10/13/2026
Some plants become personal…
Pineapple sage is one of those for me. I’ve reached for it during moments of panic, and that experience made me want to understand this plant more deeply.
Its botanical name is Salvia elegans, and it has a history of use for anxiety in Mexican traditional medicine. Long before I grew it in my garden, other people were learning from it and passing that knowledge down.
That’s something I love about herbalism. A plant catches your attention, and suddenly you’re learning its history, studying its preparations, and paying closer attention to your own response.
My experience doesn’t tell me how everyone else will respond. But it does give me a reason to keep learning and to share why this plant matters to me.
And if you’re a person who loves Jesus and still experiences panic, please hear this: you don’t have to turn your struggle into another reason to condemn yourself. You deserve compassion, care, and support.
Some of my favorite places to find support and where I personally turned when I was ready to find the why behind my panic attacks:
Daniel G. Amen, M.D.
Amen Clinics
Tana Amen, BSN, RN
I’ll be sharing more about my journey at the Amen Clinic soon, but it has been incredibly helpful to me.
But along with good therapy and care, I’ve turned to my garden again and again. Plants like pineapple sage, saffron, passionflower, skullcap, lemon balm, and tulsi. And the way God used these plants in my own life led me to open our herbalism school.
Inside Daughters of Eve School of Herbalism, we learn about herbs with a Biblical foundation, connecting the stories of these plants with thoughtful, practical ways to use them.
I’d love to have you learning alongside me.
Visit christianherbschool.com or comment EVE, and I’ll send you the details.
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