Podcast 025: Anti-Inflammatory Herbs Beyond Turmeric & Dreaming With Mugwort

Turmeric is a great herb and an effective anti-inflammatory, but it’s not the be-all end-all it’s sometimes made out to be, usually by folks who want to sell it to you! This week Katja shares some other anti-inflammatory herbs you may not have considered. Meanwhile, Ryn’s been thinking about dreaming – or dreaming about thinking? – with the help of mugwort, a city-dwelling weedy friend who is very talented when it comes to deepening the dream experience.

Mentioned in this podcast:

• If I Read One More Post About Turmeric Being Anti-inflammatory, My Head Will Explode!, Tammi Sweet
• Mugwort for Dreaming, Ryn Midura
• The Twenty-Four Hour Mind, Rosalind D. Cartwright
• Herbstalk – Boston’s homegrown herbal conference, June 2nd & 3rd!

Herbs discussed include turmeric, ginger, rosemary, ginkgo, peppermint, tulsi, ashwagandha, rose hips, hibiscus, elder, calendula, self-heal, red clover, and mugwort.

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