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🌱 Radio show and podcast dedicated to growing community knowledge of herbal medicine
✨Lovingly produced by Emiliano Lemus and Renée Camila
📻 On the air Tuesdays at 1pm Pacific on KPFA

05/27/2026

The Medicine Of Flowers

Join Sam Roberts for an hour of flowers! This show explores our medicinal flowers: how to work with them, medicine making, their individual medicinal virtues, and floriography, the secret language of flowers.

Tune in live on Tuesday, June 2nd at 1pm Pacific Time on in the SF Bay Area and on in LA, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org.

Photo by Sam Roberts
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05/26/2026

Protecting the Liver

During this hour, Renée Camila explores the liver as a dynamic center of balance, filtration, and renewal within the body. Together, we examine the liver’s vital functions, its intricate relationship with fats and digestion, and the herbs traditionally used to nourish, protect, and support its remarkable capacity for regeneration.

Tune in live on Tuesday, May 26th at 1pm PT on in the SF Bay Area and on in LA, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org.

05/12/2026

Herbalism Against Fascism with Nicole Rose, Part Two

Last week we heard Emiliano Lemus .herbalist interview Nicole Rose of Solidarity Apothecary .apothecary about herbs to resist fascism. They discussed organizing strategies for connecting with plant medicines as our communities navigate ICE and police violence, prisoner support, protests, and more.

This week we are airing an additional segment of that interview and Renée Camila is talking about 5 herbs to support reimagining a world beyond fascism.

This is part 2 in a 3 part series for our spring fund drive. We are offering Nicole Rose’s book Herbalism and State Violence: Practical Herbal Medicine for Surviving State Repression as a thank you gift. This book is currently unavailable in the so-called US, so don’t miss the opportunity to support listener-sponsored radio AND get access to this physical resource for your communities.

Tune in live on Tuesday, May 12th at 1pm Pacific Time on in the SF Bay Area and on in LA, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org.

04/27/2026

Tomorrow, Join Clinical Herbalist Violet Moon ( ) as she discusses the energetics and herbal allies for the Yang Fire Horse Years with guest Elokin Orten-Cheung, L.Ac.

Elokin expounds on the themes, history, elements and organ systems relevant to the Yang Fire Horse Cycle of the Chinese Zodiac.

The discussion between Violet and Elokin illuminates and weaves together relevant herbal remedies and practices for integrating and working with Yang Fire Horse energies in our daily lives and for the year ahead.

Tune in Live Tuesday, April 28th at 1pm PST on in the SF Bay Area and on in Los Angeles, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org

Photo of sunset near Joshua Tree by Violet Moon circa 2026

04/21/2026

Indigenous Wisdom and Plants with Olatokunboh Obasi

Renée Camila speaks with Olatokunboh Obasi about Indigenous perspectives on herbalism and healing.

Ola, MSc, CNS, is the owner of Well of Indigenous Wisdom School , an online international program in herbalism and healing arts. She is a board-certified nutritionist, medical herbalist, and birth doula.

Tune in live on Tuesday, April 21st at 1pm PT on in the SF Bay Area and on in LA, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org.

04/20/2026

We have a new logo! 😍😍 Our drop-in host, herbalist Lizanne Deliz , also happens to be a talented graphic designer. We are so lucky that she envisioned this beautiful look for the show! It draws on the logo that she had previously designed for the Herbal Highway, and updates it for this new manifestation of traditional medicine on the radio and on your podcasts. Muchísimas gracias, Lizanne!

Just out of curiosity… 👀 What kind of merch would you like to see this logo on??

04/07/2026

Springing To Life

Spring invites movement, clearing, and renewal. In this episode, Renée Camila traces four vital currents of seasonal health: the cleansing of blood, the stirring of digestion, the awakening of lymph, and the gentle nourishment of the adrenals and nervous system.

During this hour Renée looks at plants and practices that support the spring transition between winter and summer, with special attention to how connecting with the seasons through bodies can support us in grounding during challenging times.

This episode airs live on Tuesday, April 7th at 1pm PT. Stream the episode or catch it afterwards on the podcast or at KPFA.org or KPFK.org.

03/31/2026

Health Supremacy and Herbal Resistance with Tuan

Join Renée Camila and guest Tuan for a conversation exploring the cultural and historical patterns that give rise to health supremacy and fascist health ideologies. They discuss how radical herbalism can serve as a practice of resistance against the ongoing oppression of our communities.

Tuan is an activist-scholar and clinical herbalist living and working in Abenaki territory in Vermont.

03/23/2026

Tomorrow! Join Clinical Herbalist Violet Moon ( ) as she travels throughout the SF Bay Area in Search of Yerba Mansa (Anemopsis californica). In this travelogue episode Violet deep-dives into the unique botany and medicinal importance of Yerba Mansa, as well as illuminates the intersection of the plants sensitive ecological niches and the environmental pressures threatening its survival. Violet is joined and supported on her exploration by guest Angela Pai, a professional Botanist and fellow California native plant nerd in the SF Bay Area.

Tune in Live THIS Tuesday, March 24th at 1pm PST on in the SF Bay Area and on in Los Angeles, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org

Photo of local Bay Area rarity Yerba Mansa by Violet Moon

03/03/2026

Indigenous Co-Tending of Fungi & Forest: Part 3

In this three-show series, Emiliano Lemus .herbalist interviews Christopher and Katherine Parker about their book The Mycelial Healer, as well as their work in wild co-tending, and deep roots in Indigenous healing and ecology. Join us to hear about growing mushrooms at home, incorporating mycelia into your recipes, and fun mushroom science — then deepen into the traditional and spiritual science of moving in right relationship with the land, fungi, plants, and animals. Fund drive show, hosted live by Renée Camila .

Christopher Parker is a self-taught mycologist and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians grounded in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Katherine Parker holds a PhD in psychology and works at the intersection of mental health, ancestral healing, and nature connection. Together, they are co-authors of “The Mycelial Healer: A Comprehensive Guide to the Cultivation and Traditional Uses of Medicinal Mushrooms,” and co-founders of The Forest Farmacy: A School of Applied Eco‑Mycology, a land-based learning community in the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina.

Bay Area listeners - Get your copy of The Mycelial Healer and support KPFA during its fund drive! Visit KPFA.org today to make your donation and pick up your copy of the book as a thank you gift.

LA listeners - Please support your local station, KPFK, by visiting KPFK.org.

Tune in live on Tuesday, March 3rd at 1pm Pacific Time on in the SF Bay Area and on in LA, or stream the episode afterwards on the Planting Medicine podcast or at KPFA.org.

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1929 Martin Luther King Jr Way
Berkeley, CA
94704

Website

https://kpfa.org/program/planting-medicine, https://kpfa.org/program/the-herbal-highway

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