Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh my!

Well...none of those, but just as exciting. For me anyway. When you love herbal work as much as I do, its natural to blow a gasket when you do your weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly herb inventory and realize you need to go shopping again (SQUEE!!!!) for a supply run. Now having a list in front of you comprised of 86 herbs/elements, would make most people say "Damn, thats alot of frakkin' crap", but me... I look at the empty bags and remember all the things I did with the contents. Things I learned, mistakes I made, new guidelines to follow, and always remember which ones resulted in a rash. Apparently that one needed repeating to sink in. The list, as follows, are things that I actually use. Yes. I will, at some point within the next 4 months, use all of these for one thing or another.

Organic Comfrey Leaf, Slippery Elm Bark Powder, Yarrow Flowers, Slippery Elm 'Bark', Lindenbracts,
Egyptian Mint, Eyebright, Mugwort (2 lbs!), Jasmine Pods, Mace, Blue Malva Flowers, Cloves, Organic Calendula Flowers, Cats Claw Bark, Cardomum Pods, Juniper Sprigs, Arigimory, Organic Catnip, Caraway Seeds, Vervain, Jasmine Flowers, Hyssop, Black Walnut Bark, Violet Leaf, Safflower Buds, Hibiscus Flowers, Organic Licorice Root, Blue Violet, Sulphor, Oak Moss, Lavender (2 lbs!)(I love the stuff), Vetivert Root, Eucalyptus Leaves, Peppermint Leaves, Angelica Root, Organic Wormwood, Snake Root, Sarsparilla Root, Organic Sage, Fennel Seeds, Gum Mastic, Kava Kava Root, Althea Root, Spearmint Leaves, Cinquefoil, Basic Ground Wormwood, Hops, Ginger Root, Lemongrass, Pau D Arco, Sunflower Petals, Labolia, Copal, Benzoin, Dragons Blood, Dandelion, Boneset, Damiana Leaf, Rosemary, Celandine, Feverfew, St Johns Wort, Coriander, Asafoetida, Aloes Cape, Organic Comfrey Root, Ground Sumac Berries, Rosehips, Kudzu Root, Orange Blossoms, Star Anise, Rue, Bayleaf, Whole Cumin, Gum Arabic, Witch Hazel Bark, Henna, Goldenseal Leaf, White Copal, Devils Shoestring, Juniper Berries, Frankincense, Arrowroot Powder, Ground Slippery Elm Bark, and Turmeric Powder.

      And, as I said, these are just what I have on hand. Pretty crazy amount, huh? But, candles need charging, satchets need sewing, pillows need stuffing, teas need brewing, incense need mixing, and people need helping. And that, my friends, is my goal. If there is the will, there is a way.