YERBA SANTA   BOTANICAL NAME,  Eriodictyon californicum, E. glutinosum, Wigandia californicum   FAMILY NAME, Hydrophyllaceae   COMMON NAME, Muntain balm, Gum bush, Bears weed, Tarweed   HISTORY...

In my years as an herbalist many people have come into my clinic looking to improve their general health by way of preventing health issues in the future. These people are realistic about what herbal medicine can offer them, they are not looking for a...

Samuel Thomson (1769–1843) grew up in Alstead New Hampshire to a poor farmer John Thomson and mother Hannah Cobb There where no Doctors for 10 miles and the family was attended by Mrs. Benton, a local lay herbalist, for any sickness. Samuel assisted...