Herb of the Month: St. John’s Wort
It’s no wonder that summer is the most cheerful season, because our most beloved sunshine remedies are in bloom, such as Hypericum perforatu...
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Herbalism and Outdoor Nature Activities for Kids
Summer brings us lots of time to plan activities with our children. But it’s easy to run out of creative ideas as summer draws to a close with s...
3 Ways Essential Oils Differ from Herbal Tinctures
You’ve probably heard many opinions about essential oils this past year. We live in times where we seek alternative, at-home solutions for healt...
Herb of the Month: Eleuthero
It's easy to be swept up in a full calendar of activities and to-dos, especially this summer after being apart for so long. As we collectively b...
The Many Uses of Echinacea
We don't need to seek out the next great cure from the jungles in some distant local when we have local plants with abundant he...
Red Raspberry (Rubus idaeus)
Let's talk about the benefits of the red raspberry leaf (Rubus idaeus), specifically in pregnancy and midwifery. Red raspberry l...
Springtime is Nettles Time
It's Springtime and that means our plant allies are beginning to make their appearance! The Herb of the Month for April is Urtica ...
Herb Highlight: Dandelion
What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have not yet been discovered. This quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson could possibly be true in the minds...
Hawthorn: Berry of the Heart
Crataegus monogyna (Rosaceae), is otherwise known by the common names of Hawthorn, Red Haw, Whitethor...
The Benefits Of ElderBerry
Elderberry is our herb of the month for January, a fitting time for this delicious, highly nutritive little berry and its health supportive prop...
Yerba Mansa
For our Herb of the Month for December, we are featuring a plant which grows natively in the American Southwest, yerba mansa (Anemopsis calif...
The Many Uses Of Fennel
With the gluttony of the holidays just around the corner and comfort foods fast becoming the order of the day, it's a great idea to get familiar...
Sustainably Cultivating Osha
Today we are over the moon to announce that we are the first national herbal company to hav...
Elderberries for a Strong Immune System
With the beginning of autumn comes the ripening of the elderberry, my personal harbinger of fall. Each year I trudge into the swamp lands with m...
Astragalus
In the Traditional Chinese Medical (TCM) system, astragalus is revered as a tonic for suppo...
Tulsi: The Queen of Herbs
This month WishGarden has chosen tulsi (holy basil) as the Herb of the Month. We've planned a month full of fun and engaging content in partners...
Passionflower
There are over 400 Passiflora species. Passiflora incarnata is the most common species found in herbal products, and the one we'll...
Motherwort: A Mother's Lion-Hearted Love
There couldn't be a more perfect herb to talk about just before Mother's Day than motherwort. The latin name for motherwort is Leonurus card...
The Many Wonders Of Astragalus
Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) has been used for thousands of years in Chinese Medicine and is widely believed to restore health on all le...
Cacao: Food Of The Gods
The scientific name for cacao, Theobroma cacao, means "food of the gods" (from the Greek "theo," meaning god, and "broma," meaning food)....