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  • Welcome to 2025

    2024 is in the books and here’s to an organized, productive, and successful 2025. I’ve been living my life like a leaf on the wind since about forever. I rarely have a detailed plan and do OK. This has always worked, but it’s always pained me quite a bit. There’s this internal…need…to be more deliberate…

    January 1, 2025
    Jonathan Levine
    Preparedness
  • Herbal Academy’s Botanical Teas Recipe Book – A Review

    An illustration of an herbalism cookbook on an old wooden work surface.

    The Botanical Teas Recipe Book is both a primer on the brewing of herbal teas as well as a resource for the experienced herbalist who understands the impact of herbal constituents and wants to mix them is tasty and health promoting blends.

    December 23, 2024
    Jonathan Levine
    Health, Homeopathic Medicine, Preparedness
  • Lemongrass

    Sliced leaves of lemongrass, chopped lemongrass stalks, 3 lemongrass clusters against a wooden panel background.

    cymbopogon spp. (Especially c. citratus and c. flexuosus) Common Name Lemongrass Family Poaceae Chinese Medicine Name Xiang Mao (Zhou, Xie, and Yan, 2011) Ayurvedic Name Bhustarah, Bhustrina, Sera(Hodges, 2015; Skaria et al., 2007) Parts Used Leaves, Whole Plant Native To India, Malaysia Key Constituents Citral ⍺, citral β, citronella, citronellal, geraniol, myrcene, dipentene, linalol, methylheptenone,…

    December 21, 2024
    Jonathan Levine
    Health, Homeopathic Medicine, Materia Medica
  • Hi-C Tea – Immune Supporting Herbal Blend

    A cup of herbal tea sits on a rough hewn table on the porch of a log cabin.

    I get it. Bloggers rambling on and on about a recipe’s back story can suck when all you care about is the recipe. Click the jump to recipe link above to go straight to the recipe. Recently my wife came down with a head cold. I wanted to help minimize her symptoms and the duration…

    December 20, 2024
    Jonathan Levine
    Health, Homeopathic Medicine, Preparedness
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