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Nettle

Nettle

A plant that grows abundantly and well in the Pacific Northwest, many people are familiar with it only because of its sting (its other name is Stinging Nettle). This “sting”...

Nettle

A plant that grows abundantly and well in the Pacific Northwest, many people are familiar with it only because of its sting (its other name is Stinging Nettle). This “sting”...

Why and who uses herbs?

Why and who uses herbs?

Herbs are plants, and contain many compounds, so unlike most pharmaceutical medications, they often do not have as dramatic an action, but they also usually don’t have as many negative...

Why and who uses herbs?

Herbs are plants, and contain many compounds, so unlike most pharmaceutical medications, they often do not have as dramatic an action, but they also usually don’t have as many negative...

Devil's club: the Northwest's Adaptogen

Devil's club: the Northwest's Adaptogen

Devil’s club is a familiar sight in our local woods, and a plant many hikers (or bush-whackers) know only as a nasty plant they may have grabbed once on accident....

Devil's club: the Northwest's Adaptogen

Devil’s club is a familiar sight in our local woods, and a plant many hikers (or bush-whackers) know only as a nasty plant they may have grabbed once on accident....

Stress Adaptation Tea

Stress Adaptation Tea

Stress is unavoidable at points in our lives. The goal is to manage our response to stressors in such a way that it is not detrimental to our health or...

Stress Adaptation Tea

Stress is unavoidable at points in our lives. The goal is to manage our response to stressors in such a way that it is not detrimental to our health or...