by Dan Riegler | Mar 8, 2023 | Apothecary Arts, Fair Trade, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Natural Perfume ingredients, Resins & Saps, Sustainable Harvesting, Uncategorized, Wildcrafting
A new and unique Benzoin resin on the market Styrax Sumatrana is a type of Benzoin resin that has never been available on the international market. Locally called Kemenyan Toba, the Sumatrana Benzoin tree grows only in a small area of Northern Sumatra and, in the...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 1, 2020 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Plant intelligence, Resins & Saps
This is an edit of a post I wrote 2 years ago after coming across some lovely Ferula tingitana, (Ammoniacum) resin. Recently, I finally got my hands on the other Ammoniacum, Dorema ammoniacum which you will now find in the shop. For most intents and purposes the two...
by Dan Riegler | Apr 29, 2020 | Aphrodisiacs, Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Civet, Community, Ethics and Sustainability Ratings, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Natural Perfume ingredients, Perfume Tinctures
I have finally put together an Animalic/Musk sampler. The interest in animal-sourced musk samples has grown steadily in the shop and the release of this new product is a perfect opportunity to continue my discourse on the ethical issues inherent in Civet and other...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 18, 2020 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, DIY & Recipes, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
We have relied on the aromatic sap of trees for comfort and healing since the dawn of time. Pine, Spruce, Fir, Frankincense, Myrrh, Elemi, and many, many more provide us with a wide range of therapeutic properties and applications. Tree saps provide an impressive list...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 11, 2019 | Aphrodisiacs, Apothecary, Boswellic acids, DIY & Recipes, Ethics & Sustainability, Frankincense, Frankincense Cancer, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps
Frankincense tea, also known as a Frankincense infusion, is a time-honoured remedy in many cultures and medical systems. Some of its traditional medicinal uses have been researched in recent years and I am surprised to see that many of the classic therapeutic...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 28, 2018 | Anti-Cancer, Apothecary, Boswellic acids, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense Cancer, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies
This is an updated and revised version of my “Medicinal Frankincense FAQ” from 2 years ago. You can find the original here. Since I have spent the past few years studying and working with Frankincense resin, essential oils, extracts, trees and harvesters,...
by Dan Riegler | Dec 3, 2015 | Apothecary, DIY & Recipes, DIY & Recipes, Frankincense, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Resins & Saps
With time, as I find better ways of doing things, I update older posts and recipes. This is an edit to a post I published 4 months ago on my other blog, Fair Trade Frankincense. I’m going to mix things up a bit and post it here on Apothecary’s Garden...
by Dan Riegler | Nov 15, 2015 | Apothecary, Fair Trade, Frankincense, Herbal Remedies, Natural Perfume, Resins & Saps, Wildcrafting
Recently, while writing about the traditional Labdanum harvest in Crete for my shop, I was reminded why I love doing what I’m doing. I see us, a new wave of herbalists, natural perfumers, earth and people healers, plant whisperers, craftspeople and shamans, with...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 17, 2015 | "How To", Apothecary, Apothecary Arts, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, Commiphora Myrrha, DIY, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Recipes
Commiphora Myrrha, or Myrrh, well known for thousands of years for its value in perfume, incense, and medicine, has a wide range of medicinal applications in healing traditions around the world and throughout history. It is still well used in modern Western medicine,...
by Dan Riegler | Sep 12, 2015 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Astrology, Astrology, Herbal Products, Herbal Products, Herbal Remedies, Plant Alchemy, Plant Alchemy, Wildcrafting
Plant Medicine- Ancient and Modern As inherently creative beings, we aspire to meet or exceed ourselves in all we do. Part of our joy and satisfaction in any given creative field, is to push the boundaries and bring our work beyond where others have taken it. We are...
by Dan Riegler | Mar 19, 2015 | Boswellia Neglecta, Frankincense, Frankincense as Medicine, Herbal Remedies
I have not written anything specific for this blog in a long time, but focused my efforts on writing for Apothecarysgarden.com and re-posting here when the topic is oleoresins. However, I am collating all the research I have collected over the years on Boswellia,...
by Dan Riegler | Feb 3, 2015 | Apothecary, Astrodynamics, Essential Oils, Herbal Remedies
After 3 months of packing and letting go of “stuff” on different levels, I’m on the other side of my decision to leave Canada and move to Israel. The flight was long, but relatively painless, and I’m back to work 2 days later which suits me...
