February 2026

By Hannah Cedars — The Appalachian Sage Some trees simply grow. Others glow. Among all the trees that grace the […]

By Hannah Cedars — The Appalachian Sage SALT ISN’T AN HERB, BUT ITS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT SUBSTANCES IN

By Hannah Cedars — The Appalachian Sage Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina) is one of those plants that looks almost too

Willow (Salix spp.) is one of the oldest recorded healing plants in human history. Most of us from the South

Crossvine (Bignonia capreolata) is one of the South’s most striking native plants — a semi-evergreen climber found draping over fences,

Some plants do more than grow — they travel.They cross oceans, cultures, mountains, and the memories of women who carried

A Mountain Healer with a Mean Look and a Gentle Heart by Hannah Cedars, The Appalachian Sage There’s a plant

The Woodland Tonic Root of Appalachia Wild Sarsaparilla is a native woodland plant long valued in Appalachian folk medicine, Indigenous

The Immediate-Relief Plant of Appalachia Jewelweed is one of the most trusted and time-tested plants in Appalachian folk healing. Unlike