Nourishing Herbal Infusions
- Susun Weed
- Jun 13
- 2 min read
Updated: Jun 14
I rotate through five nourishing herbal infusions:
* Stinging nettle
(check out The Nettle Conference here: https://www.wisewomanschool.com/p/nettle-conference )
Comfrey leaf
(The Comfrey Conference is here: https://www.wisewomanschool.com/p/the-comfrey-conference )
* Linden flowers
(The Lubricating Linden Conference is here: https://www.wisewomanschool.com/p/soothing-linden-conference )
* Red clover blossoms
(The Red Clover Conference: https://www.wisewomanschool.com/p/red-clover-con )
* Oatstraw (Conference coming in 2027)
That's what I drink.
A quart a day.
Every day.
In the summer, I also keep a jar of hibiscus infusion in the fridge, for those days when it's super hot and I'm super thirsty.
In early winter, I make mullein infusion and have mullein milk in addition to my daily quart of infusion.
I'm often asked to recommend an infusion for a specific problem.
But that isn't quite on track.
There isn't an infusion for a problem.
Plants treat people, not problems.
We are so accustomed to taking drugs when we are ill,
That we confuse drugs and herbs.
Drugs have a specific action.
And that action has an arrow of direction.
A drug lowers blood pressure, for example.
But herbs are generally generalists.
Their actions are not so specific
And they have a sphere of influence rather than an arrow.
Hawthorn can lower blood pressure, sure,
But it can also raise it, if needed.
Some herbs, granted, are drug-like.
Opium sedates.
Coffee stimulates.
Both are addictive.
Neither one is nourishing,
Though both have benefits.
We are talking about NOURISHING herbal infusions.
Nourishing is inclusive,
Not specific.
Nourishing herbal infusions rebuild every cell, structure, organ, and system.
Nourishing herbal infusions feed the mitochondria we have
And encourage new ones to generate.
Nourishing herbal infusions change our responses.
Drinking a quart a day changes our cravings
And leads us to eat foods that truly function.
Nourishing herbal infusions eliminate the root cause of disease: Inflammation.
Thus, I could claim that they "cure all problems."
Nourishing herbal infusions encourage release of micro-plastic and heavy metals.
They "cleanse" by nourishing the ability of liver and kidneys to rebuild themselves.
Nourishing herbal infusions supply lavish amounts of minerals.
Minerals are critical in the production of enzymes.
Which are necessary for absorption of nutrients.
The hormonal system needs a daily charge of minerals to function as needed.
The nervous system depends on regular input of minerals to process and respond appropriately.
The immune system craves minerals.
Understanding How Minerals Contribute to Optimal Immune Function - PMC
Mitochondria demand minerals, especially zinc, iron, and copper.
Nourishing herbal infusions supply protein, amino acids.
No single infusion provides all nine essential amino acids.
(The ones we can't make ourselves.)
But rotating through them, one by one, does supply amazing amounts of protein.
And that protein enrichment in your diet leads to
Stronger fingernails,
Thicker hair,
Amazing skin tone,
Powerful muscles,
Unbreakable bones,
And tremendous energy.
That said, there are some herbs that I consider
"Original messages."
Herbs that restore specific organs to integrity.
I'll go into those later.
