oaktreeherbal

Calendula flowers in bloom Herbal trends come and go, and with the rise of social media, they seem to come with a storm and leave with a vengeance. Right now, one of the trends I'm seeing is a lot of marketing towards lymph detoxes, lymph drainage, and cleanses. So I thought I'd put in my two cents. Lymph fluid is a clear plasma that flows outside of blood vessels in and surrounding the tissues. Lymph fluid carries all of the antibodies that are produced by the body, including platelets, B...

Highly Nutritious Nettles are considered one of the most nutrient-dense plants in the herbal materia medica. The leaves are exceptionally rich in vitamins A, C, E, and K, along with B vitamins such as riboflavin and thiamine. They also contain an impressive array of minerals, including calcium, chromium, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, silica, iron, and zinc. Because of this dense nutritional profile, nettles are often used as a foundational nutritive herb to support overall...

Nervous system repair after winter By the time winter begins to loosen its grip, many of us don’t feel energized. We feel wired, tired, or strangely unmotivated. The nervous system doesn’t automatically reset when the calendar says spring. I know that for myself, around this time every year, I feel that urgent need to “GO”. The days are longer and warmer, the sun beckons me to play in the park, and the plants are beginning to wake up and say hello- even though it’s still late winter. Winter...