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Northshore October 2025
A warm mug of herbal tea with honey can soothe a sore throat. Ginger eases an upset stomach. The scent of lavender can calm frayed nerves. Each of these remedies is familiar and has roots in age-old practices.  “Using plants as family medicine is a common man’s medicine. People have been using plants in all cultures at all times,” says Margi Flint, owner of Earth Song Herbals Family Practice in Marblehead. During the COVID-19 pandemic, people have been keenly attuned to their health and many have turned to remedies that their ancestors would have recognized. Here, some of the North Shore’s best herbalists share some favorites.&
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