Getting Started in Herbalism {Growing your Apothecary - Part l}
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The thought of getting into herbalism can be intimating, but is doesn't have to be. Join us as we press off a few tinctures and lets talk about it!
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Anyone else being led by the spirit to learn about Herbalism this season?
Absolutely
Yes definitely
Me!!! Been saying it for a while but now intentional about it
I was lead to start in March 2023. And I don’t regret a single dollar Iv spent on my books and my classes of the time Iv spent working with herbs
Absolutely 💯 🙏🏽
A French press does a great job pressing out tinctures from herbs and isn’t too expensive.
Excellent idea
I love this idea!!! ❤❤❤
I used my corn silk this year for a tincture and it worked great for my kidneys! I started in herbalism two years ago because of how scarce medications were getting to find and trying to be self reliant plus my great grandmother was the towns healer and her loving memory inspired me as well. Love your channel!
I love this so much!!! Follow your roots!!!
I have found a tremendous difference between teas from herbs I dried myself compared to store bought eg. Chamomile. The flavor is more intense. Who knows how old those herbs are in the store. I think the medicinal effect is definitely impacted. Maybe that is a good reason why ppl don't feel herbs are effective.
I highly agree
A herbalist once told me the herb shouldn't be older than a year. Those in stores sit for entire years. Plus all the travel and labour for getting there... .
Very good perspective.
Yeah the longer something sits the less potent. Imagine the nutrient levels after they spray all our food with that new Apeel stuff that makes an avocado look brand new after 30 days! Omg. So the fact they grow everything in dead soil means it's already lacking in 90% of the nutrients. A plant's gut microbiome is it's roots. The microbes make the nutrients plant available. When we use chemicals it kills the microbes. The vegetables might look good but they have the nutritional value of cardboard and I bet they genetically modify them to have darker color to fool you.
I grow as many herbs as I can
I’m a UK herbalist and I create my own range of loose leaf herbal tea blends and they taste way better than herbal tea bags. My favourite thing at markets is to provide tasters to people and I’ve converted several to drink loose leaf instead of tea bags! 😄 Kate 🌱
I'm in the UK too. How did you get in to herbalism. Did you do courses? Or all self-taught? I'm in London 😊
Also loose tea leave are incredible
@@keturahleecoulibaly9267so am I! I’d like to know more as well. Glad to see there is a uk based community that wants to do this as well - I need some herbalist friends!!
I was an Advanced EMT (23 years) and am presently a Native American Studies M.A. student. My two research focuses are on plant medicines/food sovereignty and indigenous language preservation/revitalization. My hope is to do a community wellness project combining my conventional medical knowledge with traditional plant knowledge on the reservation where I used to live.
This sounds incredible. Can I ask what people, like me, who are outside the native community can do to support Native Tribes/Peoples and expose our children to the local indigenous communities?
So great !!
Is there somewhere we can follow you like Instagram!!! Please share the native herbs and teachings ❤
@@priscillanazar1152 Not at this time.
I'm studying to become an EMT. I'd love to see your progress with your project when you atart
I’m currently an advanced EMT In paramedic school. I’m just trying to combine knowledge of the body and body systems with traditional herbal medicine. Seems like a lot to take in but I’m enjoying it
I started like 3 months with herb. I'm 65 years oldI hope I would have known this in my earlier years , but I have learned a few good things with your video. Thanks for the time you took to teach us all about herbalist.
Up in Canada, there is a good book called Boreal Herbal and for those needing information on local and widespread plants, this is really very good. Thank you for sharing your love of herbs with us - it is one of the best gifts possible.
Oh that’s awesome!
Thanks for sharing this. I'm in Canada and am just starting my herbalism journey. This book is a great start.
Hi I’m in Canada and also doing herbs as part of my healing process. I don’t know to connect with others that’s into natural herbs.
I love the sensible information that you are sharing. I have been 'studying' and 'using' herbs for over 30 years. It is so empowering to be able to use the 'weeds' that grow around me and those herbs/medicinals I grow in my own garden for my food, teas and to manage my own health. More power to people who are taking back control of their own lives through their food and what they choose to ingest. Keep up the good work! Sending aloha (love) from New Zealand 💞🌿
oooooh Hi from Wellington! it looks like dang autocorrect got your comment (aloha / aroha) lol. where abouts are you based? i've been getting into Rongoa and have been going into the bush heaps lately for foraging. i've linked up with one of our local community gardens here in Wellington - it's nice to know there are other like minded folks around aye
@@lunalongshadow7510 Kia ora, I'm in northern Auckland. I visit Wellington often, because I have lots of family there and my hubby plays in a band based in Wellington 🥰Been busy harvesting herbs from the garden and replenishing the apothecary. I love the idea of foraging, but I'm just not confident with our natives. Enjoy!
This is especially for me ! Thank you for everything you do. I’m so excited about my new journey! I have learned so much from you both.
Ohhhh how exciting!
I am dedicating this winter to learning about herbalism and I found a store near me that sells Frontier herbs and spices and it has been awesome! I’m so excited to grow and forage this year! Still lots to learn but I am loving getting to taste my own tea/tincture concoctions!
Yay!!! This is the perfect time to learn!
Me too!!
Me too ❤
My goals too!
I agree
I love how both of you handled the over-splatter with humor. This is a great how to for beginners. Golden rod and corn silk and Jewel weed are my first three tinctures so far ( a proud beginner here) and gave some of the corn silk tincture to a couple of friends who I know could use it. I also sent a link to one of your videos to help explain it and give him and her a point of reference for information.
Lol we constantly make a mess hahah 💛💛 I love that you are into this as well. I will forever be learning!
@@TheHoneystead lol. Messes are just the norm. I’m a senior and just ordered and received my first ever set of food and liquid funnels.😮hahaha. Have a great weekend.😊
Love having Fun while learning 💕
Thank you for sharing this info i know a man called (DREWI1) on TH-cam who cured any type of diseases with herbs him also help my friend to cure diabetes in just 21days i think herbs 🌿is the better Medicine.🌿
I thought I would mention the type of strainer I use. I bought kitchen sink strainers and save one for draining items from quart jars. It fits right over a widemouth perfectly. I do not remember which TH-camer shared this idea. It works great.
Thanks again for sharing.
I just enrolled in an Herbal School!!! 🎉🎉🎉. I’m looking forward to learning more about medicinal herbs.
Can I ask which one you enrolled in?
When looking for a teacher, I would say make sure your teacher works with living plants and not just dried plant material ordered from companies. There's a difference between being an herbalist who has studied botany, worked directly with living plants, knows when to harvest and what plant parts to use and in what preparations and being a pharmacologist who just uses plant dried plant material and never goes out in nature to see how the plant grows through all the seasons and creates a relationship with the plants. Learn from a person and not just books and certainly not just the internet. Very nice introduction to herbalism.
Thanks for always being so willing to share your knowledge. My daughter and I just started down the medicinal herbs road approximately 1 year ago. We started with making elderberry syrup and have expanded this year to drying and preserving plantain (which by the way came in handy that I knew to use it after a wasp attack this last summer 👍) and I just strained off my first batch of fire cider.
We are going slow because I feel it's better to know a lot about a few plants versus a little about a lot of plants. Anyway, I just want to say hi and thank you from the Edwards Homestead in south central Indiana. 👋
Just what I needed. Thank y’all.
i loved both of your reactions when the cornsilk just plumped out into the bowl.
I have tried many of your tea blends and they are lovely . I am buying seeds now to grow a nice big herbal garden
I have been blown away by what is in my own tiny little yard. In town. Not in country. Amazing.
❤I love watching this channel!!! ❤️ I have learned so so much & I am so proud to say ((( me & my young daughter have started to forage & research different herbs, and mushrooms! Also with in 4 month I have made 5 different tintures & tea blends)))) Y’all are truly a inspiration to me!! May God Bless!!!! Oh an I am totally looking into getting a bee hive started this spring…
Great job!!! I love walking with my kids and foraging. You are making priceless memories for sure!
Good morning beautiful SoilSista's! I'm definitely enjoying building our Apothecary and sharing the process with our SoilFamily 💕
Love it!!!!
Thank you for this information. I found corn silk tea in an Asian grocery store and bought some It was quite tasty and I had no idea it was helpful for us. This video is helping me start using herbs more for my health. Blessings.
Herbs are very under appreciated ... eheheh thanks 😎
thank you for all the info!!!
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I love this channel, it's literally my goal life that I'm working towards to.
Thank you!🍄🐝🌻🧚
Amazing thank you for sharing ❤️
The higher you hold the Pyrex cup, the easier it is to pour. My husbands grandmother showed me this a long time ago.
Good tip!!!!
Really loving your channel as very educational, your ease of teaching & showing everything. Thx for showing the Books too. I thrifted new clear bottles I plan to use as im going to keep in a box. I see also so making bottle covers is even prettier. I’m starting herbalism watching u. I’ve got 2 started… thx
I sew so I can make bottle covers with cute ribbon drawstrings
Thanks Sharing
I found you two today by accident and I’ve watched 6 videos in a row! Thanks so much. Very glad to learn from another mom daughter learning plant medicine team. Loving the clear explanations, conversation with cool women. “We’re not afraid to get our hands dirty and learn something old” either. Thanks so much for all the shares🫶🏾
You two are a wealth of knowledge with an unlimited amount of information, dealing with a limited amount of time to share it. However, if you should ever get to a point of wondering what to teach us, would you consider sharing the names of the music that starts off your video. It's beautiful and soothing.
Thank you! In the description portion of the videos, I share the name and artist of the song! This was a pretty song for sure!
Thank you for sharing this info i know a man called (DREWI1) on TH-cam who cured any type of diseases with herbs him also help my friend to cure diabetes in just 21days i think herbs 🌿is the better Medicine.🌿
Corn silk will now be on my list for next year!!
Because of you ladies, I starting my own apothecary .
Love you both, such sweet souled, honest ladies. I do enjoy watching your videos over here in United Kingdom. I am studying herbs and am a Naturopathic Nutritionist and I learn so much from your videos. Thank you 🙏🏽
💛 thank you and that’s awesome!!!
A fun, but informative vlog! Thanks for sharing! Many blessings to your family 🤗💕🇨🇦
I always learn from you gals!
Thank you for all you do and give to us. I’ve been learning on my own for years but only as I needed some sort of remedy. But I’m now trying to study herbalism on my own more throughly.
Thanks again!
Good for you!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
So happy to find you beautiful ladies who share such great knowledge and fun laughs in herbalism
I love watching your Mom and you. You guys inspire me more every time. I have been practicing herbalism for a few years now. My Apothecary is a lot smaller but I have around 30 tinctures and quite a few elixirs. I forge as much as possible and also buy from Frontier, Mountain Herbs and Starwest. Have you started selling your tinctures yet and are you having any workshops planned at your Apothecary yet? God is Good.
Female herbalists used to be hung and burned at the stake under Christianity, The church wanted to reduce a woman role in medicine before this period healing was considered woman work, Stitches , herbal medicines, midwifery, minor surgery, sowing, weaving, brewing, cooking, cleaning and some of those herbs in those ancient pagan medicines are used in modern medicine. Weaving is so connected to woman that it exists in pagan mythologies, One of the more common ones is the norms. Sowing, stitching, wounds and cloth, cooking and making herbal medicines. A Mans hands are normally more suited to wielding a sword then a needle and in modern times attempts to murder and maim by doctors are overwhelmingly male. Male doctors want to wage war against their patients normally without the patient realizing the doctor wants them dead or maimed. The return of woman to medicine has some benefits to mankind.
I live in Kentucky and I’m finding it soooo hard to find someone to be a mentor. I crave hands on knowledge. I’ve done a few classes online at the Herbal Academy and it’s great but man, I’d love to have hands on experience.
I'm in W. KY and you are correct, KY is a desert when it comes to herbalist mentors! I'm taking an online course too, but it would be helpful to have a person to work with or talk to...
You’ve just got to start doing it. Even if you make something and then throw it out, it’s a start. Dry some herbs. If they go mouldy, put them in the compost. Start with the simple herbs that you know. Sage, parsley, thyme, oregano. They are all powerful.
@@kimberlystevens886 I am in W Ky.. just a beginner here.. would love to know anyone who would mentor too.. wanting to learn more..
@@hattiecarr3760 ❤ Where in W. Ky are you? I'm in McCracken
Your wearing my favorite color. May I ask where you purchased your shirt. Love the video. Lots of books on my Christmas list. Thanks
Yes, I am indeed being guided by a profound inner inspiration to delve into herbalism this year. This journey feels like a natural extension of my passion for nature❤ and healing.. aligning perfectly with my spiritual quest for deeper understanding and connection...
Thank you Ladies❤❤❤❤❤ I wish I live in a better climate. AZ is hot hot. I did get Plantain, marshmallow to grow . There was more but even my chilli peppers died. 😊
the herb Lemon Balm is a good one.. smells like a lemon peel when you grab a leaf
It’s heavenly ✨
I ADORE lemon balm and it's one herb I use every day in my tea. It grows so well here in New Zealand and there are very few weeks of the year that I struggle to pick it fresh every day.
Absolutely love lemon balm
Lemon balm smells exactly like Lemon Pledge furniture polish…but in a good way! Beautiful Lemon Verbana (mild sedative) smells like the fresh squeezed lemon …almost like lemon candy!!! :)
Learning from many resources! Thank you for what you are doing. One of my oldest and favorite medicinal books is Green Pharmacy by Dr James Duke.
You have such a lovely workspace! I'm just getting started and I'm loving your videos!
Thank you💛✨🐝
You are my kind of beautiful people. I would love just to sit down and talk to both of you. You would rally enjoy walking me 155 acre woods and meadows in southeastern ohio.
Ohhh I bet!!!! There is something magical about a meadow!
😂1st thing, make a mess.😆😉You two are great, Happy Lords Day.😊
Just love your videos and I always get so excited when I see you plug Cat Ellis's book. She's one of my good friends and I remember when she was working on it. So glad you all find it helpful, too! Thank you again for great content!
Herbal medicine has a very ancient history in parts of Europe and is considered very feminine and is connected to other skills like cooking, cleaning , gathering , healing that could be the reason that certain parts of Europe like Germany and Norway used mostly females healers in the times before the rise of Christianity. Woman also has connections to other skills like sowing and weaving, making thread, cloth , to a point of its surviving in the mythologies, Norms weaving the fates of men, cleaning wounds, treating it and then sowing the wound closed. One of the old jokes is that the hearts of woman are made on a whirling wheel.
Hello again! I love your channel and content. Will you have a link for that Peterson field guide? Please. Thank you.
💛💛💛 very welcome! Here is a link with all the books 📚Herbal Books- a.co/b6CQKIm
Do you guys have a rumble account? Just in case you aren’t able to post on yt?
Yes!!! :)
Love to see shows like this. I ordered James Green's book and the prepper natural book while watching you. Now you'll have to excuse me I need to get back to your show. Love you guys
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Great video. I dried Goldenrod and put it in jars for tea and maybe tentures. I enjoy foraging but this year did not except the goldenrod and wineberries. It is definitely nicer when you have someone to go with you.
I want to learn more - plan to order some books.
You are a wonderful mother & daughter team.
Who doesn’t have Dandelions 😂
Thanks to you ladies I’m experimenting and just made my first Roasted Dandelion Root Tea...soooo YUMMY 😋
I’ve tried so many times before but always chickened out and tossed them 😭
Are herbalists able to recommend protocols for conditions like BP or is a naturopath the person to see? I don't live near either one (closest naturopath is 300 miles) I want to move away from conventional medicine if I can.
That is correct. We see clients virtually and offer recommendations as well.
Lol i would have totally made the same joke about taking someone slower with you into the woods 🤣 love your humor! Excited to watch this series
It so fun reading the books that I have bought. A few are books that you had recommended. My shelf has a few jars. I am greatful for the knowledge. Knowing that I can be able to help myself and family.
Thanks for the info. I just joined The American Herbalist Guild. I’m a newbie to this field and I’m looking forward to learning as much as I can.
I love that you do this with your mom.
How do you clean the amber bottles? I bought several dozen bottles and I have yet to start making tinctures but I know eventually I’m gonna have to figure out how to clean them. Do you boil them?
Good question! I can do a video on that!
If a brush can’t get it clean I use crushed egg shells (dried), add regular vinegar & shake. Dunk into boiling water & if in a hurry, dry in a very low oven.
I love strictly medicinal. Their seeds are great. I purchased a lb of chamomile from a popular source, and of all the things I have purchased from them, this was such a disappointment. I'm used to growing my own, and I ran out. I like my homegrown chamomile. I have just a few dried herbs. I made usnia tincture, but I was so afraid to use it, I thru it away. I just wasn't sure I used the right usnia. That brought me down. So I decided it was scarry for me. I really wanted to make my own medicine, for my family. But I'm so afraid to make myself or someone in my family sick. I do teas and meals with herbs. But not everyone will eat or drink tea. Bummer.
I tried finding a school online for NYS, and nothing I’m so disappointed.
I love your mother!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Me too 💛💛💛
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“Make sure the person you go with can’t run faster than you” 😂😂😂😂
Lol
You mentioned how tea bags aren't the same and it's actually very interesting because when a planet grows in the wild they have microbial and symbiotic relationships with other species such as fungus, which do not happen in a cultivated and sterile setting, thus they have other chemical properties from the presents of these other cells and the effect will be different. The benefits of many herbs may very well come from the combination of chemicals produced from these interspecies relationships and not just the isolated herb.
I would never again drink tea from a tea bag from the store. The little bags themselves that hold the tea, as well as the tea "leaves" itself have additives. Most of them have been sitting on a shelf for minimum many months, of not years.
I have just started taking a deep dive into herbalism, homesteading and can't soak up the information fast enough. These are the things that we should be taught. God has blessed us with a garden of all that we need.
And I agree with you on getting books. Too much is now available online, where it can be altered or modified. There is a reason this information is not taught to us. Many blessings to you, and thank you for this content.
Very true about the bags & leaf with added chemicals!!
Is there any way to work with herbs to cleanse the system of heavy metal toxicity?
Cilantro
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I love Strictly Medicinal seeds & their quaint & informative booklet.
Dr John Christopher was the finest American herbalist of the 20th century in my experience
His “school of Natural Healing” offers comprehensive courses/classes in herbalism in person & online
I can't thank you two ladies enough for your videos and encouragement you give with all you do. :)
I live near the Mountain Rose Herbs store in Eugene, OR, and can't recommend them enough. There is way too much to list of all they do to teach others about herbs, their benefits and how to use them.
Ohhh lucky you!!!
thank you so much !
it was very interesting and i learned a lot.
thanks again.
I have a question for the channel and beautiful community here. If you could only have 6 or 7 herbal medicines in your personal apothecary, which ones would you choose and what form (tincture, decoction, etc.)? Thanks in advance to any who share their favorites!🙏
Where is the best place to buy amber bottles?
There are quite a few places I will see if we can add a link
You two bring my heart such joy!!
My miniature apothecary is only just 108 herbs right now, but I'm in the process of starting a permaculture medicinal garden of my own to add to it. Your apothecary setup is my next goal!! Watching your videos, I can feel and envision being in my own space.
Mother Earth is grateful for what you humans are doing. 💚💚💚
I love her setup too!! I love the idea of growing my own herbs too! good luck!
Hi Kaylee, I have a quick question- how long would you dry an herb if growing your own and using a plain drying rack? For example, organically grown rose petals.
Im so looking forward to starting a course, building my apothecary, and foraging for my healing medicines! Thanks for sharing your knowledge of everything we need to know! Blessings 🙏🏽💜💚💛
I would highly recommend Anima Mundi in NYC. Their products are made my local New York farmers and their website is very informative
What do you do with all your tinctures and herbs ..Is it for personal use? BTW I love love love you two...❤
Need free training. Cause I’m poor. Lol. Also retired with Biology MA + 109 hours. Teacher pension in WV is a joke. Don’t need another degree. Just the knowledge please
Thanks, Kaylee. Some fantastic ideas for Apothecary Christmas gift books & supplies!!!
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He past couple of years a new vicious mosquito invaded our area. I keep saying they escaped from an experimental lab. These are not normal biters. The poison from their bites makes you itch like crazy. Any remedies for itching?
I've just found your channel and I love it. I've kinda lost my drive in study but hoping the new year can be my fresh start to finish my first set of studies. I'm taking courses from the Wild Rose College of natural medicine and eventually be able to become a clinical herbalist. Thank you guys for keeping me inspired
Thank you both so much for all the info wow 9mins in and already a wealth of info. Amazing Thank you Thank you!!!🙏🏼 🌱🌿
Bet her mom is so proud of her.
What kind of insurance do you carry for your tinctures? I was selling propolis tincture but got a bit scared off.
What can you do with eucalipto leaves dry and green
Hang it in your shower to help open up your airway when you are sick!
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Can you recommend any books specific to south/central Florida? I’m a newby and want to start growing my own medicinal plants
Great videos, thank you. Once you start building up stock in your herbs, I know each one is different, but in general how long can you store the individual herbs and what is the best practice for doing it? Vacuum seal, bottles, jars etc...
A few years, but if it’s getting closer.. I just tincture it and extend the shelf life 💛
@@TheHoneystead thank you, this is very helpful.
Must be wonderful to live in an area of the country that you have so much available to forage. I live in the desert southwest.....ain't much around here but cactus! LOL I try and grow some basic herbs and have to buy those I cannot get to grow due to the heat here. They are not cheap....love your channel.
Hi my name is Sandra hernandez from Flagstaff Arizona now.what do you have for pimples
It can be expensive getting started. Bottles equipment solvents etc etc. I don’t have bees or chicken n very limited space. Doing best I can.
I love herbalism. I rather follow my heart then any pharmaceutical cult.
What I don’t understand is how does all that stay good ? It doesn’t spoil? How does one use all that in one year ?😮 please explain because this is why I don’t make to much
● if you put your bottle in a bowl if you spill anything it will get caught. thankyou for your teaching Australia
Do you know of a great registered herbalist program that’s online or how to find one in my area and make sure it’s a great/accredited program?