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Greek Mountain Tea (Sideritis scardica). A plant t Greek Mountain Tea (Sideritis scardica). A plant that extracts well in the fresh state, especially if the herb is finely chopped before covering with hot water and steeping. What comes up for me is, there is no reason to buy anything, no ripping of little paper packets, no string, no box. And, if one misses the little messages stamped on the tab on the end of the string, one can make something up. It isn't hard to be equally wise. Something like: "Bless this herb." should do nicely.Both seeds and plants available at Strictly Medicinal Seeds. (Link in profile)Greek Mountain Tea (Sideritis scardica) Family: Mint (Lamiaceae) Hardy to Zones 7 to 10 (North Greek Mountain Tea, Ironwort) Woody perennial growing to 18 inches, native to Bulgaria, Greece and Yugoslavia. A comely plant, highly desired for those of us blessed with hot, dry summers and cool, moist winters. Tea of dried flowering tops is sweetish and pleasant. Traditional usage (TWM): colds and restless insomnia. Plant prefers full sun and very fast draining soil of raised bed or rockery, needing water to establish but drought tolerant once established. Plant prefers full sun. In the spring or anytime in warm soils, sow in pots or flats. Barely cover, tamp well and keep warm, evenly moist and in the light until germination, which occurs in about 10 days. Individuate seedlings to gallon pots and grow until sufficiently sized to transplant successfully to garden or landscape. Space plants 18 inches apart.
One of our best Native Plants for the diverse medi One of our best Native Plants for the diverse medicinal herb garden: Spicebush (Lindera benzoin). 8 month germination cycle. When the seedling did come up, they came up together, albeit almost invisible to the human eye, due to their sparse leaves and thin, elongated stem. Patience! The only way to keep away from anxiety is to grow so many things that every success is in some way unanticipated. Ah, another benefit of diversity--filling the moment with bliss!Seeds available at Strictly Medicinal Seeds. (Link in profile)
European Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) trees i European Black Elderberry (Sambucus nigra) trees in full blossom right now. The blossoms themselves are a remedial, if one dares rob them from the bees and other tiny pollinators. If there is great abundance, it is easier to justify... Snip the flowering heads in the late morning after they are dry of dew. Lay out on paper on screens. Turn frequently until crispy. Make the tea or tincture. Don't forget to use the pollen that has accrued on the paper. The flu has been going around and it is nice to have something to treat it with, otherwise one is just a victim of the nasties. Here are a few photos of my favorite black elderberry tree in habitat, and some closeups of the flowers. Coupla things to note: It is planted in the shade of a Cascara Sagrada tree. Elderberries do well that way. The roots are covered with cardboard and then heaped with compost. Elderberry is a heavy feeder, and dislikes weeds. Nice 9-inch potted plants still available at Strictly Medicinal Seeds. (Link in profile)Much more info on cultivation and use in "Growing Plant Medicine Vol 2."
Milky Oats (Avena sativa) harvest coming up. A mis Milky Oats (Avena sativa) harvest coming up. A misty monday morning, All nature is still, turgid, as if waiting. It is the summer that thrums somewhere above these clouds, the golden tympani of sun that heralds the growing season. A few more days to wait. Good to nourish the nerves with a solid quart of oat decoction. The oats must emit the white droplet when squeezed. Put a couple of handsful in a quart jar, cover with hot water and cover the jar. Let steep overnight. In the morning, strain and drinks. Let them go running all over town looking for the next thrill, the next useless frill that will drain the pocket and leave one yearning for more. I'll sit here down home with my milky oats decoction. . . complete.Dried milky oat green seeds available at Strictly Medicinal Seeds. (Link in profile)
The gentle art of herb gardening. Someone asked ab The gentle art of herb gardening. Someone asked about harvest and preparation, what I thought about large-scale tools. I spoke of drying screens, rubbing the dried herb through the screen to break down the particles and exclude the stems. But in the back of my mind, I've learned, it isn't volume that we should be after, but quality. Small amounts of high grade herbs--it's an earth-friendly approach without the stress imposed by--volume. This approach seems to fit with the garden of diversity. By caring for a few well-grown plants of each type (Calendula, Yarrow, Echinacea, Elecampane, Goldenseal, etc.) the apothecary shelf can be loaded with the tinctures that matter to remedy any affliction. I just want to see people making reasonable goals instead of blowing it up--a gardening that supports reasonable lifestyle and gives back to the earth.
Temperate Tulsi (Ocimum africanum) plants on sale Temperate Tulsi (Ocimum africanum) plants on sale at Strictly Medicinal Seeds. We've been pinching them back to bush them out and they look absolutely great! (Link in profile)Family: Mint (Lamiaceae) Annual, harvest at 40 days and ongoing to frost (Temperate Tulsi) The plant is a bushy annual tea basil with small leaves, purple flowers and a tutti-frutti fragrance. Among all basils in my experience, this one is (surprisingly) the shortest season, most frost-hardy cultivar. I've also seen these self-seed the following year, which is unusual among basils. We tested this cultivar and confirmed the presence of essential oils linalool, nerol, geraniol, citral, icocaryophyllene, humulene, etc. Also ran it for genetic analysis to confirm identity as Ocimum africanum. This is the holy basil my wife and I grow for ourselves to make into tea. We find it very satisfying, with aroma most appealing. Traditional usage (Ayurveda): stress, anxiety, heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, and dementia. Drinking tulsi tea in the morning is a fantastic way to get started.
Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus) with its incompar Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus) with its incomparably frilly blossoms and unique scent. When a common garden flower proves itself to be a valuable Chinese herb, well, it becomes doubly-attractive. These are worth growing by the door stoop or in a pot on the patio. Their fragrance, a cross between baby powder and strawberry milkshake, will drift.Seeds and plants available at strictlymedicinalseeds.com (Link in profile)Fringed Pink (Dianthus superbus)Family: Pink (Caryophyllaceae)Hardy to Zones 4 to 8(Qu-mai, Jove's Flower) Herbaceous perennial native to China. Pretty basal rosette gives forth multitudes of lavender flowers with fringed margins. They emit an unforgettable fragrance night and day that is capable of wafting hundreds of yards on a warm, moist breeze. Traditional usage (TCM): bitter tonic, urinary complaints, suppressed menses. Plant prefers sun to part shade and fast draining soil. Germ in 2 weeks. Space plants 1 to 2 feet apart. Flowers to 20 inches.
Strictly Medicinal Seeds Moonflower (Datura inoxia Strictly Medicinal Seeds Moonflower (Datura inoxia) plants on sale for $2.50 off the regular price--price shown ($8.50) is the sale price. (Link in profile)These are a great late-season addition to the garden, as they grow and flower quickly in warm conditions. There is an additional sitewide sale going on for the next week: 10% off of everything and anything. Employ the coupon code SPRING10 at checkout. Enjoy life like a bee after nectar!Moonflower Datura (Datura inoxia)Family: Nightshade (Solanacea)Hardy to Zones 7 to 12Herbaceous perennial native to Central and South America, with a current worldwide distribution. Flowers oversize even for such a large plant, and completely tuned to the moon. Flaring trumpets, moonshine white, narcotically scented, almost enough to make you swoon! Traditional usage, external only (TWM): asthma, motion sickness, pain. All parts of the plant are toxic, no part of this plant should ever be taken internally. Plant prefers a sunny, mesic to dry location, and will grow in poor soil, sand or cobble. Space plants 3 feet apart.
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Richo is an internationally recognized expert on the cultivation, processing and usage of medicinal plants. He is the author of the popular herbal, Making Plant Medicine. His life-long interest in seed saving lead to extensive travel and plant exploration, largely in the USA and Africa but also in South America, China and Europe. This collection of seeds, including numerous unique introductions and rare plants as well as many common medicinal plants and permacultural trees, is currently conserved and multiplied in his greenhouses and gardens.

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