Sun Potion Herbal Education
Sun Potion Education is a growing library of guides on tonic herbs, adaptogens, medicinal mushrooms, and traditional herbal systems used for vitality, longevity, and balance. Explore detailed articles on herbal traditions, plant compounds, and how to incorporate powerful botanicals into daily life.
Topics include adaptogenic herbs, longevity botanicals, functional mushroom tonics, traditional Chinese herbalism, and modern herbal nutrition.
Journal
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ASTRAGALUS ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES
Vegan, gluten-free almond butter cookies made with Astragalus, Ginkgo and Ginseng, dipped in dark chocolate — a tonic herb recipe from Brianna Beard.
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VITALITY MATCHA + LONDON POTIONS GUIDE
Contributor Andrea Ochoa's Vitality Matcha travel potion — White Dragon Matcha with Mucuna Pruriens — plus her guide to the best plant-based restaurants, juice bars and cafes in London.
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SKIN NURTURING SMOOTHIE
Cassie Brown's blended smoothie with pumpkin, raw cacao, avocado and Sun Potion Ashitaba and He Shou Wu. One blender, two minutes.
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A SUMMER SOLSTICE RITUAL
A simple summer solstice ritual: a grounding meditation, journaling prompts, and four cooling herbal tea recipes with nettle, hibiscus, lemon balm, shatavari and triphala.
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PUERTO ESCONDIDO
Laura Johnson's dispatch from Puerto Escondido on Mexico's Pacific coast — and the no-bake Moringa coconut lime bites she brought home from it.
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SHANNON VAUGHN ON RITUAL, BATHING, AND UNPLUGGING
Pursoma founder Shannon Vaughn on building a bathing ritual, unplugging from the modern world, and her floral Prash potion for winding down at the end of the day.
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ADAPTOGENIC TURMERIC CAULIFLOWER SOUP
A creamy adaptogenic soup with turmeric, ginger, cauliflower and sun-dried tomatoes, plus Ashwagandha and Shatavari — a warming savory recipe.
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TRIPHALA TRAVEL TONIC
Cassie Brown's warm travel tonic — Sun Potion Triphala and Tocos with cacao, turmeric, ginger and warming spices. One mug, five minutes on the stove.
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ADAPTOGENIC AYURVEDIC BANANA BREAD
A grain-free, Ayurvedic-inspired banana bread built on seven tonic herbs — Cordyceps, He Shou Wu, Mucuna, Ashwagandha, Reishi, Pine Pollen and Pearl.
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DIGESTIVE DELIGHTS
Sophie Haber's no-bake seed bites with Sun Potion Yin Power and Lion's Mane — hemp, sunflower, tahini, fennel and goji, rolled into little moons. Eight minutes, no oven.
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ASHWAGANDHA SLEEP TONIC
Angelique Booyens' warming evening tonic — almond milk, cinnamon, clove, nutmeg and vanilla with a teaspoon of Sun Potion Ashwagandha. One cup, five minutes.
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MY HERBAL ALLY: PINE POLLEN + PINE POLLEN OXYMEL
Herbalist Colleen Ordonio on Pine Pollen as an herbal ally — plus her Pine Pollen Oxymel, the ancient Greek honey-and-vinegar preparation, made in a mason jar over two weeks.