About Author: Katya

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Katya has a deep respect and passion for the natural world and the ongoing dance to achieve balance in health and purpose in life. Having experienced her own chronic health challenges since her teenage years, she can empathize with the health challenges many of us face at points in our lives. Having these experiences and seeing the connection time and again between her physical health and her mental and spiritual state, has helped her to see health as part of a whole system.

Posts by Katya

  • The root of this European-sourced herb is primarily used in medicine, although the leaf is also used.  Its Latin name is Petasites hybridus and is a shrubby plant in the Asteraceae...

    Butterbur

    Posted on March 9, 2012 | No Comments
    The root of this European-sourced herb is primarily used in medicine, although the leaf is also used.  Its Latin name is Petasites hybridus and is a shrubby plant in the Asteraceae...

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  • The vine of passionflower is used for its sedative, antispasmodic, and muscle-relaxing properties.  Passionflower is often used in tea blends, tinctures, or capsules for anxiety, nervous tension, insomnia, heart palpitations...

    Passionflower herb

    Posted on February 9, 2012 | No Comments
    The vine of passionflower is used for its sedative, antispasmodic, and muscle-relaxing properties.  Passionflower is often used in tea blends, tinctures, or capsules for anxiety, nervous tension, insomnia, heart palpitations...

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  • Nervines are a category of herbs that act on the nervous system, helping to soothe, restore, and sedate the Central Nervous System (CNS) or the nerves of the Peripheral Nervous...

    Sleep & Relax with Herbal Nervines

    Posted on February 9, 2012 | No Comments
    Nervines are a category of herbs that act on the nervous system, helping to soothe, restore, and sedate the Central Nervous System (CNS) or the nerves of the Peripheral Nervous...

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  • The dried bark of the Wild Cherry tree (Prunus serotina) is used medicinally, and is best known for its ability to sedate the cough reflex.  Found in herbal cough syrups...

    Cherry bark (Wild Cherry bark)

    Posted on December 7, 2011 | No Comments
    The dried bark of the Wild Cherry tree (Prunus serotina) is used medicinally, and is best known for its ability to sedate the cough reflex.  Found in herbal cough syrups...

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  • This herb is probably one of the most familiar to people based on its name alone, but it is also one of the most misunderstood.  It’s fame is due to...

    St. John’s wort

    Posted on November 10, 2011 | No Comments
    This herb is probably one of the most familiar to people based on its name alone, but it is also one of the most misunderstood.  It’s fame is due to...

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  • This is a blend of herbs compiled to help ease the symptoms of colds and flu, while helping to boost the immune system.  Drink when you feel you are “catching”...

    Cold-n-Flu Away Tea

    Posted on October 7, 2011 | No Comments
    This is a blend of herbs compiled to help ease the symptoms of colds and flu, while helping to boost the immune system.  Drink when you feel you are “catching”...

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  • The upper parts of this creeping, low-growing green plant in the Apiaceae (Carrot/Umbel) family are used as medicine.  The leaves are   simple, ovate, and a medium green and can be...

    Gotu kola

    Posted on September 11, 2011 | No Comments
    The upper parts of this creeping, low-growing green plant in the Apiaceae (Carrot/Umbel) family are used as medicine.  The leaves are   simple, ovate, and a medium green and can be...

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  • When I say the name of this tea, I have had most people respond “I could use some of that!”  Apparently, most of us could use a bit of mental...

    Mental Clarity Tea

    Posted on September 10, 2011 | No Comments
    When I say the name of this tea, I have had most people respond “I could use some of that!”  Apparently, most of us could use a bit of mental...

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  • A general pain-relieving and antispasmodic blend of herbs, this tea is designed to help relieve mild inflammation and cramping or spasm of muscles and/or nerves.  Headaches have complex origins and...

    Head Ease Tea

    Posted on August 10, 2011 | No Comments
    A general pain-relieving and antispasmodic blend of herbs, this tea is designed to help relieve mild inflammation and cramping or spasm of muscles and/or nerves.  Headaches have complex origins and...

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  • A classic and familiar herb in many culinary and medicinal traditions, ginger is a good example of the confluence of medicine and food.  The benefits of ginger have long been...

    Ginger root

    Posted on July 7, 2011 | No Comments
    A classic and familiar herb in many culinary and medicinal traditions, ginger is a good example of the confluence of medicine and food.  The benefits of ginger have long been...

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