This knowledge they passed down to me. I remember going to my Father’s bee farm and collecting buckthorn and hawthorn berries to make healing syrups. Buckthorn berries had a stimulant laxative effect and hawthorn berries were known to help with heart health. Wildcrafting and foraging for wild herbs with my Father helped me to learn how herbal teas could be incorporated in my daily life.
(Buckthorn Berries and tree)
Living in this industrial and technological era, we have lost connection with the earth’s cycle. We have lost touch with the signs nature gives us of the changes of times and seasons. We have lost the art of making herbal remedies for every and any ailment. I have sought to learn this art that our ancestors heavily relied on through consulting the aged men and women in my midst who were blessed with healing hands. This has led me to learn by experience how various herbs affect me and those in my midst. Because of this I am able to use them in my daily life. You must learn the herbs, use the herbs and share the herbs.