The Healthy Herb Podcast

Oct 30 2024 96 ep. 51 mins 73

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Exploring the realm of home herbalism for increased health, resilience, and joy in life!

Health & Fitness Education Leisure

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The Roots and Herbs of Halloween

Oct 30 2024 65 mins

Discover the Celtic folklore and wisdom behind Halloween and herbs that are associated with the holiday including apple, rose, hawthorn, mint, sage, rosemary, mugwort, and elecampane.

Coffee: History, Folklore, and Medicine

Mar 27 2024 62 mins

Discover the story of coffee through its history, folklore, and medicine.

Have an Epic Herb-Inspired Spring Day

Mar 04 2024 55 mins

Come along on an epic herb inspired spring day. Harvest and eat wild food, make a spring tonic syrup, create herb journals, read herb fairy stories, make tea, plan an herb garden for skin care, sip a cordial.

Hawthorn: Apple's Wild and Witchy Cousin

Feb 22 2024 73 mins

Hawthorn is classically known as an herb to strengthen and improve heart function, but there is so much more this beautiful shrub has to offer us. An herb steeped in folklore of love and protection, hawthorn has benefits to our nervous system, connective tissue, digestion, and more! Learn how to prepare this plant to make easy home remedies that build health throughout the body.

Understanding Herbs Through Taste with Meghan Rhodes

Oct 26 2023 58 mins

The taste of herbs tells us a lot about the actions of the plant. Brighid Doherty and Meghan Rhodes talk about this and other interesting topics about herbalism.

Herbs, Travel, and HerbRally with Mason Hutchison

May 30 2023 56 mins

Brighid interviews Mason Hutchison of HerbRally. We talk about Mason's early plant experiences, the inspiration behind HerbRally and The Art of Frugal Nutrition, some current plant allies, travel and a whole lot more.

Top Herbs to Tincture and Why (Tincture 101 part 3)

Apr 04 2023 60 mins

This episode covers the top herbs that I make sure I tincture every year and why. Learn how to decipher which herbs work best as tinctures and which do not, plus, how to find your dose of tincture.

Tincture Making 101 (part 2): 4 Methods

Mar 24 2023 69 mins

Learn about the 4 methods of making tinctures and the pros and cons of each one. Brighid discusses her favorite method, how to make a great tincture and a bit about dosing.

Tincture Making 101 (Part 1)

Mar 15 2023 57 mins

This episode discusses what a tincture is, the history of tinctures and alcohol distillation, and general concepts around tincture making.

Catnip, it's Not Just for Cats!

Feb 07 2023 56 mins

Catnip is an herb that benefits humans in a number of ways. It supports the health of the digestive, immune, nervous and reproductive system health and is an especially helpful herb for children and elders.