The Petty Herbalist Podcast

Petty Herbalist
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  • Alternative Health

Two Black herbalists and Bougie Aunties help you discern the real shit from the b******t in food and herbs. Come share in the belovedness of Karina DesRoses and Asia Dorsey as they explore food science and medicine making at the intersection of ancestral reverence, ecology and cultures of healing justice.

  1. 3d ago

    reprise - stay ready, be petty

    Hi bbs, For the month of October we are counting down our top five episodes from the Petty Herbalist catalog. Today it's number five: stay ready, be petty Come sit with us! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kitchen Table is a paid member space for Petty Herbalists looking to deepen their herbal and food as medicine practices and belonging to community. Members have access to special guest lectures, interviews and Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered in community and through community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠ The Petty Herbalist Podcast turns everyday choices into healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions and wisdom that honors the Earth, the community and your honest body. Each episode helps listeners discern that which is real and enduring from what’s trending and intent on turning you into a commodity consumer. Using the lens of healing justice, culinary anthropology, ethnobotany and more, we provide evidence-based practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This show is for anyone looking turn away from the confusion of popular wellness trends and turn towards the earth, your community, and the personal power embedded in your honest body. The Petty Herbalist Podcast is hosted by your bougie Aunties Asia Dorsey and Karina DesRoses. Asia is an internationally renowned bioregional herbalist, nutrition therapy practitioner and food systems consultant seeding embodied liberation through food and herbal medicine education. Karina is a Black folk herbalist and award winning beverage consultant rooted in the Wise Woman tradition. Her herbalism practices are based in plants native to her roots in Los Angeles, CA, the Caribbean, and Central America. While Asia and Karina are herbalists, they are not your herbalists. This show is for educational purposes.  Be sure to consult with your own healthcare provider to provide individualized support for your individual needs.  _____________ Hi bbs! It’s your favorite bougie aunties, Asia and Karina! This is the teaser episode, introducing THE PETTY HERBALIST PODCAST!!  So, let's get into it (yuh): We're being petty about the Maiden, Mother, and Crone - the Triple Goddess Archetypes.  Tags for things you might want to check out after listening to the pod:  (Myth) Hekate - Greek Goddess of Witchcraft, Magic & Ghosts(Book) Women who Run with the Wolves: Myths and Stories of the Wild Woman Archetype by Clarissa Pinkola Estés(Herbal Tinctures) Hypericum Perforatum (St. Joan's Wort) Tincture and Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) Tincture__________ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  2. Oct 24

    reprise - y'all drink too much water

    Hi bbs, For the month of October we are counting down our top five episodes from the Petty Herbalist catalog. Today it's number two: y'all drink too much water Come sit with us! - ⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠ The Kitchen Table is our paid member space. Here, members will have access to Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered by a circle of wise women. And you’ll have access to special guest lectures, interviews and so much more. ⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠ The Petty Herbalist Podcast turns everyday choices into healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions and wisdom that honors the Earth, the community and your honest body. Each episode helps listeners discern that which is real and enduring from what’s trending and intent on turning you into a commodity consumer. Using the lens of healing justice, culinary anthropology, ethnobotany and more, we provide evidence-based practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This show is for anyone looking turn away from the confusion of popular wellness trends and turn towards the earth, your community, and the personal power embedded in your honest body. The Petty Herbalist Podcast is hosted by your bougie Aunties Asia Dorsey and Karina DesRoses. Asia is an internationally renowned bioregional herbalist, nutrition therapy practitioner and food systems consultant seeding embodied liberation through food and herbal medicine education. Karina is a Black folk herbalist and award winning beverage consultant rooted in the Wise Woman tradition. Her herbalism practices are based in plants native to her roots in Los Angeles, CA, the Caribbean, and Central America. While Asia and Karina are herbalists, they are not your herbalists. This show is for educational purposes.  Be sure to consult with your own healthcare provider to provide individualized support for your individual needs.  _____________ Hi bbs! We'll be doing a series of episodes on WATER, this being the first one! Join the bougie aunties, Karina and Asia, as we discuss "The Water Myth": the commonly held, but unfounded/untrue, belief that we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day. We get deep into it, and hope you'll allow yourself to flow with the waters too. Here are some resources of items we've discussed in this week's POD: (Herbal Tinctures) Osha Root (Ligusticum porterii), Motherwort (Leonurus cardiaca), and Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale)(Article) ⁠“Drink at least eight glasses of water a day.” Really? Is there scientific evidence for “8 × 8”? ⁠by American Journal of Physiology(Article) "⁠No, You Do Not Have to Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day⁠" by the New York Times(Article) "⁠The Water Myth⁠" by McGill University (Canada)(Article) "⁠...different beverages to affect hydration status...⁠" by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ________________ ⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  3. Oct 17

    reprise - lemon balm is the bee's knees: herbal carminatives

    Hi bbs, For the month of October we are counting down our top five episodes from the Petty Herbalist catalog. Today it's number three: lemon balm is the bee's knees Come sit with us! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kitchen Table is a paid member space for Petty Herbalists looking to deepen their herbal and food as medicine practices and belonging to community. Members have access to special guest lectures, interviews and Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered in community and through community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Petty Herbalist Podcast turns everyday choices into healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions and wisdom that honors the Earth, the community and your honest body. Each episode helps listeners discern that which is real and enduring from what’s trending and intent on turning you into a commodity consumer. Using the lens of healing justice, culinary anthropology, ethnobotany and more, we provide evidence-based practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This show is for anyone looking turn away from the confusion of popular wellness trends and turn towards the earth, your community, and the personal power embedded in your honest body. The Petty Herbalist Podcast is hosted by your bougie Aunties Asia Dorsey and Karina DesRoses. Asia is an internationally renowned bioregional herbalist, nutrition therapy practitioner and food systems consultant seeding embodied liberation through food and herbal medicine education. Karina is a Black folk herbalist and award winning beverage consultant rooted in the Wise Woman tradition. Her herbalism practices are based in plants native to her roots in Los Angeles, CA, the Caribbean, and Central America. While Asia and Karina are herbalists, they are not your herbalists. This show is for educational purposes.  Be sure to consult with your own healthcare provider to provide individualized support for your individual needs.  ________ what’s good in y’alls hood?! Your fave bougie aunties are back at it again with the herbal carminatives, bay-bee! This week we’re discussing one of Asia’s favorite herbs… Lemon Balm, also know by its botanical name Melissa Officianalis! Typically known for its anti-anxiety effects, lemon balm is also a great carminative because the mind and gut have a deep-seated connection.  So, without any further ado… let’s grab our walking shoes and your headphones, head out the door to your favorite walking trail/park/neighborhood/etc. and press play for today’s amazing episode! Sources and what’s In the episode: (fungi) tremella mushroom(plant) horseradish (armoracia rusticana)(plant) mullein (verbascum thapsus)(food) liver(food/plant) beet root (beta vulgaris)(herb) nettle (urtica dioica)(herb/spice) ginger (zingiber officinale)(herb) chamomile (Matricaria recutita)(herb) pepermint (mentha x piperita)(herb lemon balm (melissa officianalis)(book) ⁠Medical Herbalism by David Hoffman⁠ Bones Bugs and Botany Patreon Posts on Lemon Balm: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/balm-ass-lemon-68480063⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/bending-with-pt-67225903⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/posts/7-lemon-balm-and-29359701⁠(article) ⁠Clinical Trial for Lemon Balms effects on anxiety⁠Lemon Balm for fear of the futureLemon balm as a digestion aid⁠Satya Yoga Nidra Retreat ⁠⁠petty herbalist Herbalism of Spices Community Workshop⁠ ________________________ ⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  4. Oct 10

    reprise - butter, a baddie for blood-sugar regulation p.3 : dietary fats series

    Hi bbs, For the month of October we are counting down our top five episodes from the Petty Herbalist catalog. Today it's number four: butter, a baddie for blood-sugar regulation. _______ Come sit with us! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kitchen Table is a paid member space for Petty Herbalists looking to deepen their herbal and food as medicine practices and belonging to community. Members have access to special guest lectures, interviews and Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered in community and through community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Petty Herbalist Podcast turns everyday choices into healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions and wisdom that honors the Earth, the community and your honest body. Each episode helps listeners discern that which is real and enduring from what’s trending and intent on turning you into a commodity consumer. Using the lens of healing justice, culinary anthropology, ethnobotany and more, we provide evidence-based practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This show is for anyone looking turn away from the confusion of popular wellness trends and turn towards the earth, your community, and the personal power embedded in your honest body. The Petty Herbalist Podcast is hosted by your bougie Aunties Asia Dorsey and Karina DesRoses. Asia is an internationally renowned bioregional herbalist, nutrition therapy practitioner and food systems consultant seeding embodied liberation through food and herbal medicine education. Karina is a Black folk herbalist and award winning beverage consultant rooted in the Wise Woman tradition. Her herbalism practices are based in plants native to her roots in Los Angeles, CA, the Caribbean, and Central America. While Asia and Karina are herbalists, they are not your herbalists. This show is for educational purposes.  Be sure to consult with your own healthcare provider to provide individualized support for your individual needs.  __ Happy Spring loved ones! This is the cherry on top of this three-part focus on butter in this series! The extra episode was definitely needed to highlight some of the specific nutrient compounds of this sacred, health food! We even get deep into self-reflection on our bodies… whew, it’s a good one! Sources and what’s discussed in the pod: Fat soluble vitamins: A,D,E,KVitamins/activators as hormones(herb) burdock root tincture (Arctium lappa)(herb) mullein (verbascum thapsus) nourishing herbal infusion(herb) nettle (urtica dioica)Nourishing Herbal Infusions 1 qt  = 0.946 LMullein MilkSeed OilsHeart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterolFrench paradoxNorwegian ParadoxBlood sugar regulationMonosaturated and Polyunsaturated fatty acids Conjugated Linoleic Acid - CLAShort & Medium chain fatty acidsPastured butter⁠Dietary saturated fat and heart disease: a narrative review ⁠ ⁠Dietary Cholesterol and the Lack of Evidence in Cardiovascular Disease⁠ Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Ng ⁠https://newtrendspublishing.com/⁠Estrogen dominance and poisoning ________________ ⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠  Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  5. Oct 3

    reprise - mullein said "speak up!" (indigenous kinship & sexual abundance): sex as medicine

    Hi bbs, For the month of October we are counting down our top five episodes from the Petty Herbalist catalog. Today it's number five: mullein said "speak up!" (indigenous kinship & sexual abundance) ___________ Come sit with us! - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Kitchen Table is a paid member space for Petty Herbalists looking to deepen their herbal and food as medicine practices and belonging to community. Members have access to special guest lectures, interviews and Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered in community and through community. ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Petty Herbalist Podcast turns everyday choices into healing practices rooted in ancestral traditions and wisdom that honors the Earth, the community and your honest body. Each episode helps listeners discern that which is real and enduring from what’s trending and intent on turning you into a commodity consumer. Using the lens of healing justice, culinary anthropology, ethnobotany and more, we provide evidence-based practices rooted in ancestral wisdom. This show is for anyone looking turn away from the confusion of popular wellness trends and turn towards the earth, your community, and the personal power embedded in your honest body. The Petty Herbalist Podcast is hosted by your bougie Aunties Asia Dorsey and Karina DesRoses. Asia is an internationally renowned bioregional herbalist, nutrition therapy practitioner and food systems consultant seeding embodied liberation through food and herbal medicine education. Karina is a Black folk herbalist and award winning beverage consultant rooted in the Wise Woman tradition. Her herbalism practices are based in plants native to her roots in Los Angeles, CA, the Caribbean, and Central America. While Asia and Karina are herbalists, they are not your herbalists. This show is for educational purposes.  Be sure to consult with your own healthcare provider to provide individualized support for your individual needs.  __ Isss a beautiful day babes, So happy to be with you today, sharing another episode in our “Sex as Medicine” series! Today we are continuing the conversation of being open with your sexuality and what you do with that freedom, We believe that you can speak up, say it with your breast(s) if you will and we believe that Mullein can be your plant ally to do so. We shout out our Auntie Dr. Kim Tall-Bear and her giving us an indigenous framework and language for the kinship and relationship building we already do... in Karina and Asia’s relationship... and other ways we operate in our community. So pour up a glass or mug of spiced hibiscus (sorrel) and enjoy this amazing episode! Sources and what’s In the episode: (herb) Oatstraw and Oatmeal (Avena Sativa) (herb) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) (podcast episode) ⁠Dr. KIM TALLBEAR on Reviving Kinship and Sexual Abundance⁠ Polyamory, non-monogamy Suriname, South America Afro-Surinamese Women “mati work” - women's sexual, spiritual, and emotional bonds with other women, as well as to the mutual responsibility and obligation that characterize their intimate relationships with each other. - Jacqueline Brown N. (book) ⁠Who Fears Death by Nnedi Okorafor ⁠ (teacher and writer) Sobonfu Some - a teacher who looks at relationships and intimacy through the lens of African spirituality and teachings (herb) Mullein (Verbascum Thapsus) (herb) Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata) Herbalism of Spices Course at ⁠Be Nice Have Fun⁠ ________________________ ⁠⁠Join the Kitchen Table!⁠⁠⁠  Follow us on social: ⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠ ⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  6. Oct 3

    you CAN sit with us: The Kitchen Table

    Join the Kitchen Table!⁠ On this week’s episode we're updating you on all the exciting things happening here at the Petty Herbalist. We introduce our new producer, talk about our upcoming series on Sacred Stimulants and we have a big surprise for you. We’re inviting you to sit with us at the Kitchen Table! The Kitchen Table is our paid member space. Here, members will have access to Asia’s Medicine Bag, which includes monographs, recipes, articles and more. You’ll have the opportunity to sit circle with Asia and get your herbal healthcare questions answered by a circle of wise women. And you’ll have access to special guest lectures, interviews and so much more. Join the Kitchen Table! Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! Join the Kitchen Table!⁠ #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  7. Sep 20

    Open Sesame - sacred fats

    Hi bbs, We're back with the final episode of our sacred fats series. This week we’re talking about Sesame. Find out what's in our medicine bags, and stay for a word of advice from your bougie aunties. Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

  8. Jul 11

    avoca-dos & don'ts - sacred fats

    Hi bbs, We’re back, back! We're continuing our series on sacred fats. This week we’re talking about all things Avocado. Find out what's in our medicine bags, and stay for a word of advice from your bougie aunties. As you’ll hear this episode was recorded back in February. While we’re catching up on episodes we hope you're enjoying summer! Sources and what’s discussed in the pod:  00:00 Introduction and Land Acknowledgment 02:27 What's in Your Medicine Bag? 17:53 Avocado Deep Dive 17:46 Celebrating Fat Series: Avocado and Monounsaturated Fats 21:40 The Miracle of Avocado as a Fat Source 25:10 Benefits of Avocado: Fiber, Potassium, and Heart Health 28:11 Avocado and Skin Elasticity Study:   32:12 Cultural Roots of Avocado Toast and Food Choices 35:47 Combining Fats for Stability and Flavor 36:59 Cultural Practices in Cooking with Fats 37:55 Bougie Auntie Word of Advice 38:18 Responsibility and Leadership in Self and Household 40:10 Building Community and Support Systems 44:54 Community Responsibility and Creating Support Networks 45:51 Overcoming Barriers to Community Building 46:20 Responsibility for Self and Community 48:38 Upcoming Projects and Supportive Initiatives 49:13 Closing Remarks Sources Avocado Consumption Increased Skin Elasticity and Firmness in Women - A Pilot Study Experts advise on how to avoid avocado oil fraud  Avocado nutrition: Health benefits and easy recipes   Follow us on social: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@pettyherbalist⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠@bonesbugsandbotany⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Rate us to show your support! Thank You! #StayReady #BePetty ***if you read this far, send me a dm @pettyherbalist for a shoutout!***

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Two Black herbalists and Bougie Aunties help you discern the real shit from the b******t in food and herbs. Come share in the belovedness of Karina DesRoses and Asia Dorsey as they explore food science and medicine making at the intersection of ancestral reverence, ecology and cultures of healing justice.

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  • Creator
    Petty Herbalist
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    136
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Petty Herbalist
  • Show Website
    The Petty Herbalist Podcast

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