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Plantain Leaf Benefits and Recipes | Herbal Academy | Learn the many benefits of plantain leaf (Plantago spp.) and how to use it in two simple recipes, a juice and a face mask.

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ON June 25,2020

Plantain Leaf Benefits and Recipes

Since the launch of The Foraging Course, we’ve had a renewed interest in the humble, helpful herbs that grow right outside our doors. Plantain leaf (Plantago spp.) is one such wonder “weed” that’s found all over the globe. Two of the most common species, broadleaf plantain (P. major) and ribwort plantain (P. lanceolata), have followed…

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ON June 19,2020

How and Where to Buy Herbs in Times of Upheaval

At the outset of the current global pandemic, herbalists were more grateful than ever for the revered roots in our own apothecarie...

G I V E A W A Y || The wonderful Julia at @simply.

G I V E A W A Y || The wonderful Julia at @simply.living.well has teamed up with Herbal Academy to give away two copies of each of our books! Our Botanical Skin Care Recipe Book includes 194 tried-and-true herbalist-approved natural skin care recipes, and Simply Living Well has more than 100 recipes, remedies, DIYs, and tips to inspire a simple, slow, sustainable home. Simply Living Well will give away one set of books on her feed, and we'll give away one set here. You are welcome to enter on both accounts. 🍃

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Do you have a morning routine? This recipe comes f

Do you have a morning routine? This recipe comes from the HA blog, something we shared alongside this simple morning gratitude practice: begin your day with intention and gratitude. Identify 3 things you are grateful for, spend some time thinking about them, and then write them down in a notebook or journal. Like any consistent self-care routine in your life, cultivating a gratitude practice can help to replenish your energy each day, and is truly a wonderful way to center yourself before moving into your day. ✨

Similar to spending time with loved ones to intentionally foster relationships, spending time in gratitude can add joy to your life and provide an opportunity for a consistent appreciation of life’s little joys, even when life is challenging. 🌼

Of course, you can incorporate herbs into your morning gratitude practice, and we’re sharing our tea blend as a starting place. 🍃

Tulsi has gentle adaptogenic properties that supports the body’s resilience in the face of stressful situations (1), and is a calming nervine as well. Dandelion root is a powerful digestive aid that can be used as a morning tonic to support the body’s detoxification pathways (2), and offers grounding root energy. Ginger is beneficial as a tea for its ability to soothe and promote digestion, increase circulation, and warm the body from the inside out. Due to its invigorating, warming properties, ginger can wake the body up, making it a perfect catalyst for a gratitude reflection.

GROUNDING GRATITUDE TEA

1 cup water
1 tsp dried tulsi leaf (or a handful of fresh leaves/ flowers)
1 tsp dried dandelion root
½ tsp dried ginger rhizome (or 2 thin slices of fresh ginger)

Directions: Place the dried herbs into a tea ball or bag, & place it into a ceramic mug. If using fresh ginger, slice 2 thin pieces and place them directly in the mug. Bring the water to a boil. Remove from heat and pour over herbs. Allow the tea to steep, covered, for 15-20 minutes. Remove the herbs from the cup. Sweeten tea if desired. Enjoy with your morning routine. .
. (1) Tulsi – Ocimum sanctum: A herb for all reasons. Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine
(2) The modern herbal dispensatory

Healthy boundary setting is a great practice no ma

Healthy boundary setting is a great practice no matter where you live and in any season, but it is especially important to utilize if you are engaging in social settings or denser populations. Absorbing other energies around you or internalizing situations you witness are constant challenges that one must be prepared to face on a daily basis. Herbs can certainly help us establish and maintain these healthy boundaries. 💛

Since boundaries are often perceived and felt energetically and emotionally within a person, flower essences, which support us on an energetic level, are a handy herbal preparation. Below you’ll find our favorite flower essence recipe from the blog for cultivating healthy boundaries over time and offering acute boundary protection when needed. 🌸

Hawthorn is a well-known herb for helping protect, nourish, and tonify the energies of the heart and the physical cardiovascular system (The Energetics of Western Herbs by Peter Holmes). Taken as a flower essence in formula with pink yarrow, a classic essence for cultivating appropriate emotional boundaries, and centaury, a supportive aid for empowering one’s ability to say “no” and honoring personal needs, this blend addresses many angles of healthy boundary setting at once (FES Flower Essence Guide). Carry this formula with you and use as needed as you ease into social settings and trek around the city. 🌼

FLOWER ESSENCE FORMULA FOR HEALTHY BOUNDARIES 🌻

1 drop hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) stock essence
1 drop pink yarrow (Achillea millefolium var. rubra) stock essence
1 drop centaury (Centaurium erythraea) stock essence
15 ml spring water ✨

Directions: Pour the spring water into a clean 1/2-ounce glass dropper bottle. Add the flower essences to the dropper bottle. Shake the dropper bottle lightly to combine. Enjoy 4 drops of the flower essence formula 4 times per day, or take it intuitively in drop doses as needed throughout the day. 🌸

Flower essence instructions can be found on our blog. For those of you that prefer to buy instead of DIY, may we suggest checking out BOUNDARIES + PROTECTION flower essence by Herbal Academy student and collaborator @alysonsimplygrows. Take care!

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Herbal Roots 101: How to Prepare and Use Roots for Wellness | Herbal Academy | Use herbal roots for wellness! In this post, you'll learn when to harvest roots, how to prepare them for use, and you'll even find several recipes to try.

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ON November 27,2018

Herbal Roots 101: How to Prepare and Use Roots for Wellness

Autumn is here, and by now, most plants have gone to seed. The vibrant energy we saw so abundantly all summer has sunk down into t...

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