March 9, 2025

Happy Scentsational Sunday, Reader!

How are you on this glorious day?

I have some great herbal ideas to help you handle seasonal allergies and boost your immune system, plus a few special Daylight Savings surprises!

Many people have reached out to me recently about their seasonal allergies.

I used to suffer from these for most of the year for literally decades! When I started working with medicinal herbs---herbs that I could forage in the mountains near by our city of Las Vegas back then--- and then I learned how to use essential oils the right way, my allergies and SO many other health issues disappeared as my body healed naturally over time.

Honestly, it was an eye-opening process, and one I'm so very grateful for.

Prevention of seasonal allergies comes first starting with your immune system; then, we move to managing symptoms.

Herbs and Essential Oils for Incredible Seasonal Allergy Support

​Here are some herbs and essential oils that can do amazing things for your immune system, either directly or via supporting healthy lymph flow in the body:

1) Calendula (Calendula officinalis) flowers

These are warming and drying to the body and are one of the best lymphatic herbs out there. A lymphatic herb supports the healthy movement of lymph fluid in the body, vital to a functioning immune system.

​Things to Do with Calendula​

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2) Chickweed (Stellaria media) aerial parts

Super helpful with itchy conditions, especially of the skin.

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3) Cleavers (Galium aparine)

I love this spring plant. It's highly nutritious and another very powerful lymphatic herb. It grows like crazy in most places, too, making it a wonderful "wake up the body" herb for early spring!

​Cleavers for Medicine​

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4) Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)

Yes! This one supports healthy hormone balance for women AND is another exceptional lymphatic herb.

​Red Clover & Rose Soothing Salve for Eczema and Itchiness​

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5) Violet (Viola spp)

These sweet little flowers are ready to pop up everywhere—and maybe you've already seen some! Violets (leaves and flowers) are powerfully nutritious and support healthy lymph movement.

We just had our incredible and well-attended March Plant Masterclass chat on Viola inside the Confident Herbalist Tribe. When we dig into the benefits and uses of the medicinal plants that God has given to us, everyone is always amazed!

One of the links below is a recipe for homemade deodorant, and your armpits contain many lymph nodes, some of them large---

​Violet and Frankincense Homemade Deodorant​

​Wild Violet and Yarrow Soothing Handmade Soap ​

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6) Elder (Sambucus nigra and S canadensis or cerulea)

It's not time to put away the elderberry syrup quite yet! Did you know elder is a great helper for seasonal allergy responses?

​Elderberry Syrup with Dried Elderberries​

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7) Nettle (Urtica dioica) leaves

Nettles contain a powerful chemical constituent (quercetin) that provides a natural antihistamine effect in the body. Take nettle leaf in tea or tincture daily for about a month or two before you expect seasonal allergies.

​How to Make and Use Nettle Powder for Daily Health​

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8) Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) essential oil

Rosemary essential oil contains high levels of 1,8-cineole and camphor. Both of these are helpful for soothing inflamed sinuses. Plus, it supports healthy cognition, too!

​Rosemary Essential Oil: Why You Need it in Your Home Medicine Chest​

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9) Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) essential oil

Peppermint is another wonderful essential oil for supporting you during seasonal allergies. Plus, it wakes you up!

​Peppermint Essential Oil for Your Medicine Chest​

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10) Inula graveolens essential oil

This one is one of my favorites for people who suffer from difficulty breathing due to allergies, COPD, and asthma.

Oh, my goodness—I can go on and on about more of these medicinal herbs and oils for seasonal allergy support! I hope you'll spend a lot of time on my website for more articles and information and tell a friend about our newsletter, website, and YouTube channel!

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🌼 It's Daylight Savings Time! 🌼

To celebrate DST this spring, I have a Fast Flash Sale for you🥰

Save 30% on any of the following courses until March 14, 2025!

If you're not ready for a longer course yet or want to expand your knowledge, try one (or more) of these fun options!

Use the code: 30DST2025 at checkout!

When I began learning herbalism and then many years later, aromatherapy, I didn't have thousands of dollars to pay for big certification courses. But I wanted to learn....badly. I knew in my heart that I NEEDED to learn.

What I did was start with a great course that was a $500 back then, and then I supplemented with small courses on topics I wanted to learn about. I

've since taken several very expensive herbalism courses, totaling thousands of dollars (and now I pass this knowledge on to you).

But I've always loved taking those fun, simple short courses. Especially if there's video and text, both. I still take short courses and sometimes a long course, even today! Learning never ends!

I have a sweet Happy Spring Sale for you! You can take any or all of my short(er) courses for 30% off. If you've not dived into an herbalism course yet, these make it very accessible for just about everyone.

Here are the courses included so you can save 30% on them using the Coupon Code: 30DST2025 :

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It just dawned on me that this note contains a lot of links. Please don't be overwhelmed by all the free information. Bookmark our website and YouTube channel (please subscribe), then come back often to enjoy.

I love to share and help people learn the valuable skills of traditional medicine-making from the plants that God, our Creator, has gifted to us for our health.

It's now the time for us to step up and re-learn this ancient knowledge of herbal medicine that's been stolen from us so that Big Pharma, the food industry, and Modern Medicine can make jillions of dollars while keeping us barely alive. It's time for an herbal revolution!

"Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil's schemes...." Ephesians 6:10-11

Also, here's a quote I've really been thinking a lot about lately....

"There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle." ---Albert Einstein

YOU are a miracle. This beautiful life is a miracle! Let's live this way for health and happiness!

Hugs, Health, and Herbs,

Heidi

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