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Mugwort, Artemesia vulgaris
When running a herb stall at the market, I’m often asked for mugwort, she is a much sought after herb. Though I’m never sure which use she is intended for. There are many applications, let’s look at a few.
But first of all, getting clear on identifying the plant is important. Mugwort...
Recipe from Barbara Wilkinson, Herb Society Chair
Words by Hannah Charman MNIMH MGHR
It’s been a very long time since I qualified as a Medical Herbalist. Since then I’ve grown to love my work more than ever, but there have always been a few aspects that didn’t quite add up to me. One was that we’re taught that we use
‘the whole herb for the whole person’
Yet when we make a tea ...
words by the Seed SistAs
In Shakespeare’s Macbeth, the eerie chant of the three “weird sisters”—eye of newt, toe of frog—is all too familiar. These lines have helped cement the image of witches as sinister figures stirring grotesque brews. But as ‘witchy herbalists’ ourselves, we became curious about these phrases. After a little digging and so...
