Linden with Josh Williams + Linden Blossom Syrup
Herbs with Rosalee
Rosalee de la Forêt
4.9 • 564 Ratings
🗓️ 18 June 2025
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
I had such a lovely time chatting with this week’s podcast guest, Josh Williams, about one of my favorite tree medicines, and one that is often found in urban landscapes – the lovely linden (Tilia spp.). Josh shared so many gems about this beloved tree, from harvesting tips to how to make the most of its medicine, and he even told a beautiful story about linden from Roman mythology.
Every year during linden bloom time, Josh gathers its sweetly-scented flowers and prepares a syrup with them, for use in beverages, to drizzle over food, in baking, and more. He’s shared his method for preparing Linden Blossom Syrup with us, and I can’t wait to try it! You can find your beautifully illustrated recipe card here.
By the end of this episode, you’ll know:
► What makes linden such wonderful medicine for both the emotional and the physical heart
► Six ways of working with linden medicinally
► Questions to ask (and who you might ask!) before gathering plants in an urban area
► Eight indications that you might benefit from linden’s gifts
► The surprising relationship between linden and cacao
► and so much more…
For those of you who don’t know him, Josh Williams is a full time clinical herbalist in practice at Flow Acupuncture & Apothecary in downtown South Lake City, Utah. His community care focus centers stress, resilience and adaptability alongside the endless spiritual support the plants offer for us. Josh has been working with the plants for over 25 years and has been sharing free weekly classes on his YouTube Channel for four years. He has written two textbooks on the subjects of spiritual herbalism and his tradition of modern plant spirit work, both available from Aeon Books in London.
I can’t wait 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. |
| 0:22.1 | 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 working with herbs in your everyday life. |
| 0:44.9 | Each episode of the podcast is available on my Herbs with Rosalie YouTube channel, as well as your favorite podcast app. |
| 0:52.9 | 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. This week's student spotlight is on Bruce Coles in New York. |
| 1:13.6 | As a student in our herbal energetics course, Bruce brings scientific curiosity and sensory |
| 1:18.6 | awareness to each module. |
| 1:20.6 | With a background in public health and a love for nature observation, he offers beautifully |
| 1:24.6 | detailed reviews like his vivid description of stevia as jolting, overwhelming, and persistent. |
| 1:30.3 | Whether revisiting ginger or honoring plantain as his gateway herb, Bruce reminds us that even familiar plants have more to teach. |
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| 1:56.3 | have a massive selection of products to fuel your herbal adventures. Thank you so much to Mountain |
| 2:01.0 | Rose Herbs for supporting our amazing students. And if you'd like to explore Mountain Rose Herbs |
| 2:05.6 | offerings and support this show in the process, you can find the special link in the show notes. |
| 2:13.6 | Hey, it's Rosalie. You know, creating this podcast has been one of the most rewarding parts of my herbal work. |
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