Ask the Herbalist

By lilyur

Ask the Herbalist is hosted by Lily Kunning, a clinical and community herbalist and the formulator for Haven Herbs. Each week, she takes questions from the public, and now, she’s turning them into a p... more

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How many episodes does Ask the Herbalist have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.

Ask the Herbalist episodes:

May 04, 2025 Episode Six: Herbal Community and Education Resources
In this episode, Lily answers questions about where to find herbal community and in-person herbalism courses for someone looking to become an herbalist/

Resources Lily mentions (and some she thought of after the recording, dang it!):

Build Community:
Herb Society of America: https://www.herbsociety.org/
Herb Day: https://www.herbday.org/
WV Herb Association: https://www.wvherbassociation.org/
Ohio Herb Center (of Gahanna): https://www.ohioherbcenter.org/
Herb Rally Listings: https://www.herbrally.com/events
Herbalists Without Borders: https://hwbglobal.org/
United Plant Savers Sanctuary Network: https://unitedplantsavers.org/bsn/
Virtual Community:
Ask the Herbalist Subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/
Herb Rally: https://www.herbrally.com/

Education:
American Herbalists Guild: https://americanherbalistsguild.com/directory/schools/
Herb Rally: https://www.herbrally.com/events

Haven Herbs offers online courses for people who want to know more (most are not for clinicians).
An example of this is our People's Medicine Course:
https://lilykunning.podia.com/people-s-medicine-course

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22min
March 08, 2025 Episode Five: Herbal Tea (Tisanes) and SSRIs
In this episode of Ask the Herbalist, Lily takes two questions of the Ask the Herbalist subreddit.
In this installment, Lily talks about herbal teas (tisanes) and the particulars of them. Best practices for preparation, loose versus bagged, supermarket box versus formulated by an herbalist.

She also answers a question from someone seeking a substitution for the SSRIs that they have taken for a while, starting a discussion about how herbalism is different than pharma and how holistic practitioners work differently than doctors.
Have a question for an herbalist? Go to our subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/

Looking for high quality, small batch herbal remedies, tonics, and body care? Look no further than: https://havenherbs.com
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22min
March 04, 2025 Episode Four: Ask the Herbalist
In this installment, Lily talks about Coffee substitutes that contain nutriceuticals and adaptogens.
She also addresses where we are pandemic-wise and the need for more individual diligence (because the government is defunding public health, insurance, and reporting).
Have a question for an herbalist? Go to our subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/
The resource to track wastewater viral sheds in your community:
https://wastewaterscan.org
Looking for high quality, small batch herbal remedies, tonics, and body care? Look no further than: https://havenherbs.com
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26min
March 01, 2025 Episode Three: Ask the Herbalist
In this episode, we discuss the importance of asking questions when working on health issues, using respiratory remedies and musuc as an example. The second half of the podcast is an interview with an herb student of Lily's at the end of her second year of in-person study.

Got a question? Email Lily or go to the subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/
Looking for high quality, small batch herbal remedies, tonics, and body care? Look no further than: https://havenherbs.com
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24min
March 01, 2025 Episode Two: Ask the Herbalist Toxins in body care and essential oils
In this episode, Lily answers questions about toxins in body care (particularly lotion) and essential oil safety and sustainability.
To ask a question, go to the Ask the Herbalist subreddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/
Looking for high quality, small batch herbal remedies, tonics, and body care? Look no further than: https://havenherbs.com
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21min
February 26, 2025 Episode One: Tips on living a holistic and more natural lifestyle; What do I personally use?
In episode 1, Lily takes one question from the Ask the Herbalist subreddit and one that was emailed from a customer of Haven Herbs.

Questions:
1. What do you recommend for someone new to this community, trying to live more naturally? What are the good things to have on hand, important swaps to make, and overall any tips for someone just starting out?

2. With so many products that you make for Haven, what are the ones that you, personally use?

To ask a question, please visit the Ask the Herbalist subreddit at:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AsktheHerbalist/

Looking for high quality, small batch herbal remedies, tonics, and body care? Look no further than: https://havenherbs.com
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27min

FAQs about Ask the Herbalist:

How many episodes does Ask the Herbalist have?

The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.