About this episode

Mary Colvin discusses how to create and utilize your own apothecary with homemade remedies and herbal knowledge.

With a little bit of knowledge, Mary Colvin, RH (AHG) believes that anyone can develop their own homemade remedies and medicines. In The Herbalist’s Guide , she introduces you to the world of herbalism and shares her own knowledge about herbal actions, the concept of energetics and its importance in herbalism, basic botany, harvesting, herbal preparations, miscellaneous materials used to make herbal medicine, and other tools of the trade.

People in this episode

Host: Marla Brooks

Guest: Mary Colvin

Topics covered

• herbalism
• homemade remedies
• medicinal plants
• energetics
• botany
• herbal preparations

Keywords

• apothecary
• herbal remedies
• medicinal herbs
• herbal medicine
• botanical knowledge
• energetics
• harvesting herbs

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Herbalist’s Guide

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