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Using TINCTURES: Shake before use. Add 1-3 drops - 1 dropper directly under tongue or into water or tea, 1-3 times a day. For acute condition use more frequently for a few days, follow up with other providers if condition becomes chronic. For chronic conditions use 1-3 times a day for 1-3 months. Store in cool, dark place like a kitchen or medicine cabinet, nightstand, travel bag. Use for physical ailments and somatic experiences. Using FLOWER ESSENCES: Shake before use. Less is more! Add 1-3 drops into water, 1-3 times a day, for 1-3 months. Store in a cool, dark place like a kitchen or medicine cabinet, nightstand, travel bag. Use for emotional conditions and psychospiritual work. Using SALVES, OILS, BALMS: Apply to clean skin for intended use. Use within 6-12 months of purchase. You can refrigerate for longer use. Store in cool, dark place like a kitchen or medicine cabinet, nightstand, travel bag. Using the Teeth Paste: Shake or stir, dip brush into the paste & brush your teeth, use in conjunction with other dental hygiene habits like flossing, oil pulling, mouth wash. Rinse brush. You can swallow the paste or spit: your choice. If you are familiar with oil pulling, you use rad plant based things to pull nasties from your mouth and get rid of it. You can spit out into the sink with some childlike delight! Look at the tiny plant skeletons! Look at the nasties it has taken from your mouth! WAHOO! The difference with the Teeth Paste is the diatomaceous earth. It acts like a strong magnet grabbing the nasties and will hold onto them all the way through your digestive tract, even pulling more with it. DE holds onto bacteria, fungus, protozoa, heavy metals and pesticides. Using MEDICINAL SOAPS: The best way to keep your soap lasting longer and from getting really mushy is to store it as dry as possible between uses. You can use the Meraki Medicinal soaps daily or as needed, weekly as part of your rituals of care. Vitamin E is an ingredient in all soaps and balms, nourishing your skin and acting as a natural preservative. However, there IS shelf life just like all things natural. You should use the soap within 6 months of purchase. FUN FACT: Each soap responds to your skin & your water quality so each person will have a unique experience. Isn't that rad? Making TEA/INFUSIONS: Add 2-3 tsp of leaves & flowers to 4-6 oz nearly boiling water, cover and steep for 10 mins - 24 hours. Strain and drink for intended purpose. Adding blends for smoke: Sprinkle atop cannabis or tobacco, fill your smoking vessel and enjoy.
How can I support the free education you provide on social media? Venmo is a great way to share your resources with me & sustain all the labor that goes into the videos, groups & non-product services I provide. Username is Meraki_Farmacy.
What is the best way to schedule a consult with you? Right now I am really enjoying old school scheduling of you email me, we pick a time. We can do Zoom, FB messenger or IG call or email. Rates for consults are a sliding scale of $25-$45/hour and are rooted in respect, privacy, peer support, harm reduction, tons of acceptance and love, creative problem solving and a dash of humor.
What is different about Meraki Farmacy & the products, services offered? High quality, homegrown, organic medicinal plants started at seed. Responsibly sourced ingredients rooted in dedication to stewardship & integrity. An incredible amount of physical, emotional, spiritual, mental labor and life long education, direct life experience. Affordable healthcare, preventative care, first aid, pet care, home health kits made slow and small batch by hands. Zero-minimal waste packaging including compostable containers and bags, easily repurposed containers and the option to ship back yours for a re-fill at a different cost. I appreciate you knowing and supporting the expansive value in what I do through Meraki Farmacy and am continuously honored by your support and choices.
Pass it on option? Where does that money go? Mutual empowerment, accessibility and affordable health care. Accessibility is paramount. In the capitalist, white centric society in which we live, there are millions of people who don't have access to safe products. I kindly request that people with increased access to resources, financial security & independence offer mutual empowerment so that those living in poverty, People of Color, Black people, Indigenous people, Queer people and Trans people have increased access to medicinal and preventative care essentials. This is one way I as a practitioner and business owner can honor and pay respects to the folks who suffer immensely from systems that are violent and oppressive. We very much appreciate your aid, generosity, assistance, commitment to do so.
Accountability: Meraki Farmacy presumes you are a responsible human making informed and conscious choices regarding the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health of you and yours. This is folk medicine, suggestions and guidance and tools for harm reduction and home treatment of common ailments and experiences. Consult with your big brain, your intuition, other providers and other trusted sources of care when choosing tools and modalities for your health.