Lady Slipper

🌱 What it is

Lady slipper is a nervine herb historically used in folk medicine to calm agitation and nerve irritation.

📜 Where it comes from

Lady slipper was used by various Native American nations as a calming herb for nervous complaints, and it was later adopted by nineteenth-century American eclectic and folk herbalists who valued it as a nervine for agitation and sleeplessness. It became well known enough in that era to be included in many herbal formularies of the time. Its use declined somewhat in the twentieth century as wild populations became scarce, but its traditional reputation as a calming herb persisted in herbal literature.

✨ Why it's good for you

• Traditionally used for calming nerve irritation
• May support restful settling during illness
• Used historically in combination herbal poultices

🥄 How to use it

Traditionally combined with cayenne in small, frequent doses under supervision, or used as an ingredient in a drawing poulticeMashed plant material applied right on the skin. How to make a poultice → for skin irritations. Take only under the guidance of a qualified herbalist.

How much: As directed by a qualified herbal practitioner; not for unsupervised self-dosing.

Why it works: The herbA plant, or part of one, used for flavor, food, or gentle health support. More → is thought to have a calming, soothing effect on an irritated or overactive nervous system.

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