r/beginnerherbalist

Whats your favorate herb this week? Are you growing it? Have you used it in a tea or anything else this week? Learn anything new about it?

Hi friends! My name’s Maria and I’m very new to most of this stuff but very excited to be here! My entry point to herbs has been spiritual baths, but I’m looking forward to learning and exploring all the other health benefits and possibilities!

My two questions kind of go together:

1. I have a cat who likes to chomp on any plants I have, so can’t grow many of my own and sadly have to purchase most of them. Unless anyone has any tips around this or cat-friendly ones? Most of the ones I’ve seen are toxic to them. (And I don’t purchase white sage).

2. Since I’m acquiring these pouches of herbs now, does anyone have any fun/cute/aesthetically pleasing ways to store them? (I’m a Cap and love any great way to organize something 😅).

TYSM! 💗🌿

I have a bunch of herbs that I have used before, mostly for simmer pots, that I am no longer wanting to use. I can’t currently do simmer pots and I have to downsize a lot currently and truly just haven’t had time for this type of spell work. I consider myself an art witch and thought to maybe create spice paints from some of them, but some of the thicker ones like lavender, jasmine, and juniper, I am struggling to come up with stuff.

Does anyone have crafts they’ve made with dry herbs and spices before? I’d love some ideas if you have any.

I’m super new to herbalism, recently I got a medicinal seed kit from Walmart and I completely missed where it said it had white sage. I’m aware white sage is a no-no if you’re not indigenous but there’s nowhere nearby that I know of that I can surrender it or anything like that so what do I do with it?

Looking recommendations

I would like to begin as a hobby, but I can handle if contains deep information of biochemistry and organic chemistry.
Any recommendation it's appreciated :)

It’s that time of year where I have an abundance of basil and would love to hear your favorite basil uses and projects! Teas, tinctures? Infusions? Lotions? Potions? I would especially love to hear how you have used all parts of this lovely little plant including flowers, also any interactions and positive & negative health impacts. Thank you!

Whats your favorate herb this week? Are you growing it? Have you used it in a tea or anything else this week? Learn anything new about it?

My boyfriend and I are trying to make non toxic/ herbal changes in our daily lives. We have been talking about wanting to have more natural medicines in our medicine cabinets . For his birthday I want to gift him non toxic staples that replace ibuprofen, tramadol, Pepto-Bismol, heartburn relief, ect.

Let me know what your favorite and most effective natural medicine! Thank you!