Botanical Name: Capsella bursa-pastoris Common Names: Shepherd’s Purse, Sanguinary, Pick Purse, Witches’ Pouches, Mother’s Heart (Scots), lus na fola – The Blood Herb (Gaelic), Family: Brassicaceae Parts Used: Aerial parts Botany & Identification: A variable annual or biennial plant with an erect main stem which grows from 3cm to 40cm depending on its conditions. The …
We are delighted to be part of the organising crew for the next Scottish Radical Herbalism Gathering taking place in May 2018. The crew is looking for workshop proposals for the event – so please spread the word! Exciting News – *Call out for Workshop Proposals* We’re looking for people to facilitate workshops at the …
Hi folks, we are cancelling tomorrow’s ‘Autumn Medicine Making’ workshop at the Salisbury centre due to lack of bookings. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. Watch this space for a new series of ‘Pay It Forward’ solidarity medicine making workshops which we will keep you posted on.
Come along to our Autumn Medicine Making workshop tomorrow afternoon to discover how to make a range of remedies from the seasonal fruit growing all around us!
Botanical Name: Usnea spp. Many similarly used species Common Names: Old Man’s Beard, Seaweed of the Mountain (Hawai’i), Fish Bone Beard Lichen, Tree Dandruff, Woman’s Long Hair Family: Usneaceae Parts Used: Whole Lichen Lichenology & Identification: Lichen are a symbiotic relationship between an algae and a fungus. The algae is able to photosynthesize and therefore …
The Wester Hailes Community Herbal Clinic is 1 year old! To celebrate our first birthday and kind offers of funding from Lush & Vegware, we are lowering our prices for staff of the Healthy Living Centre – only £25 for an hour’s appointment, and £15 for half an hour. Best price in town!
Botanical Names: Urtica dioica, Urtica urens Family: Urticaceae (Nettle Family), formerly Cannabinaceae (Cannabis Family) Common Names: Nettle, Stinging Nettle. U.urens –Dwarf Nettle, Small Nettle, Dog Nettle Identification: Cordate leaves which taper to a point and are toothed. Green flowers in long, branched clusters spring from the leaf axils. Urtica dioica is ‘dioecious’ meaning individuals are …
Botanical Name: Prunella vulgaris Family: Lamiaceae (Mint Family) Common Names: Self Heal, All Heal, Sicklewort, Hook Heal, Carpenter’s Herb, Pickpocket, Poverty Pink, Heart o’ the Earth Identification: A sparsely downy perennial herb with creeping runners and erect flower stems to 20cm tall. Not aromatic. Leaves are decussate, stalked, oval, widest at the base. Infloresence in …
Botanical Name: Alliaria petiolata Family: Brassicaceae (Cabbage Family) Common Names: Jack by the Hedge, Jack in the Bush, Garlic Root, Hedge Garlic, Sauce-alone, Penny Hedge, Poor Man’s Mustard Identification: Found in hedges and edges. A biennial with a distinct mustardy smell. In it’s first year a rosette of heart shaped leaves with a wavy margin are formed. …
This year we are delighted to offer a year long Wild Food & Medicine Course, in response to increasing demand for our workshops last year. The course will run over eight months of the year, from March to October, with eight sessions covering basic botany & ecology, practical remedy and recipe making and the basics …
