(...or, rather: "jim's herbal articles and blatherings")

Below you'll find a slew of free plant monographs, articles, writings, videos and podcasts; these are my offerings to you, to make information more available, and especially to give you a taste of how and what I teach.

If the way I teach resonates with you, makes things "click" more easily, or is otherwise something you feel grateful for, please consider supporting this unlikely career choice by taking and in person or online class

My in person class & walk schedule can be found here at my classes page.

You can also support my endeavors by purchasing a growing collection of writings, audio and video recordings here at my online shop. 



plants...

• What wildcrafting has taught me about sustainability
• burdock arctium minus; arctium lappa
• burdock arctium minus; arctium lappa  VIDEO
• purple loosestrife lythrum salicaria
• violet viola spp.
• elder sambucus nigra
• elder sambucus nigra  VIDEO
• wood betony betonica officinalis, stachys officinalis, s. betonica
• hawthorne crataegus spp.  VIDEO
• calamus acorus calamus
• wild cherry prunus serotina, p. virginiana
• new england aster aster novae-angliae
• nettles urtica dioica  VIDEO
• solomon's seal polygonatum biflorum
• solomon's seal polygonatum biflorum  VIDEO
• solomon's seal polygonatum biflorum  PRESENTATION
• mullein verbascum thapsus
• mullein vebascum thapsus VIDEO
• apple a whole lotta different malus species
• goldenrod solidago spp.  VIDEO
• poison ivy rhus toxicodendrum
• poison ivy rhus toxicodendrum VIDEO
• kava kava piper methysticum
• cranesbill geranium maculatum  VIDEO
• henna lawsonia inermis
• wild sarsparilla aralia nudicaulis  VIDEO
• herbwalk with jim mcdonald (I talk about a bunch of weeds) PODCAST

herbal insights...

• herbal properties & actions
• herbs for back pain
• the adaptogen/credit card analogy
• fever phobia
• blessed bitters (my contribution to Llewellyn's 2010 Herbal Almanac)
    → check out my 2 hour online class on bitters here!
• surviving sinusitis
    → check out my 2 1/2 hour online class on upper respiratory woe here!
• nasal & eyewashes I've known and loved
• intention
• using aromatic herbs to support your health PODCAST
• thoughts on dosage
• thoughts on thorns
• bee well...herbs, honey and wholeness
• indications for commonly used herbs
• meniere's disease
• using slippery elm to prevent oil rancidity
• grapefruit seed extract/GSE is vile, revulsive & deplorable
• pictures of a Lomatium rash

recipes and formulae...

• cocoa buzz
• bone broth
• oshanasnea cough & cold syrup
• maple cherry mallow osha syrup
• yerba mansa nasal spray
• kinnikinnick smoking mixture
• teething tincture
• monterey chicken & greens (a leafy greens recipe!)
• sausage & kale in balsamic (a leafy greens recipe!)
• cider'd collard greens (a leafy greens recipe!)
• roasted balsamic radicchio with chicken  (a leafy gre... err; hmm. Oh!: magenta recipe!)
• green tea galangal swordfish
• stir fried noodles with weeds & seeds
• four root (and a bark) brew
• spicy kinpira

how to's...

• gathering your own herbs (finally freakin' updated 2019)
• herbal preparations (finally freakin' updated 2019)

exceptionally good stuff from other exceptionally good herbalists...

• master herbal article index  (sorry for all the broken links!  someday...)

Be aware that all articles are © jim mcdonald (me), and while I do encourage you to print and share then, I do ask that you credit me for taking the time to write them and don't use them for your own financial winfall.   If you desire to make copies en mass for some reason or another, please do contact me and I'm sure we can come to some suitable agreement.