Articles: Insights from the Apotheca
A New Study Suggests Yes—When Combined with Metformin New Research · Peer-reviewed study · Published June 2025 A newly published clinical trial offers encouraging news for people living with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM): the addition of Moringa...
Dr. Gabor Maté's In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts is a book I return to again and again — not because it’s easy, but because it’s necessary. With deep compassion and clinical clarity, Maté invites us to see addiction not as a moral failing or...
Rich, grounding, and unmistakably sweet, Glycyrrhiza glabra—better known as liquorice root—is one of herbal medicine’s most versatile and powerful remedies. Beneath its pleasant taste lies a potent medicinal profile that soothes inflammation,...
Sharp-scented and evergreen, Salvia rosmarinus—more commonly known as rosemary—is as much a kitchen staple as it is a powerful herbal medicine. With its warming, stimulating nature, rosemary enlivens both body and mind. It is used to enhance...
With its crisp, invigorating scent and unmistakable flavour, Mentha piperita—peppermint—is one of the most widely recognised and used herbs around the world. But beyond its culinary charm lies a deeply therapeutic plant: one that brings clarity to...
Melissa officinalis: A Gentle Balm for Mind, Heart, and Gut With its uplifting lemony scent and calming presence, Melissa officinalis—commonly known as lemon balm—is a long-revered herbal ally for restoring emotional balance, easing digestive...
With its delicate white blossoms and ruby-red berries, Crataegus—commonly known as hawthorn—has long been a symbol of love, protection, and heart-centered healing. In herbal medicine, it is one of our most trusted allies for supporting...
Soft, fragrant, and disarmingly gentle, Matricaria recutita—commonly known as German chamomile—has long been a staple in both folk and clinical herbalism. While often associated with bedtime teas and soothing baths, chamomile offers much more than...
Often recognised more for its sting than its medicine, Urtica dioica—commonly known as stinging nettle—is one of the most generous and versatile plants in herbal medicine. Found flourishing in hedgerows, gardens, and verges, nettle is a botanical...
Calendula officinalis, commonly known as pot marigold, is a familiar and cheerful garden flower that also happens to be a powerful ally in traditional and clinical herbalism. With its vibrant orange and yellow blooms, calendula has been celebrated...
I picked up Untangled not as a parent to a teenager (yet!), but as a practitioner — curious about how I could better understand the adolescent experience, particularly for girls navigating today’s highly charged social, emotional, and biological...
Reading Wise Women feels like walking through a forest where, at every turn, you’re met by a different elder — some wild, some serene, some unapologetically fierce — each carrying stories that stir something ancient in your bones. Sharon Blackie...
This is not a book about gluten — or at least, not only about gluten. It’s about why we believe what we believe about food, and how fear-based narratives have shaped everything from dietary fads to public health policy. Dr. Alan Levinovitz, a...