herbalism with Amanda
A real companion for the kitchen pharmacy.
Tell me what you're seeing in plain English. I'll match the herb to the actual picture — energetic feel, dosing by form and age, drug interactions, pregnancy and nursing safety — and teach you something for next time.
Built on the Eclectic + Physiomedical public-domain materia medica
What's going on?
Describe the situation in your own words — child, adult, what you're seeing, what makes it better or worse.
Browse the library
Or explore the conditions, herbs, and traditional formulas directly.
Educational, not medical advice.
Herbs are FDA-regulated as dietary supplements under DSHEA — language is structure-function, never disease claims. This tool is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for licensed medical care. Always consult a healthcare provider for medical concerns, especially during pregnancy, lactation, with chronic conditions, or when taking medications. Drug-herb interactions can be serious; the screening here is a starting point, not a substitute for clinical pharmacist or prescriber review. Built on public-domain Eclectic + Physiomedical materia medica (King's American Dispensatory 1898, Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica 1922, Cook's Physiomedical Dispensatory 1869, Ellingwood 1919, Sayre 1917, Culpeper 1652) plus government-source drug-interaction data (NIH NCCIH, USP/FDA, Memorial Sloan-Kettering). Every herb entry will be reviewed by Amanda (IHP Level 2 + herbal training) before final launch.
Conditions
21 use cases with case-taking questions and herb decision trees.
Herbs
66 deeply-structured herb profiles. Browse, search, or filter by tier.
Traditional Formulas
Folk-Western combination preparations. Recipe, dosing, and safety for each.
Saved cases
Cases you've worked through and tucked away.