Gather round you beautiful plant people

Lori Jackson

2d • General discussion

So… How Are We Actually Going to Use These Herbs?

Short answer: all the ways.

Long answer: still all the ways, just with fewer exploded cauldrons and more common sense.

Over time, im going to cover every normal, useful way people actually use herbs, including:

Teas – the classic “boil water, add plant, feel accomplished” method

Tinctures – alcohol does the heavy lifting while you wait patiently

Infusions – like tea, but stronger and more serious about it

Poultices – squishy plant mess, applied with purpose

Oils & salves – because herbs like to live in fat sometimes

Vinegars & honeys – food that quietly helps you

Steam, baths, compresses – herbs that work while you sit there doing nothing

We’ll talk about what works best for what, why some herbs prefer tea while others do better as tinctures, and when a plant is basically saying, “Please don’t boil me, I beg you.”

No quizzes.

No perfection required.

No pressure to own a 200-year-old apothecary or pronounce everything in Latin.

This is real herbalism for real people, and we’ll cover it all slowly, clearly, and repeatedly… because nobody remembers everything the first time and plants are patient.

Saturday Herbal Lore is just the beginning.

We’ve got years. The herbs aren’t going anywhere.

~Herbalism with Lori

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