But when you go looking for guidance, it’s easy to end up down a rabbit hole of YouTube videos, blog posts, and half-finished books, with no clear sense of where to actually start or what to learn first.

That’s exactly why I built the Home Herbalist Club!  At the heart of it, is the introductory herbal medicine course: a warm, practical, step-by-step foundation for anyone who wants to start using herbs confidently at home.

Let’s take a look at what’s inside.

First things first: who is this course actually for?

The introductory course inside the Home Herbalist Club is built for complete beginners, people who are curious about herbal medicine but aren’t sure where to start, what’s safe, or how to make anything that actually does what it’s supposed to.

You don’t need any prior knowledge or special equipment. You just need curiosity, a willingness to explore, and maybe a spare jar or two.

If you’ve dabbled before and already know your way around a few herbs, you can absolutely still benefit from the introductory course, especially the remedy-making section which goes deep, before moving into the intermediate content that’s also part of the Club.

The four pillars of the introductory course

The introductory course is structured around four clear areas. Think of them as the four things every confident home herbalist needs: to learn, to make, to grow, and to do. Simple, practical, and beautifully designed to build on each other.

🌿 Learn: get a real foundation in herbal medicine

Before you dive into making remedies, you need to understand what herbs are actually doing in the body.

You’ll get a clear, jargon-free introduction to herbal medicine that covers:

• What herbs actually do and how they support the body’s natural processes
• What a herbal monograph is and how to use one (this is genuinely life-changing once you know how to read them!)
• Vitalist herbalism, the holistic, whole-person approach that underpins everything Cat and Heidi teach

That last one is worth pausing on. Vitalist herbalism isn’t just about matching a herb to a symptom. It’s about understanding you: your constitution, your patterns, your body’s unique signals, and using herbs in a way that supports your whole health, not just a single complaint. It’s the kind of depth that takes herbalism from “I Googled this recipe” to “I actually understand what I’m doing.”

🫙 Make: build your dream home apothecary

Okay, this is the section that people absolutely lose their minds over, and for good reason.

The introductory course includes 34 herbal remedy techniques, complete with video demonstrations so you can actually see how it’s done, not just read about it. We’re talking a full, hands-on education in herbal medicine making for beginners, covering:

• Teas and infusions (the foundations of everything)
• Tinctures, including how to make them, what ratios to use, and how to know they’re actually working
• Herbal syrups (hello, elderberry season!)
• Infused oils, the base for so many beautiful remedies
• Salves and balms for skin and first aid
• Non-toxic bodycare products you can actually feel good putting on yourself and your kids
• And more!

By the time you work through this section, you won’t just have a shelf full of homemade herbal remedies. You’ll have a home apothecary you’re genuinely proud of and, more importantly, one you know how to use.

This is real, practical herbal medicine making. Not a Pinterest project. Remedies that work, that you made yourself, with your own hands. There’s nothing quite like that feeling.

🌱 Grow (and wildcraft): connect with the plants themselves

One of the most beautiful things about learning herbalism is the relationship you build with plants, and that starts in the garden (or even in a pot on your windowsill).

The introductory course includes practical, beginner-friendly guidance on:

• Growing medicinal herbs at home, including the five easiest herbs to start with, perfect if you’re new to gardening or working with a small space
• How to harvest, dry, and store herbs properly so you get the best medicine from them
• Wildcrafting and foraging, including how to safely identify and harvest herbs from the wild.

This section is about more than just having a supply of herbs. It’s about building a real, living relationship with the plants and the world around you. It’s the part of herbalism that gets deeply into your bones, and once you have it, you never look at a “weed” the same way again.

💚 Do: use herbs for real, everyday health needs

All the knowledge in the world means nothing if you don’t know how to apply it when it actually matters. When your kid wakes up with a sore throat, or you’re fighting off a cold before a big week at work.

The DO section of the introductory course is where everything comes together. You’ll get clear, practical guidance on supporting your family’s health naturally with herbs for:

• Colds and flu, the bread and butter of home herbalism and the thing most people want to tackle first
• Herbal first aid, including what to keep on hand, what to make in advance, and how to use it
• UTIs, one of the most common reasons people turn to herbs and one where they can make a real difference

For each of these areas, you’ll know exactly which remedies to reach for, how to make them, and how to use them safely. No more 11pm Googling spirals. Just quiet confidence.

What else comes with the Club?

The introductory course is the heart of it, but the Home Herbalist Club wraps it in a whole lot of extra goodness:

And the intermediate course, which is being built throughout 2026, so you’ll grow right alongside the Club.

A growing Herb Library with searchable profiles, recipes, and masterclasses right when you need them

Fresh monthly content, including a new Herb of the Month deep dive, seasonal recipes, and homesteading templates every month to keep you in your herbal groove

Kids’ Corner with hands-on herbal projects and enchanting herbal bedtime stories to bring your little ones along on the journey

Real mentoring and support with monthly live Teatime sessions with Cat and Heidi, plus weekly Q&A replies in the private members’ area. You’re never left guessing alone.

A note on the price (because it’s kind of wild)

The Home Herbalist Club, including the full introductory herbal medicine course, herb library, kids’ corner, monthly content AND mentoring, is just $33 AUD per month, with no lock-in period and a 10-day happiness guarantee.

For context: a single herbal medicine workshop in Australia typically costs anywhere from $80 to $200. This is a complete learning pathway with ongoing support, for the cost of a few takeaway coffees a month.

One of my core values is accessibility. I genuinely believe herbal medicine is the people’s medicine and I want it to be available to everyone who wants it. The price reflects that.

When can you join?

The Home Herbalist Club opens to new members every few months. The next intake is around June/July 2026.

If you want to be the first to know when doors open (and make sure you don’t miss out), get yourself on the waitlist. It takes about 30 seconds and you’ll be the first to hear.

👉 Join the waitlist for the Home Herbalist Club here

Is this the right beginner herbal medicine course for you?

If you want to learn herbal medicine at home in a way that’s practical, warm, deeply supportive, and genuinely built for real life with a real family, yes. Absolutely yes.

The introductory course inside the Home Herbalist Club will give you a strong, hands-on foundation in herbal medicine making, growing, and using herbs for everyday health. You’ll finish it with a home apothecary full of remedies you’ve made yourself, a real understanding of how herbs work, and the confidence to reach for a plant before you reach for a pill.

That’s a pretty beautiful thing.

See you inside. 🌿

Cat Green is a community herbalist and founder of Everyday Empowered, based in Australia. She’s spent almost a decade teaching hundreds of women to use herbs confidently at home. The Home Herbalist Club is her signature program, a one-stop-shop for anyone who wants to learn herbal medicine as a home herbalist or family herbalist, without the overwhelm.

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Yep, we’ve all been there!

Maybe you’ve always felt drawn to natural living. Maybe you’re a homesteader who wants to be more self-sufficient. Or maybe you’re just quietly over the “pop a pill and call it a day” approach to health and you’re ready for something that actually connects with how you want to live.

If any of that sounds familiar, welcome! You are absolutely in the right place.

Learning herbal medicine at home is more achievable than you think

Here’s something I want you to know right off the bat: you don’t need a clinical degree to use herbs confidently and safely at home.

What you do need is a solid foundation. A real understanding of what herbs do, how to make your own remedies, and how to apply that knowledge to your family’s everyday health. That’s the whole idea behind home herbalism, and it’s a tradition that’s been passed down through generations for thousands of years.

The problem? Most of us come to herbalism through bits and pieces: a recipe here, a blog post there, maybe a workshop or two. And while all of that is wonderful, it can leave you feeling like you’re still winging it rather than really knowing what you’re doing.

That’s exactly why I created the Home Herbalist Club!

What is the Home Herbalist Club?

The Home Herbalist Club is one of Australia’s only beginner-friendly, introductory herbal medicine courses designed specifically for home herbalists and family herbalists. It’s for people who want to bring the wisdom of plants into their everyday life in a practical, grounded, and genuinely useful way.

It’s a monthly membership (insanely great value btw!) led by Cat Green, a community herbalist with almost a decade of experience, alongside Heidi Merika, a clinical herbalist with 20+ years under her belt and the author of Wildcraft and From the Wild.

Together, we’ve built a complete home herbalist pathway that takes you from complete beginner all the way through to intermediate, at whatever pace works for your life.

What will you actually learn?

This is where it gets exciting. The Club’s introductory herbal medicine course covers everything you need to get started with confidence:

🌿 Herbal Medicine Foundations You’ll get a clear, jargon-free intro to herbal medicine: what herbs actually do in the body, what a herbal monograph is, and why a holistic, vitalist approach to herbalism is a total game-changer for your family’s health.

🫙 How to Make Your Own Remedies This is the hands-on, practical stuff and there’s a LOT of it. You’ll learn 34 herbal remedy techniques including teas, tinctures, syrups, infused oils, salves, and non-toxic bodycare products, with video demonstrations walking you through each one. Hello, home apothecary goals!

🌱 Growing, Foraging & Wildcrafting Learn how to grow medicinal herbs at home (including the 5 easiest ones to start with), how to harvest and dry them, and how to safely forage wild plants. If you’re into wildcrafting herbs in Australia, this section is going to be your favourite.

💚 Using Herbs for Everyday Health This is where everything comes together. You’ll get clear, practical guidance on supporting your family through things like colds and flu, herbal first aid, UTIs, and healthy skin. No more Googling at midnight!

Is this course right for you?

The Home Herbalist Club was built for two kinds of people:

The curious beginner. You’ve always been interested in natural remedies for the home but never really known where to start. You want to learn, but you don’t want to feel overwhelmed or like you need a science degree to follow along.

The confident dabbler. You’ve made the odd tincture or herbal tea, but you want more structure, more depth, and the confidence to actually know what you’re doing rather than just hoping for the best.

Both of those people will thrive here. The course is completely self-paced, so you go as fast or slow as feels right for you and your family.

What makes this different from other online herbal courses?

There are a few things that genuinely set the Home Herbalist Club apart:

It’s built for real life. We know you’re busy. Our whole jam is about weaving herbal practices seamlessly into your daily routines, not adding another overwhelming thing to your to-do list.

It’s affordable. At $33 AUD/month with no lock-in period, it’s genuinely one of the most accessible herbal medicine courses in Australia. Herbal medicine is the people’s medicine, and accessibility is a core value  around here.

You get real support. We believe in mentoring and I love cheering you on as your personal herbal wingwoman. There’s weekly chat support in the private community group and monthly live sessions. You’re not just watching videos alone; you’re part of a community.

There’s a Kids’ Corner. Because so many of us get into herbalism for our families, the Club includes fun, hands-on herbal activities for children, plus herbal bedtime stories that teach kids to love plants too. Honestly adorable.

It includes a full herb library. A searchable, growing library of herb profiles, recipes, and masterclasses so you can quickly find what you need when you need it most.

The Vitalist approach: herbalism that goes deeper

One thing that really sets this course apart is its grounding in vitalist herbalism, a holistic approach that looks at you as a whole person, not just a set of symptoms to be treated.

You’ll learn about herbal energetics, herbal tastes, and lifestyle medicine, giving you the tools to understand why a herb works, not just which herb to use. This is the kind of knowledge that stays with you for life and that you can pass on to your kids.

FAQs: learning herbal medicine in Australia

Do I need any prior experience? Nope! The introductory course is designed for complete beginners. If you’ve already dabbled with herbal medicine, you can jump straight into the intermediate content.

How much time do I need each week? The beauty of the Club is that it’s self-paced. Some weeks you’ll charge through content. Others you’ll barely manage a cup of tea. Both are totally fine.

Is this an accredited herbal medicine course? The Home Herbalist Club is not a clinical or accredited qualification. It’s designed for home and family use, not for practicing as a herbalist professionally. If you want to become a clinical herbalist, you’d look at naturopathic training. But if you want to use herbs confidently at home, this is exactly what you need.

When can I join? The Club opens every few months and the next intake is around June/July 2026. You can join the waitlist to be the first to know.

Ready to confidently use herbs in daily life?

If you’ve been waiting for a sign to finally start your herbal journey, this is it. 🌿

The Home Herbalist Club is one of the most warm, practical, and genuinely affordable ways to learn herbal medicine at home in Australia. Whether you’re a total beginner or a seasoned dabbler, there’s a place for you here.

Join the waitlist for the Home Herbalist Club →

Cat Green is a community herbalist and founder of Everyday Empowered. She’s been helping Australian families bring the power of plants into their homes for almost a decade. The Home Herbalist Club is her heart project, a one-stop-shop for anyone who wants to learn herbal medicine in a warm, supported, and beautifully practical way.

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I’m a whole-herb gal at heart and don’t use a ton of essential oils (curious about why!? ask me in my newsletter, that’s where I love to chat with you!), but eucalyptus essential oil has earned a permanent spot in my winter medicine chest.

Why?
Because it’s literally just so effective. It’s an amazing congestion buster that can help you breathe easier in minutes, and can even kill airborne germs on contact.

In herbalism, we often aim to get remedies in direct contact with the tissues that need support. These three methods do just that, bringing eucalyptus oil straight to the respiratory system, where it can work its expectorant and antimicrobial magic.

Let’s dive into three practical ways to use eucalyptus essential oil for colds, flus, and winter wellness.

1. Steam inhalation for congestion relief

(How to use eucalyptus oil for blocked nose + sinus pressure)

This is hands-down one of my all-time fav ways to use eucalyptus oil (although I can’t say my kids feel the same… but that’s why I’ve got a few methods here, cause you might find different herbal remedies suit different people in your home!)

The warm steam opens your airways, and the eucalyptus helps loosen mucus, soothe tissues, and kill microbes on contact. It’s a gentle but potent remedy for colds, sinus infections, and that stuffy, muddled-wombat-headed feeling.

How to do it:

• Add 2 drops of eucalyptus essential oil* to a bowl of boiling water (yes it’s ok if a few more drops dribble out, that’s why we aim for 1-2 drops, but try not to get more than 3-4 drops. Essential oils almost have this soul lesson reminding us that more isn’t always better!)
• Very carefully, put your head over the bowl and cover with a towel. Breathe deeply for 5–10 minutes.

*Don’t have eucalyptus essential oil or don’t like using essential oils?? You could also throw in 1 big handful of dried thyme (thymus vulgaris) or sage (salvia officinalis) leaves.

👉 Grab full instructions in my FREE eBook

2. Diffuse it (or try this no-diffuser trick)

(Purify the air + support better breathing at night)

When someone’s sick, I love getting eucalyptus right into the air. Diffusing eucalyptus essential oil can help cleanse the room, reduce exposure for others, and support better breathing overnight.

No diffuser? No problem. Try the old-school method:

• Add a few drops to a tissue, cotton ball, or scrap of fabric
• Place near the bed or in the room

This is especially great at night to help unblock sinuses and get some healing sleep.

3. Make a simple natural room spray

(A germ-busting, air-cleansing spray for sick days)

A homemade eucalyptus room spray is a great way to freshen the air and minimise the spread of viruses.

✨ DIY Germ-Away room spray recipe:

1. Fill a 500ml(ish) spray bottle with water
2. Add 8–10 drops of eucalyptus essential oil (if using a smaller spray bottle, use less)
3. Shake well before each use, otherwise the essential oils float on water
4. Mist into the air, especially in bedrooms or wherever the sick person’s hanging out.
   🚫 Don’t spray directly on faces

Eucalyptus essential oil is an affordable, accessible ways to bring potent natural healing into your home. Whether you’re using steam, diffusing it, or making a DIY spray, this plant ally can help support your respiratory system and keep the household breathing easy this winter.

Also – cause I’m a big fan of use-what-you’ve-got herbalism, you could also work with: thyme, sage, tea tree or lavender to freshen the air, clear congestion and kill viruses in the respiratory system.

Want more winter wellness tips? I’ve got heaps on the blog, or get hands-on making your own with my DIY Immunity Herbal Remedy Kit

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Every home needs at least one immune stimulant remedy on hand to quickly turn to when winter lurgies are doing the rounds. Fire cider could be that for you! Whilst my family tends to favour elderberry syrup, it’s so interesting how sometimes I’ll crave fire cider instead – the wisdom of the body at work. And fire cider is a great remedy to take with you if you’re on hols as it’s shelf stable.

This is a foundational kitchen medicine recipe, using many easily accessible herbs and foods! I love recipes that cross the food-medicine divide and brings herbal remedies right into our kitchen and that was the inspiration of Rosemary Gladstar who first created this remedy.

While we made this recipe at a recent workshop, I had this seriously old song stuck in my head – and I tell ya, I didn’t hold back from sharing 😂

🎤Give it to me baby, uh huh, uh huh…. pretty fly for a white guy… on repeat….. for 2 hours….🎵🎶 (ok, ok, half the time I sang in my head, I wanted people to want to come back to the workshop after all! – I run regular herbal medicine workshops on the Sunshine Coast – come join us! )

So in honour of that earworm, I wanna call this new recipe:

Give it to me Baby Fire Cider Recipe

Which also works, cause hopefully it’s so delicious your friends and family will be begging for more!😉

Recipes are great, but understanding the principles (or the ‘why’ behind things) is even better than that’s the how I love to teach herbal medicine.

So this fire cider recipe is more of a recipe framework than a recipe per se as I show you how to easily customise according to taste and what you’ve got on hand.

Don’t have an ingredient? Leave it out.

Want it to have a gentler flavour? Amp up the yummy herbs

Ingredients

• Parchment paper
• Apple cider vinegar
• Honey
• jar with lid (you can use any size jar, match ingredient amounts to your jar – see instructions below)

Core herbs

Make sure at least half your jar consists of these core herbs as they’re the ones doing the immune system heavy lifting (although they all have a role to play!).

I’ll tend to pick 3-4 of these core ingredients and then use in roughly equal parts, although use 1 or 2 herbs if that’s what you’ve got on hand.

• Onion
• Garlic
• ginger
• Horseradish*
• Thyme
• Rosemary
• Nasturtium leaves and flowers
• Chillis*

*horseradish and chillis are both strong flavours, even amongst a crowd of strong flavours, so tone these down or leave out if you don’t like things overly spicy

Optional Herbs

For added vitamin C and bioflavonoids: Lemon – sliced, including peel, rosehips, lemongrass (which also has antimicrobial and antiviral properties)

To soften the taste for kids: raisins, cinnamon, blueberries or apples (I haven’t tried, but imagine it’d be nice!?)

Random ideas: herbs like cardamon, cobblers peg, echinacea etc

(Got any other herbs you like to add to your fire cider? I’d love to hear! Just reply to one of my newsletters, or use the contact form to reach out 😊)

To make:

1. Chop and slice your herbs and foods
2. Add to your jar. If using mostly fresh herbs, fill jar ¾ full, if using dried, then fill jar ½ full.
3. Fill jar ¾ full with apple cider vinegar.
4. Fill remaining way with honey (if your honey’s too stiff, gently warm jar in a saucepan of hot water)*
5. Cut parchment paper to cover jar, then screw on lid tightly (the parchment paper is super important if you’re using a metal lid as the vinegar will corrode the lid – yes I’ve had personal experience 😂) Skip if you’re using a plastic lid
6. Shake jar
7. Label jar with ingredients and date made
8. Keep jar in a handy place as you’ll want to shake daily or 3x a week for 4-6 weeks.
9. Strain and taste. If you need to, you can add a bit more honey to make it sweeter.

*Another way to make this (and you might see this on other recipes, is to infuse the herbs in only vinegar. Then once you strain them you’ll add the honey. Depending on your taste, you’ll add 1/4 cup – 1/2 cup honey for every 1 cup vinegar (and you can even increase the honey if needed, although I’d personally explore adding yummier herbs to the blend).

To use:

Preventative immune tonic: 1 tablespoon/ day for adults and 1 teaspoon for kids, diluted in water.

Acute: 1 tablespoon every 3-4 hours for adults and 1 teaspoon for kids, diluted in water.

As food: use in marinades, salad dressings etc

Hope you love this fire cider – as you make it over the years, take note on favourite batches and flavours. After a while, you might have your own favourite recipe with particular herbs and foods you like to use each time! That’s one of my favourite parts of home herbalism, as it’s a living legacy and family health culture you can pass on for generations.

Love learning herbal medicine understanding principles, rather than just recipes? You’ll adore my Mastering Herbal Teas in 5 minutes a day course where I lift the curtain on how to craft your own tea blends for tummy troubles, anxiety and stress, sleep, vitality and more! And yes, there are a tonne of recipes too, I wouldn’t leave you hanging! Although with my simple and intuitive BASE-BUILD-EXTEND process, I know you’ll be confidently blending your own teas in no time at all! Learn more

Want a simple version of this recipe on a recipe card? Grab the DIY Immunity Kit– comes with recipe cards, herbs, bottles etc – our remedy kits are convenient, expert-backed recipes and saves you oodles of time sourcing all the bits ‘n’ bobs you need!

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Because we’re home herbalists, we’re naturally going to be thinking of herbs we can work with to ease the transition and it’s a good idea to have a back-to-school herbal toolkit on hand!

Stress, and worry

It’s totally normal to be stressed about back to school – new teacher, new timetable, maybe shifting friendships after the summer break – there is a lot going on!

Luckily for us, there are tonnes of herbs to help ease the worries and relax the nervous system, that are super safe and gentle for kids. The main nervines you could turn to are:

• Lemon balm (melissa officinalis) leaf
• chamomile (matricaria recutita) flower
• catnip (nepeta cataria) leaf
• lavender (lavendula angustifolia) flower

These herbs make a beautiful tea when on their own, or you can blend 2 or all of them together.

Aim for roughly 2 teaspoons herb/ cup, steeped for 3 to 10 minutes covered.

ie. 2 teaspoons chamomile, OR 1 teaspoon chamomile + 1 teaspoon lemon balm, OR 1 teaspoon lemon balm and 1 teaspoon catnip OR 1 teaspoon each chamomile, lemon balm and catnip, OR 1/2 teaspoon each 4 herbs.

They’re all good options! If you want to more detail on how to choose – get all my tea-making tips in my easily-digestible course: Mastering Herbal Teas in 5 Minutes a day)

I recommend starting with what you’ve got, or get a small amount of all of them and do a fun experiment with your kids to try to find their favourite blend. Keep in mind lavender and chamomile can get bitter if steeped longer than 3 minutes.

Anxiety

If your kid really falls on the more anxious end and has looping, ruminating thoughts, passionflower (passiflora incarnata) is a kid-safe herb to work with. I recommend combining passionflower with one or a few of the herbs mentioned in Stress and Worry section.

1/2 teaspoon each Chamomile, passionflower and lemon balm makes a lovely blend. If your kid finds the passionflower too ‘grassy-tasting’ you could use less of that herb (ie 1/2 teaspoon passionflower to 1 teaspoon each chamomile and passionflower), or sweeten with honey. Steep tea covered for 3 – 10 minutes.

Passionflower can make some kids sleepy (it’s also a great herb for insomnia due to ruminating mind), so either use it in a bedtime mix, or, if using it during day, just check your kids individual response to it.

Holistic viewpoint:

Like many things in the body, anxiety can have various causes. Whilst herbs can help, if they’re anxious because they’re magnesium deficiency then a cup of chamomile isn’t going to solve the problem. If you’re working with herbs, and things are continuing or getting worse, work with a practitioner or experiment with some other strategies to find what helps your child on a holistic level.  There are other lifestyle strategies such as getting enough sleep, movement and learning some breathwork techniques that can also help with anxiety.

Irritability and frustration

Kids (and adults, let’s keep it real!) can lash out with irritability and frustration when they’re experiencing other emotions like fear, nervousness, stress or overwhelm. If that’s your kid, chamomile can be a really good herb to turn to. You can use it alone or in combo with some of the others herbs in this article.

2 teaspoons chamomile, steeped 3 – 10 minutes (the longer the steep, the more bitter the brew)

Navigating Big feelings

Sometimes our kids are nervous going back to school because they’re actually processing some really big feelings, maybe separation anxiety, bullying, friendship issues etc etc,

Rose (rosa sp) is such a gorgeous herb to hold the heart safe while they process their emotions.

One tea blend could be 1 teaspoon each lemon balm, chamomile and rose, OR 1 teaspoon lemon balm, 1/2 teaspoon rose and lavender. Steeped 3 – 10 minutes covered.

Whilst I love rose in tea, I think she really shines as a glycetract and this is one of my favourite ways to work with her. Rose syrup also tastes like liquid turkish delight (depending which sweetener you use, so a very good option!) Check out rose info and some recipes, including the glycetract recipe

Focus

Sometimes, kids are emotionally ready for school but simply find the back-to-school transition hard cause they’re going from summer playing to having to focus and concentrate.

Along with a good daily dose of movement, a tea made with 1 teaspoon each: lemon balm, peppermint (mentha x piperita) and gotu kola (centella asiatica) can all help kids focus and pay attention at school.

Other areas

Other remedies you might like in your back-to-school herbal toolkit could be remedies for:

• the immune system (for my fav immunity remedies, check out the DIY Immunity Kit or grab my FREE Ebook – Top 3 remedies for every home)
• herbal first aid – such as a cuts and scrape salve (make your own with the DIY Herbal Starter Kit, or grab my FREE Ebook – top 3 remedies for Every Home)

How to use these herbs

These herbs are all delicious as syrups, glycetracts and tea. You can have them individually or make a blend of 2 – 4.

(I give recipes and teach you how to think through tea-blending in my self-paced course Mastering Herbal Teas in 5 Minutes a day)

Make home herbalism your own

Whilst I’ve mentioned a few herbs here, to support you, please never think you need them all, or that there’s “one right herb”.  That approach can really stress you out. Whilst over time you might find you and your children have favourite recipes or herbs that match your particular patterns really well, but in the beginning know that all these herbs are an effective part of a back-to-school herbal toolkit.

I hope you enjoy creating your back-to-school herbal toolkit and that these herbs support you and your family in this transition!

Get support making your own remedies

Want our hand in yours, guiding you to make your own remedies!? Grab the Herbal Starter Kit. Make a chamomile syrup, and soothing chamomile, lavender moon mylk. Learn to make a glycetract in the DIY Immunity Kit (although it’s a glycetract to support immunity

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