Power of Plants

A Living Legacy of Earth Medicine

 What Are Herbs?

Herbs are living gifts from the Plant and Fungi Kingdoms—leaves, roots, flowers, bark, seeds, berries, mushrooms, and even the husks of certain nuts. When dried and prepared with intention, herbs become powerful allies for healing, nourishment, and transformation.

Herbs are used to make teas, tinctures, salves, compresses, powders, oils, and other forms of natural medicine. They are food, they are spirit, and they are ancient.

 A Sacred Ancestral Practice

Since the beginning of human life, herbs have been our companions—used by our ancestors to nourish the body, treat dis-ease, enhance strength, endurance, and align us with the rhythms of the Earth.

Across cultures, it's understood that dis-ease often stems from imbalance—emotional, physical, mental, or spiritual. Herbs don’t just treat symptoms; they help restore harmony to the whole being.

There is a plant ally for every ailment on this Earth. Yes—even for cancer. Even for Alzheimer’s. Even for all the modern dis-eases we’ve manifested through disconnection.
Pachamama, Mother Earth, has always provided. She is simply asking us to return. To remember. To heal.

Why Take Herbs?

Herbs help maintain and restore wellness on every level—mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual.

They are nutrient-dense and full of vital life force: rich in vitamins, minerals, and elements that gently guide the body back to balance.

Unlike pharmaceutical drugs filled with synthetic, often toxic compounds, herbs are of the Earth—alive, intelligent, and aligned with our cellular memory.

Every organ system in your body has a plant that supports it.
Every imbalance has a plant that helps rebalance it.


Herbs are for everyone—no matter your age, condition, or background.
Herbs are the medicine of the people. They will bring healing to the nations.

 Spirit of the Plantcestors

Each herb carries its own Spirit—a consciousness, a vibration, and a medicine unique to its essence.

Herbs are multidimensional beings. They are not one-use tools.
To truly receive their medicine, we must connect with them intentionally and respectfully.
They want relationship, not extraction.

 Traditional Ways to Use Herbs

As Food
– Soups, broths, seasonings, and nourishing infusions

Topically
– Compresses, poultices, salves, oils, liniments, fomentations (for skin, inflammation, wounds)

Internally
– Herbal teas, infusions, decoctions, tinctures, capsules, powders, enemas, vaginal steams/douches

Spiritually
– Aura cleansing, spiritual bathing, space clearing, dream work

Ritually & Magically
– Carried in medicine bags, used on altars, in herbal baths, candle rituals, smoke offerings

Smoking
– Used traditionally to calm the nervous system, commune with Spirit, or honor the breath

 Types of Herbal Functions

  • Eliminating & Detoxifying
    Laxatives, diuretics, blood purifiers, liver supporters, diaphoretics (sweat-inducing)

  • Maintaining
    Herbs that ease symptoms while allowing the body to heal naturally

  • Building & Toning
    Herbs that nourish and strengthen organs or body systems over time

Some Herbal Allies to Know

For Brain & Focus
Rosemary, Passionflower, Ginkgo Biloba, Gotu Kola, Mint

For Energy & Vitality
Green Tea, Sarsaparilla, Burdock Root, Cacao Beans, Lion’s Mane, Reishi Mushroom

For Nervous System Support
Skullcap, Valerian Root, Chamomile, Flor de Manita, Motherwort

For Immune Support
Elderflower, Elderberry, Licorice Root, Thyme, Ginger, Yerbabuena (Spearmint)

Great Base Herbs for Tea Blends
Chamomile, Marigold (Calendula), Stinging Nettle, Mullein, Hibiscus Flower

Words of Remembrance… 

Plants are not just remedies. They are bridges.
Bridges to ancestral memory.
Bridges to the Earth.
Bridges back to your whole, sovereign self.

Herbs aren’t alternative. They are original.
They aren’t trends. They are tradition.

May we remember them, honor them, and heal with them.
In reverence to Pachamama and the Plantcestors. 


Feel free to check out some of our remedies and visit the Medicine Cabinet to learn more!

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