by Charlotte Couse | Apr 7, 2025 | Herbal Medicine, Moxa, Tibetan Culture, Tibetan medicine
When I was in Amdo province, Tibet last summer with my partner, Lobsang, I visited a traditional Tibetan medicine clinic and hospital. Lobsang’s friend had a small clinic in Thangkor town centre, with a dispensary packed with colourful packets of Tibetan...
by Charlotte Couse | Aug 28, 2022 | Herbal Medicine, Herbs, Lifestyle
The goji berry tree I planted last year has immediately got to work and is bearing lots of fruit. I picked a handful this morning to eat with my yoghurt. The taste is difficult to describe: they’re juicy and sweet, but with a slight bitter/astringent aftertaste...
by Charlotte Couse | Jun 6, 2022 | Herbal Medicine, Herbs
I found an opium poppy (also known as the breadseed poppy) growing on a bank near my house last year. I took some of the seeds & planted them in my garden. The flowers are so beautiful – but only bloom for a short time. I’m thinking about drying the...
by Charlotte Couse | May 29, 2022 | Herbal Medicine
The last of the bluebells & ramsons (wild garlic). I could really smell the ramsons in the wood in Creech. According to Hedgerow Medicine by Julie Bruton-Seal, ramsons are a good blood tonic, improving the circulation. They can also settle the digestive track,...
