norway spruce

galen tipton

The spruce family is a family of particular warmth - drawing their warming powers into the white nights of the midnight sun and mild summers of the high north. Norway Spruce are sentinels that envelope their network of companions in a blanket of protective, feminine energy. A lymphatic, respiratory and immune system healer. Often used, alongside birches, for maypole traditions. A ballast of light in the darkest times.

Latin: Picea abies, meaning “fir-like”

Properties: Poultice for chronic and acute wounds, stimulates interior and exterior circulation (treating nerve pain, revitalizing skin, increasing blood supply and acting as an expectorant), high in Vitamin C, long living, evergreen, wind resistant and fast growing.

Companions: Porcini, Yellow Fly Agaric, Solomon’s Seal, Wild Ginger, Spikenard, Lactarius and Agaricus.

Recipe: Spruce Ice Cream

Sound design: Galen Tipton