Moonrise Herbs Blog — herbblurbs

Common Name: Ginger Latin Name: Zingiber officinale  Family: Zingiberaceae  The Blurb: Ginger root is a great herb to keep on hand for its warming qualities and digestive properties. Ginger root is great at reliving nausea, bloat and gas. Peel and chop up a ginger root then simmering on low on the stove with water is an easy and tasty way to soothe your stomach after a large meal or your stomach is generally feeling unsettled. You can even add honey to sweeten it up and make it easy to drink if you aren't a huge fan of ginger! It has also been...

Adaptogenic Nervous System Support: Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) root is an Ayurvedic herb that is traditionally used similarly to ginseng. Also called Indian Ginseng and Winter Cherry, it is a nervous system restorative and has adaptogenic properties which increase one’s vitality and physical endurance. Dr. Vasant Lad sees it as "the best rejuvenative herb, particularly for the muscles, marrow and semen" hence it's long usage as a sexual tonic.  However, it has benefits for everyone from children to the elderly in cases of weakness and tissue deficiency, debilitation by chronic disease, overwork, lack of sleep or nervous exhaustion and much more. Ashwagandha...

Be still a moment….take a long, slow deep breath in….roll your shoulders gently back…..breathe out again. The act of simply breathing is so inherent and automatic that many of us don’t even think about it, but with all these wildfires surrounding us creating so much smoke in the air, it’s important that we take care of our precious respiratory system!  In this week’s #herbalwisdomwednesday we’re sharing a few of our favorite herbal blends to keep those lungs in top shape! First up is our incomparable Lung Blend tea.  Formerly called Forest Blend, this combination of organically grown Echinacea Purpurea root,...

To mark the 1st Annual Fairy Festival happening this Saturday at our own Arcata Plaza, we would love to make #herbalwisdomwednesday all about the wee magical folk around the world and the plant & herbs associated with them.  When many of us think of Fairies, we imagine the tricky sprites, pixies and elf-like creatures from the Gaelic-Celtic-Northern European traditions and, naturally, many of the plants and trees native to those areas are associated with them. A couple of examples include: -Foxglove (Digitalis) have also been called Fairy Gloves and Fairyweed and the little spots inside the flowers are said to...

This week I wanted to talk about herbal correspondences….particularly those for/related to Inner Strength.  With all that is going on in the world it seems apropos to call on our herbal allies to help keep us vital and strong.  While there are wonderful adaptogenic and tonic herbs like Ashwagandha that we can take to bolster our inner strength, but I want to focus on correspondences and aromatherapeutic properties today for those who may not be able to take herbs internally.   Herbal Correspondences *These are energetic and magickal properties of the herbs.  These can tie into their medicinal properties, but...