Lady’s Mantle: Uses, Herbal Wisdom, and Benefits
Herbs with Rosalee
Rosalee de la Forêt
4.9 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 15 October 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
What can this velvety, rose-family herb teach us about transformation and healing?
In this episode, I’m joined by the luminous Robin Rose Bennett to discuss lady's mantle (Alchemilla spp.), a plant that embodies both strength and tenderness, ancient alchemy and modern healing. Robin Rose shares how this ancient herb supports women through every life stage, from menstruation to menopause, and what its alchemical nature can teach us about transformation, healing, and self-love.
Together, we dive into the folklore, magic, and medicine of this lovely herb. Along the way, Robin Rose offers her Lady’s Luxury infusion recipe—a beautiful blend that nourishes both body and spirit. In fact, I’ve been making this tea regularly since our discussion, and it’s delightful! I can’t wait to share it with you. You can download your beautifully-illustrated recipe card here.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know:
► The ancient alchemy behind lady’s mantle—and why herbalists have treasured this plant for centuries
► The secret of the sparkling “dew” on the leaves of lady’s mantle (and why it’s even more magical than it looks!)
► Why lady’s mantle has been called the ultimate ally for women through every life transition—from maiden to mother to elder
► How the simple act of gathering herbs with gratitude can transform your medicine making
► and so much more…
For those of you who don’t know her, Robin Rose Bennett is a storyteller, writer, and herbalist, offering classes in Herbal Medicine and EarthSpirit Teachings since 1986 - at herb conferences, festivals, medical schools, and most joyously, outside with the plants.
Robin Rose shares herbal medicine with gratitude for the loving generosity of the plants and the magic, mystery, and beauty of the web of life. She is the author of: Healing Magic - A Green Witch Guidebook to Conscious Living, The Gift of Healing Herbs - Plant Medicines and Home Remedies for a Vibrantly Healthy Life, A Young Green Witch’s Guide to Plant Magic - Rituals and Recipes from Nature, and A Green Witch's Pocket Book of Wisdom-Big Little Life Tips.
I’m delighted to share our conversation with you today!
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Rosalee is an herbalist and author of the bestselling book Alchemy of Herbs: Transform Everyday Ingredients Into Foods & Remedies That Heal and co-author of the bestselling book Wild Remedies: How to Forage Healing Foods and Craft Your Own Herbal Medicine. She's a registered herbalist with the American Herbalists Guild and teaches many popular online courses. Read about how Rosalee went from having a terminal illness to being a bestselling author in her full story here.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Herbs with Rosalie podcast, a show exploring how herbs heal as medicine, |
| 0:10.9 | as food, and through nature connection. I'm your host, Rosalie de la Foray. I'm an herbalist teacher |
| 0:17.2 | and the best-selling author of the books, Alchemy of Herbs, and Wild Remedies. |
| 0:21.9 | I created this podcast to share trusted herbal wisdom so that you can get the best results |
| 0:26.6 | when relying on herbs for your health. I love offering up practical knowledge to help you |
| 0:32.4 | dive deeper into the world of medicinal plants and seasonal living. My goal is that you'll walk away from each episode feeling inspired to start with the world of medicinal plants and seasonal living. |
| 0:37.5 | My goal is that you'll walk away from each episode feeling inspired to start working with |
| 0:42.1 | herbs in your everyday life. |
| 0:45.4 | Each episode of the podcast is available on my Herbs with Rosalie YouTube channel, as well |
| 0:50.2 | as your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:53.4 | Transcripts and recipes for each episode can be found at |
| 0:56.1 | Herbs with Rosaliepodcast.com. To get the latest news as well as fun bonuses, be sure to sign up |
| 1:02.9 | for my weekly herbal newsletter. Okay, grab your cup of tea. Let's dive in. Ladies mantle |
| 1:09.9 | weaves together medicine, magic, and mystery in its leaves. In this |
| 1:14.0 | episode, I'm joined by the wise and luminous herbalist Robin Rose Bennett to talk about ladies' mantle. |
| 1:20.0 | Robin Rose shares this plant's long history of association with women, fertility, and the sacred, |
| 1:25.7 | as well as her own experiences working with it as a gentle but profound tonic. |
| 1:30.3 | Along the way we talk about folklore, place-based herbalism, and the ways plants can guide us back into deeper connection with the living world. |
| 1:38.3 | Robin Rose has this incredible gift for weaving together story, tradition, and practical experience, and I know you'll come away inspired to see Ladies Mantle and the plants around you in a new light. |
| 1:50.0 | By the way, if you enjoy this episode, it would mean the world to me if you hit that thumbs up button. |
| 1:55.0 | It really does help other plant lovers find this show too. |
| 1:59.0 | And be sure to stick around to the very end for your herbal |
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