I made my first folk-style tincture in 2018 from the hawthorn trees that surround my home in the catskills mountains of new york state, on unceded seized territory of the Haudenosaunee people. since then I have been making herbal tinctures teas, oils, and salves from plants that I gather or grow, and studying herbalism both formally and informally. my primary teachers are katja swift and ryn midura from commonwealth center for holistic herbalism, and my primary source for seeds, basic formulas and dosage is the cech family at strictly medicinal—though I also learn a lot from my peers in herbalism communities worldwide. if you wound up with a bottle of something I made in your hands, you’ll find basic information about it here.

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of the surface
november 2024

a nourishing, general-purpose skin-mending salve made as a thank-you gift for people who helped support the writing of my book An earthquake is a shaking of the surface of the earth.

ingredients: comfrey, chickweed, dulce, plantain, spruce, EVOO, avocado oil, beeswax, vitamin E, essential oils of cedarwood (crete) and frankincense.

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of the earth
november 2024

a grounding, relaxing, and gently supportive tincture especially suited to the darker months. made as a thank-you gift for people who helped support the writing of my book An earthquake is a shaking of the surface of the earth.

ingredients:
mugwort, inviting intuitions and dreams
tulsi, to move us through
betony, to connect mind and body
damiana, for tension release
echinacea flower, to prepare
hawthorn, to sustain
goldenrod, to make us whole

this is a blend of individually extracted herbs. alcohol content: ~ 65%
* cautions: mugwort is best avoided by pregnant people, and hawthorn is best avoided by those taking blood thinners.

dosage guidelines (adults):
~30 drops (one dropper) in water, up to three times a day

fuck shame
16oz batch, september 2023

blended on the autumnal equinox, 2023, from tinctures made in small batches from plants found and grown in my garden, according to tincturing guidelines from my favorite formulary. dedicated to ed steck, on the occasion of the release of his book, A Place Beyond Shame (Wonder 2023).

ingredients:

motherwort, caring for the carer
mugwort, inviting intuitions and dreams
hawthorn berry + thorn, to nourish and protect the heart
yarrow, to know our boundaries
goldenrod, to make us whole
tulsi, to move us through
lemonbalm, for calm
red clover, for protection

this is a blend of individually extracted herbs. alcohol content: ~ 60%

dosage guidelines (adults):
~30 drops (one dropper full) in water, up to three times a day, or as needed