touch regularly about Molluscum Contagiosum, which is a common viral infection a member of the poxvirus family, like small pox. It looks horrific, but in […]
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The Hawthorn Tree
Hawthorn Blossom The old English for Hawthorn was Haggathorn meaning hedge or encompassing fence thorn. Hawthorn has been utilised as a boundary marker by many farmers and country folk alike […]
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Herbal Tincture Making
What to do with Harvested Herbs by the Seed SistAs There are various ways to store herbs once you have gone out and harvested them – it is lovely to […]
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Ethical Chocolate
We first met the lovely Deya at WOMAD festival, after we had just given a talk in the World of Words tent on connecting with herbs. Her open bright spirit […]
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Hawthorn Blossom, Orange & Cinnamon Cordial
What to do with Hawthorn Blossom The wonderful veritable courage-giving heartwarming hawthorn blossoms are out… We love to make kitchen remedies, everyday foods as medicines that we can enjoy with […]
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Harvesting herbal remedies for women from our medicinal forest garden by Anne Stobart, MCPP
Us Seed SistAs met at Middlesex University where we were studying a 4 year BSc degree in phytotherapy. On the first year in the first term of that degree we […]
Read storyHerbal Treatment of Asthma
Asthma is a debilitating and often scary condition that arises in the lungs and is often linked to the emotion of grief that has not found a way to be […]
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Checklist for Respiratory Infection Support • Nurture and soothe the lung tissue – herbal teas of elecampane, liquorice, marshmallow root, plantain leaf • Thin and then expectorate mucous and debris […]
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Kitchen Remedies – Onion Syrup
Kitchen Medicine Kitchen medicine is so important in times when it is hard to get to the shops or the herbs needed are not in season, we can look to […]
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Woodcroft Wildspace Community Garden
Meeting Bob from Woodcroft Wildspace, has been a total inspiration and a joy – his community project is a testament to the tenacious spirit of humans. Bob and the other […]
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Spirits of the Garden – Growing herbs for health and love
Cultivating Change Cultivating plants for food and medicine is one of the most positive and proactive endeavours you can take on. It is so rewarding watching your own garden grow, […]
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Herbal Haven – Medicinal Plant Nursery
We absolutely LOVE Herbal Haven our most wonderful go to Plant nursery for medical herb plugs. They are a specialist herb nursery growing over one hundred and fifty varieties of […]
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Herbal Treatment of Fevers (+ Video)
How to Treat Fevers Welcome to this information blog post about the way we approach a fever. In this current climate we are expected to be our own and our […]
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Nettle Monograph by Annalise
Nettle Profile Latin Name: Urtica dioica Other Names: common nettle; stinging nettle; devils leaf; devils plaything (2). Varieties: Urtica dioica (stinging nettle); Urtica urens (small nettle) (2); Urtica pilulifera (Roman […]
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5 Health Benefits of Nettle Leaves
The common and ubiquitous stinging Nettle is one of the most easily recognisable plants – and if you are in any doubt, just brush your fingertips over the familiar […]
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Nettle Syrup Recipe
How to Make Nettle Syrup You will need to head out and find some young, juicy nettles, away from spray fields & heavy traffic. You will need some good heavy […]
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Spring Greens Pesto Recipe
Spring greens pesto: It is March at the Spring is in full flow with a wealth of luscious leaves in the garden, many of them are called weeds, but we […]
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Lessons from Plants on Death and Dying by Kirra Swenerton
Us Seed SistAs love plants, as you well know we are completely passionately potty about plants, but we love trees, and rivers and the sea and all the creatures too in-fact we […]
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Supporting Immunity: Checklist & Tips
Checklist for Supporting Immunity: Relaxation & Rest Sleeping well Vitamin C & D and Garlic daily Eating a rainbow of food colours Herbal nourishment Looking after your lymphatic system Exercise […]
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Warming Spiced Oat Milk Recipe for Immunity Boosting
Oat Milk Recipe Video Warming Spiced Oat Milk Recipe It’s a really good idea to familiarise yourself with the healing potential of everyday larder ingredients. Spices are generally warming […]
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Homemade Hand Sanitiser Recipe
Properly washing your hands is one of the best ways to stop the spread of microbe transfer, and to protect yourself from getting ill with colds and viruses. But if […]
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Coronavirus Strategy
Covid19 the Global Situation & Herbalism We are all currently transiting a situation that is unprecedented and constantly changing, many of us are experiencing anxiety in the face of it. […]
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Immune Boosting Medicinal Soup
Nutritious Medicinal Soup It’s a classic, and something bound to pop up on your meal planning radar – a hearty soup always hits the spot! This special immune boosting medicinal […]
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The Magical World of Crafting Aromatherapy Candles
Elizabeth Burchill is a Clinical Aromatherapist who offers treatments in London and Hertfordshire, runs workshops, collaborates on retreats and has a brand of natural, cruelty free aromatherapy products. www.blovedcandles.com We […]
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Primrose – Flower Medicine (Primula)
Have you looked at the copious yellow flowers of the Primroses and wondered how to utilise them for your healthcare? Primrose flower medicine offers an abundance of benefits. The familiar […]
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Apothecary Gardening in the City
Haseya Apothecary Garden The Haseya Apothecary Garden is a nature heaven in the middle of a city landscape in Chingford, East London. This healing space was created to teach herbal […]
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Valerian Monograph
VALERIAN Anneliese is currently in her final year of the Sensory Herbal Apprenticeship, having been passionate about herbal healing and food as medicine for many years. She is an Internationally […]
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Valerian Poem
Sarah’s journey toward the herbs began when she met the Seed Sistas at Breaking Convention in 2017, where they shared some drops of Perception Potion with her in a moment […]
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Herbal Support for Women’s Reproductive Health
Herbal Support for Women’s Reproductive Health By Seed SistAs The Seed SistAs are passionately dedicated to shining a light on herbal education and bringing back where it belongs, into your […]
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Tales of Death – and the making of life.
Tales of Death – and the making of life. Angie shares her journey as a modern medicine woman. Angie Litvinoff is a Medicine Woman, Ceremonialist and Mentor. You can find […]
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The Medicine of Menstrual Cycle Awareness
Alexandra and Sjanie teach their special approach to woman’s wellbeing, based on the power of our menstruality consciousness. With experience in various fields including psychotherapy, hypnotherapy, coaching, teaching and facilitation, […]
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Mandrake Journey
Nicky is a professional gardener and a keen spinner. She has a life long passion for plants. Nicky has run workshops on using the drop spindle and natural dyeing […]
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Love, Acceptance & Reflection
Love, Acceptance & Reflection with Holly & Clear Vision Drops By Seed SistAs Acceptance & Reflection Take stock this festive winter-time by making some time reflect on the year, time […]
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Holly – The Flower of Goodwill
Anneliese is currently on the 2nd year of the Sensory Herbal Apprenticeship, having been passionate about herbal healing and food as medicine for many years. She is an Internationally certified […]
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Healthy Kids over the Colder, Darker Winter Months
Kitt Acott the Towpath Herbalist. Travelling on a narrowboat around the English Inland waterways, herbalist, roving canal trader. I have been a qualified medical herbalist for 22 years and […]
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How Mouth Heath is Good for Digestion By the Seed SistAs In Sensory Herbalism, the Digestive system is associated with the Earth element. The digestive system is where we process […]
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Meditation Drops
Herbs in Our Meditation Drops By the Seed SistAs The meditation drops can be used to utilise the power of this magical time of year. To time travel when the […]
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Bonkers for Conkers
Elaine lives in the little Bedfordshire village of Tingrith. Her passions are roaming in Mother Natures fields, going for long walks in sunshine, wind or rain. Its where she finds […]
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Crab Apple Medicine
Crab Apple Medicine This time of year sees the start of apples ripening on the trees. They start from the end of summer through to Autumn, culminating in Apple Day […]
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How women are using ritual to empower themselves and their daughters
Lynette is founder of A Woman’s Blessing. She is a modern day medicine woman, using the sacred plant medicine Cacao, ritual and meditation to bring alignment to source and grounding […]
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Dandelion Depths
Kitt Acott the Towpath Herbalist. Travelling on a narrowboat around the English Inland waterways, herbalist, roving canal trader. I have been a qualified medical herbalist for 22 years and […]
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5th UK Medicinal Mushrooms Conference
Fred and Natascha are advocates for the mushroom world…as if the mushrooms aren’t shouting loud enough with their awe inspiring shapes and forms and often brilliant colourings, these wonderful folk […]
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The Lungs and Nervous System in Sensory Herbalism
Taken from The Sensory Herbal Handbook – Seed Sistas The quick wit, changeability and intangibility of air is expressed beautifully through the nervous system and the lungs. The nervous system […]
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Manna from the Mellow Land
Manna from the Mellow Land Jules has just completed her seasonal year of the Sensory Herbal Apprenticeship. She is a total inspiration, planting and re-wooding acres of land in Wales. […]
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Marshmallow
Anneliese is becoming a featured article writer for the Sensory Herbalism Blog. She is currently study Sensory Herbalism but has long worked in health and sports science. Here she explores […]
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Your Life Matters
Nikki Wyrd is the Editor of the Psychedelic Press Journal. She is a director of the charity Breaking Convention, which holds a biennial multidisciplinary conference on psychedelics. Her copyediting work […]
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Protection From Blood Suckers
Elder leaf balm offers protection from all of life’s biting, sucking creatures, gifting a defensive shield and the ability to repel all of the blood suckers. We are talking protection […]
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Bites & Sting Relief with Plantain Balm Recipe
by the Seed SistAs Plantain is a herb of Saturn, the bringer of positive authority, creating boundaries and structure. It protects the mucous membranes which are the tissues located inside […]
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Plant Healer Federation And Tacit Knowledge
Danny O’Rawe is a well-known herbalist, working in the field of natural medicine since 1986. His diverse training has since taken him from a Diploma in Herbal Medicine to the […]
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Elder Leaf
The Lesser known medicine from the Elder Tree Anneliese is currently on the 2nd year of the Sensory Herbal Apprenticeship, having been passionate about herbal healing and food as medicine […]
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Watercress Revolution – A Herb Wit Attitude
Tom Amery, MD of The Watercress Company Tom Amery is Managing Director of The Watercress Company with watercress beds in Hampshire and Dorset. He joined in 1999 after studying Commercial […]
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Harvesting Tilia (+Recipes)
What are Lime Flower Trees? By the Seed SistAs Harvesting Tilia or Linden/Lime Blossoms is possibly one of the most pleasurable things to do on a summer’s day. The […]
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Yoga Nidrā: The medicine of rest
The Yoga Nidra Network was set up by Uma Dinsmore-Tuli and Nirlipta Tuli, who together have over forty years experience of practice, teaching and working therapeutically with all forms and […]
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Brewing With Botanicals
Michael Isted is a trained phytotherapist (BSc Hons), aromatherapist and nutritionist who started up his company The Herball in 2013. Michael set up The Herball as a portal to promote […]
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Bitters & Gut Health
Boost Gut Health There is often a link between good, digestive gut health and ability to think clearly. You can pretty much guarantee that people with cloudy minds or foggy […]
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Mayflower
Kitt Acott the Towpath Herbalist. Travelling on a narrowboat around the English Inland waterways, herbalist, roving canal trader. I have been a qualified medical herbalist for 22 years and a […]
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Organic Health
Jan Kuśmirek is a medical herbalist, clinical aromatherapist and author. He is co-founder of the Fragrant Earth Company, the UK’s leading producer of aromatic raw materials and finished goods and […]
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The Sensory Herbal Handbook
We are working on the final flourishes of our first published book, The Sensory Herbal Handbook. We are thrilled to have worked with Watkins Publishers on this and are finally […]
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Scots Pine on a Winter’s Morning
On her travels through the countryside aboard the narrowboat Gyptian, Kit stops for an encounter with the Scots Pine… and shares that magic with us… My name is Kit Acott […]
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How to Use Essential Oils for Cleaning
Why Change your Cleaning Habits? We have made great progress over the last century with regards to infection. We now know that infections are caused by tiny microbes, invisible to […]
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Rites of Passage for Women – Reclaiming the Sacred
“Now is the time to be open and bold, to create waves of change through the way we honour who we are, by taking responsibility through connecting meaningfully to the […]
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Lady’s Mantle & Women’s Health
Understanding Blood Cycles Menarche or the first menstrual cycle of a woman’s life has the potential to be a celebration of entry into the fertile years. Her first bleed is […]
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Chocolate Love Medicine
I was a total addict… In particular; sex, drugs and rock n roll – but additionally and chronically nicotine, caffeine, alcohol, chocolate, meat, raw Jersey milk, and cake. The dairy […]
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Drops of Love
How we Deal with Grief Grief is a multifaceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has physical, cognitive, behavioural, social, cultural, spiritual and […]
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I first came across the fact that you can be the undertaker/funeral director for a loved-one’s send-off some years ago, when my half-sister’s grandmother died and the family arranged the […]
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Herbs and Dying
By the Seed SistAs Our lives can be sweet precisely because they are finite. The sands of time are moving through the hour glass continuously, we are all moving towards […]
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Acidification of the Body and the Benefits of an Alkaline Diet with Herbal Support
Introduction to an Alkaline Diet with Herbal Support Today, most of us create a very acidic environment for our bodies by leading the lifestyle we do. Too much to do […]
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Nutrition & Cancer
Freshly qualified in 2014 as a Naturopathic Nutritional Therapist, I thought I really understood how I felt about one specific topic of health and wellbeing; Cancer. I had my opinion […]
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Liver Cleanse and Bitters: Herbs for Good Digestion
There is often a link between good digestive health and ability to think clearly. You can pretty much guarantee that people with cloudy minds, or foggy brains who find it […]
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Full Moon Meditation Magic
Since the moon doesn’t emit any light of its own, what we see in the night sky is sunlight reflected off the lunar surface. A lunar eclipse occurs when the […]
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Art & The Garden
I carry you in my eyes: chant of the whale swan I am an artist and filmmaker and completed my foundation year with the wonderful Seed Sistas last November. During […]
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Community Medicine Gardens
The aims of Sensory Solutions Herbal Evolution are to connect people to their local plant medicine. Through various community growing projects that we have managed, we realised just how important […]
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BOTANICA 2018: Celebrating Herbs & Clinical Aromatherapy
BOTANICA 2018: Celebrating Herbs & Clinical Aromatherapy EDUCATION, INNOVATION & INSPIRATION August 31st-Sept 3rd 2018 | University of Sussex, Brighton. Botanica is an international conference celebrating herbs and clinical aromatherapy […]
Read storyChristopher Hedley Tribute
by Henriette Kress ” Christopher Hedley Tribute “ When I first started to use the internet in 1992 or 1993, I joined the herbal discussion groups and found herbalists. One […]
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A Princess of Equal Standing
by Amy Dadachanjia ” You are a Princess of equal standing.” This is one of the (many) things that Christopher said to me that touched my heart. If I’m honest […]
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MRSA: A GP and Sensory Herbalist’s Perspective
by Agnies Calkoen NHS England’s Chief Medical Officer, Professor Dame Sally Davies, states antibiotic resistance kills 5,000 people in the UK each year. Yet at least 12,000 people in the […]
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Skin Infection and the Power of Herbs
by Fiona Heckels My son fell over on one of those bridges that go over the railway line at stations. They are super hard, sharp and lumpy and really scruffy. […]
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What we Know about Bacterial Infections by Belle Benfield Scientists are spending much energy and resources to try to combat anti-biotic resistant infections, which are now a common and growing […]
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Elecampane: wonderful Respiratory Herb & Natural Antibiotic
My Inula /Elecampane patch is reviving itself from the winter slumber which is super exciting. I often have dreams about this statuesque, powerful, pungent beauty. I am watching her vibrant, […]
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How to Make Herbal Spring Vinegars
Herbal Spring Vinegars By the Seed SistAs Preserving fresh green herbs in vinegar is an easy way to capture their nourishing goodness. In Spring, the leaves of plants are […]
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Nether Wallop Trading: How It All Began
by Jane Vere-Hodge Nether Wallop Trading designs and develops innovative, eco-friendly kitchen and garden tools and gifts. Owner, Janes, tells their story. I’ve always had a passion for trees – […]
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Earth Clarity Elderflower and Plantain Cordial Recipe
Earth Clarity Elderflower and Plantain Cordial Recipe by the Seed SistAs Elderflower and plantain cordial is a simple and tasty seasonal drink—it’s a gentle, nourishing remedy that supports the body, […]
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Creating a Community Herb Garden
by Katie Shellard As part of my training as an apprentice with Sensory Solutions I have to create a community herb garden. In any size, shape or form that I […]
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The Seed SistAs Go Back To School
by Fiona Heckels We Seed SistAs have a vision. A dream to create positive social change through connecting people with the medicine and healing potential of the plants growing around […]
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Meditation Drops and the Heavens
By Karen Lawton When the heavens move and shift, we often feel a loss of control over events. Mercury in retrograde always sends me into a flap about travel. Full […]
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Medical Astrology: Age Old Not New Age
By Marcos Patchett Medical astrology is old. Perhaps, in some form, as old as medicine itself. Historically and prehistorically, divination was used alongside medicine as an integral part of holistic […]
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Making Smudge Sticks with Mugwort
The Scared Art of Smudging from our Native Smoke…Artemisia Vulgaris By the Seed SistAs Mugwort is said to have derived its name from being used to flavour drinks. It was, […]
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Valerian root: An Insomniac’s Best Friend
by Katie Shellard There’s no mistaking the sweet pungent scent of Valeriana officinalis, otherwise known as Valerian. I recently flew from Vancouver to London and each time my foot knocked […]
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Milk Thistle: A Mighty Detox Support
By the Seed SistAs This robust, seriously spiky, beautiful thistle was once famed for supporting breastfeeding mothers because of the milky white veins that run through her leaves. While being […]
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Kickstart 2018 with a Cleanse
The festive season has drawn to a close and the excesses of the past few weeks may have left you feeling sluggish and lacking energy to get back into the […]
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Seven Herbs for Postpartum Support
Herbs for Post-Natal Support Pregnancy and birth can be filled with utter extremes of joy, glistening love, mind-bending pain and sometimes sadly loss and grief. The transformation of the womb […]
Read storyWomen, Herbs and Death-Work
by Felicity Warner I recently had lunch with a fellow death worker. It was our first meeting and we learned much from each other, revealing and sharing all sorts of […]
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Clear Vision Drops: Finding the Answers Within
by the Seed SistAS We love to work with our Clear Vision Drops to connect with our inner wisdom. To embrace the sweet silence of our own souls and the inner knowledge […]
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Autumn Rituals and Vegan Pumpkin Pie Recipe
By Kristin Walker Autumn! Isn’t it just the best! It’s got everything that I love; the change of the leaves into beautiful tones of gold, bronze and delicious burgundy red, […]
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The Best Herbs to Call in Love
by The Seed SistAs “ The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere, […]
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Medicinal Uses of Turkey Tail Mushrooms
The turkey tail mushroom (Trametes versicolor), like most fungi, is very useful to the ecology of the forest, as it helps decompose hardwood. Due to its ability to help […]
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A Tale of Mushrooms & Gluten Sensitivity
Fred Gillam and his partner Natascha run herb and mushroom foraging courses in the UK, as well as a busy voluntary community dispensary using medicinal mushrooms and herbs to promote […]
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Herbs to Support Gluten Intolerance or Celiac Disease
By Belle Benfield For as long as I can remember into my childhood, it was littered with moments spent doubled over in piercing abdominal pain; harbouring a dull, perisitant ache […]
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Herb Walk with a Sensory Solutions Apprentice
Katie Shellard is one of our Sensory Herbcraft apprentices. In this video she takes you on a herb walk through her local countryside and shares what she’s learned on the […]
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Apprentice recipe book: Herbal Recipes for Summer
Mel Diamond is currently in the Foundation year of the Sensory Herb Apprenticeship. Here are her favourite Herbal Recipes for Summer. Mugwort and Lemon Balm Tea This is really simple. Just […]
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Apprentice recipe book: Achy Body Scrub
By Annie Lambeth-Mansell I love using this scrub after a hard day in the garden to sooth any bruised or aching muscles, and freshen my tired mind and body. It’s […]
Read storySpotlight on Apprentices: Agnies Calkoen – Becoming a Healer
Becoming a Healer by Agnies Calkoen Between 2013 and 2015 I was an apprentice on the first Sensory Herb Apprenticeship. I trained as a GP and have been working in […]
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Spotlight on Apprentices: Chris Gooch – Creating a Community Herb Garden
Making of a Community Herb Garden at Atlantis Spiritual Centre, London By Chris Gooch In March, as part of a project for the Sensory Solutions Practitioner Training I am doing, […]
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Our Top 5 Natural Remedies for Your Period
Which herbs should I use when I have a difficult period? Period cramps, lower back pains, anaemia, headaches, bloating, digestive changes, nausea, breast tenderness, mood swings, spots and insomnia are […]
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How can a plant that’s so versatile be illegal?
By Chloe Forfitt Recently I’ve published my first book. It’s a beautiful wee thing- children and their parents appear to love it. And it’s all about cannabis. Elkie Meets The […]
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Cannabis Accomplice
By J. Levity I inhale the vapour from the flowers of a female cannabis I have nurtured to maturity and carefully prepared. I instantly envisage being transported to a molecular […]
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Marshmallow Elixir
Keeping Plant Folklore Alive By the Seed SistAs Over 20 years of experience, we’ve witnessed that true healing occurs when you bring plant medicine to life through humour, art, theatre […]
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Cancer: the disease of Transformation
The Seed SistAs with our guest and friend, Fiona Shakeela Burns Cancer is a BIG subject. Possibly one of the words in the English language that holds the most fear. […]
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Chilli Hot Chocolate
Getting hot under the collar with the Seed SistAs’ Chilli Hot Chocolate Chocolate is made from the fermented seeds of the plant, Theobroma Cacao L. The roasted and ground seeds […]
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Easy to make Super-food Vinaigrette
Nature’s Pharmacy: Trade your expensive supplements for a salad dressing packed with free, natural medicine from the hedgerow When you walk outside in the countryside at this time of year, […]
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Spring into good health with Stinging Nettle Soup
The goodness from Nettles Spring has properly sprung! This time of year is so exciting and full of delight after the long, dark, slow, winter months. It is a joy […]
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Practical tips for self-nurture…
Celebration of Women Be Bold For Change We Seed SistaA’s believe in positive action, especially in the journey towards health and wholeness, both in the individual and our planet as […]
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I am a FOOL
To honour and celebrate creativity this International Womens’ Day, we’d like to introduce you to Joanne Tremarco. She is artistic director of Fool Size Theatre. Her work is concerned with […]
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Lets Talk Coffee…
By Kris Walker As I write this article, I sit in the independent coffee house opposite my home, sipping on a single origin, artisanal roasted, expertly hand-brewed coffee from Tanzania. […]
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Natural Fertility
Some biologists would argue having children is the reason we’re alive. So it’s easy to understand why it can be all-consuming when you try to have a child but can’t. […]
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Fire Cider: Pungent Horseradish
Horseradish Fire Cider Making Medicine for Herbalists Without Borders A couple weeks ago, Belle joined the Bristol group of Herbalists without Borders at Kebele Centre to make more than 20 […]
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Winter Fire: Horseradish Root Oil
HOT HORSERADISH ROOTS… Horseradish classified under the domain of the planet Mars. It’s creeping towards the start of the freezing winter months and all things warming and spicy are the […]
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Potters Bar Red Tent
by Prue Nichols I had always wanted to set up a woman’s circle. I think that when women get together to share their stories and support each other then it’s […]
Read storyWinter Immune Protection – Elder Decoction Recipe
Winter Healing with an Elderberry Decoction By the Seed SistAs This time of year brings with it cold infections as the temperatures drop and the seasons change, nursing a families […]
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Convalescing and Community Connections with Crab Apple (Malus sylvestris)
The crab apple is the wild ancient ancestor of all the other apple species in Britain, the source of every apple we have today. To me apples are the epitome of […]
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Laura Carpenter shares her inspiration for starting Tilia Magazine
Our guest blogger this month is Laura Carpenter who talks here about founding Tilia Magazine. At Sensory Solutions, we strive to create and support a global network of people growing, […]
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Physician heal thyself
Physician heal thyself is the old adage and indeed I personally always take my health or dis ease as a challenge to put all my resources and skill to the […]
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