Datura, Foxglove, and Henbane, Oh My! | Featuring S.A. Lawless

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Disclaimer: This episode is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Poisonous plants can pose serious health risks, and should never be ingested, prepared, or used for medicinal purposes without appropriate expertise in toxicology and herbal medicine.

This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia Vandyke is joined by herbalist, gardener, field guide, and founder of The Poison Garden, S.A. Lawless. Join us as they explore:

  • Living in rhythm with the seasons to connect with our ancestors, nature, and community
  • From killers to painkillers: the profound influence of poisonous plants in medicine
  • Poison as protection: the defensive roles toxins play in both plants and animals
  • Beyond medicine: exploring the magical and spiritual significance of plants
  • Witchcraft and poisonous plants: untangling an intertwined and often misunderstood history
  • The surprising versatility of poisonous plants, from aphrodisiacs to the origins of “truth serum”

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.comor reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Learn more about S.A. and Lucretia below!

🪻 S.A. Lawless S.A. Lawless is an author, artist, herbalist, gardener, forager, and outdoor educator living in rural Canada. She has been studying and practicing herbalism for 20 years, has been a gardener and forager of foods and medicines for well over 20 years, and has worked as a professional nature field guide for 15 years. As a herbalist her focus is on low dose botanicals specializing in researching, growing, processing, working with and writing about medicinal poisonous plants and baneful flower essences. Based in Ontario, Canada The Poison Garden is an apothecary and garden offering botanical education, gardening resources, an extensive flower essence catalogue, seasonal herbal remedies, and original artwork.

Find S.A. & The Poison Garden at:

🥀 Website: https://thepoisongarden.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.poisongarden/

👩🏻‍💻 Blog: https://thepoisongarden.com/blog/

📚 Online Classes: https://thepoisongarden.com/product-category/classes/

🧪 Apothecary + Art: https://thepoisongarden.com/shop-categories/

📓 Growing Guides: https://thepoisongarden.com/product-category/growing-guides/

🪦 Poisonous Plant Database: https://thepoisongarden.com/botanical-database/

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🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program.

📸 Instagram: @lucretia.vandyke

💻 Lucertia's website: www.lucretiavandyke.com

📖 Lucretia's Book: African American Herbalism

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Datura, Foxglove, and Henbane, Oh My! | Featuring S.A. Lawless

LISTEN ON SPOTIFY    LISTEN ON APPLE PODCASTS   WATCH ON YOUTUBE

Disclaimer: This episode is intended for educational purposes only and is not intended as medical advice. Poisonous plants can pose serious health risks, and should never be ingested, prepared, or used for medicinal purposes without appropriate expertise in toxicology and herbal medicine.

This week on Herbal Radio, host Lucretia Vandyke is joined by herbalist, gardener, field guide, and founder of The Poison Garden, S.A. Lawless. Join us as they explore:

  • Living in rhythm with the seasons to connect with our ancestors, nature, and community
  • From killers to painkillers: the profound influence of poisonous plants in medicine
  • Poison as protection: the defensive roles toxins play in both plants and animals
  • Beyond medicine: exploring the magical and spiritual significance of plants
  • Witchcraft and poisonous plants: untangling an intertwined and often misunderstood history
  • The surprising versatility of poisonous plants, from aphrodisiacs to the origins of “truth serum”

As always, we thank you for joining us on another botanical adventure and are so honored to have you tag along with us on this ride. Remember, we want to hear from you! Your questions, ideas, and who you want to hear from are an invaluable piece to our podcast. Email us at podcast@mountainroseherbs.comor reach out on Instagram @herbal.radio to let us know what solutions we should uncover next within the vast world of herbalism.

Learn more about S.A. and Lucretia below!

🪻 S.A. Lawless S.A. Lawless is an author, artist, herbalist, gardener, forager, and outdoor educator living in rural Canada. She has been studying and practicing herbalism for 20 years, has been a gardener and forager of foods and medicines for well over 20 years, and has worked as a professional nature field guide for 15 years. As a herbalist her focus is on low dose botanicals specializing in researching, growing, processing, working with and writing about medicinal poisonous plants and baneful flower essences. Based in Ontario, Canada The Poison Garden is an apothecary and garden offering botanical education, gardening resources, an extensive flower essence catalogue, seasonal herbal remedies, and original artwork.

Find S.A. & The Poison Garden at:

🥀 Website: https://thepoisongarden.com

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.poisongarden/

👩🏻‍💻 Blog: https://thepoisongarden.com/blog/

📚 Online Classes: https://thepoisongarden.com/product-category/classes/

🧪 Apothecary + Art: https://thepoisongarden.com/shop-categories/

📓 Growing Guides: https://thepoisongarden.com/product-category/growing-guides/

🪦 Poisonous Plant Database: https://thepoisongarden.com/botanical-database/

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🌻 Lucretia VanDyke began her herbalism journey as a little girl mixing herbs, clays, and muds on her grandparents' farm. Today, Lucretia VanDyke has been in the herbal industry for over 20 years. As a holistic educator, speaker, herbalist, ceremonialist, spiritual light coach, intuitive energetic & reiki practitioner, diviner, storyteller, artist, and world traveler, Lucretia has accumulated over 3000 hours of training. She has studied with indigenous healers and some of the greatest minds of our time. Lucretia has been a holistic esthetician & healing arts practitioner for over a decade focusing on integrating indigenous healing rituals, plant spirit medicine, and meditation into modern-day practice. Lucretia brings her vivacious spirit and message of self-love in her work to inspire others to embrace their unique beauty and purpose. She is currently collecting stories throughout the south while working on expanding her BIPOC community healing arts and herbal education program.

📸 Instagram: @lucretia.vandyke

💻 Lucertia's website: www.lucretiavandyke.com

📖 Lucretia's Book: African American Herbalism

~~~

Check out the video version of this interview on YouTube!

~~~

WANT MORE HERBAL RADIO?

📺 Watch all video interviews here!
📱 Follow along on Instagram

 

Mountain Rose Herbs is a purveyor of the highest quality organically grown herbs and spices, teas, essential oils, & botanical goods. You can find our organic botanical offerings on MountainRoseHerbs.com.

📖 Request a FREE copy of our 2026 Printed Journal shipped straight to your door!

Join the Mountain Rose Herbs community!
Subscribe to the Mountain Rose Herbs newsletter
Subscribe to Mountain Rose Herbs on YouTube
Follow on Instagram
Like on Facebook
Follow on Pinterest
Read the Mountain Rose Herbs blog
Follow on TikTok

🌿 Strengthening the bonds between people and plants for a healthier world. 🌿

Episode artwork for the Herbal Radio podcast episode, Datura, Foxglove, and Henbane, Oh My! | Featuring S.A. Lawless. Image features headshot of S.A. (light brown hair, cat eye glasses, bright red lipstick, and a blue top), surrounded by a digital illustration of wildflowers.

 


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