Name: Oregon Grape Root, Yerba de Sangre Botanical Name: Mahonia spp. Energetics: Cold, dry Taste: bitter Actions: bitter tonic, liver stimulant, antimicrobial ~~~ Unlike many of the herbs…
External Uses For external use, much of Larrea’s exceptional healing properties can be extracted into a fragrant infused oil. I use the standard fresh plant…
Common Names: Vervain, Verbena, Moradilla, Dormilón, Botanical names: Verbena spp. & Glandularia spp. Taste: Bitter, acrid Energetics: Cool, dry Actions: Relaxant nervine and diaphoretic, digestive stimulant When most people speak of…
Botanical Name: Equisetum arvense Common Names: Horsetail, Scouring Rush Energetics: Cool, dry Actions: diuretic About a year ago Wolf broke his toe during a flood when…
Common Name: Spanish Needles, Beggar’s Ticks Botanical Name: Bidens spp. Energetics: Cool, moist Taste: Bland, aromatic, astringent Under the light of the full moon I harvest the season’s…
Introduction, Opportunities & Resources “The Animá Tradition is a contemporary herbal and lifeways practice rooted in the lessons of the natural world, and manifest in…
Common Name: Evening Primrose Botanical Name: Oenothera spp. Parts used: whole plant Taste: Sweet, sl. bitter, sl. spicy, Energetics: moist & neutral temp Primary Actions: vulnerary, anti-spasmodic, anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory,…
Botanical name: Eschscholzia californica and spp. mexicana Common Names: California Poppy, Mexican Poppy, Mexican Gold Poppy, Gold Poppy, Taste: acrid, bitter Energetics: very cool Affinities: liver, gallbladder, heart…
First things first: I don’t recommend ever putting a salve on a fresh burn. It seems to hold the heat in and aggravate the burn.…
Common Names: Moonwort, Western Mugwort, Estafiate Botanical Name: Artemisia ludoviciana and allied spp. Taste: Bitter, aromatic, and sometimes slightly sweet Energetics: Cool/Warm, dry Actions: carminative, hepatoprotective, relaxant nervine, antimicrobial, hepatic…
