Blood and Spicebush

06/01/2026

Shredded some tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera) from small branches to dry for decoction. Always so in love with this beautiful tree.

05/19/2026

Excited to have finished this next piece of my Appalachian folk medicine of trees series...

The historical and modern folk uses of tulip poplar bark in Appalachian folk medicine and more!

05/07/2026

Our May newsletter is out for my business Pars Fortuna (my tattoo practice) and Blood and Spicebush

May flowers and more...

05/01/2026

Blessed 1st of May!!!

The Herbal folklore of the First of May...

04/29/2026

Blessings tomorrow to all who observe!

The folk magic of the herbs of Walpurgisnacht.

04/05/2026

Excited for our April newsletter with lots of amazing events in WNC and some astro lore as well as a little wild recipe.

Tattoos, herbs, events and more...

03/17/2026

Had a lot of fun writing my most recent medicinal tree installment in my Medicinal Trees of Appalachia mini series on substack!

https://open.substack.com/pub/bloodandspicebush/p/wild-cherry-in-appalachian-folk-medicine?r=5ckcid&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

02/24/2026

Last installment in my series on evergreen medicines....

Die Blanzeheilkunscht...

02/20/2026

My first online video class is now live! Three charms and how to make them. Hazelnut, bat nut and twig.

Online classes with author and ethnobotanist Rebecca Beyer of Blood and Spicebush.

02/10/2026

Continuing with my healing trees of Appalachia series, the modern uses of evergreens in an Appalachian Folk Medicine context, plus culinary uses and more!

Bringing Appalachian Folk Medicine to the present...