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08/27/2018

Purslane is medicine, not a menace. It’s also a culinary delight making its way into farmer’s markets and fancy restaurants. Purslane is one of many weeds in your garden that you might not want to kill. The super-food beloved by Ghandi, is now making a comeback in farmer’s markets and …

06/28/2018

Are you still using commercial toothpaste? Here's how to save money and avoid...

06/14/2018

Dr. Axe on Facebook 3275 Dr. Axe on Twitter 66 Dr. Axe on Instagram Dr. Axe on Google Plus Dr. Axe on Youtube Dr. Axe on Pintrest 103958 Share on Email Print Article 107.3K 15 Geranium Oil Benefits for Healthy Skin and Much More Geranium oil is commonly used as an element in aromatherapy for its man...

06/03/2018

In order to effectively treat disease we have to be able to decongest blood associated with inflammation, thin stagnant, congealed blood, tone the veins, stimulant the capillaries and arteries, and move the blood to or from the surface. Yarrow, the great ‘normalizer’ of the blood does all these ...

06/03/2018

This article is an excerpt from my course about using herbs and herbal products, including essential oils, in the home or professional apothecary. If you'd like to be notified when the course next opens for enrollment, please sign up for my email newsletter at the end of this post.

05/24/2018

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Fresh nettles, straight from the garden. In my mind, this is the most useful plant you can grow, even if you have a small garden. Stinging nettles are a perennial vegetable - you can harvest the greens almost all year long and you don't need to replant them from seed, as they grow back from the roots every spring. It's a nutritional powerhouse – very high in chlorophyll, vitamins A and C, and minerals (like iron and calcium). The leaves, seeds and roots are all medicinal in their own right. The greens are a wonderful tonic anti-inflammatory, blood cleanser, galactagogue and nutritive tonic.

P.S. Nettles have a starring role in *all three* of our online programs! For details and to sign up:

*Online Herbal Medicine Making Course (150 hours): www.chestnutherbs.com/medicine-making

*Online Herbal Immersion Program (1,000 hours): www.chestnutherbs.com/immersion

*Online Foraging Course: Edible + Medicinal Wild Herbs (375 Hours): https://chestnutherbs.com/online-herbal-classes/online-foraging-course-edible-and-medicinal-wild-herbs/

(Urtica dioica, Urticaceae).
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