The Healthy Herb Podcast
The Healthy Herb Podcast
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Exploring the realm of home herbalism for increased health, resilience, and joy in life!
The Roots and Herbs of Halloween
Discover the Celtic folklore and wisdom behind Halloween and herbs that are associated with the holiday including apple, rose, hawthorn, mint, sage, rosemary, mugwort, and elecampane.
Oct 30, 2024
1 hr 5 min
Coffee:  History, Folklore, and Medicine
Discover the story of coffee through its history, folklore, and medicine.
Mar 28, 2024
1 hr 2 min
Have an Epic Herb-Inspired Spring Day
Come along on an epic herb inspired spring day. Harvest and eat wild food, make a spring tonic syrup, create herb journals, read herb fairy stories, make tea, plan an herb garden for skin care, sip a cordial.
Mar 5, 2024
55 min
Hawthorn:  Apple's Wild and Witchy Cousin
Hawthorn is classically known as an herb to strengthen and improve heart function, but there is so much more this beautiful shrub has to offer us. An herb steeped in folklore of love and protection, hawthorn has benefits to our nervous system, connective tissue, digestion, and more! Learn how to prepare this plant to make easy home remedies that build health throughout the body.
Feb 22, 2024
1 hr 13 min
Understanding Herbs Through Taste with Meghan Rhodes
The taste of herbs tells us a lot about the actions of the plant. Brighid Doherty and Meghan Rhodes talk about this and other interesting topics about herbalism.
Oct 27, 2023
58 min
Herbs, Travel, and HerbRally with Mason Hutchison
Brighid interviews Mason Hutchison of HerbRally. We talk about Mason's early plant experiences, the inspiration behind HerbRally and The Art of Frugal Nutrition, some current plant allies, travel and a whole lot more.
May 31, 2023
56 min
Top Herbs to Tincture and Why (Tincture 101 part 3)
This episode covers the top herbs that I make sure I tincture every year and why. Learn how to decipher which herbs work best as tinctures and which do not, plus, how to find your dose of tincture.
Apr 4, 2023
1 hr
Tincture Making 101 (part 2): 4 Methods
Learn about the 4 methods of making tinctures and the pros and cons of each one. Brighid discusses her favorite method, how to make a great tincture and a bit about dosing.
Mar 24, 2023
1 hr 9 min
Tincture Making 101 (Part 1)
This episode discusses what a tincture is, the history of tinctures and alcohol distillation, and general concepts around tincture making.
Mar 16, 2023
57 min
Catnip, it's Not Just for Cats!
Catnip is an herb that benefits humans in a number of ways. It supports the health of the digestive, immune, nervous and reproductive system health and is an especially helpful herb for children and elders.
Feb 8, 2023
56 min
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