Linden Lotus

Join me for Herbal First Aid at Royal Roads University on May 4th! During a 3 hours afternoon we will cover basic herbal preparations to manage common first aid situations for home and travel. Participants we be invited to smell, taste and feel live and dried herbs in various preparations. Learn more and register: https://secure.royalroads.ca/cscourses/herbal-first-aid

Join me to learn about Herbal Remedies for Children’s Health on Oct 27th at Royal Roads: https://secure.royalroads.ca//herbal-remedies-for-children

Great video to understand the role of the lymphatic system.

This week’s herb ID challenge solved - Foeniculum vulgare (Fennel)! An interesting eclogical fact of note: the plant attracts hoverflies which feed on aphids.

Today is Summer Solstice and I am harvesting Yarrow in the garden. Come and meet the plant with me in this video!

Red Clover (Trifolium pratense) is blooming in the garden. It flowers sequentially so it can be harvested a couple times per week all through summer. Ecologically it feeds pollinators (though its nectaries are too long for short tongued bees!) and like other Fabaceae plants it fixes nitrogen. Medicinally it is a gentle expectorant and lymphatic with affinity for the lungs and skin.