Real Herbal Healthcare
How to Get the Most Benefits From Your Reishi Mushrooms
I could write a book about the long-lauded benefits of reishi mushrooms, the king of the fungal forest, the crowning glory of beneficial mushrooms, the mushroom of immortality, the fungus of long and vibrant life, as it is known in much of Chinese medicine. But this blog post is not that.
(If you're curious about the benefits of mushrooms, you can scratch the surface with a quick internet search, or check out a couple resources here, here, and here.)
So, you may already be well aware of just how fabulous reishi is, but you may not know exactly how to incorporate this fungal friend into your everyday life with ease and grace and efficacy. That is what this blog post is. Here are 5 methods of using reishi that do just that.
Herbal Elixir Hot Toddies
A new herbal twist on the traditional hot toddy gives this winter drink an immune boosting power and a tasty finish.
Linden Blossom Gin & Tonic Recipe
Make any sunny summer day special with an herbal cocktail like this bright and beautiful Linden Blossom Gin & Tonic (recipe open to adaptation and substitution!). Herbal Cocktails (and Mocktails!): Linden Gin...
Long Life Reishi Lemonade
If I told you that I'd found a delightful summer sipping beverage that could make you live forever, would you believe me? Reishi: The Immune-Enhancing Mushroom of Longevity Perhaps immortality...
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...
Herbs for a Healthy Pregnancy and Birth Part 1: Nourishment
Real, whole food, whole herb nourishment during pregnancy is not hard to come by once you familiarize yourself with herbs like nettle and oatstraw herbal infusions, which represent some of the highest sources on earth of trace minerals and nutrients and are even pumped with protein. The benefits of herbal vinegars include their ability to balance out the pH of the body, their helpfulness with digestive difficulties, and their friendliness to the health of the gut.
New Site, Still Made the Wise Woman Way
With the beginning of the new year in only a few short weeks, we wanted to celebrate early with the launch of our brand new website. Here at Red Moon,...
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.
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,...
Sustenance vs. Supplements: To Eat Real Food or Pop Pills
When bracing myself for a stroll down the aisle of any vitamin shop or supplement center, I am always reminded of the wacky and amazing gum from Willy Wonka’s Chocolate...
A New Year of Nourishment: Nutritious Nourishment vs. Dirty Detox
January 1st marks Detox D-Day for many who practice the heroic or the scientific traditions of herbalism. We all know what this looks like: a holiday season full of fatty...
A Day in the Life of a Wildcrafter: Hawthorne
My hawthorne berries are growing plump and ruby at the top of this 5000 foot mountain, and I am still in the bottom lowlands, a mere 3000 feet or so...
