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Root Word: Nutritive

By |2026-06-05T10:08:43+00:00May 27th, 2026|

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, [...]

Root Word: Panacea

By |2026-04-26T13:43:16+00:00April 25th, 2026|

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, [...]

Root Word: Hot

By |2026-04-25T12:47:41+00:00March 3rd, 2026|

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 [...]

Spring Sensory Tea Tasting – Saturday 14th March

By |2026-03-03T12:47:23+00:00January 31st, 2026|

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 [...]

Herbal treatment for colds and flu

By |2026-02-04T12:40:58+00:00November 22nd, 2025|

22 November 2025 Herbs can be helpful for managing symptoms of the cold and flu virus and may help reduce the duration and severity of illness. Typical symptoms include fever and chills, a congested or runny nose, a sore throat, cough, shortness of breath, mucous on the chest and inflamed lungs (bronchitis). [...]

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