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Harvesting the dried cured leaves from last year’s plant stalks makes a smoother smoke (or smudge) than harvesting fresh leaves and setting them up to dry. Mother Nature does it better. ✌🏽

Turn up that digestive fire and turn off nausea and bloating. Quick example of a digestive formula for a client with chronic stomach pain. This formula was dispensed as part of an overall therapeutic treatment plan which included dietary changes and other herbs. If you are on medication please consult a professional herbalist before taking herbs.

Plantain is a famous weed for the treatment of skin conditions. This video demonstrates how to apply it fresh in the field for minor to serious topical ailments. My name is Heather Luna. I am the director of the ACORN School of Herbal Medicine. I teach beginning herbalists as well as practicing clinicians… both online and in person. https://www.acornherbschool.com Thanks for watching! 🌿

Honey is a superior method for herbal extraction. When honey is heated it becomes hydroscopic; drawing constituents out of the plant material and suspending them in a more bioavailable form… Get sticky with Heather Luna in the preparation of honey pastes and honey pills as delivery media for herbs. Yum!

The Footprints in Medical Herbalism program offers training in making professional quality medicines: including tinctures, oils, salves, syrups, elixirs, cordials, oxymels, electuaries, and more. This video was created to provide examples for the type of medicine making equipment students will need to complete school projects as well as for the rest of their herbal career. To find out more about the Footprints in Medical Herbalism program visit - https://www.acornherbschool.com/footprints-program

A huge thank you to our presenting sponsor for The Herbalist Hour, Oshala Farm Oshala Farm is a beautiful and vibrant certified organic herb farm based in southern Oregon where they grow and sell over 80 different plant species. LEARN MORE & BUY | http://www.oshalafarm.com In this episode of The Herbalist Hour, I'm joined by Heather Luna. Heather is a clinical Herbalist and nutritionist and is the founder of the ACORN School of Herbal Medicine. She is the primary teacher for all classes and programs, as well as the director and supervising faculty of our Free Clinic. Heather is a student and apprentice of Paul Bergner. With 20 years experience as a professional clinician, herbal educator, gardener, wildcrafter, and medicine maker, Heather has a wealth of real world experience to guide and train the next generation of aspiring herbalists. We chat about her childhood and her journey to discovering herbalism, some of her mentors, self care strategies in the vitalist tradition, some of her personal plant allies and a whole lot more! Hope you all enjoy and we'll see you in the next episode. ~Mason *LINKS & RESOURCES* ACORN School | https://www.acornherbschool.com/ Heather on YouTube | @acornschoolofherbalmedicine Heather on Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/acornherbschool 🎵 Theme Song by @torinfrostofficial *Torin Frost on Spotify* | https://open.spotify.com/artist/1GjECPHWGdQpGRIZZBw3no *🌼WANT MORE HERBAL GOODNESS?* Sign up for the HerbRally newsletter and receive THIRTEEN herbal freebies! *👉 CLAIM YOUR FREEBIES!* https://mailchi.mp/herbrally/herbal-freebies *🌿WANT EVEN MORE HERBAL GOODNESS?* Become an HerbRally Schoolhouse member! You'll get access to a TON of herbalism classes, monographs, webinars and more. We add new material each and every week. There's also discounts to cool herbal companies, a private Facebook group and more! You can get your first 30 days FREE with coupon code YOUTUBE30. *LEARN MORE AND REGISTER* | http://www.herbrally.com/schoolhouse Herbalism in your neck of the woods. HerbRally http://www.herbrally.com *DISCLAIMER* The information in this video is for educational and entertainment purposes only. It is not intended as a substitute for advice provided by your physician or other medical professionals. Always consult a health care practitioner before using any herbal remedy or food, especially if you are nursing, pregnant, or have any medical condition.

Violets have healing properties that help to relieve headaches, joint pain, anxiety, restlessness, grief and heartache. Learn how to use herbs with Heather Luna. https://www.acornherbschool.com/footprints-program

Eat yo weeds! The season of spring weed eating is here. 🌱🙌🏽 Chickweed (Stellaria media) has waited all year for this moment… these brief few weeks of the year when you can stuff her tender delicious leaves in your mouth. 🤤 Dried, this herb can be taken in medicinal doses as a tea or tincture to shrink fibroids and cysts…. however, never forget that food is first medicine. Whoever eats the most chickweed wins! 🐣🌿 https://www.acornherbschool.com

This flavonoid rich oxymel is a delicious antioxidant, anti inflammatory, respiratory strengthening, immune supporting medicine… Why you should make some and how. 🧚‍♀️