🌑 New Moon in Taurus · Venusian Medicine ✨
In this video we meet the magical Elderflower (Sambucus nigra) — one of the classic medicines of the late spring hedgerow.
Filmed around the New Moon in Taurus, this is a time of grounding, sensuality, and steady growth. The creamy-white elderflowers arrive just as spring moves toward summer, filling the air with their unmistakable scent and bringing medicine for fevers, allergies, and congestion.
🌿 In this video we explore:
How to identify and harvest elderflower
Elderflower as a traditional remedy for fever, catarrh, and hay fever
Why elderflower is considered anti-inflammatory and anti-allergic
The role of quercetin and flavonoids in the plant
Folklore around the elder tree in the British Isles Elder as a Venusian plant in Culpeper’s herbal tradition
🍶 We’ll also make:
A simple Spring Elderflower Vinegar using fresh elderflowers and apple cider vinegar — a beautiful seasonal tonic that can be used throughout spring and early summer.
We also look at:
☕ Hot and cold elderflower infusions
🌸 Elderflower for children’s fevers
🌿 Ways of gently averting hayfever

This video accompanies a longer Substack article exploring the medicine, folklore, and seasonal qualities of elderflower in greater depth.
📖 Read the full article on Substack: 👉 https://open.substack.com/pub/motherm…
If this resonates, you’re very welcome to subscribe on YouTube and on Substack for monthly new moon herbal explorations and seasonal remedies.✨❤️
With a bunch of flowers,
Steph 🌼🌼🌼
As always so many thanks to all my teachers, Nicholas Culpeper (Culpeper’s Complete Herbal) and Mrs Grieves (A Modern Herbal) 🙏✨
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