@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Mandrake: medicine, magic & mystery.
Mandragora officinarum has a centuries-old history filled with herbal medicine, folklore, protection, divination & even tales of screaming roots.
⚠️ But mandrake is toxic and best studied, not used in DIY remedies.
@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Arrowroot (Maranta arundinacea) is a quiet little powerhouse of the apothecary.
✨ Body powders
🌱 Dry shampoo
🧴 Body butters
🛁 Bath products
🥣 Cooking & thickening
Discover the benefits & uses of arrowroot on the Rola Essence blog.
@gnome-and-tonic.bsky.socialYour little reminder to not take essential oils internally 🖤
They damage the nephrons of the kidneys and those don't really rejuvenate (without intense regime).
Please be careful.
@lordalexian.bsky.socialA Beltane Maypole Chant you can use!
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@wendythedruid.thistlenfern.org.ap.brid.gyA plant to plant, not a plant to dose. Cha bhris am freumh — the root does not break.
What's the one you'd put in the ground knowing you won't see it finished?
#BloomScrolling #GardensOfMastodon #wildflowerhour #NativePlants #Prairie #Gardening #Herbalism […]
@soapsandrums.bsky.socialNature's aspirin: The Willow tree.
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#PlantMedicine #Pharmacognosy #Herbalism #PainRelief #WitchSky #WriteSky #Blogger
@rolaessence.bsky.socialNutmeg is so much more than a cozy autumn spice. 🌿🍂
Myristica fragrans has a long history in culinary + traditional herbal practices, and its compounds are being studied for antioxidant and antimicrobial activity.
In folklore: luck, prosperity, protection & abundance. ✨
@rolaessence.bsky.socialSome seasons are for flowers. Others are for roots. 🌿
Return to the garden. Learn the plants around you. Put your hands in the soil. Let nature remind you that growing slowly is still growing.
@sesankwabotanical.bsky.socialTime to test your herbal trivia.
@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Step inside the Rola Essence apothecary.
Hand-poured beeswax candles, botanical bath & body goods, simmer pots, oils, herbal creations & treasures inspired by folklore, mythology and the seasons. 🕯️🌙
Come wander awhile ✨
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@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Eucalyptus is more than its unmistakably fresh scent. Traditionally used for respiratory comfort, it’s also popular in aromatherapy, topical preparations & home products. Discover its uses, benefits, folklore + safety.
@sesankwabotanical.bsky.socialFinish the sentence.
I'm curious to hear your answer.
#Herbalism #Plants #PlantPeople #MedicinalPlants #CommunityConversation
@rolaessence.bsky.social🌊🌿 Sea kelp is the botanical treasure beneath the tide.
This mineral-rich brown algae has many traditional & modern uses:
💧 Hydrating skincare
🌿 Hair & scalp care
🛁 Bath products
🧂 Natural source of iodine
Herbalism doesn’t stop at the shoreline. 🌊
@gnome-and-tonic.bsky.social"Why do all the herbs I end up playing with the most have lung affinities?"
Says me, a pulmonary embolism survivor
🫠😅😮💨
@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Meet Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium).
This silvery, intensely bitter herb has a fascinating history in herbalism, absinthe & folklore. 🌙
Traditionally used as a digestive bitter and symbolically associated with protection, cleansing, divination & boundaries.
@sesankwabotanical.bsky.socialNo justification required.
#HerbalistConfessions #Joy #Happiness #Herbalism #BotanicalWellness #LetsChat #Life #Reflection
@rolaessence.bsky.social🌿 Meet the baobab (Adansonia digitata) often called the “Tree of Life”
🍈 Fruit: vitamin C + fiber
🌿 Leaves: traditional food & herbal uses
✨ Oil: softens & conditions skin
🪮 Hair: helps add softness & shine
An ancient African botanical with an incredible story🌱
#Baobab #Herbalism #PlantKnowledge
@gnome-and-tonic.bsky.socialThere are many reasons I was pulled to herbalism, personally. But every one boils down into the spagyric tincture of humanity's great need to learn environmental humility.
@gnome-and-tonic.bsky.socialHerbalists have specialities because we all have been through different things. Spiritually, psychologically, and physically, each one of us focuses on where we personally find the most value and have had the most experience with. We can't help it. It's some weird energetic pattern thing