I had used Albizia many times before I ever stood beneath one. I’d occasionally glimpsed the tree in London parks or while travelling through France, but for years I...

Fig leaves - traditional uses, modern research and a lovely recipe Most of us know the fig tree, Ficus carica, for its fruit. We wait for the figs to soften, eat them...

Herbal first aid spray for summer This is a useful little spray to keep close by through the summer for insect bites and stings, nettle rash, prickly heat, and skin...

How to choose the right herbal medicine course There are more herbal courses around now than there have ever been. Some are short and simple. Some are beautiful and...

Fireweed's Magic - Medicinal Flower Syrup Yesterday was my daughter’s last day of school, and she came out carrying that peculiar mixture of excitement and sadness...

As you walk through the untamed parts of the local landscape this summer, you might encounter the remarkable Mugwort, fluttering its silvery leaves in the breeze. This...