I’ve only worked with black birch a little bit, and I was really excited when Amelia South told me she was interested in discussing this beautiful tree! Amelia had so much to share about black birch, and I left the conversation wishing I could be out in the woods smelling and tasting it right then. I’d be surprised if you don’t leave this episode feeling super interested in black birch, too!

One of the things Amelia shared was how black birch has supported her with pain relief in so many different situations, from arthritic pain to tummy aches. We have a beautifully illustrated recipe card for Amelia’s Tummy Ache Tea, which you can find here: https://bit.ly/3BYlYyZ

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► How to work with black birch both topically and internally for pain relief

► How to use your nose to distinguish black birch trees from wild black cherry trees

► Six tips for harvesting birch bark (and any tree bark!) ethically and respectfully

► How talking with the plants has helped Amelia in her herbal journey

► Why it’s important to learn from plants through your senses, not just about plants through reading books

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know her, Amelia is a professional foraging instructor and practicing herbalist living on her small organic farm in eastern Connecticut. She helps people reconnect with nature, heal their bodies with wild food and medicinal plants, and reclaim their gut health by escaping the toxic Western diet. She teaches many lessons on her TikTok channel as well as YouTube.

I’m thrilled to share our conversation with you today!

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For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in

I’ve heard about Pam Montgomery for many years, so I was excited to finally meet her! Pam’s approach to herbalism really focuses on developing relationships with the plants, and it was fascinating to hear her discuss the ways she makes those connections and gets to know herbs on a deeper level.

Pam recently had the opportunity to do a deep-dive with lavender in the fields of Provence, and she had so much wisdom to share about this lovely herb! She also shared her very versatile recipe for Lavender Syrup - something you’ll want to have in your fridge year-round. You can download a beautifully-illustrated recipe card for Lavender Syrup here: https://bit.ly/40dgyua

While the scent of lavender is seemingly everywhere these days, there is so much more to it than just a lovely fragrance! Here are just a few instances when you might turn to lavender:

► To improve your sleep

► To relieve stress and reduce anxiety

► In wound care, for both pain relief and as an antimicrobial

From its calming effects to its ability to regulate inflammation, this is definitely a versatile plant. Be sure to check out the entire episode for even more ways lavender can benefit your health!

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► The difference between English lavender and lavandin - and why it’s important to know which one you're working with!

► The type of emotional trauma that lavender is especially beneficial for

► How making connections with plants can be just as healing as working with them in medicinal preparations

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know her, Pam Montgomery is an herbalist, author, international teacher, Earth elder and new-paradigm thinker who has passionately embraced her role as a spokesperson for the green beings and who has been investigating plants and their intelligent spiritual nature for more than three decades.

Pam is the author of two books, one of which is the highly acclaimed Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness. Her latest book, Co-Creating with Nature, will be published in the spring of 2025. She teaches internationally and virtually on plant initiations, spiritual ecology and co-creative partnership with Nature. Pam is the founder of the Organization of Nature Evolutionaries, or ONE, and was a founding board member of United Plant Savers.

I’m delighted to share our conversation with you today!

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book

It’s been many years since Patricia and I have been together in person, and it was an honor to sit down with her again and hear her stories and wisdom. She had a lot of insights to share about the process of becoming a Registered Herbalist through the American Herbalists Guild (including why you would want to do so in the first place!), as well as tips about some of the most important herbal knowledge that new herbalists often don’t consider.

And of course, Patricia also discussed how she works with an often-overlooked part of the elder plant - the leaf! She shared several of the gifts of elder leaf, as well as how she likes to formulate with it, and included her adaptation of an old recipe for Green Cooling Salve. You can download a beautifully-illustrated recipe card here: https://bit.ly/3Ykj3tn

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► How elder leaf can be worked with to relieve sore throats

►What makes elder leaf such a soothing topical remedy

► Four different medicinal preparations for working with elder leaf

► Why it’s so important for herbalists to be able to recognize “red flag” health conditions

►What it means to be a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know her, Patricia Kyritsi Howell, RH(AHG), is an herbalist, teacher, and author of Medicinal Plants of the Southern Appalachians, an essential resource for the region's native flora. She is the founder and director of the BotanoLogos School of Herbal Studies in the mountains of North Georgia, United States. Patricia is the Academic Coordinator for the American Herbalists Guild's annual symposium and oversees the AHG Registered Herbalist application review process.

After almost thirty years of clinical practice, Patricia now devotes herself to supporting student practitioners as a mentor through the online course Crafting Your Herbal Practice, which she teaches in collaboration with Kat Maier and Emily Ruff. Patricia is passionate about supporting aspiring herbalists to take their place as essential healthcare workers in their communities. She lives on unceded Cherokee land in Tiger, Georgia.

I can’t wait to share our conversation with you today!

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies

It was such a pleasure to have Yarrow on the show! Yarrow is a dynamic speaker who is super passionate about building relationships with herbs and their ecosystems. As you’ll hear in this conversation, Yarrow sees herbalism as a bridge to help people tune back in to the natural world, and he weaves in nature connection with everything he does.

Yarrow spoke extensively about reishi mushrooms - not just how they can benefit us physically, but also how they can improve our mental and emotional health, and how they can help us to better understand and learn from the other beings in the forests they are found in. He also shared many ways reishi can be worked with medicinally, including his incredibly detailed recipe for a Reishi Dual Extraction. You’ll find a link to a beautifully illustrated recipe card here: https://bit.ly/4eNNptq

Here are just a few ways reishi can be worked with to benefit your health:

► As a grounding influence, to help you connect with the nature around you

► As a tonic to strengthen your immune system

► To improve insulin sensitivity and support blood sugar regulation

For more, be sure to check out the entire episode!

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► How reishi can help with your brain health and vision

►Tips for finding and harvesting reishi mushrooms

► Why it’s so important to make connections with the places where you gather plants, even (or especially!) when the plants are out of season

► Six different medicinal preparations for reishi

►Why dual extractions of mushrooms are considered more potent than simple dried mushroom powders

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know him, Yarrow Willard is a second-generation Clinical Herbalist, living in the unceded territory of the Comox First Nations on Vancouver Island.

He is the co-creator of Harmonic Arts, the Wild Rose College of Herbal Medicine and the Canadian Herb Conference. As an online personality and YouTube educator he is known as the Herbal Jedi. His mission is to help empower the modern age with tools and teachings for reclaiming health through deepened connection to the natural world.

Yarrow’s approach to plant medicine is one of curiosity, connection, and contemplation. His teachings often are infused with old world energetics, modern measurables, and direct plant communications, in a playful and digestible way.

I am so excited to share our conversation with you today!

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the...

I’ve been emailing with Holly for years, but as much as we’ve interacted via email and recipe exchange, this was our first time face-to-face and it was great to finally get the chance to meet her! In this episode, Holly shares so much fascinating information about elderberry (one of my very favorite herbs!) - from folklore, to crafty uses for the twigs, to tips for harvesting the berries, and of course the many ways this amazing plant can be worked with medicinally!

Holly also shared her recipe for Bright Vinegar for Colds, which just looks so delicious and enticing! You’ll find a beautifully-illustrated recipe card for Holly’s recipe here: https://bit.ly/4gGhZar

When might you turn to elder leaves, flowers, and berries for your health?

► When you need a soothing remedy for angry emotions, angry fevers, or angry skin

► As a topical first aid ointment for burns

► To help shorten the duration of colds and flu (or prevent them from starting in the first place!)

► As delicious and nutrient-rich food and drink

In addition to discussing the many benefits of elderberry, Holly also shared some fantastic tips for learning about herbs, especially for the beginning herbalist - so if you’re new to herbalism you’ll want to be sure to give this episode a listen!

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► Why it’s important to experience herbs hands-on and not just through book learning

► A fun tip for harvesting elderberries from high up in its branches

► How elderflowers can be worked with for emotional support

► Nine medicinal benefits of elder berries, flowers, and even leaves!

► and so much more…

For those of you who don’t know her, herbalist, entrepreneur and author Holly Bellebuono has spent 30 years teaching plant medicine and business courses for natural and organic product makers. She directs The Bellebuono School of Herbal Medicine and Selle Impact Consulting.

Holly lectures globally at conferences, retreats, and universities. Her documentary book Women Healers of the World: The Traditions, History & Geography of Herbal Medicine was named Book of the Year by The International Herb Association.

Holly’s seven nonfiction books have been published in three languages. Her 8th book will be released Spring 2025: Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns, and Other Places of Transformation in Myth, Fairy Tale, and Film.

I’m delighted to share our conversation with you today!

Are you interested in learning more about Holly’s herbal Tuscany retreat, which will be happening in May of 2025? You can find information about it on her website here - but if you want to join, don’t delay, as spots will fill up quickly!

Holly also has a new book, Once Upon a Place: Forests, Caverns & Other Places of Transformation in Myths, Fairy Tales & Film, coming out in March of 2025. You can pre-order her book here.

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/podcast156.html

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For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

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In place of a regular podcast this week, I’m offering an entire webinar all about working with herbs during the cold and flu season! In this webinar, we’ll look at five of my very favorite herbs to work with to help with common cold and flu symptoms, as well as to help prevent getting sick in the first place!

When you join the webinar, I’ll also share with you my ebook, 5 Herbs for the Cold and Flu Season, which contains seven recipes that you can use when managing your health during the cold and flu season! This webinar and ebook will only be available for the next few days, so be sure to sign up right away.

In addition to the webinar, I also have an exciting course starting this week - my new Herbal Energetics Course! This 10-month course will teach you how to use your senses to learn about herbs, so that you can confidently and effectively find the herbs that will work for YOU. In today’s episode, I’ll share details about the Herbal Energetics Course (which is now in its final days of enrollment!) and information about how you can learn more about the course.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► What you’ll learn in the 5 Herbs for the Cold and Flu Season webinar:

• A sweet herb: for building and nourishing your immune system to prevent illness!
• A sour herb: for stopping a virus from ever taking hold!
• A salty herb: for addressing sore throats and swollen lymph glands
• A pungent herb: for warming you up when you feel chilled with a fever
• A bitter herb: for cooling you down when you feel hot and restless with a fever

► Details about my new Herbal Energetics Course

► and so much more….

My free webinar, 5 Herbs for the Cold and Flu Season, is only available for the next few days! You can sign up for the webinar here.

If you want all the details about my new 10-month Herbal Energetics Course, including how to sign up for the course, click here. This is the very first time I’m offering this transformative new course, and the price is lower than it ever will be again! But don’t delay - the doors close September 28 at 5pm Pacific time, and won’t open again for a whole year!

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/podcast155.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at

When I first started studying herbs over two decades ago, I learned herbs (like many people do) by memorizing herbal actions, memorizing lists, and then throwing it all together. But I found that choosing herbs for people using these memorized lists didn’t always work, which was incredibly discouraging!

Luckily, I found out about herbal energetics, and that’s what I’ve based my herbal practices on ever since. However, I’ve noticed over the years that there are a lot of misconceptions about this helpful system of matching herbs to people! In this episode, I’ll share what people often get wrong about herbal energetics - and why it bothers me.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► Why herbal energetics is such a practical - not mystical! - system of matching herbs to people

► Why using herbal energetics can be more effective than the modern medicine approach (especially when dealing with chronic conditions!)

► How using your senses to understand an herb can give you a big-picture view of its phytochemistry

► Why learning herbal energetics together with herbal actions is such a powerful way of understanding plants

► and so much more….

If you’re interested in learning more about herbal energetics, you’ll love my free Herbal Energetics mini-course, which is happening now and for the next week only! This video training course will show you why herbal energetics is so important - especially when working with herbs for your health!

I’ll also be sharing an important safety guide for herbs as well as my Herbal Energetics Flavor Wheel.

You can join the mini Herbal Energetics Course here.

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/herbal-energetics-misconceptions.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal...

It’s easy to love the taste of thyme in stews and roasts and sauces, but have you taken the time to really taste thyme? When you have really good quality thyme, it’s highly aromatic and very spicy and hot!

Tasting an herb and experiencing how it feels in your body when you take it as food and medicine is at the heart of herbal energetics. This system is a great way to really get to know the plants you’re working with, and to choose the herbs that are best suited to your unique body and conditions. In this episode I’ll walk you through the energetics of thyme (and why they matter!), and how you can use this system to choose the best herbs for you.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► Why tasting herbs is such a powerful tool for assessing their quality, potency, and herbal actions

► The particular respiratory conditions that thyme’s gifts are best suited for (and how to know that, based on its taste!)

► Why thyme is such a helpful digestive aid

► Tips for harvesting thyme (and how to do so while still allowing the pollinators to enjoy its lovely flowers!)

► and so much more….

If you’re interested in learning more about herbal energetics, you’ll love my free Herbal Energetics mini-course, which starts later this month. This video training course will show you why herbal energetics is so important - especially when working with herbs for your health!

I’ll also be sharing an important safety guide for herbs as well as my Herbal Energetics Flavor Wheel.

You can sign up for the waitlist here.

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/thyme-herbal-remedies.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses....