{"id":7049126,"date":"2026-08-27T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/the-healing-herbs-of-late-summer\/"},"modified":"2026-08-27T12:21:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T12:21:00","slug":"the-healing-herbs-of-late-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7049126","title":{"rendered":"The Healing Herbs of Late Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-7260160014834057047\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><i style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjFMeXnN1KnFm7cb_ophDpUWWlt1qoyDykOG9GLxDPhJ6k2GM2TMwG6NFCugvVadJLhISrWf1fpRdTbu1ibolrcE7mcrXWRUUtUPApjMh3j13Ziv1v10Cer9LMyAUT8thy0pYEW1VfdFLkjWsUObKNHSJjxQX_wEJ9siP5iuFf4UoyxZiVG-2ONu0kxAEy\/s6000\/Copy%20of%20Untitled%20Design.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"6000\" data-original-width=\"4000\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjFMeXnN1KnFm7cb_ophDpUWWlt1qoyDykOG9GLxDPhJ6k2GM2TMwG6NFCugvVadJLhISrWf1fpRdTbu1ibolrcE7mcrXWRUUtUPApjMh3j13Ziv1v10Cer9LMyAUT8thy0pYEW1VfdFLkjWsUObKNHSJjxQX_wEJ9siP5iuFf4UoyxZiVG-2ONu0kxAEy\/w426-h640\/Copy%20of%20Untitled%20Design.png\" width=\"426\"\/><\/a><\/i><\/div>\n<p><i><br \/><\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">&#8220;By<br \/>\nlate summer, the garden begins to whisper a different language. The flowers<br \/>\nfade, the seeds harden, and beneath the green leaves the roots begin gathering<br \/>\ntheir strength.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">There is<br \/>\nsomething melancholy about late summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The days<br \/>\nare still warm, but the light has changed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nevenings arrive sooner.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Goldenrod<br \/>\nglows beside the road. Elderberries darken in the hedges. Seeds cling to dried<br \/>\nflower heads, waiting for autumn winds to carry them away.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">For the<br \/>\nmedieval herbalist, this was not simply the end of summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It was a<br \/>\ntime of gathering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nfrantic abundance of spring had passed, and the wise woman began looking for<br \/>\nthe plants that would carry her household through the darker months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Some of<br \/>\nthese herbs are familiar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Others<br \/>\nhave almost disappeared from our modern medicine cabinets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And<br \/>\nthose forgotten plants are the ones I find most fascinating.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Agrimony <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> The Little Herb of the Hedgerow<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgUPRTJEJ7QKVDSrMb8EqZMAgKdHFcoR66CKapJd6UkUNb-oQj4zykxoK9wfWCtYXTJA9GDq4aHaYU9fdJGF58fiqLIn60mN373F72XBaGILaZg2gAbNgv5nwJlng_5HqO7a3oZ0C_l6LKc0ZfaFriZaVDOLSD3Y3W-zHqCVSD_TYDXRP1NXKe1Ze_EGxg3\/s5089\/pexels-msaimakin-38200345.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5089\" data-original-width=\"3393\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgUPRTJEJ7QKVDSrMb8EqZMAgKdHFcoR66CKapJd6UkUNb-oQj4zykxoK9wfWCtYXTJA9GDq4aHaYU9fdJGF58fiqLIn60mN373F72XBaGILaZg2gAbNgv5nwJlng_5HqO7a3oZ0C_l6LKc0ZfaFriZaVDOLSD3Y3W-zHqCVSD_TYDXRP1NXKe1Ze_EGxg3\/s320\/pexels-msaimakin-38200345.jpg\" width=\"213\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Agrimony<br \/>\n(<i>Agrimonia eupatoria<\/i>) doesn&#8217;t demand attention.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\nyellow flowers rise on tall, slender spikes, often appearing along roadsides,<br \/>\nmeadows, and woodland edges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Medieval<br \/>\nherbalists valued it for a variety of complaints, particularly those involving<br \/>\nthe throat, digestion, and minor wounds. It was often prepared as a tea or<br \/>\ndecoction.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\nbitter, astringent character made it especially interesting to traditional<br \/>\nherbalists.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And<br \/>\nthere is something wonderfully appropriate about agrimony.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It is a<br \/>\nquiet plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t announce itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">You have<br \/>\nto notice it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Perhaps<br \/>\nthat is why it feels like such a hedgewitch herb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Self-Heal <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> The Herb That Needed No Introduction<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLK1fK5Sh4ykTlUPAGJp_GcrtmtoOZhUYSMK0HBGlOSMrgX9IWwcrkUlE14_MPsRb6Pjt2fx5RS3kN2Q4U35TEMTUiX_tAtt824tWv1LYbMuwSCbJUABSnhYZU02KJU2EXnkvZR-vqlx2baFOxugIklkKaRt7OJzQeEyNX6PZML1tjD1nZ_MRtkx7oj0kg\/s5506\/pexels-michalrobak-21879999.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"5506\" data-original-width=\"3671\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjLK1fK5Sh4ykTlUPAGJp_GcrtmtoOZhUYSMK0HBGlOSMrgX9IWwcrkUlE14_MPsRb6Pjt2fx5RS3kN2Q4U35TEMTUiX_tAtt824tWv1LYbMuwSCbJUABSnhYZU02KJU2EXnkvZR-vqlx2baFOxugIklkKaRt7OJzQeEyNX6PZML1tjD1nZ_MRtkx7oj0kg\/s320\/pexels-michalrobak-21879999.jpg\" width=\"213\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Self-heal<br \/>\n(<i>Prunella vulgaris<\/i>) is another little plant easily overlooked.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\npurple flowers appear in lawns, meadows, and grassy places throughout summer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its name<br \/>\ntells us everything about its reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Traditional<br \/>\nEuropean herbalists used self-heal for minor wounds, sore throats, and<br \/>\ninflammation. It was prepared as a wash, poultice, or tea.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nplant became associated with healing so strongly that its common names in<br \/>\nseveral European traditions reflected that reputation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">There is<br \/>\nsomething almost poetic about a plant called self-heal growing quietly beneath<br \/>\nour feet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A<br \/>\nreminder that the most useful things are not always the most impressive.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Goldenrod <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> The Gold of August<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiUOycRZ1iTfsyHlUpZwuCXWt2SoY-dhHBJKuv4nchVOcrjyPLVZnLlZo_hRz2Kq2TqzB_Guje7gbKM7NejAp4MouX79tl8UBEathNiBELTCuz8j9PHQVBOvqEyZXMi-eqDsDhVabvM76E5rt1P-Q_Lb43YlIHpEjTeV4I7hm-xPn69bqt7Uv3fqH8Vq5ES\/s7008\/pexels-abigail-abreu-1045740-31547991.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"7008\" data-original-width=\"4672\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiUOycRZ1iTfsyHlUpZwuCXWt2SoY-dhHBJKuv4nchVOcrjyPLVZnLlZo_hRz2Kq2TqzB_Guje7gbKM7NejAp4MouX79tl8UBEathNiBELTCuz8j9PHQVBOvqEyZXMi-eqDsDhVabvM76E5rt1P-Q_Lb43YlIHpEjTeV4I7hm-xPn69bqt7Uv3fqH8Vq5ES\/s320\/pexels-abigail-abreu-1045740-31547991.jpg\" width=\"213\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>By late<br \/>\nsummer, goldenrod (<i>Solidago<\/i> species) begins lighting up the roadsides<br \/>\nwith brilliant yellow flowers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">To<br \/>\nmodern gardeners, it may simply be a wildflower.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">To<br \/>\nherbal traditions, goldenrod had more to offer.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It was<br \/>\ntraditionally used in preparations for urinary complaints and as an astringent<br \/>\nherb for minor wounds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\nflowers also attracted bees and other pollinators when many early-summer blooms<br \/>\nwere beginning to disappear.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Goldenrod<br \/>\nis a beautiful example of how the old healer looked at a plant differently.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">She saw<br \/>\nmedicine.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nbeekeeper saw nectar.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nstoryteller saw the golden color of the fading sun.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">One<br \/>\nplant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Many<br \/>\nmeanings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Elecampane <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> The Root Beneath the Flower<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjzcl732mW19lDZRdf__UghNrpnYtoNg2iiGy0K_C7f2clnHoItwqbQ-QzkM4eWu2snZEenXPBHSscXW6Ivs_FQfCWO59jyyyftcdTu2_Us71zZnvRnEAl676mGrKB-63RLNDMRv-qUeeYHbhJwLkqdIor1wiNpudZpC2M57Dg4_ySPqxFOjUGdfxl2SBx\/s3304\/pexels-damir-26892313.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"3304\" data-original-width=\"1931\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEjjzcl732mW19lDZRdf__UghNrpnYtoNg2iiGy0K_C7f2clnHoItwqbQ-QzkM4eWu2snZEenXPBHSscXW6Ivs_FQfCWO59jyyyftcdTu2_Us71zZnvRnEAl676mGrKB-63RLNDMRv-qUeeYHbhJwLkqdIor1wiNpudZpC2M57Dg4_ySPqxFOjUGdfxl2SBx\/s320\/pexels-damir-26892313.jpg\" width=\"187\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>By late<br \/>\nsummer, some of the most interesting medicine was no longer above ground.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It was<br \/>\nbeneath it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Elecampane<br \/>\n(<i>Inula helenium<\/i>) produces tall yellow flowers, but its thick aromatic<br \/>\nroot was the part traditional herbalists prized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It was<br \/>\nused historically for coughs, digestive complaints, and respiratory troubles<br \/>\nand was sometimes made into syrups or preparations with honey.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nroot&#8217;s pungent fragrance is unmistakable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">For the<br \/>\nmedieval healer, it was exactly the kind of plant worth digging before winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nflowers might fade.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The root<br \/>\nremained.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Lady&#8217;s<br \/>\nMantle <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> Dew on the Leaves<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiq8NPSY8QFuKQLnVowRMrozqO9ps4-LnNPg0tkw4e7-3rgiKvrX0mGCJqtLhdx3z1uyDy8TL99UgPGav_ZQx3H-Q7hUCQnrmuruOOhIFt1uFT1tYaku2oO8AM9uDs0ZyONQdcVtl2T2RNiYsgdldUvNPFLPwT_Ds0o12Tvaj2rNUe80iKp1VX56kNI4kby\/s4000\/pexels-bekirdonmeez-4425216.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"4000\" data-original-width=\"2754\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiq8NPSY8QFuKQLnVowRMrozqO9ps4-LnNPg0tkw4e7-3rgiKvrX0mGCJqtLhdx3z1uyDy8TL99UgPGav_ZQx3H-Q7hUCQnrmuruOOhIFt1uFT1tYaku2oO8AM9uDs0ZyONQdcVtl2T2RNiYsgdldUvNPFLPwT_Ds0o12Tvaj2rNUe80iKp1VX56kNI4kby\/s320\/pexels-bekirdonmeez-4425216.jpg\" width=\"220\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Lady&#8217;s<br \/>\nmantle (<i>Alchemilla<\/i> species) has one of the most enchanting names in the<br \/>\nherbal world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\nscalloped leaves catch drops of water in their folds, creating tiny pools of<br \/>\nsilver that shimmer in the morning light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Medieval<br \/>\nand early modern herbal traditions valued lady&#8217;s mantle particularly for its<br \/>\nastringent qualities. It was associated with women&#8217;s health and was used<br \/>\ntraditionally for various menstrual and reproductive complaints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Its<br \/>\nLatin name, <i>Alchemilla<\/i>, hints at another layer of folklore.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Alchemists<br \/>\nwere fascinated by the droplets that collected on its leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">To the<br \/>\neye, they seemed almost too perfect to be ordinary rain or dew.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A little<br \/>\nsilver bowl held by a green leaf.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Alchemy<br \/>\ndoesn&#8217;t need much imagination after that.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">Burdock <\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif;\">\u2014<\/span><\/b><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\"> The Root That Waits Underground<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjY3Uuz3haTk6BjeJEzsxn1yf8Skf2WJqlrV8pXU7so-fI1Va7zIIy6xwUmNNp_V1Sf6lkXBR4v2YRWey7jFUyhHkHD-pa-lS1wNbKzp82IxyOJx4yZhC1q4mu9a2hoxm__8FWqwseG1r7NvmzZ_9iT4nj45bLjAuuN7sal3UIpx0UjWYhdw7ptFf1z3c1\/s2968\/pexels-maxim-gorodnev-3003266-32886241.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"2968\" data-original-width=\"1979\" height=\"320\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEgjY3Uuz3haTk6BjeJEzsxn1yf8Skf2WJqlrV8pXU7so-fI1Va7zIIy6xwUmNNp_V1Sf6lkXBR4v2YRWey7jFUyhHkHD-pa-lS1wNbKzp82IxyOJx4yZhC1q4mu9a2hoxm__8FWqwseG1r7NvmzZ_9iT4nj45bLjAuuN7sal3UIpx0UjWYhdw7ptFf1z3c1\/s320\/pexels-maxim-gorodnev-3003266-32886241.jpg\" width=\"213\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>Late<br \/>\nsummer is also the season to begin thinking about roots.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Burdock<br \/>\n(<i>Arctium<\/i> species) is famous today for its enormous leaves and<br \/>\ntroublesome burrs, but traditional herbalists valued the root.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Burdock<br \/>\nwas used historically as a &#8220;blood purifier&#8221; and for various skin<br \/>\ncomplaints and digestive troubles.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nmodern concept of a &#8220;blood purifier&#8221; doesn&#8217;t correspond neatly to<br \/>\nmodern medical science, but it tells us something about historical medicine:<br \/>\nhealers observed recurring patterns in illness and developed their own theories<br \/>\nto explain them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The root<br \/>\nwas earthy, bitter, and substantial.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A winter<br \/>\nherb.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A plant<br \/>\nfor the darker months.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nLate-Summer Basket<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Imagine<br \/>\nthe hedgewitch&#8217;s basket at the end of August.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Not<br \/>\noverflowing with delicate spring flowers now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Instead,<br \/>\nit holds roots.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Seeds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Berries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Golden<br \/>\nflowers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Plants<br \/>\nchosen not only for what they can do today, but for what they might be needed<br \/>\nfor months from now.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\ngarden is becoming an apothecary for winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Some<br \/>\nherbs are hung in bundles from the rafters.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Others<br \/>\nare spread across linen to dry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Roots<br \/>\nare cleaned and stored.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Seeds<br \/>\nare collected.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Jars are<br \/>\nlabeled.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Nothing<br \/>\nis wasted.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">This is<br \/>\nperhaps the part of historical herbalism I find most beautiful.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nhealer wasn&#8217;t simply gathering plants.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">She was<br \/>\npreparing for the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">The Magic of<br \/>\nthe Changing Season<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Late<br \/>\nsummer has always felt like a threshold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">We are<br \/>\nstill surrounded by abundance, but we can feel the change coming.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nfields are turning gold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nfirst leaves are beginning to fall.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nnights are cooler.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nherbs are setting seed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And the<br \/>\nhedgewitch knows that soon the landscape will offer different medicines.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">This is<br \/>\nwhy I love writing about herbs in their seasons.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A plant<br \/>\nisn&#8217;t simply a list of medicinal properties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It<br \/>\nbelongs to a particular moment.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A<br \/>\nparticular landscape.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">A<br \/>\nparticular kind of light.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And<br \/>\nperhaps a particular memory.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Ringbearer&quot;,serif;\">From the<br \/>\nPages of <i>The Midsummer Women<\/i><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nwomen in <i>The Midsummer Women<\/i> understand this kind of knowledge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">They<br \/>\nknow that healing isn&#8217;t simply about knowing the name of a plant.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It is<br \/>\nknowing <b>when<\/b> to gather it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Where it<br \/>\ngrows.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Which<br \/>\npart to use.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">How to<br \/>\npreserve it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And when<br \/>\nto leave it alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">That<br \/>\nknowledge is passed from one generation to another\u2014not always through books,<br \/>\nbut through watching.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Listening.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Remembering.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">It is<br \/>\nthe knowledge of the hedgerow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And it<br \/>\nis disappearing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Perhaps<br \/>\nthat&#8217;s why I keep returning to these forgotten plants in my writing.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Because<br \/>\nwhen we remember the plants, we sometimes remember the people who knew them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\ncunning women.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The wise<br \/>\nwomen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\ngardeners.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nhealers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The<br \/>\nwomen whose names history rarely recorded.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Until<br \/>\nNext Time<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">&#8220;Late<br \/>\nsummer is not the ending of the garden. It is the moment when the garden begins<br \/>\nhiding its medicine.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">So take<br \/>\na walk before the season turns.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Look<br \/>\nclosely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">You may<br \/>\nfind agrimony beneath the hedges.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Self-heal<br \/>\nin the grass.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Goldenrod<br \/>\nglowing beside the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Elecampane<br \/>\nreaching toward the sky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">Lady&#8217;s<br \/>\nmantle holding silver droplets in its leaves.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">And<br \/>\nbeneath your feet, the roots are already preparing for winter.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">The old<br \/>\napothecary is still there.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">You only<br \/>\nhave to know where to look.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: left;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJvkBuF2Z2O5xuFIrdkPaHpbRKgF_tCJYFKJcGqm2P4DKkDvmyXXX3kyk3MsCy-wYboHEIMsE-nRIWGmFV8Vv-REnQSqzXyYlnDPV7p6UEqOzGBfIzlYxfPzlUwzXL7W-JqwJVAHqjx6aezFeus-Ph9x9Bw-fo-Ag8K4aj5w8ZPDExq8sEh22YB63aFYPB\/s1600\/3%20(2).png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" data-original-height=\"900\" data-original-width=\"1600\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/img\/b\/R29vZ2xl\/AVvXsEiJvkBuF2Z2O5xuFIrdkPaHpbRKgF_tCJYFKJcGqm2P4DKkDvmyXXX3kyk3MsCy-wYboHEIMsE-nRIWGmFV8Vv-REnQSqzXyYlnDPV7p6UEqOzGBfIzlYxfPzlUwzXL7W-JqwJVAHqjx6aezFeus-Ph9x9Bw-fo-Ag8K4aj5w8ZPDExq8sEh22YB63aFYPB\/w640-h360\/3%20(2).png\" width=\"640\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family: &quot;Palatino Linotype&quot;,serif;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 &#8220;By late summer, the garden begins to whisper a different language. 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