Moonrise Herbs Blog

Alcohol extracts, tinctures and glycerites are wonderful ways to take your herbs in concentrated liquid form but if those aren't to your tastes or you want to try something a little different, you may enjoy an herbal oxymel!  This combination of vinegar, honey and herbs can make a delicious addition to your herbal repertoire. This traditional recipe has been in use since at least Hippocrates time in Ancient Greece and was a staple of Renaissance pharmacopoeiae.  Aside from the inherent benefits of honey and vinegar, it was thought that the sweetness would make it easier to get people to take...

Blessings to you and your families on this Dia de los Muertos/All Soul’s Day!  We wish you joy and healing as you remember your beloved dead in today’s celebrations. In many traditions, the days between October 31 and November 3 were considered days out of time when the veil between worlds was the thinnest and it was easier to communicate with those who have passed through. If you hadn’t thought about including some herbs and flowers on your altar/ofrenda, here are some helpful herbs and their symbolism compiled by Gem Rigsby in her wonderful Herb Seed for Thought: Calendula/Marigold for...

It's pumpkin time!  And while we can all agree that pumpkin is arguably the taste of Autumn and quite delicious, it is also incredibly beneficial to the skin.  These tasty orange vegetables are full of Vitamin A, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium and Vitamins C, E and some B's!  Today we wanted to share a variety of recipes for your cookbooks and skin-care regimens!  Pumpkin Spice Blend 1 tsp ground cinnamon 1/4 tsp ground nutmeg 1/4 tsp ground ginger 1/8 tsp ground cloves -Blend well and store in a clean, dry container.  Use in food, tea, coffee blends and so much more!...

Can you feel the change in the air? Happy Autumn and Blessed Mabon to those in the Northern Hemisphere! Equal hours of light and darknesswe celebrate the balance of Mabon,and ask the gods to bless us.For all that is bad, there is good.For that which is despair, there is hope.For the moments of pain, there are moments of love.For all that falls, there is the chance to rise again.May we find balance in our livesas we find it in our hearts. -Prayer by Patti Wigington "Night and day are again of equal length and in perfect equilibrium - dark and light,...

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! We hope this finds you all well and safe.  These are strange days, to be sure.  We hope we can share some healing or at least a bit of useful info for you right now.  In this week’s #herbalwisdomwednesday we’re sharing a...