Doreen’s Five Favorite Weeds for First Aid
I’d like you to meet a few friends of mine, some of whom willingly travel over hill and dale, wherever you want to go, while another needs just a little coaxing to get it to join in. These friends – Plantain, Chickweed, Heal-All, Yarrow, and Cottonwood – are my Five...
Bupleurum – a short essay
Bupleurum root has a long history of use in many parts of Asia, including China, where it is known as Chai-Hu; Japan (called Saiko); and Korea. There are 74 compounds that have been isolated from Bupleurum, of which the saikosaponins show much promise as a medicinal....
Mushrooms as tinctures
We have been asked about the mushrooms we use in our tinctures. We do not harvest them ourselves, they are organically grown under strict environmental conditions. This, from the grower’s website, tells you a little more about it: “The powders are made...
Traditional Chinese herbs for Immune Support
This list is compiled from NuHerbs, supplying organic, lab-tested herbs from China. They are very knowledgeable and are very conscientious about the quality of their herbs. The Wild & Weedy Apothecary carries tincture of all these herbs except for the Asian...
Immune-supporting Herbs
We carry all of these herbs as tinctures, some are in combination with each other such as Immune Support Formula and Core Defense formula. Specific anti-virals for SARS group Chinese skullcap Houttuynia Japanese Knotweed Herbs to block viral attachment...
Hawthorn – Motherwort Tincture (Crataegus spp.; Leonurus cardiaca)
Hawthorn – Motherwort Tincture This compound is a cardiac tonic and restorative, useful for strengthening the connective tissue of the blood and lymph vessels and heart structure, and to enhance normal heart rhythm. Not a specific remedy but rather an adaptogen...
Core Protocol Herbs for Lyme
The Wild & Weedy Apothecary carries all of the suggested Core Protocol herbs for treating the symptoms of Lyme disease as outlined by Stephen H. Buhner in HEALING LYME. In fact, that was the main reason we opened our home apothecary for business – Dave’s journey...
Cal-Pop Salve soothes and calms
Cal-Pop Salve is a topical remedy with anti-microbial properties for wound healing and for various skin conditions such as eczema and minor cuts or scrapes. Our formula is made with coconut oil and is double infused with whole-plant Eschscholzia, that is, flowers,...
Making Chickweed Oil – UPDATED
Chickweed is very useful for cooling all types of inflammations.
