thyme honey by Herbal Academy
  ON September 29,2025

DIY Thyme Honey Recipe for Coughs, Colds, and Sore Throats

Looking for a simple, natural way to care for coughs and colds? Thyme honey is a traditional preparation that brings together thyme, garlic, onion, and raw honey into a blend that supports respiratory health, soothes sore throats, and helps ease congestion. As the cooler months set in, having this powerful herbal preparation ready in your…

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Butterfly Pea Flower Latte with Lavender Rose Cold Foam by Herbal Academy
  ON September 12,2025

Butterfly Pea Flower Latte with Lavender Rose Cold Foam

Butterfly pea (Clitoria ternatea) flower is well known for the dreamy blue hues it gives when blended into foods or drinks. These flowers, in particular, are known for their vibrant blue coloration, which is attributed to the high concentration of anthocyanins. But this herb is more than just a pretty face. It’s an herb that…

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Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta Recipe by Herbal Academy
  ON September 05,2025

Herb and Flower Homemade Pasta Recipe

While we’re edging slowly but surely away from the summer season, you may not be ready to say goodbye to flowers just yet. You likely still have some herbs and edible flowers blooming, and if you’re looking to give your culinary herbs and edible flowers one last hoorah before the summer’s end, you will want…

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How to Make Pickled Carrots with Lavender by Herbal Academy
  ON July 21,2025

How to Make Pickled Carrots with Lavender

The book excerpt below is taken from Preserving the Seasons by Holly Capelle. Preserving the Seasons is a straightforward and beautifully photographed guide to boiling water canning; drying, dehydrating, freeze-drying; freezing, infusing, and quick pickling. These are the easiest and most effective methods for preserving produce, herbs, and edible flowers. The recipe below for Pickled…

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How to Make Lemon Balm and Mint Cool Down Pops by Herbal Academy
  ON July 14,2025

How to Make Lemon Balm and Mint Cool Down Pops

Cool, colorful, and full of plant-powered flavor— frozen treats like the pops below are a playful way to enjoy herbs and fruits on hot summer days. Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) and mint (Mentha spp.) are the perfect herbs to offer some refreshment as the temperatures soar. The following recipe for Lemon Balm and Mint Cool-Down…

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Experience Nature's Gentle Touch With DIY Calendula Lotion by Herbal Academy
  ON June 23,2025

Experience Nature’s Gentle Touch With DIY Calendula Lotion

Calendula (Calendula officinalis) is a cheerful, bright yellow- and orange-flowered herb that reigns supreme at soothing and supporting the skin and mucous membranes, among other things. When applied topically, it helps with minor scratches, severe wounds, and even bacterial imbalances. This plant ally is a powerful flower to incorporate into topical herbal formulas, such as…

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Herbal Capsules 101: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started by Herbal Academy
  ON March 05,2025

Herbal Capsules 101: Everything You Need to Know to Get Started

Herbal capsules are one of the most simple herbal preparations in the herbalist’s toolkit. Not only are they easy to make, but they are a convenient way to incorporate the benefits of herbs into your daily routine. Encasing powdered herbs in digestible capsules offers a discreet and tasteless alternative to other herbal preparations. Whether you’re…

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3 Refreshing Fruit & Herb Cordial Recipes by Herbal Academy
  ON August 09,2024

3 Refreshing Fruit & Herb Cordial Recipes

I love how alive everything is in the summer. The flora and fauna are out and about, and so are my friends, making last minute get-togethers far more common this time of year. There’s a certain kind of magic in hot summer evenings spent sharing conversations on a patio while an ice-cold refreshment condensates in…

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Homemade Butter with Lavender, Cardamom, and Fresh Flowers by Herbal Academy
  ON May 13,2024

Homemade Butter with Lavender, Cardamom, and Fresh Flowers

As we progress into spring and colorful, eye-popping buds open into bloom, you may be inspired to find more ways to incorporate edible flowers into your herbal preparations and culinary creations. Be it sweet or savory dishes, spreads, jams, or chutneys, edible flowers add color, flavor, and wellness benefits to everyday food items. Have you…

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DIY Herbal Sore Throat Gargle by Herbal Academy
  ON February 21,2024

DIY Herbal Sore Throat Gargle

I have always been prone to respiratory infections so for me it’s not a question of if, but when I eventually come down with one of the many respiratory infections that get passed around this time of year. Now is the time to strategize. The worst part for me is always the sore throat, and…

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Handmade Cards With Plantable Seed Paper by Herbal Academy
  ON February 02,2024

Handmade Cards With Plantable Seed Paper

Elevate your homemade cards with a touch of nature by crafting them with homemade seed paper—a plantable gift that keeps on giving! The seed paper can also be turned into charming gift tags, adding a delightful and eco-friendly touch to your expressions of love. Plantable seed paper is a creative and eco-friendly way to send…

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Make a Fermented Pine Needle Soda That is Bursting With Winter Flavors by Herbal Academy
  ON January 03,2024

Make a Fermented Pine Needle Soda That is Bursting With Winter Flavors

Not just any soda! This pine needle soda recipe makes a delightful drink that is bursting with winter flavors: pine, ginger, and citrus, as well as aromatic herbs, which really shine during this cold season. Making your own pine needle soda at home can seem a little overwhelming or advanced at first—maybe you’ve heard stories…

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Cheers to a Nourishing New Year With a Gingerbread Latte Recipe by Herbal Academy
  ON December 29,2023

Cheers to a Nourishing New Year With a Gingerbread Latte Recipe

New Year’s Eve is an exciting time to celebrate and usher in a fresh new start! A night filled with reflective moments, resolutions, traditions, and delicious food and beverages. We want to help you raise a glass of gingerbread latte filled with nourishing herbs, spices, and ingredients to end the year right.  This spiced gingerbread…

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Waning Moon Herbal Mix For Deep Nourishment by Herbal Academy
DIY
  ON December 26,2023

Waning Moon Herbal Mix For Deep Nourishment

When you observe the flow of your energy cycles during any given month you may notice that your energy ebbs and flows. Sometimes you need to hang out in an eddy; other times you are flowing forward at full force. During any lunar cycle, we tend to have times of heightened creativity, activity, and extroversion…

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Chai Spice Bath Melts Recipe by Herbal Academy
DIY
  ON November 30,2023

Let Your Winter Cares Melt Away With These Chai Spice Bath Melts

While many are familiar with the comforting experience of sipping a warm cup of chai, here at the Herbal Academy we have concocted another way to engage the properties of these herbs— chai spice bath melts. In this exploration, we will delve into masala chai herbs and learn how to create chai spice bath melts…

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An Herbal Peanut Butter Cup Recipe That Supports the Nervous System by Herbal Academy
DIY
  ON November 21,2023

An Herbal Peanut Butter Cup Recipe That Supports the Nervous System

We’re deep into that time of the year when fall’s golden glow gives way to winter’s short, dark days. During this transition and into the months ahead, we may find ourselves craving warmth, be it in the form of a heavy, comforting blanket, a warm cup of tea, or sweet treats from our kitchen countertops…

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How to Make Herbal Electuaries by Herbal Academy
DIY
  ON November 14,2023

How to Make Herbal Electuaries + 2 Recipes to Get You Started

As far as homemade herbal preparations go, it doesn’t get much easier than herbal electuaries. This beginner-friendly herbal concoction is quick to make and use in a variety of ways, and you may already have the ingredients sitting in the kitchen to whip up your own blends right away! What is an herbal electuary, anyway?…

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Cheesecloth Ghosts: A Halloween Craft For the Whole Family by Herbal Academy
  ON October 11,2023

Cheesecloth Ghosts: A Halloween Craft for the Whole Family

Who remembers this spooktacular craft from their own childhood? A fun tradition that we very much want to pass along to all our herbalist friends, Halloween cheesecloth ghosts are cute, easy, and customizable. As an herbalist, you may just have everything you need on hand to create these adorable seasonal crafts. Plus, this gives you…

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  ON September 06,2023

Homemade Pumpkin Sugar and Spice Body Scrub

It’s August in Ohio as I write this and while the weather is still decidedly summery, I can’t help but look forward to the autumnal change that is right around the corner. The burst of colors from the trees, warm fuzzy sweaters, and pumpkin everything is already on my mind. While I delight at every…

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  ON August 24,2023

Matcha-Lemon Balm Homemade Gummies for Back-to-School

Whether you are an educator, a student, or a parent of students, sometimes it’s helpful to have a little herbal support to transition from summer mode into back-to-school season! While we may let our brains go on vacation over the leisurely summer months, the start of August reminds us that fall (and school, for some)…

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  ON August 17,2023

How to Make Lavender Shower Steamers

Shower steamers are like a bath bomb for the shower, and they will elevate your showering experience in the same way a bath bomb levels up your bathing experience. A small scented puck you can put in the bottom of your shower to envelop yourself in scent and transform your bathroom into an aromatherapeutic experience,…

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  ON June 16,2023

Delicious Elderberry and Blueberry Jam With No Pectin

Who’s ready for a burst of berry botanical flavor? Warmer days call for a special picnic companion—homemade jam. You can spread this blueberry and elderberry jam on toast, crackers, bagels, or waffles—the possibilities are infinite. What’s even better than a homemade jam? One that you can make without needing pectin, and one that is free…

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  ON May 30,2023

The Herbal Kitchen: Paprika

In this book excerpt from The Herbal Kitchen, author and herbalist Kami McBride highlights an herb common in our kitchen – paprika! – and shares three culinary herbal oil recipes that present this herb as the star of the show and provide an easy and inviting way to season your cooking with this tasty and beneficial spice. Packed full of…

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