Flower & Root Blog and Root Word Archive
Root Word: Nutritive
May 2026 This Root Word series examines the words and concepts we use in herbal medicine and practice. Nutritive can mean simply pertaining to nutrition. In Latin the word nutrio means to feed, but also to suckle or nurse. Nutritive to me does have connotations of nourishing and feeding oneself, choosing foods and herbs to[...]
Root Word: Panacea
April 2026 This Root Word series examines the words and concepts we use in herbal medicine and practice. The word Panacea means a solution or remedy for all difficulties or diseases; a cure-all. It originates from Panakeia, the Greek goddess of cures and healing. She was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine, and[...]
Root Word: Proanthocyanidins (and Scottish Honeyberries)
April 2026 This Root Word series examines the words and concepts we use in herbal medicine and practice. I’ve come to love many herbal medicines and foods which contain proanthocyanidins – a word from the chemistry discipline for the blue and red pigments we find in plants. Learning a little about chemistry and categories can help[...]
Root Word: Hot
March 2026 This Root Word series examines the words and concepts we use in herbal medicine and practice. Hot: Adjective. Having or characterised by a high temperature or the sensation of heat. (Oxford English Dictionary) Often associated with fire, sun and energy, in herbal medicine hot doesn’t mean purely the sensation of heat or temperature as[...]
Spring Sensory Tea Tasting – Saturday 14th March
31 January 2026 Spring Sensory Tea Tasting Saturday 14th March, 10.00-12.00 Location: Flower & Root, 84 Stirling Street, Alva (in the High Street) Price: £12 This Sensory Tea Tasting will be a structured group session where we will taste, experience and learn about two herbs. It will be an experiential learning circle involving using your senses to introduce[...]
FREE Online Herbal Medicine Webinar – 15th January 2026
04 December 2025 FREE Online Herbal Medicine Webinar Thursday 15th January 2026, 18.30-19.15 (UK time) Here is a free one for January! Cosy up at home and I will share an introduction to herbal medicine and my philosophy and approach to health. If you’re interested in herbs and want to become more empowered in taking care of[...]
