There is a magic and lightness to Fireweed that lifts the spirit and gives it strength. It is a pioneering species, one of the first plants to come in after the ecological destruction caused by forest fires or clear cuts.
Cooling and drying, Chamerion angustifolium has an affinity to the digestive system and our skin acting as an anti inflammatory, anti spasmodic and anti microbial. Useful in cases of digestive upsets due to leaky gut as Fireweeds astringency can help tonify our digestive organs helping our beneficial gut flora to thrive.
It's for these reasons and more these freshly harvested Fireweed flowers are utilized in the recently restocked 'Rest & Digest' Tea Blend with Wild Mint, Calendula, Marshmallow, Yarrow, Hyssop, Plantain. You can also find Fireweed as a part of the 'Skin Soothe' Salve.
"Fireweed promises us the return of beauty and abundance and reminds us we are part of a community. It tells us to dust our selves off and continue to shine brightly in the midst of hardship and devastation."
(Quotes by Jessy Delleman)