This black gold is elderberries: the dark purple gems that are currently abundantly adorning the Elder trees (Sambucus nigra). The berries are produced after the aromatic white summer flowers, typically beginning to fruit in central Scotland around September, and last up until the end of the month/beginning of October depending on weather, foragers and animals’[…]
Month: September 2017
Diversity builds resilience I was introduced to making multiple-herb tinctures back in 2007/8 while spending time with one of my teachers, Annie MacIntyre during my medical herbalism training. She had these huge kilners jars with layers of different, multiple herbs macerating in alcohol. They varied through the year depending on what was available and what[…]
Are you crazy? Feeling anxious?
- how to..... mental health self-care therapy
- Sep 06, 2017
- by Lucie Bradley
If you are feeling ‘crazy’, which as a woman is not an unfamiliar thing to hear, it’s more likely that you have some mental health issues. It is common that we use broad labels to deny or plaster over real issues. And that stops us from dealing with them. I was 24 years old when[…]
Magnesium
- how to..... immune health mental health self-help therapy
- Sep 06, 2017
- by Lucie Bradley
This is a personal account of my experience with a transdermal magnesium supplement, as well as a information regarding using magnesium: the what and how. I first came across magnesium supplements through a friend. I was on the phone to her in tears explaining how bad my premenstrual symptoms had become. At the time I[…]
