Our nervous system, governed by the element air, is influenced by a life of experiences. Emotions affect the nerves and the state of the nerves can affect our emotional responses. Our nervous system can keep Read more…
Sweet Chestnuts
We were up in the woods yesterday in glorious sunshine foraging for autumnal goodies! What joy this abundant and fruitful time of the year always brings – having children with us was brilliant too as Read more…
Reishi – Mushroom of Immortality
It is mushroom season which is an extremely exciting time for us Seed Sistas we love the Fungal world and are especially interested in all the medical ones that fill our forests. Here Mycologist and Read more…
Birch Polypore
Seed Sista Karen waxes lyrical about her love affair with the eyes of the underworld…the mycelium medicinal wonderment autumnal wanderers, the mushrooms… It is Mushroom season, the woods are full of exciting delights….. My mother Read more…
Hearty Hawthorn
Hawthorn berries hang out side by side with rosehips in our native hedgerows in the Autumn months, our most abundant season. It is time to harvest, preserve and store the berries in their various guises Read more…
3 Ways to Beat Urinary Tract Infections UTIs
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) can affect different parts of your urinary tract, including your bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) or kidneys (kidney infection). If you visit the GP with the symptoms of an UTI you will Read more…
Working with Wild Plant Medicines in Canada
Us Seed SistAs met Latifa many years ago now, a fellow herbalist and as passionate about plants as we are and a real lover of the Pine trees. Here we host some of her important Read more…
THE MAGIC OF HEATHER
Heather – Calluna vulgaris / Erica spp Astrology: Venus Family: Ericaceae Sensory Experiences: Astringent, sweet, nutty, mineral Heather, with her purple rinse, is a resilient old bird full of gifts of humour and a deep Read more…
Psilocybin & Nature Connectedness
Us Seed SistAs love plants, as you well know we are completely passionately potty about nature connection – we met Dr. Sam Gandy at The Medicinal Mushroom Conference and also at Breaking Conventions International Psychedelic Read more…
Herbal Mouth Care
The Digestive tract begins at our lips and travels all the way through our entire bodies and end at the anus. All the way through this tubular pathway the sides are lined with mucous membranes Read more…
Reeking Rods herbal smoke bundles
Mugwort is said to have derived its name from being used to flavour drinks. It was, in common with other herbs such as Ground Ivy, used for flavouring beer before the introduction of hops. For Read more…
