Anyone ever use herbals for strep throat? And what was the recipe?

Long story short, I'm like 99 percent sure I have strep, I have tonsilar exudates, swollen lymph nodes, absence of cough, and a 100.9 fever. I go into urgent care complaining of those symptoms but the LPN basically tapped my tonsil for no more than a second, I wasn't trying to cause a scene and complain to them doing their jobs, so I just took the L when they told me I was all good (they also swabbed for COVID and flu, and actually swabbed properly). I use to work in the capacity as a LPN, and it was always typical for providers in my state/clinic to treat empirically with these symptoms. Yall got the chug jug recipe? Ion tryna thug this one out frfr

What are the routes to become a certified herbalist?

I recently planted two American elderberry bushes, aka sambucus canadensis (Adams and Nova varieties). Planted those, as opposed to the European black elder/sambucus nigra, because I wanted to opt for the type native to where I live. I understand that the European/nigra type is more studied and widely used medicinally, but I couldn’t find much in the way of evidence on the medicinal value of candadensis. It’s not clear to me if this is due to lack of medicinal properties or just that it hasn’t been studied and/or marketed as much. Does anyone know (through research or experience) if the sambucus canadensis flower or berry is also similarly useful medicinally?

Lavender helped me to relax last night, but i couldnt stop my intrusive thoughts at all.

Thanks in advance

Hi friends! Im a sober gal and am curious about any herbal alternatives for alcohol! I was doing some research on Kava Kava but seems like while it gives you that “drunk” feeling, it also makes ya really tired. Which then leads into finding a social herbal alternative that keeps me away but makes me feel good. Thanks for the kind input

Let me get this out of the way first: I know pretty much nothing about herbalism beyond a few cursory google searches. This whole project is basically the culmination of a stupid in-joke between me and my best friend. But even if it's just a bit, I'm committed to getting it right, so I'm asking y'all for input before I actually buy the herbs.

The idea for this is to create an herbal blend that you can smoke or vaporize and that both gets you in the mood and enhances the experience itself. Right now, the composition I came up with is as follows:

• base: 3 parts damiana
• modifiers: 1 part blue lotus, 1 part wild dagga
• flavor: 0.5 to 1 part ginger
• optionally: 4 parts cannabis, probably a lower-thc indica strain?

Would this be a good composition? Anything you would add/remove/modify? If blending with cannabis, what strain would you go with?

Also, i've heard of people infusing wine with blue lotus. Would this work for this blend too? If so, would these ratios still work or would I have to modify them? I'd assume a wine wouldn't need as much damiana, since I wouldn't have to account for having a base for smoke/vapor development

I follow spanish tv show story is set in 1913 Spain, so far things shown are quite good historically correct. A scene today shows a mentally upset lady gets served in a glass of water Acacia drops to get rest and fall asleep, get peaceful. I never heard or read in any of my herbalism books about it. Or was Acacia maybe name for a mix from Spanish pharmacy in that era?

Thanks for any insight

I've had major histamine, athsma,IBS, cfs, fibromyalgia bother. Previous herbalist didn't listen when I said it wasn't working, then my digestive system seized up. Had an extremely limited diet. Discovery salicylate intolerance and histamine problems. I can handle ginger, nettle, berberine, holy basil. I have seaweed as seasoning as no pepper, sage, mace, mint, etc. I know it's complicated but does anyone know any herbs that are good for moving your system that do not aggravate high salicylate sensitivity or histamine sensitivity?

Hey all! I want to start growing my own tea, but cannot find a reliable place to get them from, i didn’t know if anyone had any resources?

Also! If anyone has any tips and experience they want to share about growing tea i would love to hear it!

Thank you !!

First of all I want to say I've posted about pennyroyal here in the past, and I got so much good info! I am not planning on taking any pennyroyal internally. I now want to create a bug spray out of pennyroyal and am wondering if making a tincture out of it would work as something I can spray on myself when I'm outdoors to repell bugs; I'm always one for avoiding toxic chemicals! I was planning to use the folk method of soaking herbs in alcohol and shake every day (from my understanding, that's filling a jar halfway with dried or fresh herbs (dried in this case) and add enough alcohol to cover the herbs entirely). I bought 80 proof vodka for this. Does anyone think this will be good enough to simply repell bugs? or do I need to add other essential oils or use something other than alcohol to make it? I also have sunflower oil and extra virgin olive oil! I am very very new at this so any tips are welcome! Thanks in advance! :)

So I want to become a Master Herbalist with the AHG, but I can't figure out how long school for that would take, where I can get a good, accredited diploma, or how much it would cost. Online would be best.

Also, I'm not sure if this is the right subreddit but I'm also interested in a degree in holistic medicine, alternative medicine, chineses medicine and/or being an Osteopathic Doctor.

I'm trying to figure out which would be best for me to at least start with and how to go about it.

Edit: I'm in the USA, and have been informed that Master Herbalist doesn't exist here, but you can be a certified herbalist

I am going through a stressful time and my digestion is a mess. Besides implementing some good stress management techniques, are there any specific herbs or foods you would recommend that could help soothe my stomach, or at least provide some nutrition while being tolerated well? My stomach ailments are IBS type, with general pain, nausea (worst part), and reflux.

I am going to try and run out to the store later and pick up some things that might help me feel a little better. Any help for ideas would be so appreciated. Thank you!

Hey guys I bought Essential Oil Diffuser and wanna get an essential Oil for relaxation and mediation what is the bedt one? I will only smell it not apply it to my skin.

Hey guys I drink lemon balm tea prepared by dry leaves people told me fresh leaves work better. I can't get freash leaves it's not avilable in my country I can only get capsules.

hi everyone! i’ve been on antidepressants for 10 years due to crippling anxiety, depression, and adhd. i am really suffering from brain fog and memory issues, and i want to get off of my zoloft. I have a modern mushroom blend with lionsmane, and was wondering if i could take it as i’m tapering off of the zoloft? i didn’t know about side effects. thank you so much and any advice or thoughts are greatly appreciated!!!

I'm thinking of making my own whipped face butter with tallow and herb infused oils. I have very dry skin, so I'm after something super nourishing and creamy! Some calendula in there, maybe lavender? Maybe add vitamin E to prolong shelf life. Has anyone tried something like this before? Any insight before I start experimenting? What do you think?

Is there anything that can shutdown a bout of anger/stress INSTANTLY like Canabis? Any certain tinctures?

‘Herb’ works wonders for me when I’m in a spiral of stress, in a non-intoxicating kind of way it just shuts down this hyper fixation on stress factors. It’s very helpful. But it is not the most ideal option for some reasons.. but maybe I should just keep it on the side for when I really need it and not do it everyday & get a medical license.

Either way, does anything else work the same??

Can anyone recommend anything for either?

Made this little garden out of a bottom half of a wine barrel some months back and hit a heavy rain season where I live and I am noticing a lot of gnats living in the soil. I read online the barrel was overwatered and I need to wait for the soil to dry out. I am curious if anyone here has dealt with a similar situation and was able to resolve the issue. (side note: was in a garden today and was able to get a small branch of pineapple sage and i am very excited to get the roots grown so i can plant it in the center!)

I received this herbal for Christmas and it has become my absolute favorite herbal. Do you have a favorite herbalism book??

I'm wondering if anyone that has any experience with rose hips can help me out. I'm pretty sensitive and can easily detect when oils go rancid. However, rose hip oil somehow seems to be a bit different. I've purchased several different brands of cold-pressed rose hip seed oil over the past few months, and several of them have had strong notes of an oil that has gone rancid.

I'm familiar with rose hips in general (rose hip teas and ground rose hip seed powder, which I love the taste and smell of), but the aroma of the oil usually strikes me as rancid, but it might just be that's kinda how that oil smells. Does anyone have any experience with making fresh rose hip oil? What does it smell like to you? What should it smell like?

Thanks for your help!

Hi, Everyone!

Currently, I'm in a design course and we're doing research on a specific problem. Mine has to do with the challenges people face when using herbal medicines and supplement as a healing modality. Here's a survey that I've created to gain more insight into this problem. The survey should take no more than 10 minutes.

https://forms.gle/W4LX1mJHMs3PSbUG6

Thank you so much for your help and participation!

I’ve recently smoked mugwort, lavender, and chamomile. Is it bad on a drug test? Hair or urine?

I find the lavandin vs. lavender topic interesting, mainly because I’ve not heard people talk about lavandin a lot.

I recently used a hand sanitizer with lavandin in it and one thing that I noticed was an uplifting effect on my depression, I felt like I could do more. I also noticed that the smell of lavender was quite pungent, despite it technically being a hybrid!

Lavender makes me feel more physically “fuzzy”, if that makes sense! It definitely gets me ready for bed, although it does not help me stay asleep! It really is soothing physically, while lavandin does not relax my muscles in the way lavender does. I also have to use lavender closer to night time, otherwise I am a bit tired during the day.

What are your experiences with it?

Any remedies?? Thanks!

I have a topical yeast infection that shows up from time to time on my upper chest. I've been to the doctor, and I know exactly what it is. I know the trigger too. I have a medication that I can rub on when it flares up. But since I know this skin problem so well, I was wondering if this was a good place to start learning more about using herbs. Specifically herbal salves.

What suggestions do you all have? Specifically, I'm looking for something to rub on several times a week as a preventative measure.