Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) is a sweet, warming spice used in Ayurvedic medicine and beloved in kitchens around the world. It’s treasured in herbal medicine for its aromatic, stimulating gifts.

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Follow along with herbalist Tara Ruth to learn about 3 benefits and key contraindications of cardamom.

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Gut health isn’t just about digestion: it’s the foundation of whole-body balance. Clinical herbalist and author Maria Noël Groves brings a practical and deeply empowering perspective to the conversation, helping demystify gut health and showing how herbs can gently and effectively support digestion and long-term vitality.

Maria is the author of several books, including but not limited to Body into Balance and Herbs for Gut Health. She is a clinical herbalist and herbal medicine teacher with more than 2 decades of experience and a registered professional member of the American Herbalists Guild. Her business, Wintergreen Botanicals, is based in Chichester, New Hampshire.

In our conversation, Maria shares…

• Why gut health matters—and why it’s about so much more than digestion
• Key signs your digestion is out of balance (and signs it’s healing)
• Common root causes of gut issues and what realistic healing timelines look like
• How herbs support gut health and the microbiome
• An herbalist’s perspective on heartburn, GERD, leaky gut, and food sensitivities
• And so much more!

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Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) is a pungent culinary delight that makes for a wonderful spice and herbal ally.

Want to learn more about the healing gifts of clove?

Follow along with herbalist Tara Ruth to learn about 3 benefits and key contraindications of clove.

And after learning these 3 benefits of clove you might be wondering how you can learn more about other common herbs.

Here’s the easy way to learn more about our favorite common herbs: download a FREE deck of our top 12 Herb Notes. You’ll learn all about popular herbs like catnip, aloe, elderberry, and more.

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