a plant division of Smile Herb Shop “Passion Flower Farms” got its’ name when dozens of Passion Flowers (Passiflora incarnata) quite unexpectedly started volunteering for healing Tom in one of Smile’s gardens. We at “Passion Flower Farms” work intimately in Deep Ecology to organically nurture, water, and grow the following 3 medicine plants in…
Passion Flower Passion Flower has been shown in small scale studies to Compare very well to Drug Therapy for Anxiety without gross side effects. By Tom Wolfe R.H (AHG) Tom is a Smile Herbalist and gardener for “PassionFlower Farms”, Smile Herb Shop’s Small Farm Business. ♦Note: R.H. means Tom is a Registered Herbalist with the…
You may know of Passionflower as a premier herb for stress, anxiety, and insomnia. This gorgeous flowering vine relieves pain, calms the mind, and relaxes the muscles. You can often find bees drowsing in the beautiful blossoms, proof of the passionflower’s soporific effect! Passionflower was used by tribes in the Americas for millennia before making…
Passion Flower’s fantastic beauty is a medicine in itself, but this lovely vine has much more to offer than its stunning, dramatic blooms. This time of year in the garden, Passion Flower vines are 4-5 inches tall with a few tiny leaves. But given time, sunlight, and water, they will climb as high as any…
By Tom Wolfe R.H. (AHG) R.H. means Tom is a Registered Herbalist (since 1980) in the American Herbalists Guild (AHG) “I have worked at Smile for 49 years and believe you me have heard Smile’s customers (very best customer folks in the world) speak of every way of herbal healing many, many, many times over…
By Yaya Patterson, Root Woman & Smile Herbalist The smoking of plants has a strong history in the healing arts traditions across the globe. Smoking has been used ceremonially in nearly all earth-based religions. Popular smoke options such as tobacco and marijuana were once deemed sacred, and were thus employed with specific intentions. There…
Anxiety is a word that we hear quite a lot these days, and with good reason: there is plenty of it to go around! We use “anxious” to describe a whole range of feelings, from nervousness to paralyzing panic attacks, from back-to-school to global events. The American Psychological Association (APA) defines anxiety this way: Anxiety…
In the words of herbalist David Hoffman, “Skullcap is perhaps the most widely relevant nervine available to us in the materia medica.” This beautiful member of the mint family is native to North America and has a long history of use in this area. Herbalists today favor it as a powerful nervine, sedative, painkiller, and…
No matter if your goal is to prevent kidney issues, you have a chronic UTI, or are experiencing any stage of CKD, Ayurveda offers great insights, practices and resources to help you meet your goals. I’m here as your guide, to teach you principles and practices rooted in Ayurveda that support kidney health, strength, and improvement.
Greetings! Helping others heal and improve their quality of life was neither an aspiration nor a known possibility for my life’s path until I found Ayurveda in the book section of a holistic shop back in 2016. My journey began with a personal quest to learn about natural health and healing to take on some…
Juniper has a unique perspective and awareness on life and all its manifestations in regards to the elements and energetics. She has done most of her training in Western Herbalism and has a basic foundation of knowledge in Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine and is a registered Yoga Teacher at the 200 level. She is also…
Saturday, May 6th: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Digestive System Herbalists say the Digestive System holds the key to health. The old saying ‘We are what we eat’ should be revised to ‘We are what we are able to assimilate!’ Good digestion depends on the smooth working of the alimentary tract…
Saturday, March 4th: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Endocrine System The endocrine system is made up of the endocrine or ‘ductless’ glands, which secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream. These include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands, the pancreas, and the gonads (ovaries & testes). The hormones secreted by these…
Saturday, March 4th: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Musculoskeletal System Supporting our frame is one of the most important things we can do throughout our lifetime. Our bones, muscles, joints, and connective tissue hold us together and wear and tear is inevitable as we age. Exercise and proper amounts of vitamins…
Saturday, February 4th: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Male Reproductive & Urinary Systems `10am-12:30 pm: Male Reproductive System, Tonics for Young & Mature Men This class focuses on both Western herbal & TCM approaches to men’s health, exploring longevity tonics such as Panax Ginseng, Damiana, Sarsaparilla, Yohimbe, and Tribulus, classically used…
Saturday, January 7th: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Female Reproductive System `10am-12:30 pm: Female Reproductive System Overview We’ll start off the day with an overview of herbal actions for the female reproductive system such as female hormonal regulators, uterine tonics, anti-spasmodic, astringents, alteratives, and galactagogues. We’ll also look at herbal blends…
Saturday, December 3rd: 10am-12:30 pm; 1:30-3:30 pm Herbs and Nutrition for the Immune System This month, we’ll be looking at actions, herbs, protocols and recipes for Immune Self-Care, including using herbs as medicine and food. We strive to give you a better understanding of the difference between acute and chronic disease processes and care as…
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!
Herbal medicine is the art and science of using medicinal plants. Get your start on a powerful herbal practice!