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Herbs for Summertime First Aid

Herbs for Summertime First Aid

Dwelling amidst the rich flora of the Appalachian mountains means that I am never too far from a tall blooming yarrow, some golden-glowing Hypericum perforatum (St. John's wort) plants, or a little comfrey, plantain, or calendula for the moment. But I also carry preparations with me ready at a moment's notice for life's summertime troubles.

May 22, 2025 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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Nutritive Stinging Nettle Soup Recipe

Nutritive Stinging Nettle Soup Recipe

Ready for a family-friendly main course concocted from the plant thought to be the most nutritive on the planet? Get your harvesting gloves out, grab your scissors and a bag or colander, and let's get snipping. The recipe is super adaptable to whatever you have in your cupboard + nettles (or even other spring greens). 
April 23, 2023 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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The Deep Immunity of Chaga Functional Mushroom

The Deep Immunity of Chaga Functional Mushroom

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus) is a notably revered mushroom that could be mistaken for a hollow of a tree, a shadow, or even the leg or paw of a black bear...
April 19, 2023 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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Weeds at Our Feet: What Do They Mean?

Weeds at Our Feet: What Do They Mean?

Living in the Wise Woman Way In my heart, the practice of the Wise Woman Tradition is an ancestral health-affirming belief that passes down from generation to generation even in...
June 21, 2021 — Jeannie Dunn
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The Role of Invasive Herbal Preparations: Kudzu, Mimosa, Wild Rose...Plantain? Dandelion?

The Role of Invasive Herbal Preparations: Kudzu, Mimosa, Wild Rose...Plantain? Dandelion?

Within our materia medica of common 'weedy' beneficial plants native to the Appalachian mountains where we are based, you will also find a sprinkling of so-called invasive plants which are not native...
September 02, 2020 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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How to Make a Wild Herbal Succus: Cleavers

How to Make a Wild Herbal Succus: Cleavers

A succus is essentially a fancy word for a beneficial, concentrated herbal juice, typically preserved with some kind of alcohol. I’m going to make a cleavers succus for acute gentle lymph support, especially when this is so needed during recuperation from a bout with a bug or a time when the body is under prolonged stress. 
April 10, 2020 — Red Moon Herbs
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Pine Needle Respiratory Ease Syrup

Pine Needle Respiratory Ease Syrup

Making pine needle respiratory syrup is super easy and essentially no more work than making a very strong pine tea and then 'holding' it with good quality, preferably raw, local honey. Pine is an expectorant for thinning and moving mucous in the lungs. It's warming, somewhat drying, and has a sweet and sour flavor blend that can only be described as piney.

April 04, 2020 — Red Moon Herbs
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Forsythia Flower Syrup

Forsythia Flower Syrup

Chinese health care traditionally uses the steamed and de-seeded fruit of the forsythia bush or 'golden bell' for clearing heat and expelling wind. It has an affinity for the heart, lung, and galbladder meridians. Make a honey based syrup from its spring flowers to keep in your kitchen or bathroom cabinet for wellness all year long.
March 29, 2020 — Red Moon Herbs
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Czech Apple Spicebush Strudel

Czech Apple Spicebush Strudel

For the holidays this year, Michael made his favorite Christmas apple strudel with a few local spicebush berries thrown in for a wildcrafted Appalachian twist in a dish in which the new world meets the old...via strudel! 

December 18, 2019 — Red Moon Herbs
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Dippy Dandy Dandelion Dip Recipe

Dippy Dandy Dandelion Dip Recipe

Dandelion is no doubt one of the most giving and present plants, for any part of her is harvestable at virtually any time of the year that the plant graces you...
May 13, 2017 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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Benefits of Juicy Jewelweed

Benefits of Juicy Jewelweed

Jewelweed, Impatiens capensis, is a flowering plant with beautiful orange horn shaped blossoms that bloom from early summer and into the fall. It is also known as spotted touch-me-not, because of how the mature seeds spring out from the pod when touched.
May 12, 2016 — Red Moon Herbs
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Why We Wildcraft

Why We Wildcraft

Here at Red Moon, we have strived for over 20 years to carry on a rich tradition of locally wildcrafting much of the plant material that goes into our tinctures,...
March 08, 2016 — Heather Wood Buzzard
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