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🍄✨ 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
#turkeytail #trametesversicolor #mushroommedicine #mycologyoutside2025 #northspore #drchristopherhobbs #medicinalmushrooms #fungi #foraging #herbalmedicine ... See MoreSee Less
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First and foremost, let us slow down for a moment each day and offer gratitude for the incredible intelligence of the natural world, of which we are a part.🌿
The plants are generous teachers. Their wisdom reaches us not only through medicine, but also through the quiet ways they invite us to pause, notice, and reconnect.
📖 The Generosity of Plants, gathered by Rosemary Gladstar, is a beautiful collection of stories from the herbal community — a reminder of how deeply we are nourished by plants and by each other.
🌱 What are you most grateful for in the plant world today?
#HerbalWisdom #plantintelligence #christopherhobbs #rosemarygladstar #thegenerosityofplants #herbalcommunity #herbalism #gratitudepractice ... See MoreSee Less
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🌸 Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) 🌸
With its stunning, otherworldly blooms and gentle calming properties, passionflower has long captivated both the eyes and the nervous system. Native to the southeastern United States, Passiflora incarnata was traditionally used by Indigenous peoples and later by European herbalists to calm the spirit, promote restful sleep, and soothe a restless heart.
Modern research supports its use as a mild sedative and anxiolytic, particularly helpful for:
– Calming racing thoughts before bed
– Easing situational anxiety
– Supporting deep, natural sleep without grogginess
– Relaxing nervous tension in the body
Passionflower works gently but effectively, making it a wonderful ally for both day and night — especially when blended with other nervines like lemon balm, skullcap, or oatstraw.
✨ Curious to learn more about passionflower and other plant allies for stress and anxiety?
🌿 Comment “WORKSHOP” below and I’ll send you a link to register for my upcoming workshop: Living Well in the Age of Anxiety
Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿
Christopher Hobbs
#passionflower #passifloraincarnata #herbsforsleep #plantmedicine #calmingherbs #nervines #christopherhobbs #herbalwisdom #stressrelief #herbalremedies #livingwellintheageofanxiety #naturalcalm #herbalnervines ... See MoreSee Less
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🌿 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
#vitex #agnuscastus #herbalmedicine #plantwisdom #womenshealth #herbalhealing #hormonebalance #herbalremedies #christopherhobbs #plantpath ... See MoreSee Less
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🌸 Passionflower (Passiflora incarnata) 🌸
With its stunning, otherworldly blooms and gentle calming properties, passionflower has long captivated both the eyes and the nervous system. Native to the southeastern United States, Passiflora incarnata was traditionally used by Indigenous peoples and later by European herbalists to calm the spirit, promote restful sleep, and soothe a restless heart.
Modern research supports its use as a mild sedative and anxiolytic, particularly helpful for:
– Calming racing thoughts before bed
– Easing situational anxiety
– Supporting deep, natural sleep without grogginess
– Relaxing nervous tension in the body
Passionflower works gently but effectively, making it a wonderful ally for both day and night — especially when blended with other nervines like lemon balm, skullcap, or oatstraw.
I often recommend passionflower as tea, tincture, or in glycerite form for sensitive individuals.
Thank you for walking the plant path with me 🌿
Christopher Hobbs
#passionflower #passifloraincarnata #herbsforsleep #plantmedicine #calmingherbs #nervines #christopherhobbs #HerbalWisdom #StressRelief #herbalremedies #livingwellintheageofanxiety #NaturalCalm #herbalnervines ... See MoreSee Less
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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?
#pulsatilla #herbalremedies #plantmedicine #naturalhealing #christopherhobbs #nervines #emotionalbalance #botanicalmedicine #homeopathy #herbalwisdom ... See MoreSee Less
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Mark your calendars! I’m thrilled to be a part of Mycology Outside 2025 in Maine — September 5–7.
Join us for a weekend retreat celebrating all things mushrooms — from foraging and cultivation to cooking and mushroom-inspired art. Whether you’re just starting out or a seasoned mycophile, this event is for you!
Held at The Ecology School in Saco, Maine, it’s a gathering you won’t forget 🍄
Get your tickets at northspore.com @northsporemushrooms
#mycology #mushroomeducation #mycophile #drchristopherhobbs #northspore #fungiworkshops #mushroomID ... See MoreSee Less
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Just a little reminder as you start your week 🌿
With gratitude,
Christopher Hobbs ... See MoreSee Less
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