Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) with Christopher Hobbs

September 2, 2025 9:59 am

🍄✨ Turkey Tail (Trametes versicolor) is one of the most well-known medicinal mushrooms, valued for its immune-supportive properties and beautiful fan-like bands of color.

I’ll be sharing more about mushrooms like this one in person very soon! Join me at Mycology Outside 2025 at The Ecology School in Maine, September 5th–7th, for a weekend of mushroom education, foraging, cultivation, cooking, and more. 🌲

🌿 Thank you for walking the plant (and mushroom) path with me! 🌿
— Christopher Hobbs

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Motherwort with Christopher Hobbs

August 27, 2025 5:32 pm

🌿 Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) is one of those plants that seems to offer comfort wherever it goes — to the womb, the heart, the nerves. A long-standing ally in traditional herbalism, and now supported by emerging clinical and laboratory research, this plant has many gifts to share.

✨ Here are just a few of motherwort’s key uses:
– To support and benefit the heart
– To move the blood and ease pain
– To relieve menstrual cramps and tension
– To reduce inflammation in the body
– To soothe the spirit and calm anxious moods

Whether in tincture, tea, or a homemade decoction, motherwort offers deep, grounded support to those who walk with her.

Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿

Christopher Hobbs

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Motherwort with Christopher Hobbs

August 25, 2025 5:31 pm

🌿 Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca) – a steadfast ally for the heart and the nerves.

Motherwort is a beloved herb among herbalists — a hardy member of the mint family that grows abundantly once invited into the garden. 

Traditionally used to move the blood and support the heart, motherwort has also been a comforting remedy for easing menstrual cramps. And now, emerging research shows that a concentrated extract of the flowering tops may help ease anxiety and gently calm the nervous system.

One of my favorite ways to prepare it is simple:
– Simmer the fresh or dried herb for 15 minutes
– Blend it once cooled, and add a little honey if desired
– Add 1 tsp per pint of vitamin C (ascorbic acid) to help preserve
– Store in the fridge for up to 2–3 weeks
– Take 1 tsp twice daily as needed

Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿

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Vitex agnus-castus with Christopher Hobbs

August 20, 2025 12:34 pm

🌿 Meet Vitex agnus-castus

Known as chaste tree berry, Vitex has a long tradition of use in women’s health, dating back to ancient Greece and Rome. The berries support the body’s natural hormonal rhythms and are often used to help regulate menstrual balance, ease PMS symptoms, encourage fertility, and support the transition through menopause.

💡 How it works
Vitex acts on the pituitary gland, gently influencing the balance of estrogen and progesterone—helping the body restore its own natural rhythm over time.

🍇 Traditional Preparation
The berries are most often taken as tincture or capsule, though herbal teas can also be made.

🌱 A reminder: Vitex works gradually and is most effective when taken consistently over several months.

Have you used Vitex before? Share your experience below!

Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿

Christopher Hobbs 

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Pulsatilla with Christopher Hobbs

August 13, 2025 4:02 pm

Meet Pulsatilla 🌸

Also known as wind flower, this gentle remedy has long been used in traditional herbal medicine for emotional balance and physical relief.

Often called upon for mood swings, weepiness, and hormonal imbalances, Pulsatilla supports those who feel emotionally sensitive or out of sorts — especially during hormonal shifts like PMS or menopause.

It’s also traditionally used for respiratory complaints, sinus congestion, and earaches that feel worse in warm rooms and better in fresh air.

✨ A plant of softness, sensitivity, and support.

Have you ever worked with Pulsatilla?

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Silk Tree with Christopher Hobbs

August 8, 2025 12:09 pm

Meet the Silk Tree 🌸 (Albizia julibrissin) — also called He Huan Hua or the “Tree of Happiness” in Traditional Chinese Medicine.

This delicate, fragrant flower is more than just a visual delight — it’s known for its calming and uplifting effects on the spirit. Traditionally used to ease grief, anxiety, and emotional tension, Albizia is a gentle nervine that supports the heart and mind.

Both the bark and the blossoms are used in herbal preparations — think tinctures, teas, and powdered extracts.

Have you worked with silk tree before?

Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿

Christopher Hobbs

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