Seasonal rhythms & national festivals
I have often heard my herbal friends bemoan the fact that in Australia…
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On being still: scullcap and Quakers
Scullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) is a lovely gentle little plant, one of my…
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The Australian Naturopathic Summit
There’s a real buzz in the air about new style of naturopathic…
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Changes: going away and coming home
I was away from home for eighteen years. I left Melbourne in…
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Helen of Troy: also a herbalist?
Helen of Troy's beauty is the stuff of legend, but her association…
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What’s in a name? Mary’s herbs as domestic medicine
I don't think that the names of plants are completely random. While…
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