168 Grow Your Own Tea | Herbalism 101 | Growing Joy with Plants | Podcast
Channel: Growing Joy with Maria
Date: 2023-10-11

How can we use plants medicinally in our lives? Plants heal us in more ways than one, and one of the less-known practices is herbalism. Most of the plants and herbs we use today were used for medicinal purposes in ancient times and are, in fact, still used in many cultures around the world as natural remedies.

In this episode, Juliet Blankespoor, the founder of the Chestnut School of Herbal Medicine, will teach us many different and easy ways that we can use plants as medicine so we can expand our knowledge on this whole field of plant benefits.

In this episode, we learn:
[04:58] What led Juliet Blankenspoor to become interested in herbalism
[08:52] What makes plants medicinal, and have they been proven by doctors?
[11:51] Energetics of plants and how to complement their energies with people’s
[15:49] How do you determine your own energy constitution?
[16:45] Who is Wim Hoff and what are the possible benefits of cold showers?
[19:16] What’s the best way to get started with this completely new field of medicinal benefits?
[22:22] Where to get the best seeds for your spring garden
[23:38] The right choice for safe indoor and outdoor gardening products
[27:03] What are the properties of Mint?
[28:30] Some of the commonly used herbs that we might not be aware of
[30:01] What tonic means in the context of herbal medicine
[32:36] What are the medicinal properties of chives?
[33:58] How we can prepare tea from fresh and dried herbs
[38:16] Is there any medicinal value to the mint stem?
[39:43] What other herbs can you grow to make your own tea?
[44:13] Your next favorite kitchen appliance!
[47:19] What are some of the most versatile medicinal plants Juliet recommends exploring that aren’t found in a traditional culinary garden?
[48:19] What plants should you add to your culinary garden for medical benefits?
[52:38] Juliet Blankespoor’s favorite herbs that you can add to your cooking recipes
[57:39] What can you learn from the book ‘The Healing Garden: Cultivating and Handcrafting Herbal Remedies’?

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