Lion’s Mane: nutrients for the nervous system
If you’re familiar with nutraceutical mushrooms, then you’re probably already aware of their well-studied effects on immunity. But there are some mushrooms... Read More
Oregon grape monograph
Oregon grape has a place in every herbalist’s apothecary. It possesses unique antimicrobial activity and will be increasingly important in our post-antibiotic... Read More
Turkey Tail Mushrooms & The Antifragility of Immunity
This article appeared in the Fall 2013 issue of Plant Healer Magazine, one of this era’s finest publications for plant aficionados. Medicinal mushrooms... Read More
Pseudotsuga menziesii: Windows into Forest Medicine
This was one of 3 trees covered in my Trees, Humans & Healing talk at the 2nd Dandelion Seed Conference in Olympia last weekend. I wrote... Read More
Crataegus spp: Sweet, Tender & Tough as Nails
Origin & Ecology Hawthorn is of the most well known herb for heart health. The genus, Crataegus, contains over 1000 species. While... Read More
Alnus rubra: Of Water, Purity, and Pioneering
Origins & Ecology There are 35 species in the Alnus genus. The name is derived from the Old English Alor, Germanic Elo... Read More
Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii)
“Trees were our first teachers,” Bruce Miller used to say. Bruce (Subiyay) was a Skokomish elder, teacher & leader behind the Salish... Read More
Ganoderma lucidum: Mushroom of Divinity, the Spiritual Heart & Host Defense
As plants die back and the rains return in Autumn, fungi take the stage. The return of the Autumn rains awaken the slumbering... Read More
