Herbalism and foraging in Finland

🍀 WYLDE is a collection of episodes in English, where I - Lieve Galle, a Belgian herbalist and wild plant forager since 2002 - talk with fellow herbalists and foragers in Europe. 

Henriette Kress is a very experienced herbalist from Finland. Her website is a landmark in the field of herbalism, and she's also the author of several books on herbalism.

It was an absolute pleasure to talk to her, so I hope you also enjoy listening to our conversation.

About how she was introduces to herbs by her grandmother.
About going to the US to study herbalism at the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine in Arizona and how that made everything fall into place.
About herbalism in Finland and the most significant plants and herbs in Finnish herbalism.
About local traditions involving plants.
About which herbal preparations are most common in Finland.
About the ginger shots hype, the tea tree oil craze and other herbal trends.
About the legal framework around herbalism in Finland.
About debunking herbal myths and the danger of herbal books written by AI.

And lots more.


You can find more information about Henriette and her work on the website:
https://www.henriettes-herb.com/

Make sure to check it out, because It's one of the oldest and largest herbal medicine sites on the internet. It's been online since 1995.

Henriette also wrote two books: Practical Herbs 1 and Practical Herbs 2

Music by Eva LaRuna

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