Colour changing St John's Wort
Colour changing St John's Wort!
Hypericum feels like it's made of sunshine, its bright yellow flowers bloom at the summer soltice and its a traditional go-to remedy for Seasonal Affected Disorder.
Here we see how the sun has kissed it pink, with the green remaining where it's been in the shade.
From garden to dispensary.
We have been nurturing our mighty Pokeroot plant (Phytolacca decandra) in the Urban Fringe garden for the last 2 years. Max was herbal hero and dug this enormous root up in the pouring rain. I've spent the day carefully processing the roots ready to make a concentrate extract from it (a tincture). We use pokeroot in our medicinal blends to support the immune system and healthy lymph flow, especially in cases of lingering infections or swollen glands (lymph nodes) in the neck. A great example of locally grown natural medicine, handmade by professionals.
Photos of the tincture to follow, ran out of time today, it was a ginormous root!
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✨✨HERBAL BOOKS ✨✨ Bit of a tome, this one. For those of you who are into chemistry, plants and emotions this is for you! A more advanced herbal medicine textbook usually used during Medical Herbalism training, but it's a key one. This book may go well with our earlier post about Polyvagal Theory and is particularly useful in practice, since herbalists often work extensively supporting people with mental health challenges.
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HERBAL BOOKS SERIES 🤓🌿📚 This is another great book to have at home to help those beginning to explore herbal home remedies gain confidence. Anne McIntyre brings together Ayurvedic and Western herbal traditions with a wealth of experience and knowledge. The book is organised by eras in a woman's life, with clear safety information, home recipes and sources for more guidance.
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✨✨ HOLISTIC HEALTH BOOKS ✨✨ Polyvagal Theory is a fascinating field developed by distinguished neuroscientist Stephen Porges. It describes the anatomy and physiology of anxiety and trauma in the body, providing a way to bring together conditions of emotions and the mind and the physical self. PVT is used in psychotherapy, somatic experience, western herbal medicine, massage and other disciplines. We are working to bring it into our approach at the Urban Fringe alongside diet and herbal medicine. This book is a useful introduction with practical exercises, though you can also find many videos and self help tips online.
As Max puts it: " Polyvagal Theory; the end of the body / mind separation!"
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✨✨FEBRUARY HERBAL BOOKS ✨✨Well not quite herbal. It may surprise you to know that the majority of the training to become a medical herbalist is standard, medical school level anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. We often work with chronic conditions and use diet as a main strategy towards health alongside medicinal plants. Fats and health are forever a hot topic and it can be hard to find reliable science-based information. This is a fantastic and accessible guide, written by a woman who knows her stuff and explains it well.
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✨✨FEBRUARY HERBAL BOOKS ✨✨We couldn't resist continuing with our January series on books, its great to rediscover old favourites and shout about new loves. Following on from last week's stepping-stone test, this is a more in-depth reference Herbal. Carole Fisher is a biochemist who qualified as a medical herbalist in 1993. The book is organised by botanical family with monographs for 180 plants, each spanning several pages and including botany, traditional use, chemistry, an overview of major scientific research, dosage and safety. Once or twice we have found key new information in this book which has been absent in other reference books. A reliable asset for anyone digging deeper into the science and application of herbal medicine. Come have a look at our copy!
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✨✨HERBAL BOOKS ✨✨We have a lot of people come in to talk about learning more about herbs, whether students of herbal medicine or people interested in gardening, foraging and making at home. This book is a fantastic stepping stone between light introductions and full-blown professional textbooks. Hoffman guides aficionado readers through the body systems with a focus on practical use of the book for home remedies. However the strongest aspect of this text lies in Hoffman's holistic approach to health, herbs and the human body. Rather than simplifying, saying 'use this plant for this problem' as more surface level texts tend to, he shapes the perspective of the reader to look at the whole person picture and the multifaceted actions of herbs. This is a brilliant introduction to the holistic approach of plant medicine with useful monographs to help bridge the gap between starter texts and enormous tomes!
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🌿🌿✨FROM GARDEN TO DISPENSARY ✨🌿🌿Remember the echinacea plants growing in our medicine garden? Well check this out! From beautiful plants, to scrupulously cleaned and chopped fresh 3yr old roots, to macerating tincture, to pressed out final product! It has a lively tingle on the tongue (a sign of quality) and still holds a bright freshness of the fresh plant. We are very proud of our foray into Echinacea cultivation and tincture making, since this is a notoriously difficult preparation to make well. Pop in or check our our website to grab some of the homemade stock before we go back to our usual (admittedly wonderful) supplier.
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Photos: thanks Rachel Sokal
Please avoid or seek professional advice for under 12yr olds or if pregnant.
Indigo Balm Mixing
Mixing our Indigo balm could possibly be the most delightfully hypnotic experience and one of our favourite jobs at the dispensary. Hands up who could watch this all day🙌And look at that colour!
Urban Garden
Sneak peek of the Urban Fringe garden! A haven of wild in the centre of the city and the perfect spot for lunchtime tea sipping. What are your lunchtime surroundings today?
