Prairie Magic Herbals

22/04/2025

Happy Earth Day! I hope you all get a chance to spend some time in nature today, weather in your own yard, on a nature trail, at a lake, or a nearby area. It's beautiful and sunny here and I will be out in my garden today. This is a song My herbal instructors had taught me early on.

eu e a floresta..The Spirit of the plants has come to meIn the form of a beautiful dancing green womanHer eyes filled me with peaceHer dance filled me with p...

29/03/2025

Know your plants. Garden centers selling St Johns wort (h. moserianum/tricolor first image). Medicinal Hypericum-St Johns wort (for tinctures and oils) other 2 pics. Leaves are narrow and held to light, you should see tiny glands that looks like translucent dots (perforatum of hypericum perforatum). Moserianum tricolor is a cultivar hybrid for pretty garden landscape only.
Similarly, cultivated colored yarrow that is used for cut flower bouquets, it is not the wild white yarrow used medicinally.

28/03/2025

March 29 is healing weeds awareness day! Don't spray...yard weeds can heal. What’s wrong with weeds? Natural environments, gardens, parks and public places are home to huge varieties of plants and flowers, and weeds are an important part of that ecosystem. On Weeds Appreciation Day, consider how much fun you had with dandelions as a child before you pull them up; and consider how many of these weeds are in fact edible (make sure to check it’s safe!), and used in healing medicine...like dandelions, plantain, chickweed, violets, wild lettuce, purslane, yellow dock, and more. No chemical spray !

24/03/2025

Know your antifungal plants and internal or topical uses accordingly . Plants like garlic, rosemary, oregano. Black walnut, calendula, Pau d'arco and others.

New cases of a dangerous, drug-resistant fungus have been identified in at least two states’ hospital systems.

18/02/2025

This is me. Have at least one box of multiple size empty jars in the basement and that doesn't include canning jars that I use. Since everything seems to be going to plastic, I say actual glass jars are going to be the new valued Exchange😂🤣

16/02/2025

Are you prepared with your herbal or homeopathic cold and flu remedies? I have taught herbs for prevention, immune support and to relieve various symptoms. At various locations I have also taught antibiotic options and antiviral options. For those of you who have already had these classes, pull out your notes and make preparations.

TOPEKA (KSNT) – Flu cases are intensifying across the capital city and the nation. The Center for Disease Control (CDC) estimates at least 310,000 people have been hospitalized from the winte…

13/02/2025

For your new followers of Prairie Magic Herbals and for those of you who have continued to follow this page over the years. I appreciate you and your ongoing support of my herbal classes and information.

08/02/2025

In these uncertain times, it's more important than ever to have not only your own sources of a food garden, but also a medicinal/apothecary garden. I love teaching to Empower your plant based healthcare for you and your family. In creating our own herbal remedies for wellness as well as when illness arises, you can save money, know exactly what is in preparations and use herbs simply and safely. Upcoming workshops teach traditional medicine making, plant identification, growing, harvesting, wild crafting ethically, herb safety, how to create your own medicine garden , remedies for variety of issues, and many more topics

I will be teaching again soon, both in person (Topeka & vicinity) and via Zoom & video recording for participants.

If you are interested in being on a class email list list, message me . I also will post here on Facebook as well.

03/02/2025

Yarrow (Achillea millefolium), is an aromatic perennial II use in multiple ways to both prevent and assist with cold and flu. I make my yarrow tincture with fresh yarrow Blossom and leaf, about the top third, cut from what I have grown. I have the wild white, traditionally favored medicinally over colored cultivated yarrow, such as the yellows, Reds, Etc other colors that people grow for bouquets. I add yarrow into my winter prevention rotation of herbs. I take drops of tincture internally, because yarrow helps kill influenza A and B. Most bacteria and viruses enter through your nose and eyes. An herbal instructor of years ago told me to put a small amount of tincture on your index finger and snort the drops into your nose, the combination of the yarrow and alcohol prevented illnesses from entering through your nose.
You can also use yarrow to make your own Gypsy Cold Care tea. Rosemary Gladstar"s recipe combines yarrow, elderflower, and peppermint or spearmint. If you do not make your own, Traditional Medicinals tea already creates a cold flu tea that is basically Gypsy cold care formula.
Yarrow is also good respiratory, lung support.
As always, if you have other Medical issues, are pregnant or breastfeeding or are taking Pharmaceuticals please speak to your health care professional before using any herb or preparation.

Yarrow additional information from my Heirlooms and Herbals podcast

In this episode of Mother Earth News and Friends, Joanne Bauman discusses growing and using yarrow (Achillea millefolium), its history, beautiful flowers, culinary and medicinal use. Joanne Bauman, a Kansas herbalist, shares the gift of the green nations (healing food and medicine plants) in the Wis...

01/01/2025

This has been a year of handling multiple challenges. I'm sure some of you have too . A goal of 2025 is to Focus again on my herbal work and get back to offering classes online and possibly in person. Stay tuned and I will post here and also send emails on when and where for classes. Wishing you all a year of health, happiness and peace. For the new year beginning, I wish you moments spent in nature with trees and plants to renew and ground.

29/12/2024

Sharing from Linda Black Elk, good reminders

My feed is filled with people talking about being ill with whichever viral plague is currently going around. I know you’ve all heard me talk about viral illnesses before (especially during the pandemic) but a refresher discussion is never a bad thing, and this has been on my mind a lot since my son was recently hospitalized with Influenza A.

My son’s case was a bit different, as he DID NOT follow any wellness protocols, didn’t use any traditional or over-the-counter medications, and he sat on a dry, germ-filled plane for five hours without moving or drinking water! (ugh… you can teach them everything you know, but getting them to DO it is a completely different thing!)

Anyway, here’s the checklist that my family is following to prevent and treat complications from viral infections right now:

1) Am I staying very hydrated? (you can’t stay hydrated with coffee and soda)
2) Am I using Vitamin D3, Zinc, and Vitamin C?
3) Am I getting fresh air, sunlight (even if it’s cold), and some sort of exercise?
4) Am I using fire cider and elderberry elixir?
5) Am I drinking one immune boosting, anti-inflammatory tea or broth blend per day?
*** nettles, willow bark, turmeric, garlic, onion, chilies, ginger, devils claw, rosemary, oregano, thyme, green tea, pine needles, cloves, cinnamon ... mushrooms such as reishi, turkey tail, lions mane, and chaga
6) If I am congested, am I using an expectorant?
*** slippery elm, marshmallow, mullein, hot chilies, and linden leaf. In a pinch you can use something like mucinex.
7) Am I taking care of my gut microbiome?
*** kimchi, sauerkraut, keffir, yogurt, or in a pinch you could try an over-the-counter probiotic. Make sure you’re also including lots of fiber.
8 ) Am I avoiding inflammatory foods as much as possible? (such as refined flour, refined white sugar, food colorings, preservatives, dairy and alcohol)

I have found that, when we follow this checklist, we don’t get as sick, we are not sick as long, and we avoid complications such as pneumonia or long-term illnesses. Stay well, friends and relatives!
Love you all!

02/01/2024

Goodbye old year...do what you do to clear and welcome a new year and a new beginning. Rest renew, burn some Sage, sweep the old out the door, Etc. Ready to get things back on target for the new year.