Articles related to "Spring Tonic"

Traditionally, dandelion leaves are eaten as a spring tonic, to gently cleanse the body with the change of seasons, but they are also edible in summer and fall.

Throughout history, plants have helped humans to cycle with the seasons. Spring tonics help people shed winter's mantle and prepare for increased activity levels.

Melt water in the spring transports oxygen deep into lakes and ponds, stirs up nutrients from the bottom, and removes carbon dioxide and built up metabolic wastes.

Easter happens in all climates since it's based on the calendar, not the weather. Families can celebrate spring fun without breaking the budget.

Learn what makes comfrey work as a healing plant and how to get the most out of comfrey. Includes detailed instructions on making a comfrey poultice.

Variously known as Johnny-jump-ups, heartsease, bird's eyes, wild pansies, or love-in-idleness, these small, hardy flowers have a solid reputation in herbal medicine.

Cathartic, cholagogue, diaphoretic? These are herbal terms that tell the herbalist which herbs will treat or relieve certain conditions. Discover their meanings here.

Learn about edible weeds that can be added to a variety of recipes. Most of these weeds can be purchased from garden centers as either established plants or seed packets.

Native Americans have gifted Cajun Louisiana with ancient traditions of natural healing using the Sassafras officinale tree and elder residents retain that knowledge.

Long before modern medicine, early settlers relied on nature and its plants to provide cures for common ailments, some of which science supports today.