05/25/2026
đż Herbal medicine is one of humanityâs oldest traditions rooted in cultures across the world: Ancient Egypt, African herbal traditions, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Indigenous plant medicine, and European folk healing long before the English word âwitchâ even existed.
During the witch trials, many women (and men) were accused, tortured, and killed simply for being healers, midwives, herbalists, widows, or people who didnât fit in or were just unliked. History repeats in ways we donât always recognize.
Today, women with herbs and mason jars are still casually called witches. Itâs ironic but also a reminder to be thoughtful with our words.
Real witches exist. People have free will and can choose their own spiritual path. But herbalism and witchcraft are not the same thing.
Even when I was deeply immersed in the New Age world, I never called myself a witch. In my own ancestral line are two people accused of witchcraft one woman in Scotland and one man on Long Island. That history is part of why this conversation feels personal to me.
Herbalism is about health, nourishment, tradition, and caring for people with the gifts found in creation. Using chamomile for sleep or plantain to soothe a bee sting is not witchcraft. đź
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