Medicinal Plants in your Garden
It’s that time of year…the sun is shining, flowers are blooming, and gardens are growing! Plants are outstanding allies for a number of reasons. Plants not only provide us with a source of nutrition, but can also be used for everyday ailments. While most of us will use our garden spaces to grow our favourite […]
Spagyric Tinctures
Spagyric medicine is a ancient form of botanical medicine and is similar to that of homeopathic medicine, in the sense that through the process of creating a spagyric tincture the herbal remedy becomes more potent and reaches a highly energized state.1,3,4 Spagyric medicine, theory, and philosophy have much more depth than I just stated and […]
Herbal Bitters
Herbal Bitters Bitters are a group of plant constituents, which are not like other plant constituents but are rather distinguishable by their taste when consumed (bitter principle). Many believe that for bitters to induce their physiological effects they must be tasted. This is important when considering how to use bitters, for example as a tincture […]