HeyJaredThe Polypody Review
A journal of herbs, health, and healing for explorers of the green path. We share weekly articles on a range of topics in alternative health, herbalism, nature, and more, written by experts in their fields.
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Through the Eyes of Children: Herbal Folk Remedies from the Irish Schools Collection (opens the original)
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The Irish Folklore Commission was set up in 1935 by the Irish government to study and collect information on the folklore and traditions of Ireland. The Commission was responsible for the collection and preservation of Irish folk tradition of all forms, with the additional tasks of cataloguing the material under classification, their study and exposition. The Commission continued its work by that name until 1971 when it was superseded by the Department of Irish Folklore in the University College
From Earth to Ink: Inside the Medieval Monastery Herb Garden (opens the original)
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Before we get into the article, we have a very exciting announcement: the first issue of The Polypody Review’s physical zine is now out! Featuring Anita Ralph’s brilliant article ‘Helping Hay Fever with Herbs’ and with beautiful plant illustrations from Emma O’Malley, the zine is the start of what we hope will be a quarterly series, releasing on the Autumn Equinox, Winter Solstice, Spring Equinox and Summer Solstice. It’s not quite a monastic illuminated manuscript, but we are very proud of it a
Herbal Portrait: Iris/Orris (I. germanica, I. pallida, and I. florentina) (opens the original)
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Herbal Medicine and the Regulatory Tide (opens the original)
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The regulatory tide is once again turning, with three separate but interlocking regulatory processes converging in a way that demands our full attention. They constitute the most consequential threat to the clinical availability of botanical medicines in the UK in a generation, and this time round we don’t even have a vote.Yes, you read that right.The EU Food Supplements Directive 2002/46/EC is finalising Maximum Permitted Levels for vitamins and minerals, with a consultation expected shortly, a
Interview with a Herbalist: Lucy Jones (opens the original)
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