• Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Oak   This week’s herb is: Oak Oak[ Quercus robra] Family: Fagaceae, Other Names Duir, Nuttall oak, gray oak, champion oak, Northern Red Oak0 Gender:  Masculine, Element: fire, Planet:  Sun…

  • Herb of the Week: Thyme
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Thyme This week’s herb is: Garden Thyme Thyme [Thymus Vulgaris]Garden Thyme Gender: Feminine, Element: Water, Planet: Venus Thyme  is a perennial with a woody, fibrous root. The stems are…

  • Herb of the Week: Milkweed
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Milkweed This week’s herb is: Milkweed Milkweed [Asclepias syriaca]common milkweed, butterfly flower, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, Virginia Silkweed Gender: masculine, Element: Fire, Planet: Mars, Moon Milkweed Common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca) is the best…

  • Herb of the Week: Angelica
    Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Angelica This week’s herb is: Angelica Angelica Archangelica [Archangelica officinalis, Angelica sylvestris, Angelica atropurpurea][Apiacea]Other Names: Garden Angelica, Angelica,  Angelica archangelica Alexanders, American Dong Qui, Archangel, Purple-stem Angelica, American Angelica, High…

  • Herbs

    Herb of the Week

    Herb of the Week: Blackberry This week’s herb is Blackberry. I chose it because blackberries are in season at this time and, therefore, one of the correspondences for the month of August. Blackberry…