Anahata Apothecary

06/03/2026

💛Lemon balm tincture

🌱Lemon balm (Melissa officianalis) is known to support relaxation and help with physical and mental wellbeing - helping to calm nerves, uplift mood and bring emotional balance.

🌱Lemon balm contains an enzyme (rosmarinic acid) that increases GABA in the brain. GABA is one of the inhibitory neurotransmitters, which is used by the brain to prevent over-excitement and bring balance. This produces a calming effect, making lemon balm useful for those with mild anxiety, nervousness or other stress related symptoms.

🌱Lemon balm has mild sedative properties so can also be a really helpful sleep aid - helping to fall asleep easier and to stay asleep for longer.

🌱Lemon balm has also traditionally been used to aid digestion - helping to soothe bloating, indigestion and gas.

✨ Lemon balm is traditionally ruled by Jupiter, so it embodies expansive, uplifting and joyful qualities. This tincture was started on a Thursday, the day of the week associated with Jupiter, to really draw on these energies.

🔮Lemon balm is believed to attract love and harmony, success and opportunities, and for healing emotional wounds. Symbolises feminine energy and intuition.

• Herbalism • Astroherbalism • Apothecary •

27/02/2026

Awaken the Spirit: Spring Equinox Workshop🌸

Join us as we celebrate the Spring Equinox, a time when day and night are equal, and a balance point of the year.
This workshop honours the rhythms of nature and the energy of spring, a season of growth and renewal.

Herbal Alchemy: Spring Tonic🌱
Spring is not just about cleaning our homes; it's also about cleansing our bodies.
We will look into plant allies that help to support us through the season and boost immunity after winter.
You will learn how to make a traditional Spring Tonic Oxymel, using raw honey and apple cider vinegar, along with spring herbs known for their cleansing benefits.

Honouring the Air🌬️
The Spring Equinox connects to the East and the Element of Air. To embody this energy, we will create Spring Wind Chimes, which will hold our intentions for the season. Let the spring breeze carry our hopes and goals into reality.

Everything in nature is coming alive.

The Earth is turning from the dark depths of winter to an outward manifestation of the new growth cycle.

Come celebrate the Spring Equinox and align with the season of awakening and balance.

Tickets available here ✨
https://dandelion.events/e/awakenthespirit

10/02/2026

Fresh batch of fire cider available 🔥

Fire cider is a spicy, vinegar-based tonic used in folk medicine to support the immune system and improve digestion.
It’s absolutely amazing for clearing congestion and warming the body up ♥️

Can be taken as a daily shot, or diluted with water as a longer drink or tea.
Or you can add honey for a sweet and spicy kick!

Ingredients: raw apple cider vinegar (with the mother), ginger, garlic, chilli, onion, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, rosehips, star anise, cloves, bay, rosemary, sage 🌱🔥

Send me a message if you’d like a bottle ✨

07/02/2026

After a very cosy, restful and restorative start to year, things are beginning to gently get moving here again 🌀

A beautiful, and very wet, afternoon at the well for Imbolc last Sunday, giving gratitude and thanks for the water of life, freely flowing from the depths of the earth, rising up like the seeds that will soon be sprouting into life around us 🌱

Also sharing my available remedies - tinctures, glycerites, elderberry syrup and fire cider.
I’ll be at on Sunday and bringing all of these with me 🙏

And I’ll hopefully be starting herbalism workshops again in Spring 🌸♥️

14/12/2025

Magical tinctures, elixirs and more for the Mystic Market at Bar Nothing, Margate today 12-6 🔮✨🌀

13/12/2025

Beautiful sunshine today for the Winter Fair at Windmill Community Gardens Margate 🌞♥️

Here 11-2 with freshly made elderberry syrup, fire cider and herbal glycerites for winter season support and wellness 🌀✨

05/12/2025

Winter Solstice Herbalism Workshop ✨

Join us as we gather on the cusp of solstice to honour the magic and healing of winter.

This workshop will be weaving together the herbal folklore of mistletoe and starting your own mistletoe tincture, crafting winter smudging wands, and new moon solstice intention setting.

Celebrate the turning of the wheel with Earth-centred wisdom, mindful creativity and gentle ritual.

https://dandelion.events/e/anahatawintersolstice

18/11/2025

Join me at Windmill Community Gardens Margate on Saturday 6th December to celebrate winter, learn about remedies to support you through the season, and make herbal balms and fire cider 🔥

https://windmillcommunitygardensmargate.com/workshop-and-events/

❄️ Winter Herbalism Workshop ❄️

Join us as we welcome and celebrate the winter solstice at the community gardens. We will be exploring traditional and practical herbal remedies for immunity, warmth, and resilience during the autumn and winter months.

We will be making and taking home our own homemade Fire Cider, a classic, spicy herbal tonic and our own herbal balms to take home with us.

Whether you're new to herbalism or deepening your own practice, this is a chance to connect with the season through plants and community.

❄️Winter Herbalism workshop with .apothecary
📅 Saturday 6th December
⏰ 1 -3pm
📍 At Windmill Community Gardens Margate
🎫 Tickets now available online via our BookWhen page (link in our description)

22/10/2025

ELDERBERRY SYRUP ♥️

Brewed slowly and with love on 21/10/2025 in a small batch using organic goodness: elderberries, rose hips, fresh ginger, cinnamon, cardamom, star anise, cloves, fresh turmeric, black pepper, and raw honey 🍯

Rich in antioxidants and vitamins, this natural remedy supports the immune system. Just what the body calls for in the colder months. An essential for autumn/winter ♥️

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Free local delivery 💌

18/10/2025

A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined me for my herbalism workshop today 🍂
�It was an absolute joy to share the afternoon with you all exploring the supportive herbs of autumn, and to be in the perfect place for connecting with the season and each other at the wonderful Windmill Community Gardens Margate ✨

As always, very grateful for the plants and the healing they offer, and for the people who come together to learn from them and honour their gifts 🌿🔥🍎

15/10/2025

Hawthorn Glycerite ♥️

Hawthorn is primarily used as a heart tonic. One of our native adaptogens, Hawthorn helps to regulate and bring balance - maintaining normal blood pressure levels and improving circulation. Rich in antioxidants,it protects against oxidative stress, and supports the entire cardiovascular system.

Hawthorn also supports emotional healing by comforting grief and heartache, opening and protecting the emotional heart, and promoting resilience and healthy boundaries.
It helps ease heart-related anxiety, uplifts emotional numbness, and is used energetically to soften guardedness, increase compassion, and aid recovery from trauma or disappointment - encouraging us to remain in heart space when tempted to close off from it, and to open our hearts to giving and receiving love.

This tincture has been lovingly made with hawthorn berries and vegetable glycerin, so it really is a sweet and gentle elixir for the heart ♥️

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11/10/2025

Set up for the afternoon at Elysium ✨

New tinctures & fresh elderberry syrup ♥️