by chris marano | Feb 20, 2020 | Medicinal Herbs
Perhaps my favorite underrated medicinal herb is our native Stoneroot, also known among herbalists by its scientific name, Collinsonia, as in Collinsonia canadensis. Collisonia is in the mint family (Lamiaceae), found in rich woods, not-so-rich woods, edges of fields,...
by chris marano | Sep 5, 2017 | Medicinal Herbs
Four times a year, Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine offers a Materia Medica course, an in-depth exploration of fifteen herbs spread out over three Wednesday evenings. During a typical class we cover five herbs, describing them and their medicinal value in great...
by chris marano | Sep 27, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Tomorrow begins the Foundations of Western Herbal Medicine, where we learn not only about the medicinal wonders of herbs like spilanthes, but also about human health from the lenses of traditional and modern Western medicine as well as Native American, with...
by chris marano | Sep 13, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Last Wednesday I began the last unit of Materia Medica for 2016. Over the course of three Wednesdays I share in-depth herbal information on fifteen herbs, five each evening. On September 7 we started the first five herbs/mushrooms: chaga, cilantro-coriander, figwort,...
by chris marano | Aug 9, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Plant Attunement at Clearpath Herbals The first outdoor meeting of Clearpath School of Herbals Medicine’s Plant Attunement Immersion was back in late April. We meet once Sunday afternoon a month, and during the winter the class happens inside. We were psyched to be...
by chris marano | Aug 4, 2016 | Medicinal Herbs
Did you know that the mint family includes a variety of anti-anxiety herbs? I make an herbal formula called Calm Focus, which is designed to help people do and feel exactly as the name suggests. I am not sure what is happening in the minds and hearts of people these...
