Bone Broth Herbal Blend

This Bone Broth Blend is meant to be added to your stock while making bone broth to enhance its medicinal capabilities, promote better digestion, increase your digestive fire and promote vitality. Simply tear open the 38 gram package and pour into your stock before simmering overnight.

The medicinal properties of the herbs pertaining to the digestive system are as follows:

Burdock Root: strong affinity for the digestive system, liver and gallbladder. Works to help bring tone to the tissues and rebuild the gut flora through the presence of it’s pre-biotic sugars.

Dandelion Root: similar to burdock root but also has incredible detoxification dynamics for the liver. Dandelion also has cleansing and tonic actions on the lymph and immune system which helps to nourish the skin.

Milk Thistle: a wonderful remedy that helps to restore the liver back to good health and protects from damage and toxicity. With that is also works to enhance the gallbladders bile production.

Nettle Leaf: a nutritive tonic that walks the fine line between food and medicine. Extremely rich in iron, protein, chlorophyll, vitamin C, dietary finer, potassium and calcium. Nettle helps to rebuild the blood, helps with protein metabolism and nourishes the body deeply.

Oatstraw: extremely mineral and nutrient rich plant which provides deep nourishment to the body, particularly for the hair, skin, nails and connective tissues.

Calendula: is a wonderful wound healer and as the digestive system is considered our inner skin, it is an excellent choice here. It also helps to move the lymph within the body, acts as an inflammation modulator and stimulates the liver and gallbladder A remedy to consider for leaky gut syndrome or if one has food intolerances.

Plantain: similar to Calendula, plantain is a wonderful wound healer as well. Assists the body in enhancing mucosal secretions, cleanses and disinfects them as well. A wonderful remedy to call upon when ulceration, Leaky Gut Syndrome, infections or inflammation is present within the digestive system. Side note, great herb for dental health!

Recipe:

10 gram Burdock Root

10 gram Dandelion Root

10 gram Milk Thistle

2 gram Nettle Leaf

2 gram Oatstraw

2 gram Calendula

2 gram Plantain

Wild at Heart: Nutritive Tonic Blend

This blend of tea was formulated to help increase the nourishment in our bodies. For the most part in this day and age, our bodies are often undernourished. Being undernourished over time leads to illness and disease. This tea doesn’t fix the lack of whole foods in our diet, but it helps to bridge the gap and bring more awareness into what we put in our bodies. This medicinal tea is loaded with vitamin and mineral rich herbs to nourish and help rebuild our body systems. Doing an overhaul of our diets can seem very overwhelming, but all it takes is one step and one change at a time. Perhaps that change is adding one cup of nourishing tea to your day. Nourishing your body one cup of tea at a time.

Directions:

Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes, strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

Recipe:

1/2 Cup Nettle Leaf (Urticaria spp.)

1/2 Cup Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)

1/2 Cup Raspberry Leaf (Rubus Idaeus)

1/2 Cup Dandelion Leaf (Taraxacum Officinalis)

1/2 Cup Oatstraw (Avena Sativa)

1/4 Cup Peppermint (Mentha Piperita)

Unwind Tea Blend

Unwind Tea is a unique blend of herbs that help to calm and nourish an overextended nervous system, helping to establish healthier inner balance, calm anxiety and bringing you back to heart centered living.

The oats, over time and with consistent use, act to restore and nourish a depleted nervous system due to burn out and exhaustion. Rose helps your heart to open bringing your consciousness back into heart centered living versus living in your mind. Lemon Balm reminds us of our inner child, promotes openness and the ability to just let go and be free. Chamomile acts as a nervine sedative to calm the nerves after a long day, but gentle enough to be used throughout the day without causing drowsiness. Lavender helps to calm the overactive mind. All together, these herbs will promote more clarity, peace of mind and begin to rebuild the worn down nervous system.

This blend will be cooling and drying to the body’s constitution.

Directions:

Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

Recipe:

1 Cup Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)

1/4 Cup Chamomile (Chamomilla Recutita)

1/2 Cup Oat Tops (Avena Sativa)

1/2 Cup Oatstraw (Avena Sativa)

1/2 Cup Rose Petals (Rosa Spp.)

1/4 Cup Lavender (Lavendula x Intermedia)

Slumbertime Tea Blend

Another medicinal blend of tea to support a good night's sleep. Why, you ask? Just because a herb is good for promoting sleep, doesn’t mean it will be good for you or work for you! Each and every person is different, therefore, different formulations are needed to support different bedtime needs. While there are some herbs that are the same within this formula, there are others which are completely different.

This tea was blended to assist the body in releasing nervous tension, help you wind down from over-excitement, decrease mental chatter and stress in preparation for a peaceful sleep.

The herbs in this blend are indicated for the following:

• Hops: sleeplessness, pain or twitching, nervous strain, insomnia, suitable for people with intense personalities and over-exertion leading to mental exhaustion, nervousness and worry

• Lemon Balm: insomnia, anxiety, panic attacks, nervousness

• Passionflower: spasms, nervous overstimulation, excessive thinking, non-stop mind chatter

• Chamomile: mental and physical tension, spasm, overstimulation, impatience, angry disposition, nightmares or night terrors

• Lavender: muscular and nervous tension, headaches, spasm, those who suffer from overwork, mind too active to sleep

Directions: Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes, strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

Recipe:

1 Cup Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)

1 Cup Passionflower (Passiflora Incarnata)

1/2 Cup Hops (Humulus Lupulus)

1/2 Cup (Lavendula Angustifolia)

1/2 Cup Chamomile (Chamomilla Recutita)

Moon Time Tea Blend

Moon Time Tea is a nutritive tonic, providing added nutrition to your body through mineral rich plants while toning and strengthening the reproductive organs and muscles. Can be used as a daily nutritive tea or during your moon time to replenish and restore your body as you bleed.

It’s use in late pregnancy helps to prepare the body for labor and delivery and an excellent post-partum tea to help restore proper tone to the uterus and pelvic muscles while providing added nutrition for mama while healing from birth.

Directions:

Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

Recipe:

1/2 Cup Rose Petals (Rosa Spp.)

1/2 Cup Nettle Leaf (Urtica Dioica)

1/2 Cup Raspberry Leaf (Rubus Idaeus)

1/2 Cup Oatstraw (Avena Sativa)

Immune Support Tea Blend

An immune supportive tea for the winter season. Support your body through cold’s, flu’s and fevers. This blend of herbs will help to support your body’s innate ability to heal from illness. Supporting your body during a productive fever, while relaxing your body to get the rest you need to feel better. It will help to support and restore your respiratory system as you overcome your cold and flu, soothing the whole body while decreasing inflammation within the respiratory system.

Pair this with an elderberry syrup and you have the perfect match to beat out the winters cold and flu season.

Directions:

Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

This blend of tea is overall cooling and drying to the body constitution.

Recipe:

1 Cup Elder Flower (Sambucus Nigra)

1 Cup Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)

1 Cup Peppermint (Mentha Piperita)

1/2 Cup Mullein Leaf (Verbascum Thapsus)

1/4 Cup Liquorice Root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra)

1/2 Cup Chamomile (Chamomilla Recutita)

Gut Restoration Tea Blend

Gut Restoration Tea is a unique blend of herbs that help to restore your digestive fire. Bringing warmth back into the digestive system, promoting internal wound healing while increasing proper nutrient absorption.

Calendula and Plantain are both excellent wound healing remedies for the skin. Our digestive system is essentially our internal skin, therefore making it an excellent pair to assist the bodies internal healing process and reducing inflammation that is present. Plantain is also a demulcent meaning that it will bring extra moisture to any tissues that are dry within the digestive system. Chamomile is an excellent digestive bitter that will help to increase digestive function through increased gastric secretions while relaxing any tension or spasms within the digestive tract. Lemon Balm acts as a carminative, increasing circulation, relaxing cramping/spasms and decreasing the presence of gas/wind. Peppermint is used as a driver within the formula to help move the other herbs deeper into the tissues of the digestive system.

This blend will be warming and slightly drying to the body’s constitution.

Directions:

Use 1-2 tbsp of loose tea per cup of water. Steep covered up to 20 minutes strain and enjoy. Sweeten as needed.

Recipe:

1 Cup Calendula (Calendula Officinalis),

1 Cup Plantain (Plantago Majus),

1/4 Cup Peppermint (Mentha Piperita),

1/4 Cup Chamomile (Chamomilla Recutita),

1/2 Cup Lemon Balm (Melissa Ofiicinalis)

1/8 Cup Liquorice Root (Glycyrrhiza Glabra)

Essential Oil Roll-On Recipes

As I continue to shift, let go and embody the higher energetic versions of myself, I find that what I am drawn to, shifts as well. While I do believe that essential oils are a wonderful tool, I am finding myself wanting to shift towards more whole plant remedies. There is absolutely a place for the use of essential oils, and we will continue to use them at some capacity in my family, I am stepping away from creating with essential oils. One of the big reasons why is the amount of herb needed to create such a small amount of essential oil. With that said, I share my recipes for all the essential oil roll-on blends that I offered within my store, so that you can re-create them for yourself and families.

For these blends, I used a glass 10-ml roll-on bottle and my carrier oil of choice was Organic Grapeseed Oil. The brand of essential oils that were being used was Young Living.

Immune Support Roll-On:

• 8 drops Thieves

• 7 drops Purification

• 2 drops Oregano

• 2 drops Rosemary

• 4 drops Eucalytus Radiata

• 5 drops Peppermint

Enhances and supports your body’s natural ability to heal.

Moon Time Balance:

• 10 drops Dragon Time

• 7 drops Clary Sage

• 8 drops Sacred Frankincense

• 5 drops Peppermint

• 7 drops Cypress

Assists your body in finding balance emotionally, spiritually and physically as you move through your menstrual cycle.

Tummy Ease:

• 7 drops Digize

• 7 drops Lavender

• 7 drops Cedarwood

• 3 drops Peppermint

Helps relieve the digestive upset that can happen with over-indulgence, nausea, eating problematic foods, bloating or sickness.

Into the Woods:

• 7 drops Cypress

• 5 drops Palo Santo

• 10 drops Cedarwood

• 5 drops Sacred Frankincense

• 3 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce

A blend with a woodsy aroma that will bring you peace, stillness and calm your mind. Grounding your energy so you are able to move forward with clarity.

Breathe Easy:

• 7 drops Peppermint

• 3 drops Palo Santo

• 6 drops Eucalyptus Blue

• 8 drops R.C.

• 3 drops Lavender

Assists the body in opening up the chest, sinuses and respiratory channels.

Pain Relieving:

• 10 drops Palo Santo

• 6 drops Wintergreen

• 6 drops Panaway

• 6 drops Peppermint

• 6 drops Idaho Balsam Fir

• 6 drops Aroma Siez

Helps assist the body in decreasing inflammation that is present and relieving any pain you may be experiencing. Helpful in cases of headaches, daily aches and pains or pain as a result of trauma. NOT RECOMMENDED for children. DO NOT use on open wounds.

Energize:

• 7 drops Lemon

• 7 drops Orange

• 7 drops Peppermint

• 7 drops Northern Lights Black Spruce

A blend to uplift your spirit and help you feel more energized. The blend has a minty and citrus-y aroma, perfect for those sleepy mornings or afternoon slumps where you need a boost to get moving.

Focus:

• 8 drops Peppermint

• 8 drops Rosemary

• 7 drops Orange

• 6 drops Cedarwood

A blend that elevates your mental clarity to overcome all the day to day distractions and keep your mind on task.

Grounded Clarity:

• 5 drops Sacred Frankincense

• 6 drops Cedarwood

• 8 drops Clarity

A blend to help open up the mind while keeping your body grounded and allowing you to be a clear channel for your own guidance to flow.

Again, I hope these recipes ease the pain as my business shifts and moves in ways that better reflect where I am headed. You will find most of these blends in stock and on clearance until they are gone.

Cheers!

Ashley

Herbal Salve/Balm Recipes

In every business, there are opportunities to pivot and change and with that comes the ripple effect. While I have chosen to no longer offer these salves and balms within my store, I offer you my recipes. That way you can continue to enjoy them by creating your own herbal magic within your home. You will be able to find almost all of the botanical herbs within my online store, but will need to source your own essential oils, carrier oils and beeswax to make your own!

My preferred method of making the infused oils for the salves/balms was the Solar Method. This method is slow and I usually let my infused oils sit in a nice, sunny window for 1-2 moon cycles. You may choose to use a quicker method like the slow cooker method, double boiler method or even the alcohol intermediary method. I also preferred to use dried plant matter, as fresh plants have a high water content which can cause your oil to mould if you’re not careful. The amount of carrier oil needed will depend on the amount of herb used. Once my herbs are in the jar, I fill until the oil completely covers the herb by about 1/4”. Sometimes the herbs used are light and fluffy, so they may tend to float near the top. Aim for that 1/4” between what is floating near the top and the rest at the bottom. Give your jar a good shake once you’ve added your oil and let it settle. Take a look and see if all your herbs are covered and add more carrier oil if needed. Now, you let it sit, infuse and give it a shake every once and a while.

After your 1-2 moon cycles, it is ready to strain. You can strain through cheesecloth or a nutmilk bag into a clean bowl/jar. From here you will use the double-boiler method to heat your infused oil, so that you can melt in your beeswax. Again, the amount of beeswax needed will depend on how hard you want your salve to be. Start small and test randomly, by putting a drop onto a spoon and letting it harden to see how soft/hard it becomes before adding more. Once you’ve reached your desired hardness, you can add your essential oils (recipe dependent), stir and then pour into your salve containers.

Calendula Balm:

• Calendula Flower (Whole)

• Organic Avocado Oil

Herbal Healing Salve:

• 1 part Plantain Leaf

• 1 part Lemon Balm

• 1 part Lavender

• Organic Olive Oil

• A few drops of Lavender Essential Oil

*for reference I was using 15 drops in my recipe, with my “part” being 1 cup of each herb, but that makes a very large batch!*

Pain Relieving Salve:

• 4 parts Arnica Flower

• 1 part Peppermint Leaf

• 1 part Yarrow Flower

• 1 part Chamomile

• 1 part Calendula

• Organic Olive Oil

• A few drops of each of the following essential oils (Panaway, Aroma Siez, Peppermint and Northern Lights Black Spruce)

*for reference I was using 15 drops of each with my “part” being 1/4 cup*

This salve is not recommended for use on children, due to the Panaway and Peppermint essential oils.

BooBoo Balm:

• 1.5 parts Plantain Leaf

• 3 parts St. John’s Wort

• 3 parts Calendula

• 1 part Yarrow Flower

• 1.5 parts Chamomile

• 1 part Lemon Balm

• 1 part Lavender

• Organic Olive Oil

• A few drops of Lavender Essential Oil

I hope this eases the sting of these products being discontinued and that you find a new joy in making your own magic while creating your own salves/balms. There are a couple of each of these salves/balms left and on clearance in the store. Grab them before they’re gone for good! Up next, I will be sharing my Essential Oil Roll-On Recipes!

Best of luck!

Ashley