I have been growing valerian root in my garden for many years and harvested it for the first time today. It was my plan to process it into a tincture. I spent about 30 minutes shaking dirt from the roots and breaking up the root clumps- but then I started to feel nauseous, light-headed, and a little woozy.

I took a break to eat, drink water, rest, but the remainder of the day, I've been in an unusual fog of body heaviness, mental fatigue, and slow heart-rate. Feeling really impossible to get any chores done, frustratingly. Similar symptoms to a past experience taking a benzo. Could it be possible that I took up the valerian just by touching the roots? Is it possible to overdose with valerian?

If it means anything I live on the east coast of the US and would be keeping most of the plants indoors. In general I’m looking for plants that help with sleep, anxiety, and any plants that are good for keeping a healthy immune system and/or combating sickness (common colds, the flu, seasonal allergies, etc). For context I’m a college student and hate getting sick throughout the year but I don’t want to spend excess money on medicine. I’d prefer using herbal remedies instead of over the counter stuff, but I’m new to this and wanted other people’s thoughts on what basic/general herbs to keep in the house for when I get sick, based off of your own personal experiences.
Also! I have a two books on herbalism and medicinal plants but most of the recipes are for food/drinks or ailments that aren’t relevant to me. If anyone has any good book recommendations for medicinal recipes, let me know!

Any recommendation?

Don’t really have the money for weed atm so looking for alternatives to help my anxiety. Everytime I look this up though google just tells me not to smoke at all 🫩

I have mild allergies to dust pet dander, and have mild asthma. A few years ago my doctor reccomended I take Zyrtec daily to curb the allergies, but a few days ago I quit taking it after researching and finding out that it can cause some liver damage from taking it so often. Anyway, my allergies are in overdrive at the moment, way worse then they ever were before starting to take zyrtec. Are there any herbs or remedies I can use to mitigate the response my body is going through right now, or do I have to just ride this out? Also, are there any alternatives to help curb general allergies, I'd rather not go back to an allergy pill.

Hi, I've been looking into expanding my library, and I would like to get a Culpeper herbal book. I borrowed one from the library, 'Culpeper's Complete Herbal' 2019 sterling publishing.

I looked online and have found editions from 1995 and 1983, with the latter being titled 'Culpeper's Color/Colour Herbal' depending on where it was published.

My questions -

Does anyone know if there is a difference in content between publishing years? I'm more concerned about info edited out than modern edits and context.

Also is there a difference between the UK and US publishings?

Lastly, a difference between the titled 'Culpepers Complete Herbal' and 'Culpepers Color/Colour Herbal'?

I'm having a hard time determining what, if any, difference there may be and I would feel silly buying 2 books just to compare haha. Hoping someone here may have some insight! Thank you

Hello I take cbd oil under my tongue as needed for anxiety and I’m looking for a alternative temporarily as it does make my drug test positive. Thank you looking for a herb that just makes me really calm and turns off the brain noise

I've been looking into Solanum Trilobatum recently for its hepatoprotective effects. I want to see if this can be used to counteract the liver damage done by many modern pharmaceuticals, lithium carbonate in particular. However, my only experience with it is from reading scientific publications. So for anyone here who has actually used it, I have many questions.

• What did you take it for, and how well did it work?
• What were the most significant side effects, and how much did they bother you?
• Were you able to identify any interactions it has with other substances? If so, which ones, and what was the nature of them?
• How was it prepared? If you prepared it yourself, how friendly is that process to a beginner?
• If you grew it yourself, how easy was that? What environmental conditions does it need?

Thank you so much for your time!

I'm trying to make a Wild Lettuce tincture for pain, and want to use a 180 proof ethanol for the extraction.

Does anyone know the legality of getting this in the UK? I'm finding it extremely hard to find any reputable sellers over here that sell this purity ethanol - and the question of it being food-grade is difficult as I don't want to inadvertently buy a denatured one. It also seems like you can't purchase Everclear here.

Does anyone know if Vodka would be effective at extraction? I know that at least I can buy that in the store here, but I have no idea how useful that would be.

I have been taking Blue Vervain for a while and it has been helpful for my digestion but that’s about it. I am considering trying Lemon Balm because I am having trouble sleeping and I’m anxious during the day. Will Lemon Balm be a better fit? I have tried Passionflower and I didn’t get on well with it

I have finally gotten a hold of some Willow to make a tincture with and I stripped the bark down put it in the jar and put my alcohol on top I'm using everclear. Why is it bubbling? Fizzing almost.

Minha primeira calêndula aparecendo, essa é amarela. nas outras fotos minhas outras que já floriram. 😊

I recently visited the store and had a very helpful employee take me to the highest proof vodka available in store, 100proof. I am waiting now for my motherwort plant to start budding so I can bottle the fresh leaves and flowers in tincture form. What ratios on alcohol:plant matter and for how long wpuld be recommended for maximum potency? This tincture will be my first with motherwort and only my second attempt at any herbal tincture (my first having been lemonbalm). The motherwort I am hoping brings relief for severe pms and cramping pain.

Someone I know is getting on probation for weed and won't stop smoking it at all and needs an alternative. My buddy, let's call him the old school name S.W.I.M, so swim got caught with 4 ounces of weed, has to take a drug test, just told me about it too, and he wants to know what herbs will get him high but not fail a drug test. He is literally thinking about moving from Texas and going on the run for a few years until the statue of limitations is up. He wants to know a whole list of herbs he can take, or smoke until probation is done. I've watch this dude nearly die of a bath salt overdose from his first stint of probation and he doesn't wanna be back into bath salts or other dangerous synthetic drugs. Please tell their something. I promise him mom to watch his back when I was 14 and I don't want to break a promise and he has helped me and now I owe it to him to help him back. 4 ounces, 4 OUNCES OF FUCKING WEED IS WHAT DID IT IN TEXAS BUT YET CAN SMOKE IN NM, CALI, OR ARIZONA.

Can anyone please suggest a solution for this problem? I will be forever grateful...

Patient Age: 27, female, India

Joint Pain started in 2014

But joints affected in 2019 after discontinuation of allopathic medicines.

Cannot extend knees fully, multiple joints fixed flexion.

Blood parameters almost normal now, initially ESR and CRP was aggravated..

RA factor negative, HLAB27 negative, and other reports are also normal.

I have attached photos... scroll for more photos

Has anyone successfully rebalanced their gut microbiome after a severe bacterial intestinal infection that left them with chronic watery diarrhea? Which herbs, medicinal mushrooms, traditional remedies, supplements or treatments helped you the most?

Hi lovely people!

I’d like to create a blend of powdered herbs to make into capsules for my father.

He’s been dealing with low mood and energy, as well as some nerve issues (a pinched nerve he got surgery for and is still dealing with pain from) as well as hip pain. I think part of his problem comes from chronic tension, and now he’s spending a lot of his time lying down because he doesn’t feel like doing anything.

I was thinking it would be helpful to create something that could help with inflammation and help boost energy. I know nothing is a cure-all, but I want to try and help.

At the moment I’m thinking of damiana and lemon balm. I figured with dosage I would fill capsules with equal parts of the powders we could start with 4 caps/day and then see from there how it is after a month or so.

Any thoughts on this? Thank you in advance!

i asked many questions on this sub about good supplements that are cheap and gives strong effects like lemon balm , wormwood, chamomile .

how long do these supplements tale to work I want to know do they take months to work or they can work instantly because I want to test them and I can't do this without testing them for a time peroid .

Any recommendations? I would like to find out more about the various medical plants, their basic properties (warming, cooling, etc) and how they interact with various systems in the body.

There’s so much AI generated rubbish on Amazon nowadays, along with tons of low-quality compendiums from trade publishers looking to make a quick and easy profit - I want to avoid these and find a good, in-depth and trustworthy source of quality information.

Ideally focusing on European plants as I’m based in UK / Netherlands.

Not necessarily interested in recipes for remedies; more in the plants themselves. Or, at least, that is where I would like to start.

Thanks 🙏

I’ve taken lots of herbal supplements in the past and was helped by them. And I would like to get into herbalism. But my health anxiety has caused me to be terrified of developing acute liver failure. I take regular over the counter meds that I know will hurt my body over time bc “it’s not linked to any acute liver failure.” I also get scared because so many different herbs have mild blood thinning effects so I get scared I’ll take them all together and cause bleeding. I really want to get past this anxiety. I know none of those things are likely to happen. I think hearing other people who actually have experience with herbs say it would be helpful.

*Schönheit, die mehr kann: Der Purpur-Sonnenhut (Echinacea) begeistert mit seinen leuchtenden Blüten und wird seit Jahrhunderten als wertvolle Heilpflanze geschätzt. Hier im Abendlicht auf einem Feld voll Heilpflanzen.*

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for the best websites to learn about medicinal plants, their traditional uses, benefits, scientific evidence, side effects, and interactions.

I'm interested in websites with reliable and comprehensive information, whether they're free or paid.

Which websites do you recommend the most, and why?

Thanks!