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Planting Medicine enhances the community’s knowledge of herbal medicine by sharing voices of traditional, holistic healers and healing practices. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Planting Medicine – October 27, 2026 appeared first on KPFA.

Ring ring… It’s call-ins time! Join hosts Emiliano Lemus and Violet Moon for live, open call-ins on Planting Medicine — and ask your own questions by calling KPFA during showtime at 510-848-4425. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Fall Call-Ins! appeared first on KPFA.

As the fall season deepens, Renée Camila explores how plants can help us navigate the back-to-school transition. Discover herbs that support immune health and help restore our natural rhythms as routines shift. Together, we’ll explore ways to meet the changing season with greater balance, resilience, and connection to the rhythms of the natural world. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Back to School appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila for part three of the three-part Radio for Guts series on digestive health, curated for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this third episode, Renée looks at the gut-brain axis, including the vagus nerve and the herbs that support the connection between the emotions and digestion. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Gut Brain Connection appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for the second installment of our three part Radio for Guts series for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this show Sam Roberts discusses cooking with herbs to heal and balance digestion and digestive organs. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Cooking To Heal Digestion appeared first on KPFA.

Join us for a three-part series on digestive health, curated for KPFA’s “Radio with Guts” themed Fall Fund Drive. In this first show, Emiliano Lemus explores traditional approaches to common digestive concerns. Fund drive show. Chamomile photo by Vedrana Filipović on Unsplash. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Radio for Guts: Common Digestive Ailments appeared first on KPFA.

What does our relationship with money have to do with our health, our healing, and our collective liberation? In this hour, Renée Camila explores the plants that can support us in tending our relationship with money, from the abundance–scarcity spectrum to the ways financial stress impacts our bodies and wellbeing. We’ll consider how solidarity, community care, and our commitments to collective liberation shape the ways we perceive and relate to money. Renée will also share plants to work with for casting money spells and inviting new possibilities into our lives. Bring your questions and reflections. This is a call-in show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Healing Money appeared first on KPFA.

In part two of our herbal skin care series, host Sam Roberts explores herbs for specific skin conditions—including acne, eczema, bug bites, burns, skin infections and more.  Call-ins welcome toward the end of the show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Herbal Skin Care Part 2 appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila and her guest, Enrique Salmón (Rarámuri), for an exploration of Indigenous ecological knowledge. Enrique is an ethnobotonist, author, and head of the American Indian Studies Program at Cal State University–East Bay, in Hayward, California. Their discussion will include Enrique’s upcoming book, Kincentricity: Connecting to Nature with American Indian Food Traditions. Follow Dr. Salmon on Instagram @iwigara. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Kincentricity with Enrique Salmón appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila for an exploration of one of the waters in the body: the blood. The focus in this episode is blood cleansing, beginning with understanding the blood and then looking at the herbs that can support the body’s removal of metabolic waste, the improvement of organ function, a boost of energy and health, the enhancement of the immune system, and support the health of our skin. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Blood Cleanse appeared first on KPFA.

Emiliano Lemus interviews Madison Murphy Barney, author of Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms: Wisdom for Living in Balance with the Planet and Each Other. They discuss Indigenous ancestral and mycological wisdom, as well as Madison’s doula practice and traditional plant medicines. Madison is a two spirit Shoshone, Hoopa, and mixed European ancestry sister, author, doula (across all of life’s thresholds), and story-driven strategist. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Our Ancestors Want Us to Be Mushrooms with Madison Murphy Barney appeared first on KPFA.

Join Sam Roberts for the first of a two part series on herbal skin care!  This show explores anatomy and physiology of the skin, the gut/skin connection, basic herbal skin care, herbal preparations for the skin and specific herbs that support the skin. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Herbal Skin Care Part 1 appeared first on KPFA.

In this episode guest host Elokin Orton-Cheung shares some steps to create a vibrant medicinal herb garden. They get into details about plants that will help feed pollinators, build the soil, and support your own health as part of a flourishing ecosystem. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Growing Medicinal Herbs appeared first on KPFA.

Join Emiliano Lemus for the second show of a two-part series on herbs for fire season. This week, we focus on herbal support before the fires begin – including logistical preparation for your family, strengthening lungs, and tuning up other body systems that may be impacted by smoke and stress. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Fire Season: Preventative Care appeared first on KPFA.

Join Renée Camila for the first of a two-part series on herbs for fire season. This week Renée focuses on herbal support during an active wildfire. This episode covers respiratory steaming, emotional care, and helpful herbs to have on hand. Plants discussed include Mullein, Plantain, Marshmallow, Elder, and more. Next week Emiliano Lemus looks at herbs for preventative care. Fund drive show. Hosted and produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila. Additionally hosted by Sam Roberts and Violet Moon. Find archived episodes of The Herbal Highway here. The post Fire Season: Acute Care appeared first on KPFA.