Blue vervain (verbena brasiliensis) 🪻is a perennial flowering plant from vervain family that I love as a tincture. Harvest its aerial parts (stems, leaves, & flowers) - it is best to harvest as the flower reaches full bloom🌿 and make a tincture in 55%-65% alcohol. Macerate (let it sit in the alcohol - shake it everyday) for two weeks-- press, strain and you will have a lovely tincture for helping stiff necks and uptight overachievers take a chill pill! Other names of this plant are Brazilian v

Today’s forage: ✨ American Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata) — a wild mood-regulating powerhouse. Like nature’s version of an SSRI, vervain gently supports serotonin and calms the HPA axis, easing anxiety, PMS, and tension carried in the neck and jaw. 🌼 Catnip (Nepeta cataria) — don’t let the name fool you. Mild like a low-dose benzodiazepine, catnip soothes the nervous system without sedation. Great for stress, digestive cramps, and even children’s colic. Both of these nervines calm the mind and