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Welcome to the calm side of herbalism
Hi, I’m Lori, and I teach herbalism without yelling. This is a quiet space for learning about plants as they are. No miracle claims. No mystical backflips. Just herbs, context, and slow understanding. You don’t need experience. You don’t need special tools. You just need curiosity and a willingness to pay attention. If you want to introduce yourself, tell us: • a plant you already know • or one you’ve always wondered about Pull up a chair. The plants aren’t in a rush.
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Gather round you beautiful plant people
So… How Are We Actually Going to Use These Herbs? Short answer: all the ways. Long answer: still all the ways, just with fewer exploded cauldrons and more common sense. Over time, im going to cover every normal, useful way people actually use herbs, including: Teas – the classic “boil water, add plant, feel accomplished” method Tinctures – alcohol does the heavy lifting while you wait patiently Infusions – like tea, but stronger and more serious about it Poultices – squishy plant mess, applied with purpose Oils & salves – because herbs like to live in fat sometimes Vinegars & honeys – food that quietly helps you Steam, baths, compresses – herbs that work while you sit there doing nothing We’ll talk about what works best for what, why some herbs prefer tea while others do better as tinctures, and when a plant is basically saying, “Please don’t boil me, I beg you.” No quizzes. No perfection required. No pressure to own a 200-year-old apothecary or pronounce everything in Latin. This is real herbalism for real people, and we’ll cover it all slowly, clearly, and repeatedly… because nobody remembers everything the first time and plants are patient. Saturday Herbal Lore is just the beginning. We’ve got years. The herbs aren’t going anywhere. ~Herbalism with Lori
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What you need
Alright, gather round, you beautiful plant people. This is the very low-stress, zero-pretension survival kit for enjoying my herbal writings without losing your mind or your place on the couch. What You’ll Need for Saturday Herbal Lore (and beyond) 1. A journal. Nothing fancy. No pressure. It can be: A notebook from the dollar store An old spiral with three pages left A “this was supposed to be for groceries” notebook This is where you jot things down that make you go, “Ohhh, that’s useful,” or “Wait, I actually have that plant.” 2. A pen you like. This matters more than people admit. One that doesn’t skip One that doesn’t feel like punishment to hold One you won’t immediately lose under the couch If you’re loyal to a specific pen brand, congratulations, you’re already advanced. 3. Optional but encouraged: sticky notes or bookmarks. Because at some point you’ll want to mark: Herbs you want to try Things you forgot five minutes after reading Notes that say “LOOK THIS UP LATER” and then never do That’s normal. Everyone does it. 4. Your curiosity. You don’t need: A backyard apothecary A certification wall A perfectly curated herbal aesthetic You just need curiosity and a willingness to learn things the practical way. The “real life, what people actually do” way. How to Use This Space Read. Laugh a little. Write down what sticks. Ignore what doesn’t. Come back later when it suddenly makes sense. This isn’t homework. This isn’t perfection. This is herbalism for people with lives. So, Pull up a chair. Grab your pen. Let’s talk plants. — Herbalism with Lori
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Herbs just what are they?
So… what are herbs, really? Before supplements, before pharmacies, before anyone decided to put everything in plastic bottles with warning labels longer than the Bible, there were herbs. And by herbs, I mean plants people noticed worked. That’s it. That’s the origin story. No lab coats. No marketing team. Just humans hurting, hungry, sick, tired, or annoyed, looking around and thinking, “Well… this leaf didn’t kill me yesterday.” Early humans didn’t have Google. They had trial, error, observation, and a lot of “don’t eat that again” moments. Over thousands of years, they figured out which plants eased pain, helped digestion, calmed nerves, healed wounds, or kept food from rotting long enough to eat tomorrow. Herbalism wasn’t a hobby. It was survival. Every culture on Earth developed herbal knowledge. Not because it was trendy, but because plants were the medicine cabinet. Grandmothers knew things. Healers knew things. Farmers knew things. And that knowledge was passed down by memory, story, and watching what worked. Then fast forward a few thousand years and suddenly herbs got labeled as: “Old-fashioned” “Folk remedies” “Alternative” Which is funny, because modern medicine literally comes from plants. Aspirin came from willow bark. Digitalis from foxglove. Morphine from poppy. Science didn’t replace herbs. It isolated them, concentrated them, and put them in capsules. Herbs didn’t disappear. They just got quieter. And here’s the part people forget: herbs were never meant to be magical cure-alls or miracle fixes. They were tools. Support. Helpers. Sometimes gentle, sometimes strong, sometimes not right for everyone. That’s what I’m here to talk about. Not fantasy herbalism. Not fear-based herbalism. Not “this plant will fix your entire life” herbalism. Just honest plant knowledge, where it came from, how people actually use it, and when to respect it instead of romanticizing it. Plants have been taking care of humans long before humans decided they knew better. We’re just remembering how to listen again.
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