Herbal Apothecary

Decoction of Marshmallow Root and Slippery Elm Bark to Heal and Seal your Gut

by chelsea | Mar 21, 2017 | Featured, Herbal Apothecary, Nutrition, Recipes

What is a Decoction? A decoction is simply a very strong tea made from the chopped, sturdier parts of herbs (roots, barks, etc). In this decoction, we use chopped Slippery Elm bark and chopped Marshmallow root. Both are demulcents. A demulcent relieves irritation and...

DIY Magnesium Oil Roller for Better Sleep

by chelsea | Jan 26, 2017 | Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary, Nutrition

Did you know that you are most likely magnesium deficient? Over 80% of us are, so unless you eat a perfect diet that excludes sugar, caffeine, and alcohol, are not stressed, and haven't been sick recently, you probably are deficient. Magnesium actually plays a...

Homemade Essential Oil Roll-ons

by chelsea | Jan 24, 2017 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary

These essential oil roll-ons are some of our favorite tools we have around the house for keeping healthy or recovering from illness quickly. We also put essential oils in diffusers throughout the house, but the rollers are particularly when handy away from home and...

Kraut Juice: A Probiotic-filled Beverage.

by chelsea | Jul 8, 2016 | Beverages, Fall Fermented Vegetables, Featured, Fermented Beverages, Ferments, Herbal Apothecary, Nutrition, Recipes, Traditional Food Basics

What is Kraut juice? Kraut juice is probably the cheapest and most probiotic-packed beverage that you can make for yourself at home. It only takes a few minutes, and it is a great way to get started making fermented foods. We drink this regularly at our house and we...

Chamomile: Uses and Benefits (plus 10 recipes and why your garden needs it!)

by chelsea | May 10, 2018 | Featured, Garden, Herbal Apothecary | 7 Comments

Something awesome is happening in my yard right now! There is chamomile growing, and I didn't even plant it this year! This is year two of "back-to-Eden" gardening for me, or as I like to call it "busy-woman-gardening". If you have never heard of back to Eden...

Lemon Balm: Calms Anxiety, Encourages Restful Sleep, Fights Viruses and More!

by chelsea | June 23, 2017 | Beverages, Featured, Garden, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary | 12 Comments

Meet the lovely lemon balm! This relative to mint is so easy to grow; you can basically put it in the ground and forget about it. If you don't have garden space, you can easily grow it in a container. This amazing herb is a miracle worker for us humans and a favorite...

Fermented Garlic: Win the fight against sickness this winter!

by chelsea | August 5, 2017 | Fall Fermented Vegetables, Featured, Ferments, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary, Recipes | 10 Comments

Ok. I truly hate to be the one to bring this up while we are all enjoying a beautiful summer, but...Winter Is Coming! We need a stockpile of "dragon glass" (aka fermented garlic) to win the war against colds, sinus infections, flus, bronchitis, and stomach bugs this...

Elderberry Syrup: Benefits and Making Your Own

by chelsea | November 13, 2017 | Herbal Apothecary, Recipes | 4 Comments

Elderberry syrup is one of the most important tools in my home apothecary for keeping my family healthy when there are colds and flus flying around. We take it almost daily during the sickness season to support our immune systems. It also works as a great place to...

Homemade Essential Oil Roll-ons

by chelsea | January 24, 2017 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary | 0 Comments

Decoction of Marshmallow Root and Slippery Elm Bark to Heal and Seal your Gut

by chelsea | March 21, 2017 | Featured, Herbal Apothecary, Nutrition, Recipes | 31 Comments

Lower Stress Hormones and Boost Energy with Holy Basil (aka Tulsi)

by chelsea | July 13, 2017 | Beverages, Featured, Garden, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary | 10 Comments

Holy Basil tea has been a part of my evening ritual again for the past few weeks. I discovered it last summer and drank a lot of it, but then I couldn't find it in loose leaf form for about 6 months and so I got out of the habit of drinking it. Finally, I found it...

Charcoal Gummies: For Quick Tummy Relief!

by chelsea | September 11, 2019 | Featured, Herbal Apothecary, Recipes | 11 Comments

These activated charcoal gummies are the perfect thing to have around in the case of food poisoning, stomach flu, or other tummy troubles! I make and freeze them so that they are on hand in case of one of these emergencies. They are tasty enough that most kids will...

Homemade Tinctures: How and Why to Make them

by chelsea | June 22, 2017 | Featured, Health and Wellness, Herbal Apothecary | 0 Comments

Homemade tinctures are as easy to make as putting herbs and alcohol in a glass jar and waiting! Should I back up and remind you what a tincture is first? A tincture is a highly concentrated extract of herbs. Tinctures provides a concentrated dose of the herb which can...