Christina has also been interviewed by Ana Isabel life astrologer, about Ancient Wisdom, Ancient Medicine – Working With our Beautiful Trees – describing the varied uses, history and getting to know our native medicinal trees.

Listen to Christina talking to Isaac at Plant Cunning about her new book available now, A History of Plant Medicine, Western Herbal Medicine from the Ancient Greeks to the Modern Day.

Having planned your sowing for this year if you have some over and these are not to be kept for future use, do not throw

At this time of year it is particularly important to boost the vitamins and minerals in our diet. A good way to do this is

Many herb seeds are available to buy, specialists such as Chiltern seeds, Poyntzfield Herb Nursery and Suffolk Herbs offer a wide variety with herbs for

In every century there have been sources of great stress, whether war, famine, political and religious upheaval, or epidemics and pandemics. Through all of these

Every year I look forward to my rosemary bushes flowering in March, April and May. Although evergreen and always available, rosemary is at its best

Over the centuries nettle has provided fibres for spinning and weaving into cloth, and dyed everything from clothing to camouflage nets. As a source of