Krista's Herbarium
a collection of herbal remedies, recipes, and reveries
Herbalism 101: Lesson 1
The plants have enough spirit to transform our limited vision.
-Rosemary Gladstar
Activity 1: Seeing
- Identify three herbs that grow in your area or you are familiar with already.
- Read their monographs online or on Kristas Herbarium. (What’s a monograph?)
- Read sample monographs on kristasherbarium.com-Herbalist’s Workshop-Monographs
- Sample monograph of Calendula
Activity 2: Touching, Smelling, Tasting, Hearing
- Find these herbs outside, in a shop, dried or fresh
- Depending on the herb (consult with Krista if you are unsure), make tea with each herb.
- Note: the taste of each herb (salty, sweet, sour, bitter, acrid)
- Read:energetics
- Listen to how your body feels: warm (think peppers) or cold (think mint), dry (think dry biscuits) or moist (think cucumbers)
- Make a chart of your herbs and their taste, energetics
Activity 3: Practice-Make an infused oil
- Choose Lavender or Chamomile
- You will need 50 grams of dried herb, a clean glass jar, olive oil
- Follow the infused oil recipe
- Wait 4 weeks….
Followup with Krista:
- Send me pictures of your teas, oil and herb chart
- Contact me with any questions
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