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Symphytum officinale Latin Name: Symphytum officinale Common name(s): Comfrey, Knitbone Family: Boraginaceae Botany: Comfrey is a fast growing, perennial herb with large leaves and small, various co … read more

Burdock (Arctium lappa) MonographLatin Name: Arctium lappaCommon name(s): BurdockFamily: AsteraceaeBotany: Burdock is a biennial herb with large, dark green leaves, tall stalks that can grow several … read more

Herbalism has made a resurgence in North America over the past three decades or so. However, it has done so in a way that has stripped away much of the power, beauty, and wisdom. Plugging directly i … read more

Over the summer, I packed my bottles and everything else I owned and moved to California. Among other things, I'm planning on attending a clinical herbal program in the San Francisco Bay area to sharp … read more

It was a soggy spring, which made for a lot of fast growth in the gardens. Above is a photo of our herb wheel, where an assortment of medicinals and volunteer weeds currently reside. One thing I learn … read more