Herbal Medicine Making
Shrubs, Switchels, & Oxymels
Shrubs, Switchels, and Oxymels are all preparations that combine the virtues of vinegar with sugar to create a delightful and
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.
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Herbal Elixirs
Herbal Elixirs are essentially tinctures with honey added. The simple addition of honey both makes the tincture more palatable and
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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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Nasal Washes & Eyewashes
Full writeup coming soon... for now I will direct you to jim mcdonald for guidance in this category:
herbcraft - nasal
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Steam Inhalations
Steam inhalations are wildly underutilized preparations, especially in the colder months when respiratory ailments arise with the weather changes. Steam
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Herbal Syrups
Herbal syrups combine the power of infusions with sugar for a more palatable medicine.
How to prepare an Herbal Syrup:
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Compresses
A compress is a piece of cloth soaked in an herbal infusion and applied to the skin.
Start with a
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Herbal Baths
Hear me out here... what if... just what if... you infused yourself in tea? While I wouldn’t recommend drinking
Foraging for edibles in the area
Land-Based Practice
Toxic, poisonous, and deadly plants & fungi you should definitely know before you go out foraging
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The plants & fungi outlined below are mostly relevant to the Chicago Region (although they may
Asteraceae Family
Lamiaceae Family
Apiaceae Family
Rosaceae Family
Introduction to Plant Families
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I offer these lessons to introduce you to some key botanical plant families that tend to
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Other tips for plant ID
* Plants are individuals, and you are likely to find variations even among plants of the same species. For example, environmental
Learning botany by walking the streets and alleyways of Chicago
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Some Plants you might find wandering the streets and alleyways of Chicago (or other eastern US urban
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