There are several different methods of getting the most out of herbs. Each part of the plant can be used for different things and most of the time, it depends on what you’re using it for. If you are using herbs on skin for a rash, bite or wound, you will likely make a salve, oil or poultice. If you want something for digestion or acid reflux, you’d make a tea or tisane.

When we speak about administering first aid, our first inclination is to tend to something on the body… such as a cut, burn or scrape. But what about emotional first aid? Many times, when an emotional trauma occurs, we don’t deal with it the same way we would bodily first aid. Emotions are shoved down: press on, push past, keep trucking, suck it up.

Liferoot loves using herbs as a New Year habit to help with whatever life is pitching and demanding of you. The following herbs are adaptogens in our book, and can assist you in keeping your body resilient and thriving in your current or desired lifestyle.