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Cleavers Materia Medica

It’s starting to feel more like winter here in Colorado.  We have been busy in the store making yummy tummy tea to help you keep warm and cold remedy teas to help nip those nasty colds in the bud. Cleavers is an herb that I recently had the pleasure to explore. I woke up one Monday […]

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Cinnamon Materia Medica

DURING THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES CINNAMON WAS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SPICES.  ITS SWEET AND SPICY TASTE STILL MAKES IT A POPULAR HERB USED TODAY.  CINNAMON IS MOST COMMONLY ADDED TO FOOD TO ENHANCE ITS FLAVOR, HOWEVER IT WAS USED FOR MUCH MORE THAN COOKING IN ANCIENT TIMES. The use of cinnamon is dated back all the way the […]

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Echinacea Materia Medica

Today Echinacea is one of the most popular herbs used in America.  Echinacea is often used to help relieve cold and flu symptoms as well as shorten the duration of the cold.  It is also often used to help boost the immune system during the onset of cold season. Although echinacea is a very popular […]

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Licorice Root

Licorice is very popular in the winter time taken as a tea with other herbs to help relieve sore throats, coughs, stomach aches, and help boost the immune system.  Just the thought of curling up on a cold fall or winter day with a cup of licorice tea may have a calming and peaceful effect […]

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Schizandra Materia Medica

SCHIZANDRA BERRIES WERE WIDELY USED BY THE ANCIENT CHINESE ROYALTY AS A BEAUTIFIER, YOUTH PRESERVER, AND REPRODUCTIVE TONIC. It is still very popular in the Asian culture today often used to help improve mental function, to strengthen sex organs, and as a skin beautifier.  Siberian hunters consume the berries to help their bodies function in […]

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Valerian Materia Medica

The Root That Calms the Storm There are some herbs that hold a subtle magic—the kind that draws you in, not with bright blossoms or pleasant perfume, but with a quiet, earthy strength. Valerian (Valeriana officinalis) is one of those plants. With its tall stems crowned in soft white to pale pink blossoms, valerian might […]

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Linden Materia Medica

Stay Grounded (and Soothed) That heady, floral scent drifting along sidewalks and driveways? Linden trees—making urban walking a sensory delight—are indeed planted on purpose. Legend holds that the graceful Tilia was once the nymph Philyra, transformed by the gods to escape sorrow. Today, these fragrant guardians stand as living symbols of solace and transformation. In […]

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Indian Sarsaparilla

EVER WONDERED WHAT SARSAPARILLA IS? DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE AT LEAST TWO DIFFERENT KINDS? Indian Sarsaparilla is an herb of many faces. Often called “False Sarsaparilla” for its frequent confusion with the American variety. It is a plant that packs as much punch as it has names. Known originally to the ancient healing […]

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Sweet Marjoram Essential Oil

MATERIA MEDICA: SWEET MARJORAM ESSENTIAL OIL Latin Name: Origanum majorana Sweet Marjoram is one of our favorite essential oils.  Its aroma is warm, spicy, and very earthy.  It is usually pale yellow or pale amber in color.  It is native to the Mediterranean region; France, Morocco, Italy, Poland, and Germany are some of the countries […]

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Arnica Materia Medica

This bright yellow flower native to the alpine climate of the Rocky Mountains is a perfect symbol of warmer weather on its way. Also known as leopard’s bane and mountain tobacco, arinca is in the same family as the sunflower and has been used since the 1500’s for its healing roots and medicinal flowers. The […]

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