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Common name: Echinacea Latin name: Echinacea spp. Native Region: North America, east of Rocky Mountains, and in Atlantic drainage area.

Yarrow is an herb that not only attracts love but allows us to confront our own soul wound that has put blocks up not allowing us to receive. In other words, bringing in courage to help heal our own heart breaks that have caused soul wounds over our life-time, allowing us to look at them, acknowledge them, feel them and heal them. As the wounded healer teaches us what wounds us, heals us.

St. John’s wort is said to ease depression and let us see the light in things. She can show us where we have given our power away and give us the confidence to call it back home to ourselves. It is said she can help us with a rapid mind that leads us to fear by showing us another way, shining a light on the shadows of our mind. St. John’s wort offers us clarity with protection and can show us with confidence that we have all the strength and heart to hear and honor who we are

Lemon Balm is known to help with digestive disorders, spasms and cramps, anxiety, restlessness, heart palpitations, melancholy, headaches, depression and high blood pressure associated with stress and irritability. Lemon Balm is also an anti-viral and helps to treat fevers and is commonly used with herpes. She helps to stabilize emotions, bring a good night sleep due to her calming and anti-depressive actions.

Dandelions are everywhere! So colorful, growing in concrete, diminished soil, pristine places, and yet are always pulled as weeds

Body: Female tonic, stimulates urination, reduces muscle spasms, nervous system tonic and calms the nerves while increasing calcium to the nervous system, increases Mother’s milk, relaxes womb, helps with female imbalances, steadies irregular heartbeat, calms an over-active thyroid, relieves constipation, stimulates digestion, used to regulate menstrual cycles, relieves PMS symptoms, reduces hot flashes and decreases night sweats.

The Maya say that Cacao was a gift from Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent for people to remain heart centered and energetic.

The rose one of most sensuous and romantic flowers inspiring poets and artists for centuries as the symbol for love and beauty.

Common name: Nettle Latin name: Urtica spp. Element: Fire Gender: Masculine Process: Evolution (bring matter into spirit) Energy: Drying...

Rosemary increases circulation to the body, decreases muscle pain, decreases muscle spasms, decreases joint pain, decreases fatigue...

Common name: Cinnamon, Latin name: Cinnamomum spp., Element: Fire, Process: Evolution (Brings Matter into Spirit) and Involution

Common name: Chamomile Latin name: Matricaria recutita Element: Fire, Air Process: Evolution (Brings Matter into Spirit) Energy: Cool,...

Common name: Parsley Latin name: Petroselinum cripsum Native Region: Eastern Mediterranean Element: Air Planet Association: Mercury...

Common Name: Oats Latin Name: Avena sativa (Cultivated) Avina fatua (wild Oats) Native Region: Most Europe Element: Earth Planet...

Common name: Angelica Latin name: Angelica archangelia Native Region: Belgium, France, North America, Iceland, Greenland, Lapland...

Common name: Bay Laurel Latin name: Laurus nobilis Element: Fire Planet Association: Sun Gender: Masculine (Force) Process: Evolution...

Latin name: Borago officinalis Native Region: Eastern Mediterranean, found in all New England States and around N. America Element: Air...

Common name: Sage Latin name: Salvia officinalis Element: Air and Earth Gender: Masculine and Feminine Process: Involutions (Brings...

Common Name: Chaste Tree or Vitex, Chasteberry, Monk’s pepper, Chaste Lamb Tree Latin name: Vitex agnus-castus Family: Vervain Family...

Common name: Oat Latin name: Avena sativa Element: Water Gender: Feminine Process: Involution (Brings spirit into Matter) Energy:...