Recently, in my own herbwalking journey, I decided to try henna for hair, and learned that there’s more to learn than what they put in the little packages of henna at the health food store! What did I learn? 1. The hair salon stylists didn’t tell the truth. Big shock right? They said that henna […]
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People often ask me what herbal (also known as phytotherapy) books I recommend that have a scientific backing to them. Well this is definitely one of them. Principles and Practice of Phytotherapy by Simon Mills and Kerry Bone. While it doesn’t cover an exhaustive list of western medicinal plants, it does cover 44 of some […]
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My introduction to Juliette de Bairacli Levy was when I was researching for my thesis on herbal medicine for dogs. Her name kept coming up again and again, apparently for good reason. Born Nov 11, 1912, she grew up with her mother, father and three sisters, as well as a nanny, chauffeur, maid and gardener. […]
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