I like to imagine the humble blackberry like a village wise-woman of old, there for all in their time of need, offering a shoulder to cry on, a clip round the ear, or spurring you on through the hardest of challenges.
The humble blackberry
Monographs – Schisandra
Binomial Schisandra chinensis Common name: Five flavour fruit, Schisandra, Magnolia vine, Bei-Wuweizi, Wu Wei Zi [3], gomishi (in Japan), amika (in Korea), ng may gee (in Hong Kong) [13] Family: Magnoliaceae/Schisandraceae Parts used: Berries Native to: China and Eastern Russia Distribution: Northeast Asia, Eastern Russia, Japan, Korea Botanical Description: Deciduous or evergreen woody vine that... Continue Reading →
Happy belated equinox
I'm a little late to the game but happy spring equinox everybody! I don't know about anyone else but, for me, this week has very much been a tulsi and rose sort of a week. By which I mean really f*****g hard! If I was fully stocked, I would have likely added some milky oat... Continue Reading →
Herbal She Wrote 