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Wild Herbs with April
Welcome to the Wild Herbs with April Podcast where we unpack and uncover the healing properties of wild herbs so you can heal naturally with the plants beneath your feet.
Episodes
Wild Herbs with April#48 Amanita muscaria, Reishi, and the Medicine of Mushrooms with Mycologist Michael Wilson
If you want to learn the medicinal and edible wild plants in season each month, and how to bring them into your kitchen, join the Wild Herb Academy Membership…
Wild Herbs with April#47 Navigating Perimenopause Through Ayurveda with Dr. Shivani Gupta
Learn to see the plants around you through the eyes of a botanist and herbalist, and discover their names, their medicine, and your connection to the land, in…
Wild Herbs with April#46 What to Know About Psilocybin Therapy with Dr. JJ Pursell
Learn to see the plants around you through the eyes of a botanist and herbalist, and discover their names, their medicine, and your connection to the land, in…
Wild Herbs with April#45 Why Every Herbalist Should Learn Medical Botany
Why Herbalists Need Medical Botany You've done the training. You know your calendula, chamomile, echinacea, and goldenrod. But the aster family alone holds…
Wild Herbs with April#44 Herbs and Holistic Care for Supporting the Body Through Cancer with Chanchal Cabrera
I'll be sharing the most important things I've learned over nearly 30 years of studying herbalism and botany. If you're ready to stop mail-ordering herbs from…
Wild Herbs with April#43 Cordyceps, Hibiscus, and Rehmannia: Herbal Support for Kidney Health with Dr. Jenna Henderson
Herbalists, want to learn the native plant medicine of your region? I’m teaching my framework for building regional plant knowledge in an upcoming LIVE class…
Wild Herbs with April#42 Kanna, African Geranium, and South Africa’s Diverse Medicinal Plants with Finn Rautenbach
Herbalists, want to go beyond knowing 20 common herbs and learn how to understand the plants growing around you? Learn how to embody the medicine of the land…
Wild Herbs with April#41 What Women Need to Know About Hormonal Balance with Dr. Nancy Beliveau
If you want to learn the language of plants and learn how to identify and make medicine with 100+ flowering plants, join the waitlist for the Medical Botany…
Wild Herbs with April#40 Japanese Knotweed for Food, Wellness & Healthy Aging with Bryan Bramlett
What if every plant invites you into a deeper relationship, not only with its medicine, but with the ecosystem it calls home? In this episode, I sit down with…
Wild Herbs with April#39 Try This Passionflower Milk Infusion Recipe for Nervous System Support with April Punsalan
What if the secret to nervous system healing wasn't just in the herb but in how it's delivered? In this solo episode, I'm sharing my personal relationship with…
Wild Herbs with April#38 Passionflower Floral Structure, Pollination Biology & Fruit Dispersal with Dr. Shawn Krosnick
Did you know carpenter bees can get drunk while visiting passionflowers? In this episode of the Wild Herbs Podcast, Dr. Shawn Krosnick, a professor of biology…
Wild Herbs with April#37 Acorn Processing & Foraging Through All Your Senses with Lisa M. Rose
What does it really mean to be grounded before you forage? In this episode of the Wild Herbs Podcast, I talk with author, anthropologist, and ethnobotanist…
Wild Herbs with April#36 Plant And Human Energetics, Synergy, and Treating People with David Winston
What if the best medicine for your body has nothing to do with treating your disease and everything to do with treating you? That's the question at the heart…
Wild Herbs with April#35 Flowers Are Mirrors: How Flower Essences Reveal Your True Self with Katie Hess
What if spending just two days in nature could give you a full month of health benefits and flower essences could help you evolve faster consciously? In this…
Wild Herbs with April#34 Healing Addiction Naturally with Brigitte Mars
What does it really take to break free from addiction and what if plants held more answers than we've been told? And what if those same plants could also help…
Wild Herbs with April#33 Learning the Deeper Medicine of Plants Through Dreams with Lauren Morgan
What if your dreams were a direct conversation with the Earth itself? In this episode, I sit down with Lauren Morgan, a community herbalist, dream weaver, and…
Wild Herbs with April#32 Rewilding the Human Spirit with Jesse Wolf Hardin
What does it truly mean to rewild yourself? In this powerful, impactful episode, I had a conversation with Jesse Wolf Hardin, an American author, activist…
Wild Herbs with April#31 Pine Pollen, Hormones & Longevity with Dr. Saeid Mushtagh
What if one of the most powerful longevity “superfoods” was literally falling from trees around you? In this episode, I sit down with naturopathic doctor Dr…
Wild Herbs with April#30 Pine Medicine: Learning the Plant Before the Books with April Punsalan
In this returning episode of the Wild Herbs Podcast, April dives deeply into the medicine, botany, and spirit of Pine—an ancient evergreen ally that shows up…
Wild Herbs with April#29 The Healing Wisdom of the Womb: Reconnecting to Feminine Power with Malieokalani Urrutia
In this deeply nourishing episode of The Wild Herbs Podcast, April Punsalan sits down with Malieokalani Urrutia, founder of Sacred Woman School, to explore the…
Wild Herbs with April#28 The Gond Tribe’s Healing Secrets: Wild Foods, Rituals, and Living as One With the Forest with Nishanth Gurav
Why you need to hear this episode with Nishanth Gurav What if the key to healing our bodies, our spirits, and our planet has been preserved for thousands of…
Wild Herbs with April#27 Land is Power: Returning to Our Roots with Aleya Fraser
What does it truly mean to come home to the land—and why is land a source of both healing and power? 🌿 In this inspiring episode of the Wild Herbs Podcast…
Wild Herbs with April#26 Ditch the Lawn, Save the Planet: Doug Tallamy’s Blueprint for a Homegrown National Park
You can't miss this episode with Doug Tallamy! Doug is a conservation visionary, renowned entomologist, ecologist, professor, and New York Times bestselling…
Wild Herbs with April#25 The Hidden Microbiome of Leaves - Uncovering the Phyllosphere with Dr. Stephen Lindow
In this fascinating episode, I sit down with Dr. Stephen E. Lindow, a distinguished plant pathologist and microbial ecologist, to explore the phyllosphere—the…
Wild Herbs with April#24 Iboga Unveiled: Exploring the Mysteries of a Sacred Plant with Levi Barker
Discover the sacred medicine of Iboga, the transformative power of this plant, and the modern-day applications of one of the most sacred plants on this Earth!…
Wild Herbs with April#23 Ayurveda, The Science of Life with Myra Lewin
If you have ever been curious about Ayurveda, if you have to listen to this episode with Myra Lewin, Founder of Hale Pule, School of Ayurveda and Yoga. Myra…
Wild Herbs with April#22 The Magic and Medicine of Marigolds with Dr. Rosita Arvigo
In this special episode, wise healer, Dr. Rosita Arvigo, shares with you the Medicine and Magic of Marigolds. Dr. Rosita covers: 1. The spirit of marigold. 2…
Wild Herbs with April#21 Mimosa Flowers Uplift the Frumpy, Grumpy, and Moody with April Punsalan
Modern Society can make us edgy. Mimosa flowers take the edge off better than any other wild herb I know. They uplift the energy so we can feel the beauty and…
Wild Herbs with April#20 How to Connect with the Divine Feminine During the Beltane Season with Kate Murphy
You don't want to miss this episode with the ordained Priestess, Kate Murphy. In this episode, Kate shares: 1. How Kate honors the path of the Priestess. 2…
Wild Herbs with April#19 The Antiparasitic and Anti-inflammatory Sweet Wormwood with James Kishlar
In this episode, you will get to hear from James Kishlar, the founder of Atelier temenos, a herbal company that specializes in the growing, selling, and…
Wild Herbs with April#18 Mulberry, Nature's Multi-vitamin
I am super pumped to share with you why Mulberry (Morus alba) is my FAVORITE wild herb to forage in April. In this episode, I share: 1. The life history and…
Wild Herbs with April#17 Avocado Dye and Natural Dyes with Liz Spencer, The Dogwood Dyer
Liz Spencer, the Founder of The Dogwood Dyer, has over 15+ years of experience in natural dyes. Liz holds an MA from the London College of Fashion where she…
Wild Herbs with April#16 Sacred Heart Pine Resin with Mathew and Jenine
Did you know that inside ancient pine trees occurs pockets of liquefied pine resin? Mathew and Jenine share with you the benefits of this ancient heart pocket…
Wild Herbs with April#15 Sweet Wormwood (Artemisia annua) with Dr. Pam Weathers
You don't want to miss this episode with sweet wormwood (Artemisia annua) expert, Dr. Pam Weathers. Dr. Pam Weathers has been studying, researching, and…
Wild Herbs with April# 14 Leave it to Cleavers with April Punsalan
Cleavers! In this episode, I share with you why I am crazy about cleavers and why as my friend Kristina Wildes says, I "leave it to cleavers". Listen to learn…
Wild Herbs with April#13 The Inside Scoop on Medical Botany with April Punsalan
Did you know that doctors in the 1800's had to study Medical Botany? and that many doctors could go to the field to harvest wild herbs for their patients?…
Wild Herbs with April#12 The Medicine Circle with Tara Lanich-LaBrie
Learn how to infuse COLOR into your food and life with Tara Lanich-LaBrie, founder of The Medicine Circle and Author! In this episode, you will learn: 1…
Wild Herbs with April#11 How to Become an Herbalist with Mason Hutchison
In this episode, Mason Hutchison, co-founder of HerbRally, shares with you his tips on how to become an herbalist. You don't want to miss this episode, Mason…
Wild Herbs with April#10 Living an Embodied Life with Andrea Olsen
You don't want to miss this episode with Andrea Olsen, Professor Emerita of Dance who held the John Elder Chair in Environmental Studies at Middlebury College…
Wild Herbs with April#9 Magical Medicinal Ferns with April Punsalan
In today's episode, you will learn about the first vascular plants on this Earth, the Ferns. You will learn: 1. What makes ferns special and unique. 2. You…
Wild Herbs with April#8 One of the Last Gullah Medicine Men and Life Everlasting with Jalen Gordon
In today's episode, you hear from Jalen Gordon, one of the last Gullah bush medicine man in America. Jalen discusses in this interview: 1. The sacred…
Wild Herbs with April#7 The Forgotten American Tea Yaupon with Bryon White
I am pumped that you want to learn more about the most beneficial and sustainable cup of tea-YAUPON. Today, you get to hear from Bryon White, Yaupon expert…
Wild Herbs with April#6 The Winter Portal and Blue Lotus with Marysia Miernowska
You are going to love this episode with Marysia Miernowska. In this episode, Marysia shares from her heart: 1. How to shift the holidays to the "holy-days". 2…
Wild Herbs with April#5 The Sacred Wild and Piñon Pine with Darcey Blue
Enter into a world where you connect with the sacred wild daily! Let go of the mundane tasks of Modern Society to immerse yourself in the magic, mystery, and…
Wild Herbs with April#4 Winter Foraging, Spices, and Right Relation with Abby Artemisia
In this wild herb episode, you will learn what to forage in the winter, how to make an Appalachian chai tea, and how to live in relation with the indigenous…
Wild Herbs with April#3 Blue Vervain & Nourishing the Nervous System with CoreyPine Shane
Have you ever heard of the wild herb, Blue Vervain? If not or haven't worked with it before, you definitely want to listen to this podcast episode with author…
Wild Herbs with April#2 Anticancer Prickly Pear, Edible Canna Lilies, and All Things Foraging with Dr. Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen
In this episode, expert forager and author Dr. Mark "Merriwether" Vorderbruggen shares with us: 1. Tips for beginner foragers 2. The importance of mucilaginous…
Wild Herbs with April#1 Every Plant Has a Story to Tell with Nishanth Gurav
In this episode, you will hear the true story of how Nishanth Gurav discovered that every plant has a story to tell. You will travel through the cities of…