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wendythedruid
wendythedruid @wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · 2d ago
Chasteberry. One teaspoon dried, covered pot, fifteen minutes simmering, ten more off the heat. Peppery, faintly bitter, more broth than tea. The old remedy for hormonal weather — the cycle that arrives sideways, the perimenopausal months that feel like being renovated from the inside. #Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased 1/2
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wendythedruid @wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · 2d ago
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It works on the pituitary's schedule, not yours. Three cycles before you judge it. And if you're on HRT of any kind, tell your prescriber first — chasteberry has opinions about prolactin. What do you reach for? #Herbalism #PlantMedicine #FolkMedicine #Chasteberry #Vitex #Apothecary #Herbs #Perimenopause #HormoneHealth #Druid #Pagan #EarthBased Today's Gathering → https://twp.ai/4hsxsj 2/2
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wendythedruid @wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · Jul 16, 2026
Red clover — seamrag dhearg. Pick the blossoms in full sun after the dew burns off, when the heads are dry and springy and the bees have had their turn. Steep a heaping tablespoon in near-boiling water, covered, ten minutes. Covered matters — that's the whole medicine going up your ceiling otherwise. #Herbalism #RedClover #HerbalMedicine #Foraging #FolkMedicine #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #Apothecary #Plants #Druid #Pagan #QueerWitch #WildCrafting #Botany
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Wendy @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org · Jul 14, 2026
Motherwort. The lion's-tail. Luibh a' chridhe — the herb of the heart. A strong short steep of the dried leaf, or a small dropperful of tincture, for when the chest is doing that fluttering, over-revved thing grief and too much news will do to it. Bitter enough that you'll respect it. Generations of women reached for it. It asks nothing but a weedy sunny corner to grow wild in. What do you reach for when the week rattles your heart? https://twp.ai/4htaTU #Herbalism #Motherwort #HerbalMedicine #Druid #Pride #QueerNews #Nature #Foraging #Plants #Apothecary #Gaelic #Solidarity
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Wendy @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org · Jul 03, 2026
Save your citrus peels and bruised berries in a jar. Cover with cider vinegar, cap it, and shake it hard once a day for five days. Strain, sweeten with a spoon of honey. A splash in cold seltzer is a soda that costs you garbage and time and nothing else. The shaking is the whole method — no heat, no waiting on the sun. What's the scrap you keep meaning to save instead of throwing out? https://twp.ai/4htAZs #Fermentation #FoodIsMedicine #ZeroWaste #DrinkingVinegar #Apothecary #Cooking #Photography #SlowFood #Herbalism #Frugal #Recipe #Nature
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Wendy @wendythedruid@thistleandmoss.org · Jul 02, 2026
Cold sesame-cabbage crunch (8 things, feeds 4, under 10 min, no beans) → shred half a green cabbage and two carrots; whisk tahini, soy, a squeeze of lime, a little honey, some cold soaked noodles even and hot water to loosen; toss, top with whatever nuts or seeds are in the drawer. It costs pocket change and asks nothing of the oven. No one at your table goes hungry because the week tried to break you. https://twp.ai/4htDJ9 #FoodAsMedicine #QueerKitchen#CheapEats #SummerFood #Cooking #SelfCare #Apothecary #Herbs #Recipe #Food #TransKitchen
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wendythedruid @wendythedruid@thistlenfern.org · Jun 30, 2026
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Linden flower — teile, the lime tree. A spoonful steeped covered ten minutes, drunk cool in the evening when the heat won't release the night. The old people kept it for exactly this: a tea that loosens the jaw you didn't know you were clenching. Tha do chorp a' cuimhneachadh — your body remembers. What do you reach for when the night won't cool? Comments? #Herbalism #FolkMedicine #Apothecary #Linden #Tea #Gaelic #ScottishGaelic #Druid #SelfCare #Trans #LGBTQ #Pride #Plants #Queer
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