From all the clinical studies I have reviewed, it became apparent that saw palmetto is not effective for specifically reducing BPH (which means benign prostatic hyperplasia). In the most recent data from double-blind clinical trials, saw palmetto does not achieve …

Saw Palmetto – Does it work for BPH? Read more »

The very first adaptogen I learned about has such amazing benefits that I immediately started taking it for myself – and until recently, I took it every day of every year since. Like all other adaptogens, it has the amazing …

Speeding up the thyroid and the memory Read more »

When I wrote my previous book Making Tinctures: Beyond the Folk Method, I viewed glycerin, as many herbalists do, as a solvent equivalent to alcohol and treated it as such in making glycerites. However, in the years since that book was published, I have worked more with glycerites, as well as have done more research. As a result, I have discovered that there are many considerations including solubility and preservability which require another look at how to use glycerin in tincture formulas.

To explain how to use glycerin instead of alcohol in a formula for a tincture requires some understanding of what are the differences in properties between alcohol, water, and glycerin, and how each interacts with specific herbal constituents.

Following are some of the practical conclusions from both my research and my experience that define why and how I now apply glycerin to my own practice and that you may find useful.

I was so excited about the plan for the production of an educational video series in a partnership of myself and Melissa Goodwin of Roan Creek Farm and Weaving. Unfortunately the Pandemic intervened, impacting both of our lives and halting …

An Introduction Read more »