You may have noticed the light beginning to change. The air feels softer. There’s that subtle sense of spring stirring, maybe even in your own body. This is the time of year when people start planning gardens and dreaming about tomatoes and zinnias.
But outside, in your yard, spring has already begun.
Spring herbs do not wait for an invitation. They arrive in their own perfect timing.
After winter, the body naturally craves more movement. Digestion that has been a little sluggish, lymph that has been slow, a liver that has faithfully handled heavier foods and darker days. Spring is when things begin to shift. The plants emerging right now are built for exactly that transition.
Chickweed is likely carpeting a shady corner of your yard. Cooling and moistening, it soothes irritated tissues and gently supports lymph flow. It tastes mild, almost like spinach, and can be tossed fresh into salads.
Dandelion, the one you have been pulling from your lawn, is one of our most accessible allies for digestion and the liver. The leaves stimulate bile flow and wake up digestion. The root supports the liver’s natural clearing process. Detox does not have to mean deprivation. Sometimes it simply means adding dandelion greens to your eggs.
Cleavers, the sticky plant climbing along fences, is a favorite for lymphatic movement. It helps move fluid that may have grown stagnant over winter. A simple cold infusion, soaking a handful in water overnight and straining in the morning, is an easy way to work with it.
Purple dead nettle and henbit are everywhere right now and often dismissed as weeds. They are mineral-rich and gently nourishing, spring tonics hiding in plain sight.
It is important to remember that spring herbs are not here to flush, strip, or punish the body into health. They support what your body is already trying to do. Inflammation itself is a healing response, not something to suppress. These plants assist the process. They do not override it.
The easiest way to begin is to step outside in the morning light. Notice what is growing. Identify it. Taste it if it is safe. Get curious.
Nature’s march medicine is fresh, alive, and already under your feet.
Your yard is far more interesting than you think!
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