My colleague Dan had a sleep problem and a GP who suggested he try improving his sleep hygiene before going straight to prescription aids. Dan had tried chamomile and found it completely useless. He was not optimistic about lemon balm tea. He tried it for a month anyway, mostly because he was tired of being … Read more
The first time my sister-in-law Elena encountered a stinging nettle plant, she was scrambling up a bank in rural Scotland and grabbed one bare-handed for support. She described the next twenty minutes as “a burning situation nobody warned her about.” That evening, the farmhouse they were staying in served nettle soup for dinner. Elena, still … Read more
My uncle Tom spent thirty years as a long-haul truck driver and arrived at his sixties with the kind of persistent morning cough that follows a twenty-year smoking habit even after you’ve stopped. His doctor handled the quitting. A herbalist friend suggested mullein tea for the cough. Tom, a man who considers anything without caffeine … Read more