Why Use Herbs?
Herbs connect us to a way of life that has supported us as beings for all of our evolution. They have been present when we’ve come together in community; we’ve used them in sacred ceremony; they support healing in the body; they provide care for our homes and animals; and they are the slow, deep medicine of nourishment. Herbal medicine is most profound when used in conjunction with a lifestyle of plenty of sleep, truly nourishing food, play, and attunement to one’s own inner self and spirit.
For many, an alliance with herbs is marked by a renewed awareness of the clock of Nature: Dark and light; the waxing and waning moon, and seasons marked by the growth and fading of plants in those cycles.
Our cells evolved with food and medicine provided by plants, and they remember this! The medicines of whole plants (but not so much extracts of their constituent chemicals) promote healing in cells and organs in ways the body understands. Plants are still the primary medicine for most of the planet, today.
The real beauty is when herbalism becomes every-day for you: When herbal self care with teas, tinctures, vinegars, oils and foods becomes part of the culture of your home and life.