My great Grandmother was a Cherokee Medicine Woman and my Irish Granddad was an herbalist. How could I not find my way to herbal medicine? It's in me bones! Love your thinking. I'm in my late 60's and so glad I followed my heart and soul. Your recipes and way of life are wonderful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love.
The first time I drank peppermint tea in the mid 70's when I was 16 years old it was a revelation. I grew up near Los Angeles in California, I had no contact with herbs before that other than dried spices in a tin. The first thing I did when I turned 18 was to move out of LA. The second thing I did was to find a place to rent where I could grow a garden. I have been doing it ever sense (now finally owning a home). I I worked as a graphic artist for an herbal/vitamin store for over four decades, I learned a lot, they had a library of books that I would sit and read for hours. I not only am interested in herbs it is a passion, an ever growing passion. I have so many different herbs growing in my garden, always adding more. I just harvested chamomile and mugwort. And I made a mead of roses and lemon balm. I love this channel, as much as I have studied there is always more to learn!!!
Great video! I'm 56 and know now that I'm going to be an herbalist. I've been healed from a state where I was dying and after falling on deaf ears from doctors, I took my health into my own hands, using herbs, energy medicine and learned listening to my own body. All of the points you've made are in me - in fact, they have always been in me. I just didn't know it. So, again thank you for your video!
I don't know if you read these comments but I too had trouble growing echinacea purpurea from seed many years ago. I learned that if I put the seeds in the fridge or freezer for a few weeks and then sowed them in a flat with a plastic cover, they germinated and grew every time. A hint from PEI, Canada.
My granny used to have books 📚 from herbalist 🌿 next to her bed and she enjoyed to read them and use their remedies. That's what I do now as well. I was shocked when I've heard that some of those books are going to be banned in the USA 🇺🇸 and even such content will not be shown on TH-cam anymore. I hope that's not happening because I love to watch these channels 🌱
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden I believe this was what businesses and/or governments wanted with our supplements, so all supplement businesses now have to register each one, it took a while. This stopped supplements such as Red Clover from being banned, so maybe this is how they are approaching, herbalism now too. This is the first I have heard of it, but we need to make a noise for this not to happen.
Loved what you said about building a relationship with the plant beings. It's so important to ask them if you may harvest them, and then respecting their boundaries. Thank you so much for empowering more to be herbalists!!
My maternal grandmother lived in the Appalachian Mountains & I would spend my summers with her. I now know she was what the Appalachians call a "granny witch". She had a deep connection to the land & nature. Although she never sat me down to teach me things, she managed to impart so much knowledge about herbs & nature as she went about her daily tasks with me in tow. I had forgotten it until she passed (after battling Alzheimer's for years) & I found her box of recipes that also contained little scribbled notecards with various herbal remedies. I started learning more about herbs & often, when a friend mentions they have a certain ailment, that part of my brain fires up & I think "hey - I know an herbal remedy for that" - almost as though my granny is whispering in my ear. I think that is why I enjoy your videos so much - you impart that same connection to the earth & natural wisdom that she did. Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
That is wonderful! Hearing your grandmother whisper a remedy - or is just your own deep memories resurfacing? Or are they the same thing? So fascinating, our relationships with plants and ancestors xx
I learned a great deal reading about Appalachian folk and how they used plants for medicine. Connecting to the earth is essential and so valuable not only for medicine but for living a balanced and healthy life.
I think your 5 points are bang on, Terri. I am a master herbalist and it enriches my life and helps me support the health of my family and friends. It grew naturally out of my love for plants. What's trickier though is if people want to make money from herbalism as there are very strict laws regulating the sale of home grown herbal products in the UK, maybe in Ireland too. I think it all comes down to why someone wants to follow this path. As you say, in many respects it is a birthright.
People don't realise that a lot of medicines have derived from plants, but are now synthetically produced by drug companies. We all use plants without realising, dock for a nettle sting, honey and lemon for colds, chamomile to relax and help with sleep to name a few. The power of mother nature is amazing. So glad there are people like you Terri to inspire us to use them xx
Huge yes to all 5 questions. You have already inspired me to learn more about plants so I have just started building a materia medica and am reading books, watching videos and listening to podcasts. I have decided I will sign up to your course next week and dive right in
Good morning Terry! Thank you for another video/wisdom shared today. Sunday morning, blue skies and the smeel of autumn are slowly starting to float and flow around us ❤️ I was just about to go out to the garden, we're sowing the autumn/winter crops and saving seeds for next season. Sending much love to you and everyone who read this ❤️🌺
That was just wonderful in so many ways. Your words of course, your furry kids, your property looks absolutely amazing, the filming and music.....it's indeed so rewarding when I make an herbal remedy and a neighbor calls for refills. That's one of the best feelings ever.💜🍃💜. You provide so much information and inspiration.
Oh this video is perfect! Since becoming disabled I can barely walk or even see well enough to read anymore but I managed to continue caring for my precious plants and my connection to them is so strong and precious to me. I never thought I’d be able to be a herbalist as I cannot read (I speak into my phone and it writes for me too!) but I’ve found some good websites that read aloud to me and for my birthday in a couple weeks I will be buying myself your herbalism course💖 I’m so excited!
so beautiful: the kitty enjoying the lovely garden, the light shining through the leaves .....all Terri's wisdom, the lovely music....thank you so much 💚
I am always so happy after offering tinctures, salves and teas to family and friends -and having them return to me with an excited and amazed response about how they worked so well. It’s as if they think it’s complete magic and I’ve done some kind of spell to make them better 💕 I think we’re amazed at the wonder and healing of Mother Earth after too many generations of “forgetting”. Thank you, Terry for all that you contribute to my ability to help others.
Wonderful video and so inspiring. Herbalism can sometimes be a little daunting with so much to understand. Back to my studies even at my age. Great cup of coffee this morning.
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Sometimes I wish I could put the books under my pillow and absorb the wisdom.😂 I don't like to mow anymore either. Let them grow!!
A lovely video designed to inspire, i think folk ought to be made aware that the word 'herbalist' holds many forms. To be self taught is fine and to be able to administer for family, but to become a certified herbalist takes three years of study with 500 hrs supervised training and will include areas such as , botany, anatomy, diagnostic skills, nutrition and diet, health and safety, pathology, physiology and other related areas, thats even before you commence actual herbal study. i do wish you all luck with whatever path you choose, anything so precious isnt learnt easily.
A brilliant film this week Terri, I think your questions are the correct first five, for us to ask ourselves before embarking on this journey, well done, and all the best.
Thanks for your video. I find your five questions to be right on the mark. About fifty years ago, when I really started my plant medicine journey, it dawned on me that all the plants growing around us serve to treat all the ailments and illness that can and do afflict us. I have faith in plant medicine, where else does medicine come from?, using it for myself on a continuous basis. I do try to share my knowledge with other folk but it seems a lot of people poo poo the thought that plants can heal. It seems people today are sold on the idea that pharmaceuticals are the answer to all their ills. Of course we know that pharmaceuticals are not the healing compounds they are purported to be as so many pharmaceuticals have disastrous effects on a persons body. Modern doctors are always juggling drug prescriptions in an attempt to find some healing formula but in their efforts many people die from all the side effects of those dangerous artificially manufactured compounds. Plants on the other hand are much more forgiving in nature, however we need to know how to use plants as medicine since they too can be detrimental to a persons well-being and health. Some plants of course are poisonous so gaining knowledge about the herbs we use as medicine is critical. One of the things I learned to do many years ago, and still regularly do, is to ask to hear what plants have to tell us concerning medicine and human well-being. Listening to plants, intuitive medicine, is so important for herbalists to acknowledge and depend upon. Thank God for all the plants on this earth that are not only food but also important and healing medicine.
I've learned so much from your channel, and have slowly started integrating herbs into my gardens. Comfrey has been something I've been digging into a lot, but I've also incorporated many others. I've recently retired and am so thankful to have the opportunity to pursue my passions. Thank you for a wonderful channel.
I'm subscribing to your patreon page :) Herbalism is in my family for generations, my grandfather was good herbalist. I'm myself a hobby herbalist but always learn! Greetings from Scotland :)
All the boxes are checked…I grow my herbs myself. Wild herbs here in the US many times have been compromised due to the use of round up so I don’t trust what is in the wild. Growing my herbs and using them brings me such joy. I have learned many things from you Terri concerning this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Blessings ❤️
You’ll never know the amazing impact you have had on me and my future. Thank you dear heart.❤️ My Granny was from Scotland and she would bring me with her to forage for medicine. I loved every second.
It is indeed naturally in our genes! I love that everything I need for my highest good resides in my garden or in the nearby woods. I love what you do Terri and LOl. 🥰
i have all of these qualities in abundance except love of insects! They bite & really creep me out,they cause disease and almost killed me 2x!I'm not giving up because of them. Love all you do!
Love the perspective of number 1! I breathed a sigh of relief because I can tend to be a perfectionist, hesitate planting or designing a bed because I feel like I don't have enough info on every plant on every level. It was just so encouraging as a reminder that I can trust my intuition & the knowledge I have. ❤️♾️❤️ Thank you!
Growing up as a farmers daughter from a long line of farmers, my mother and grandmother taught me about plants, gardening etc. I was not too interested. I’m 51 now and I study plants/herbs every single day, for about 15 years I think? I make my own soaps, salves, oils and tinctures. I have some customers for my products, I keep studying and learning every single day… could it be I AM a herbalist already…? 🤷♀️😅 I don’t know. I think I’m on my way, but far from ‘there’. I thought I knew mugwort, since I was a child and could pick it with my eyes closed. Just past week when I used an app to confirm that what I saw was mugwort, it was not… and the neighbor lookalike plant was yet another plant in the same family… 🤪 That was disappointing for a moment, I tell you… 😅 But I’ll soldier on, and a day not being outside doesn’t exist for me. Thank you! 😘
I would say you are a true herbalist as you know and practice and know there is souch more to learn. It is a constant practice and making connection. I would bring a pocket botany book for plant I'd as those apps are not reliable xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Thank you! I do use the apps, but I always go back to the books. You probably don’t know ‘Mellie Uyldert’, she was Dutch, her books are my bibles. Among others. I’m Dutch too. 😉
Beautiful 🌺🌺🌺 Thank you Terri 🌺🌺🌺 Plants 🪴 are such an immense blessing in our lives. I am always so grateful for them. Thank you for your beautiful films every week! 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
I can only agree with you, from A to Z. And, above all, the common sense must preside over everything else, always, as a wise guide of passion, compassion, empowering and curiosity. Thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts and have a lovely Sunday and week!
I have been interested in Herbalism for a while now. Ive ordered a few books and have purchased herbs from a reputable herb company and plan to grow about 5 that i know will help me and my family this spring. Thank you for all your videos.
Wonderful questions. So good to see and hear so many people coming back to the old ways and wanting to become empowered. Reminds me of the late 60s/early 70s when many of us moved back to the land. Have a great week - Blessings.
I'm hoping to join this course in the new year I've a long history of using simple herbs on rescue horses and other animals. Not so much for people but I've now got a house with a garden, started growing in April, and have herbs in the garden tinctures in the cupboard, I'm a spirit medium and a writer by trade & I believe in the coming years the natural pharmacy will be, all we will need. Edited, I've been taking herbal tea for stomach and sleep issues, I love gardening and spending hours in the garden learning things our ancestors did daily.
I've been interested in flowers and veg since I was a child. I won five shillings at school when I was 6 for getting the wild flowers correct and the curiosity and needing to learn went further into butterflies, moths, spiders - wherever nature was, so was I! Fish, animals, birds . . . still learning - a previous neighbour used to call me the oracle! LOL! I never considered myself that good!!!! Now I'm learning more about the hedgerow. And you have to know what is poisonous! It is a fascinating subject and I have been doing some things in readiness. I've already learnt a lot from you and I thank you. xxx PS, love the cat!
Wow! I actually wondered if it was in my genes! I lived on the city, but first generations. Family of Dairy farms, chicken runs, etc. But the herbs. My male cousin would put me on his shoulders and tell me to stop when I was drawn to a plant. Always the roses. He would cut them for me put them in my basket. He would tell me what was safe, and what was poison. My great grandmother's did to! I so little that I forgot that! When I saw the title it triggered multiple memories. Thank you so much!
Every single point I felt deep inside my soul resonate with what you were asking. I couldn't pinpoint one single q'n because they're all very significant to me, particularly enjoyment. Stuck in the city for far too long suffocates the actual enjoyment out of life. Growing up in the country makes one want to jump out of their straitjacket ( city living ) and run with the wolves back to the mountains, I feel that strongly about my personal space, privacy and above all, freedom. So yes, I DEFINITELY want to become a herbalist; my grandparents raised me to be an old soul. Out of all my entire family I'm the only one I know of who craves the refreshing, battery charging power of nature on a daily basis and needs ot to survive in this concrete jungle I hate so much. Alot of info to digest, but that's reality for me, and I'm sure alot of introverts could relate. Love your garden and especially your happy cat. Looking forward to your next video. Have a great day 🦋🪷
To all the 'budding' herbalists that fit the 5 criteria Terri spoke about and want to enroll in an EXCELLENT beginning herbalist course that covers all the basics you will need to be successful, I HIGHLY recommend Terri and Lol's beautifully done and engaging course. There is no time better than NOW to take control of your own naturally sourced medicine and tap into your healer within. It opened a new world for me, and it has become a PASSION!
Dear Carolyn, I am delighted to hear that the herbal course has opened a new world for you and that it is now a passion. That is wonderful to hear. thank you so much for the recommendation xx😃 Blessings to you too xx
Hello, Terry. Just wanted to say that I love your garden. I can just feel its beauty through my computer screen! I imagine nature spirits flitting around happily playing in the flowers and being chased by the dog and cat! I definitely could be a herbalist as I have stacks of books on herbs and herbal medicine. I love studying about plants also, though it seems to be a never-ending learning experience! Thank you for the beauty of your videos and sharing your knowledge with us. Best wishes from Devon in Australia.
You're just amazing and inspiring. I always feels so grateful for the wisdom you share. My 8 year old daughter and I foraged Rosehips few weeks ago and made the Rosehip syrup from your other video. It had a gorgeous flavor and color. We got to share with our friends and family too :)) THank you!
❤ Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, I have learned so much from you. I love how easy it is to reference a particular plant, I am a better gardener because of you. ❤ Blessings 🙌
Empowerment…. Yes took up the gauntlet 13 years ago, when I started going through menopause, I decided to go down the natural route… and I found your videos last year and since spring of this year I’ve been making salves and other goodies. I’m loving yours and many other great videos on TH-cam ❤
Thank you again for another lovely, insightful video! I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of both your weed handbooks as there was a bit of a mix up with delivery - all good things come to those who wait! Do you think you’ll ever write any more books? A children’s book for the next generation of magickal kiddos would be a dream 🥹 Blessed be x
HEllo and hope your books have arrived. I am in the middle of finishing a book about medicinal trees and will then move on to an all encompassing book xx A children's book is a great idea.😃
Watching your channel has given me the confidence to harvest some mullein and make a tincture which is happily sitting on the shelf aging. Also last night I had a terrible belly ache. I looked up what teas could help; I found Ginger and black tea. I made a combined cup, and I started to feel better almost immediately (rather than taking that dreadful pink stuff). I am so inspired by your videos. Thank you! I think I will be checking out your course....
You are an amazing beautiful kind and full of great wisdom, for all of us to learn. Thankyou for your amazing videos. Keep up your powerful work sharing it with all of us. ❤❤
Thank you for teaching me through your herbal course! I’ve been infusing honey with herbs, making tinctures and tea bags for the winter ahead. It’s amazing how plants are able to help us thrive as does the proper nutrients in food.
Your channel is one of my favourites; I always learn something new and the combination of your calm, measured conversation - along with the lovely music and the sweet animals - never fails to soothe and yet inspire me. I would be interested in your course at some point perhaps but just now I'm still stuck inside an apartment block in a city. Still, I learn from you and I appreciate you :) xo
Thanks Maureen. Can you have a window box or some planters on a balcony? Go to a community garden or an allotment? Sympathising with you and hope it works out for you xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGardenThank you :). Well, I do actually have a balcony and had quite a profusion of flowers and even some herbs. I was just so taken with your lovely life there in Connemara as you wandered lovingly around your wild, prolific garden with your dogs, and longing for that kind of freedom. But I did go with my daughter afterwards and we found some wild rose bushes bursting with hips and picked a bunch. So, I will be able to make the syrup. Meanwhile we are plotting our escape....one day soon!
Yes a lot of thing's that homesteaders and chiropractors and herbal medicine video's are being deleted by TH-cam. .a lot of of people I watch have also started new channels on other carriers service. So yes get all the information in book form for yourselves. 🙏
Thank you again Terri and Lol. I answer YES to all 5 questions. I'm currently enrolled in a program that will hopefully lead me to be a clinical herbalist. This is just for myself and my family. Your videos are always first on my list of 'must watch' every Sunday. You are a compassionate and encouraging mentor. I'd like to meet you someday (I don't travel, so probably won't happen). Keep bringing your videos to your viewers. Have a great week! Blessings from Canada 🍁
I bought my first five wild yellow Echinacea yellow cone flowers from an Amish family over 10 years ago. I grew my wild purple Echinacea cone flowers from seeds that I ordered through the mail. If you grow the wild types they will make their own seeds and spread. The gold finches have done a good job of scattering the seeds each fall here. For some reason wild purple Echinacea spreads and grows best in the graveled clay driveway in full sun. I have noticed that the yellow Echinacea grows best in part shade.
I have managed to grow a patch of Echinacea from seed, they are two years old now and glorious. No idea how I managed it but they make me very happy. My herbal says conflicting things about using them, suggesting the preparing the aerial parts but then saying only use the roots. A video showing us how to use them would be fab 😊
I have tried to grow Echinacea from seed, the one that sprouted did not grow. I will try with sand as well otherwise a trip to the garden center. A gopher got my Echinacea a few years ago.
dear Terri......................wonderful video.......and all questions I answered with YES...............thanks for showing us...............Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘
Thank you soo much for sharing your knowledge with us. I have been dabbling for years, but I went all in this year. I am now off of all but one of my pharmaceutical meds and I am feeling my best in years. I am turning 63, so it is never too late to learn!
I love this so much! Even as a child, much to my mother's chagrin, I was constantly asking about all things in the natural world around us. I recall tasting Shepard's purse and the nectar of red clover buds. I'm probably lucky I didn't end up eating the wrong thing. I knew enough to know not taste unfamiliar berries or mushrooms. The last woman in my family to practice herbalism was my twice great grandmother. Most of her knowledge was lost through the generations that followed. So glad to have valuable resources of knowledge and encouragement in this channel and others of the like! Really brings home that sense of the interconnectivity of all! Thanks for sharing! ❤
You are so beautiful!!! I do love plants and have over 50 in my small apartment kitchen. I never really thought it might be in my ancestry. sadly i know none and nothing of my family other than they were natives living in canida when my mom was adopted. Thank you for this video and you being you. Im off to watch garden herbs for stress next😊
Hi Terri! Another excellent video! Great questions! I have been studying off and on. I keep books by my bed. I have a hard time growing Echinacea even though I love it. I keep trying. Blessings from Texas.
Hello, good morning terri,happy Sunday. Its absolutely glorious weather here today,I hope you have some beautiful weather too.looking forward to watching now,xtake care.😊
Thanks Teri for another Love film. Ive always loved gardening and this year I've grown more herbs and also cut flowers. I have been ispired by your vast knowledge of herbs and their uses. Ive never seen so many bees and butterflies in my garden. Xxx
Thankyou so much terri,you are a wonderful blessing to many of us,😊so happy that you are and teach such lovely natural and very important things we all need to keep going,,big thankyou,sxx
Thankyou Terri as usual so informative and its great to see you looking so well. I have friends who look forward to your weekly video as they agree you make us all feel so relaxed and want to learn from you.I hope you both have a great week ahead. X
Hello! Thank you for the video. The main thing is not to be afraid to start! Your reward will be the satisfaction of harvesting your own! have a nice day!
My great Grandmother was a Cherokee Medicine Woman and my Irish Granddad was an herbalist. How could I not find my way to herbal medicine? It's in me bones! Love your thinking. I'm in my late 60's and so glad I followed my heart and soul. Your recipes and way of life are wonderful. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and love.
Thanks for sharing your story. What a lineage! Following heart and soul is the way to go! xx
The first time I drank peppermint tea in the mid 70's when I was 16 years old it was a revelation. I grew up near Los Angeles in California, I had no contact with herbs before that other than dried spices in a tin. The first thing I did when I turned 18 was to move out of LA. The second thing I did was to find a place to rent where I could grow a garden. I have been doing it ever sense (now finally owning a home). I I worked as a graphic artist for an herbal/vitamin store for over four decades, I learned a lot, they had a library of books that I would sit and read for hours. I not only am interested in herbs it is a passion, an ever growing passion. I have so many different herbs growing in my garden, always adding more. I just harvested chamomile and mugwort. And I made a mead of roses and lemon balm. I love this channel, as much as I have studied there is always more to learn!!!
What an interesting life. You are right, always more to learn xx
I love how Lol kept going back to Borage when he was filming. It makes my heart so glad to see it thriving in your garden.
Great video! I'm 56 and know now that I'm going to be an herbalist. I've been healed from a state where I was dying and after falling on deaf ears from doctors, I took my health into my own hands, using herbs, energy medicine and learned listening to my own body. All of the points you've made are in me - in fact, they have always been in me. I just didn't know it. So, again thank you for your video!
Good for you, go for it
I don't know if you read these comments but I too had trouble growing echinacea purpurea from seed many years ago. I learned that if I put the seeds in the fridge or freezer for a few weeks and then sowed them in a flat with a plastic cover, they germinated and grew every time. A hint from PEI, Canada.
Thanks for the tip! I will try that as I still have seeds somewhere xx
My granny used to have books 📚 from herbalist 🌿 next to her bed and she enjoyed to read them and use their remedies. That's what I do now as well. I was shocked when I've heard that some of those books are going to be banned in the USA 🇺🇸 and even such content will not be shown on TH-cam anymore. I hope that's not happening because I love to watch these channels 🌱
What???? Books are being banned in US? That's disgraceful. It's reminiscent of the Nazis burning books😡
I am from the US and I have not heard of any herbal books being banned. Please list your sources !
Thanks to Joe Biden and the left!
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden I believe this was what businesses and/or governments wanted with our supplements, so all supplement businesses now have to register each one, it took a while. This stopped supplements such as Red Clover from being banned, so maybe this is how they are approaching, herbalism now too. This is the first I have heard of it, but we need to make a noise for this not to happen.
I live in the USA and I haven't heard anything about herb-related books being banned over here. That would be horrible!
Loved what you said about building a relationship with the plant beings. It's so important to ask them if you may harvest them, and then respecting their boundaries. Thank you so much for empowering more to be herbalists!!
I think it is so important - you are right. I hope this video does empower more people to become self-reliant xx
My maternal grandmother lived in the Appalachian Mountains & I would spend my summers with her. I now know she was what the Appalachians call a "granny witch". She had a deep connection to the land & nature. Although she never sat me down to teach me things, she managed to impart so much knowledge about herbs & nature as she went about her daily tasks with me in tow. I had forgotten it until she passed (after battling Alzheimer's for years) & I found her box of recipes that also contained little scribbled notecards with various herbal remedies. I started learning more about herbs & often, when a friend mentions they have a certain ailment, that part of my brain fires up & I think "hey - I know an herbal remedy for that" - almost as though my granny is whispering in my ear. I think that is why I enjoy your videos so much - you impart that same connection to the earth & natural wisdom that she did. Thank you so much for sharing that with us!
That is wonderful! Hearing your grandmother whisper a remedy - or is just your own deep memories resurfacing? Or are they the same thing? So fascinating, our relationships with plants and ancestors xx
I learned a great deal reading about Appalachian folk and how they used plants for medicine. Connecting to the earth is essential and so valuable not only for medicine but for living a balanced and healthy life.
I think your 5 points are bang on, Terri. I am a master herbalist and it enriches my life and helps me support the health of my family and friends. It grew naturally out of my love for plants. What's trickier though is if people want to make money from herbalism as there are very strict laws regulating the sale of home grown herbal products in the UK, maybe in Ireland too. I think it all comes down to why someone wants to follow this path. As you say, in many respects it is a birthright.
Tricky times alright! I think that if everyone got to know one plant they could see immense benefits to their health. xx
People don't realise that a lot of medicines have derived from plants, but are now synthetically produced by drug companies. We all use plants without realising, dock for a nettle sting, honey and lemon for colds, chamomile to relax and help with sleep to name a few. The power of mother nature is amazing. So glad there are people like you Terri to inspire us to use them xx
Huge yes to all 5 questions. You have already inspired me to learn more about plants so I have just started building a materia medica and am reading books, watching videos and listening to podcasts.
I have decided I will sign up to your course next week and dive right in
Wonderful! Looking forward to meeting you xx
Good morning Terry! Thank you for another video/wisdom shared today. Sunday morning, blue skies and the smeel of autumn are slowly starting to float and flow around us ❤️ I was just about to go out to the garden, we're sowing the autumn/winter crops and saving seeds for next season. Sending much love to you and everyone who read this ❤️🌺
You are so kind Anna - thank you and best wishes for your seed saving. xx
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That was just wonderful in so many ways. Your words of course, your furry kids, your property looks absolutely amazing, the filming and music.....it's indeed so rewarding when I make an herbal remedy and a neighbor calls for refills. That's one of the best feelings ever.💜🍃💜. You provide so much information and inspiration.
Thank you so much! Yes, that feeling is amazing xx
Oh this video is perfect! Since becoming disabled I can barely walk or even see well enough to read anymore but I managed to continue caring for my precious plants and my connection to them is so strong and precious to me. I never thought I’d be able to be a herbalist as I cannot read (I speak into my phone and it writes for me too!) but I’ve found some good websites that read aloud to me and for my birthday in a couple weeks I will be buying myself your herbalism course💖 I’m so excited!
I am sorry to hear that you have become disabled but feel inspired by you and your upbeat and positive note. Happy future birthday xx
so beautiful: the kitty enjoying the lovely garden, the light shining through the leaves .....all Terri's wisdom, the lovely music....thank you so much 💚
Delighted you enjoyed it xx
I am always so happy after offering tinctures, salves and teas to family and friends -and having them return to me with an excited and amazed response about how they worked so well. It’s as if they think it’s complete magic and I’ve done some kind of spell to make them better 💕 I think we’re amazed at the wonder and healing of Mother Earth after too many generations of “forgetting”. Thank you, Terry for all that you contribute to my ability to help others.
Delighted to hear that - I hope there are many more of ye out there. xx
Wonderful video and so inspiring. Herbalism can sometimes be a little daunting with so much to understand. Back to my studies even at my age. Great cup of coffee this morning.
So much to understand - we need several lifetimes . It is a constant practice xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Sometimes I wish I could put the books under my pillow and absorb the wisdom.😂 I don't like to mow anymore either. Let them grow!!
A lovely video designed to inspire, i think folk ought to be made aware that the word 'herbalist' holds many forms. To be self taught is fine and to be able to administer for family, but to become a certified herbalist takes three years of study with 500 hrs supervised training and will include areas such as , botany, anatomy, diagnostic skills, nutrition and diet, health and safety, pathology, physiology and other related areas, thats even before you commence actual herbal study. i do wish you all luck with whatever path you choose, anything so precious isnt learnt easily.
A brilliant film this week Terri, I think your questions are the correct first five, for us to ask ourselves before embarking on this journey, well done, and all the best.
Thanks for watching Deana xx
Thanks for your video. I find your five questions to be right on the mark. About fifty years ago, when I really started my plant medicine journey, it dawned on me that all the plants growing around us serve to treat all the ailments and illness that can and do afflict us. I have faith in plant medicine, where else does medicine come from?, using it for myself on a continuous basis. I do try to share my knowledge with other folk but it seems a lot of people poo poo the thought that plants can heal. It seems people today are sold on the idea that pharmaceuticals are the answer to all their ills. Of course we know that pharmaceuticals are not the healing compounds they are purported to be as so many pharmaceuticals have disastrous effects on a persons body. Modern doctors are always juggling drug prescriptions in an attempt to find some healing formula but in their efforts many people die from all the side effects of those dangerous artificially manufactured compounds. Plants on the other hand are much more forgiving in nature, however we need to know how to use plants as medicine since they too can be detrimental to a persons well-being and health. Some plants of course are poisonous so gaining knowledge about the herbs we use as medicine is critical. One of the things I learned to do many years ago, and still regularly do, is to ask to hear what plants have to tell us concerning medicine and human well-being. Listening to plants, intuitive medicine, is so important for herbalists to acknowledge and depend upon. Thank God for all the plants on this earth that are not only food but also important and healing medicine.
So well said. I totally agree. Xx
I feel connected to all you speak about.
I love my garden, I love exploring and wild crafting and learning
I discovered your channel recently and it has quickly become one of my absolute favorites! Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us.
You are so welcome! Xx
I've learned so much from your channel, and have slowly started integrating herbs into my gardens. Comfrey has been something I've been digging into a lot, but I've also incorporated many others. I've recently retired and am so thankful to have the opportunity to pursue my passions. Thank you for a wonderful channel.
Thank you! Great to hear about your garden and glad that you have started working with the medicine plants xx
I'm subscribing to your patreon page :) Herbalism is in my family for generations, my grandfather was good herbalist. I'm myself a hobby herbalist but always learn! Greetings from Scotland :)
Greetings to you Katia - I'm just back from Scotland xx
All the boxes are checked…I grow my herbs myself. Wild herbs here in the US many times have been compromised due to the use of round up so I don’t trust what is in the wild. Growing my herbs and using them brings me such joy. I have learned many things from you Terri concerning this. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. Blessings ❤️
Best of luck with your garden xx
You’ll never know the amazing impact you have had on me and my future. Thank you dear heart.❤️ My Granny was from Scotland and she would bring me with her to forage for medicine. I loved every second.
Wow! Thank you; but it's you really! xx
Thank you Terri ,I love my garden and all the good it gives us and our family.
People need to get back to helping themselves .
It is indeed naturally in our genes! I love that everything I need for my highest good resides in my garden or in the nearby woods. I love what you do Terri and LOl. 🥰
That is so true. Everything is just there xx Love to you and yours xx
Nice to know that you haven't been successful with Echenachia. You're so relatable.
I tried several times. Perhaps it is the rain?? Just bought a couple of mature plants so hoping they will survive. xx
I love doing things for myself. Finding my own solution and being involved in the process from start to finish this very self empowering
Definitely xx
I'm grateful for your wisdom that you shared.Thank you.🕊️❤️🌻❤️👍
i have all of these qualities in abundance except love of insects! They bite & really creep me out,they cause disease and almost killed me 2x!I'm not giving up because of them. Love all you do!
Love the perspective of number 1! I breathed a sigh of relief because I can tend to be a perfectionist, hesitate planting or designing a bed because I feel like I don't have enough info on every plant on every level. It was just so encouraging as a reminder that I can trust my intuition & the knowledge I have. ❤️♾️❤️ Thank you!
Of course. You are perfect as you are and your garden is too xx
Growing up as a farmers daughter from a long line of farmers, my mother and grandmother taught me about plants, gardening etc. I was not too interested.
I’m 51 now and I study plants/herbs every single day, for about 15 years I think? I make my own soaps, salves, oils and tinctures. I have some customers for my products, I keep studying and learning every single day… could it be I AM a herbalist already…? 🤷♀️😅 I don’t know. I think I’m on my way, but far from ‘there’.
I thought I knew mugwort, since I was a child and could pick it with my eyes closed. Just past week when I used an app to confirm that what I saw was mugwort, it was not… and the neighbor lookalike plant was yet another plant in the same family… 🤪 That was disappointing for a moment, I tell you… 😅
But I’ll soldier on, and a day not being outside doesn’t exist for me.
Thank you! 😘
I would say you are a true herbalist as you know and practice and know there is souch more to learn. It is a constant practice and making connection. I would bring a pocket botany book for plant I'd as those apps are not reliable xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden Thank you! I do use the apps, but I always go back to the books. You probably don’t know ‘Mellie Uyldert’, she was Dutch, her books are my bibles. Among others.
I’m Dutch too. 😉
Beautiful 🌺🌺🌺 Thank you Terri 🌺🌺🌺 Plants 🪴 are such an immense blessing in our lives. I am always so grateful for them. Thank you for your beautiful films every week! 🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺
You are so welcome, thank you for watching xx
I love to watch from NYC. It’s very peaceful and relaxing.
I can only agree with you, from A to Z. And, above all, the common sense must preside over everything else, always, as a wise guide of passion, compassion, empowering and curiosity.
Thank you for sharing these wonderful thoughts and have a lovely Sunday and week!
Thank you Ella - you too xx
I have been interested in Herbalism for a while now. Ive ordered a few books and have purchased herbs from a reputable herb company and plan to grow about 5 that i know will help me and my family this spring. Thank you for all your videos.
Wonderful!
YES YES YES YES YES
Oh how funny....I lol on #1 too. But yes it is in our ancient DNA 🍃 Yes to all the above. 💛 the yellow u added on ur shawl 🌼
The music was extra nice today! Lol is stepping up his game and we like it!
That's great. He will be so thrilled to hear that xx
Thank you Terri xx
Wonderful questions. So good to see and hear so many people coming back to the old ways and wanting to become empowered. Reminds me of the late 60s/early 70s when many of us moved back to the land. Have a great week - Blessings.
It is very heartening. People are beginning to realise what they have been missing I think xx Blessings to you too Cynthia
It's a way of life ..holisticness is in me... I like being outside....❤
Great questions and yes to all.
Thanks for watching xx
Thank you so much for the encouragement. I also love your wind swept garden. It is so beautiful.
I'm hoping to join this course in the new year I've a long history of using simple herbs on rescue horses and other animals. Not so much for people but I've now got a house with a garden, started growing in April, and have herbs in the garden tinctures in the cupboard, I'm a spirit medium and a writer by trade & I believe in the coming years the natural pharmacy will be, all we will need. Edited, I've been taking herbal tea for stomach and sleep issues, I love gardening and spending hours in the garden learning things our ancestors did daily.
Hello Zoe, lovely to hear you have been working with herbs to help animals and good luck with your garden xx
I’ve wanting to do your course for so long. ❤
Well, you would be very welcome xx
I've been interested in flowers and veg since I was a child. I won five shillings at school when I was 6 for getting the wild flowers correct and the curiosity and needing to learn went further into butterflies, moths, spiders - wherever nature was, so was I! Fish, animals, birds . . . still learning - a previous neighbour used to call me the oracle! LOL! I never considered myself that good!!!! Now I'm learning more about the hedgerow. And you have to know what is poisonous! It is a fascinating subject and I have been doing some things in readiness. I've already learnt a lot from you and I thank you. xxx PS, love the cat!
You re very welcome Kerry . Fortunately there is not too much poison in a hedgerow xx
Wow! I actually wondered if it was in my genes! I lived on the city, but first generations. Family of Dairy farms, chicken runs, etc. But the herbs. My male cousin would put me on his shoulders and tell me to stop when I was drawn to a plant. Always the roses. He would cut them for me put them in my basket. He would tell me what was safe, and what was poison. My great grandmother's did to! I so little that I forgot that! When I saw the title it triggered multiple memories. Thank you so much!
It is amazing how much our memory holds - if only we could recall it all. xx
Every single point I felt deep inside my soul resonate with what you were asking. I couldn't pinpoint one single q'n because they're all very significant to me, particularly enjoyment. Stuck in the city for far too long suffocates the actual enjoyment out of life. Growing up in the country makes one want to jump out of their straitjacket ( city living ) and run with the wolves back to the mountains, I feel that strongly about my personal space, privacy and above all, freedom. So yes, I DEFINITELY want to become a herbalist; my grandparents raised me to be an old soul. Out of all my entire family I'm the only one I know of who craves the refreshing, battery charging power of nature on a daily basis and needs ot to survive in this concrete jungle I hate so much. Alot of info to digest, but that's reality for me, and I'm sure alot of introverts could relate. Love your garden and especially your happy cat. Looking forward to your next video. Have a great day 🦋🪷
Good for you! I hope you have lots of ways of withstanding city life. xx
Terri…you are a gift🕊
Thank you Barbara - you too and much loved xx
Wonderful way to start the day with the music and inspiration. Thank you… thank you 🫶🏻
Aw! So glad you got off to a good start xx
You are so wonderful as well as wise. I will agree with you share so much.. Thank you so much for your short, lovely films, I love them!❤🦊🪽🪶🐾🦡
Thank you so much! Delighted to hear that xx
❤❤❤❤Thank you for the questions and answers 🙏 have a wonderful week
You too!! Xx
Thank you, with all my heart! For this video and for everything I have seen from Danu. xxx
You are more than welcome xx
To all the 'budding' herbalists that fit the 5 criteria Terri spoke about and want to enroll in an EXCELLENT beginning herbalist course that covers all the basics you will need to be successful, I HIGHLY recommend Terri and Lol's beautifully done and engaging course. There is no time better than NOW to take control of your own naturally sourced medicine and tap into your healer within. It opened a new world for me, and it has become a PASSION!
Dear Carolyn, I am delighted to hear that the herbal course has opened a new world for you and that it is now a passion. That is wonderful to hear. thank you so much for the recommendation xx😃 Blessings to you too xx
Thank you for sharing ✌️💞🤟
Many thanks wonderful human
Many thanks
I like Lol's new guitar riff mid video👏👏👏
Thanks Mike, he will be delighted to hear that xx
you have such a great spirit. i have great gratitude for you and your message.
You are so welcome xx
Hello, Terry. Just wanted to say that I love your garden. I can just feel its beauty through my computer screen! I imagine nature spirits flitting around happily playing in the flowers and being chased by the dog and cat! I definitely could be a herbalist as I have stacks of books on herbs and herbal medicine. I love studying about plants also, though it seems to be a never-ending learning experience! Thank you for the beauty of your videos and sharing your knowledge with us. Best wishes from Devon in Australia.
So glad you get all that from the computer 😊 you are right it is never ending, a life practice xx
Thank-you 🙏I will have a look at your website 🙏🌱😇
You're just amazing and inspiring. I always feels so grateful for the wisdom you share. My 8 year old daughter and I foraged Rosehips few weeks ago and made the Rosehip syrup from your other video. It had a gorgeous flavor and color. We got to share with our friends and family too :)) THank you!
Wonderful! How lovely to do that with your young daughter. What a precious time together xx
❤ Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, I have learned so much from you. I love how easy it is to reference a particular plant, I am a better gardener because of you. ❤ Blessings 🙌
So glad I have been of some help to you . I am sure you are an excellent gardener xx
Empowerment…. Yes took up the gauntlet 13 years ago, when I started going through menopause, I decided to go down the natural route… and I found your videos last year and since spring of this year I’ve been making salves and other goodies. I’m loving yours and many other great videos on TH-cam ❤
You are welcome Andra - delighted to hear you are enjoying the channel xx
And I purchased your two books… love them ❤
Yes to all the questions. Nature keeps me sane .❤
She is the healer xx
Terri! Your laugh! Musical! Always the best part of my Sunday morning. Thank you!
Thank YOU for watching xx
Thank you again for another lovely, insightful video! I’m eagerly awaiting the arrival of both your weed handbooks as there was a bit of a mix up with delivery - all good things come to those who wait! Do you think you’ll ever write any more books? A children’s book for the next generation of magickal kiddos would be a dream 🥹 Blessed be x
HEllo and hope your books have arrived. I am in the middle of finishing a book about medicinal trees and will then move on to an all encompassing book xx A children's book is a great idea.😃
So nice to see you
Inspiring Video
Watching your channel has given me the confidence to harvest some mullein and make a tincture which is happily sitting on the shelf aging. Also last night I had a terrible belly ache. I looked up what teas could help; I found Ginger and black tea. I made a combined cup, and I started to feel better almost immediately (rather than taking that dreadful pink stuff). I am so inspired by your videos. Thank you! I think I will be checking out your course....
Please do. Xx
You are an amazing beautiful kind and full of great wisdom, for all of us to learn. Thankyou for your amazing videos. Keep up your powerful work sharing it with all of us. ❤❤
Thank you so much! Lots of love to you and Andrew xx
Thank you for teaching me through your herbal course! I’ve been infusing honey with herbs, making tinctures and tea bags for the winter ahead. It’s amazing how plants are able to help us thrive as does the proper nutrients in food.
So glad you enjoyed the course and are now making your own medicine. So empowering isn't it xx
Your channel is one of my favourites; I always learn something new and the combination of your calm, measured conversation - along with the lovely music and the sweet animals - never fails to soothe and yet inspire me. I would be interested in your course at some point perhaps but just now I'm still stuck inside an apartment block in a city. Still, I learn from you and I appreciate you :) xo
Thanks Maureen. Can you have a window box or some planters on a balcony? Go to a community garden or an allotment? Sympathising with you and hope it works out for you xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGardenThank you :). Well, I do actually have a balcony and had quite a profusion of flowers and even some herbs. I was just so taken with your lovely life there in Connemara as you wandered lovingly around your wild, prolific garden with your dogs, and longing for that kind of freedom. But I did go with my daughter afterwards and we found some wild rose bushes bursting with hips and picked a bunch. So, I will be able to make the syrup. Meanwhile we are plotting our escape....one day soon!
Excellent questions Terri! I love how you mention “our plant relations.” We share the earth and can help each other.💕🐇
We certainly can. Once you start even just seeing the plants, it begins to fall in to place xx
Yes a lot of thing's that homesteaders and chiropractors and herbal medicine video's are being deleted by TH-cam. .a lot of of people I watch have also started new channels on other carriers service. So yes get all the information in book form for yourselves. 🙏
Thanks Tammy xx
Thank you again Terri and Lol. I answer YES to all 5 questions. I'm currently enrolled in a program that will hopefully lead me to be a clinical herbalist. This is just for myself and my family. Your videos are always first on my list of 'must watch' every Sunday. You are a compassionate and encouraging mentor. I'd like to meet you someday (I don't travel, so probably won't happen). Keep bringing your videos to your viewers. Have a great week! Blessings from Canada 🍁
Wonderful! Glad to help in any small way and glad to hear you are enrolled on your course. Wishing you the best on your herbal journey xx
Those Ecanacia plants are beautiful 😊xx
I think so too! xx
I bought my first five wild yellow Echinacea yellow cone flowers from an Amish family over 10 years ago. I grew my wild purple Echinacea cone flowers from seeds that I ordered through the mail. If you grow the wild types they will make their own seeds and spread. The gold finches have done a good job of scattering the seeds each fall here. For some reason wild purple Echinacea spreads and grows best in the graveled clay driveway in full sun. I have noticed that the yellow Echinacea grows best in part shade.
Thanks for the tips - I may need to mix in more sand for the purple variety xx
I have managed to grow a patch of Echinacea from seed, they are two years old now and glorious. No idea how I managed it but they make me very happy. My herbal says conflicting things about using them, suggesting the preparing the aerial parts but then saying only use the roots. A video showing us how to use them would be fab 😊
I have tried to grow Echinacea from seed, the one that sprouted did not grow. I will try with sand as well otherwise a trip to the garden center. A gopher got my Echinacea a few years ago.
dear Terri......................wonderful video.......and all questions I answered with YES...............thanks for showing us...............Blessings and Greetings from Daggy,Kiel,Germany☘☘☘
Blessings to you Daggy! Enjoy your plants xx
@@DanusIrishHerbGarden xxx
Thank you soo much for sharing your knowledge with us. I have been dabbling for years, but I went all in this year. I am now off of all but one of my pharmaceutical meds and I am feeling my best in years. I am turning 63, so it is never too late to learn!
That is brilliant! You must be so proud of yourself xx
i just love your videos Terri 💜💜💜 have an awesome week! Maria from Australia xx
Thank you! You too! Xx
I love this so much!
Even as a child, much to my mother's chagrin, I was constantly asking about all things in the natural world around us. I recall tasting Shepard's purse and the nectar of red clover buds. I'm probably lucky I didn't end up eating the wrong thing. I knew enough to know not taste unfamiliar berries or mushrooms. The last woman in my family to practice herbalism was my twice great grandmother. Most of her knowledge was lost through the generations that followed.
So glad to have valuable resources of knowledge and encouragement in this channel and others of the like!
Really brings home that sense of the interconnectivity of all!
Thanks for sharing! ❤
Glad to hear you have the gift xx
You I are so nourishing and encouraging Terri 💚✨💚
Like yourself Anne! Straight back at ya!😃💚
Thank you for such a neat topic!🌸
Such a blessed video, wonderful scenery for Sundays Glory
Blessings! xx
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Stimulating as always 💜 Lovely filming and music thank you Lol . xx
Glad you enjoyed it Mary. xx hope you have a respite from the heat xx
You are so beautiful!!!
I do love plants and have over 50 in my small apartment kitchen. I never really thought it might be in my ancestry. sadly i know none and nothing of my family other than they were natives living in canida when my mom was adopted. Thank you for this video and you being you. Im off to watch garden herbs for stress next😊
You are so welcome! Lovely to hear from you xx
Hi Terri! Another excellent video! Great questions! I have been studying off and on. I keep books by my bed. I have a hard time growing Echinacea even though I love it. I keep trying. Blessings from Texas.
Thank you 🙏❤️😊
Hello, good morning terri,happy Sunday. Its absolutely glorious weather here today,I hope you have some beautiful weather too.looking forward to watching now,xtake care.😊
It is warm but overcast. Glad you have the sunshine xx
Thanks Teri for another Love film. Ive always loved gardening and this year I've grown more herbs and also cut flowers.
I have been ispired by your vast knowledge of herbs and their uses.
Ive never seen so many bees and butterflies in my garden.
Xxx
Wonderful! You must be doing something right xx
Thankyou so much terri,you are a wonderful blessing to many of us,😊so happy that you are and teach such lovely natural and very important things we all need to keep going,,big thankyou,sxx
Many thanks to you too Hetty, thanks for watching and your lovely chatty comments xx
Thankyou Terri as usual so informative and its great to see you looking so well. I have friends who look forward to your weekly video as they agree you make us all feel so relaxed and want to learn from you.I hope you both have a great week ahead. X
Thanks so much Bernadette and to your friends. Hope you all have a lovely week too xx
Hello! Thank you for the video. The main thing is not to be afraid to start! Your reward will be the satisfaction of harvesting your own! have a nice day!
Hello to you too. Most definitely, start small with a cup of herbal tea and then, off you go! xx
Thank you for sharing your passion and knowledge on herbs. It is much appreciated.
Glad to hear that - thanks for watching xx
Wonderful words of wisdom, as usual. Thanks for the great video.
You are very welcome xx
Another beautiful gift of love. Thank you so much!
Thanks! You are very welcome xx
Oh Terri!! This really speaks to me😊😊!
Thank you!!
Glad to hear that! xx