Alex Williams
Chicago, IL
Founder of First Curve Apothecary and Greenspell. Alex loves to craft personalized herbal formulas for his clients while supporting them in cultivating rituals of deep embodiment.
Intentional Tea Tasting
In engaging in an intentional tea tasting you are working to suspend your desire to understand the plant in order
Aroma & Taste, Energetics, and Herbal Actions
The Honorable Harvest
Previous: Overview of the most commonly found plant families in the Chicago Region
Collectively, the indigenous canon of principles and
Plant Descriptions, Botany, & Harvest
Referencing and Ongoing Bibliography
The Name of Your Herb
Different Approaches for Drafting Plant Monographs
Getting Started with your Materia Medica
What is a Materia Medica?
A Study in Complexity
Previous: Introduction to Materia Medica
Complex Systems Theory & Complexity Thinking offers a shift in perspective from viewing things as
Introduction to Materia Medica
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It’s hard to express the joy that I experience in working with plants. I imagine
Herbal Salves
Salves hold infused oils in a relatively fixed form for ease of carrying and application. You will be using a
Recipes
Switchel Recipe
🍯General Guidelines for Making Oxymels
Ingredients for serving as-is:
(ready to pour straight into a glass)
Serves 4
* 1 cup
Recipes
Peach, Blueberry, & Mint Oxymel
🍯General Guidelines for Making Oxymels
Peach, Blueberry, & Mint Oxymel Recipe:
* 1/4 cup - Peach, roughly chopped
* 1/4
Shrubs, Switchels, & Oxymels
Shrubs, Switchels, and Oxymels are all preparations that combine the virtues of vinegar with sugar to create a delightful and
Herbal Elixirs
Herbal Elixirs are essentially tinctures with honey added. The simple addition of honey both makes the tincture more palatable and
Herbal Honeys & Electuaries
Honey is the oldest easily accessible natural sugar. Human use of honey is depicted in stone age tablets 8000 years
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