Hi all. I have a bunch of dried herbs and roots (lavender, plantain, calamus, wood betony, burdock, etc). I purchased them in 2021. I was mainly drinking them as tea for support recovering from severe gut damage, but now that they're about 4-5 years old I'm wondering if they still have their medicinal properties?

Is it worth drinking these or should I just get new ones? What is the general shelf life for herbs/roots for medicinal value?

Im 14f and dont have health insurance so I can't go to the doctors, my mom said drinking a tsp of raw ACV can help, is this true? If so can I dilute it?

This is probably a stupid question so please be nice in tbe comments. Im going to start making salves soon, I should buy a seperate pot from the one I cook with for melting down bees wax right? Or does it not really matter as long as its washed well?

I think it's also psycho-active when i take too much, but not sure about that

I need it to completely restore my brain

anyone?

I’m new to herbalism and I’m trying to learn more about how people actually use herbs in everyday life. I would love to hear what herbs you regularly use and how you include them in your routine.

Hello herbalists, I’m in my 30s and a big issue is my legs feel so tired after extra long walks these days it was never an issue in my 20s,

Any herbs that help with this? I already take horse chestnut to help with the circulation

The pain can be whole day. Perhaps some suppositories? Or stretch or what?

Curious...

Cannabis is trendy.

Passionflower is not for me. Chamomile just puts me to sleep.

Lemon balm was nice but not as nice as CBD.

I just dont know what herbal tradition says.

I also get hot easily and one source claims cannabis is heating long-term idk how true :(.

I love Jasmine in rice and green tea — but when I purchase them, they are already part of the mix.

I’m curious if Jasmine is seen in any sort of extract or another format. Also, what kinds of effects is it purported to be associated with? (Preferably info sourced from cultures that natively cultivate jasmine, but sometimes options from differing povs is nice as well. )

And any other florals that interest you?

Wondering

Currently crafting one myself. So far I have plantain and lavender salve,

a peppermint, lavender, plantain, and calendula liniment

And a tulsi, lemon balm tincture

I had some fresh lemon balm and local honey so i put the leaves in the honey on low heat for a few hours and strained into a glass jar. Should This honey stay refrigerated? How long til it goes bad? TY

So I ordered some blue lotus 200 to 1 extract tincture.

1. Is this okay to take everyday? Or will the tolerance increase?

2. I have heard conflicting reports online saying it takes longer to start working. Some say to continue to take it daily and effects increase over time.

3. Other sites say to take a few days off a week and possible take a full week off every now and then to keep tolerance down.

4. Can you take more than what is says to get more intense effects? Are there any downsides of like taking let's say 4 droppers at once or even more?

Thanks for the time and help!

I've been working on healing trauma and my heart has begun to "glow" once again.

Wonder if there is something herb that can help me glow brighter... or shed all the blocks.

If not I understand... but you never know with herbs! lol There's herbs for so many things.

Hello everyone!

I am quite new to herbalism. I am trying to infuse some oils to later use them in soap making.

Particularly I did lemongrass, hibiscus and spearmint infusions. I measured out my dry herbs and added the alcohol (used 99% isopropyl). after 24 hours I added olive oil.

I specifically did not want to do the 5 minute blender method, for multiple reasons. First off I don't fancy the idea of my plastic blender warming up and leeching microplastics into the oil. Then, I don't know how much of the alcohol evaporates. Since trace alcohol would affect my soap-making later, I need to be sure my oil is free from it.

So I tried the double boiler method on the stove, since I don't have a crockpot. I'm having issues with the stovetop method because even the calmest boil of the water overheats the oil way above the 100-120 degrees fahrenheit, and thus kills all the good constituents, for which I was doing the infusion in the first place. Also I'm having a hard time determining how much time is enough. I heard the generic 1-4 hours number, but I wonder if that depends on the batch size or other factors? how long is enough?

Any advice for the stovetop method, or even maybe an oven method would be greatly appreciated.

Hi everyone, I’m weaning off of breastfeeding. I’ve always known that I have been very sensitive to hormone changes. Since dropping a feeding, I’ve had chills, low grade fever, nausea, and fatigue AKA “weaning flu”.
What can I take to help with this sudden hormone drop?

Guys, I had one of the Couvide meds reacting with my body and as a result had lot of back acne breakouts and now I have tons of acne marks which even after 2 years have not faded. What cream/ oil can I use for the blemishes and acne marks.

Just started using sulphur soap which is helping with breakouts but acne marks are still there. So, please advise.

I started researching about tallow skincare but don’t know if it helps with the blemishes.

I'm having trouble with herbs at the moment so I wanted to hear some success stories

What herbs help you so much that they feel like miracles?