When I first started studying herbs over two decades ago, I learned herbs (like many people do) by memorizing herbal actions, memorizing lists, and then throwing it all together. But I found that choosing herbs for people using these memorized lists didn’t always work, which was incredibly discouraging!

Luckily, I found out about herbal energetics, and that’s what I’ve based my herbal practices on ever since. However, I’ve noticed over the years that there are a lot of misconceptions about this helpful system of matching herbs to people! In this episode, I’ll share what people often get wrong about herbal energetics - and why it bothers me.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► Why herbal energetics is such a practical - not mystical! - system of matching herbs to people

► Why using herbal energetics can be more effective than the modern medicine approach (especially when dealing with chronic conditions!)

► How using your senses to understand an herb can give you a big-picture view of its phytochemistry

► Why learning herbal energetics together with herbal actions is such a powerful way of understanding plants

► and so much more….

If you’re interested in learning more about herbal energetics, you’ll love my free Herbal Energetics mini-course, which is happening now and for the next week only! This video training course will show you why herbal energetics is so important - especially when working with herbs for your health!

I’ll also be sharing an important safety guide for herbs as well as my Herbal Energetics Flavor Wheel.

You can join the mini Herbal Energetics Course here.

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/herbal-energetics-misconceptions.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal...

It’s easy to love the taste of thyme in stews and roasts and sauces, but have you taken the time to really taste thyme? When you have really good quality thyme, it’s highly aromatic and very spicy and hot!

Tasting an herb and experiencing how it feels in your body when you take it as food and medicine is at the heart of herbal energetics. This system is a great way to really get to know the plants you’re working with, and to choose the herbs that are best suited to your unique body and conditions. In this episode I’ll walk you through the energetics of thyme (and why they matter!), and how you can use this system to choose the best herbs for you.

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► Why tasting herbs is such a powerful tool for assessing their quality, potency, and herbal actions

► The particular respiratory conditions that thyme’s gifts are best suited for (and how to know that, based on its taste!)

► Why thyme is such a helpful digestive aid

► Tips for harvesting thyme (and how to do so while still allowing the pollinators to enjoy its lovely flowers!)

► and so much more….

If you’re interested in learning more about herbal energetics, you’ll love my free Herbal Energetics mini-course, which starts later this month. This video training course will show you why herbal energetics is so important - especially when working with herbs for your health!

I’ll also be sharing an important safety guide for herbs as well as my Herbal Energetics Flavor Wheel.

You can sign up for the waitlist here.

Access the transcript for this episode:

https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/thyme-herbal-remedies.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses....

There are so many medicinal benefits of meadowsweet herb! Some people think of meadowsweet simply as a natural form of aspirin. While it does shine at relieving pain (especially a particular type of pain!), meadowsweet’s gifts go far beyond this.

In this episode, I’ll be sharing my love of this beautiful member of the rose family, as well as one of my favorite ways to enjoy its pain-relieving benefits with my recipe for Meadowsweet Flower Pain Relief Tea. You’ll find a link to your free, beautifully illustrated recipe card here: https://bit.ly/4gaHvnE

By the end of this episode, you’ll know:

► How the herbal energetics of meadowsweet can help clue you in to its medicinal benefits

► Why using meadowsweet in its whole-herb form is safer than using aspirin

► The particular type of pain that meadowsweet excels at relieving

► Three different digestive issues that meadowsweet can help with

► and so much more….

If you’re interested in learning more about herbal energetics, you’ll love my free Herbal Energetics mini-course, which starts later this month. This video training course will show you why herbal energetics is so important – especially when working with herbs for your health!

I’ll also be sharing an important safety guide for herbs as well as my Herbal Energetics Flavor Wheel.

You can sign up on the waitlist here.

Access the transcript for this episode: https://www.herbalremediesadvice.org/meadowsweet-herb.html

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Get full show notes and more information at: herbswithrosaleepodcast.com

For more behind-the-scenes of this podcast, follow @rosaleedelaforet on Instagram!

The secret to using herbs successfully begins with knowing who YOU are. Get started by taking my free Herbal Jumpstart course when you sign up for my newsletter.

If you enjoy the Herbs with Rosalee podcast, we could use your support! Please consider leaving a 5-star rating and review and sharing the show with someone who needs to hear it!

On the podcast, we explore the many ways plants heal, as food, as medicine, and through nature connection. Each week, I focus on a single seasonal plant and share trusted herbal knowledge so that you can get the best results when using herbs for your health.

Learn more about Herbs with Rosalee at herbswithrosalee.com.

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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in