# Exploring our relationship with plants **URL:** https://treehouse.sofi.health/c/exploring-our-relationship-with-plants/6.md [Latest](https://treehouse.sofi.health/latest.md) · [Categories](https://treehouse.sofi.health/categories.md) · [Tags](https://treehouse.sofi.health/tags.md) --- ## [Herbal Healing Practice](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/herbal-healing-practice/10290)
**Author:** [@GirlInterrupted](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/GirlInterrupted)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2023 18:26 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/herbal-healing-practice/10290 "2023-11-24T18:26:20Z")
Hey everyone! Thought we could have a thread where we all share our herbal healing practices? I’ve recently started burning white sage and palo Santo before bed and then spritzing lavender on my pillow and it’s helped … --- ## [Upset stomach from the Ashwaganda](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/upset-stomach-from-the-ashwaganda/10065)
**Author:** [@JustLau5](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/JustLau5)\ **Replies:** 19\ **Last updated:** [20 November 2023 23:35 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/upset-stomach-from-the-ashwaganda/10065 "2023-11-20T23:35:16Z")
I’ve just finished my first capsule of ashwaganda (no.3, Cardamom) and I’ve had to stop the trial due to a really upset stomach whilst using it! I have Crohn’s, and felt as though I was on the precipice of having a bad … --- ## [House plant recommendations?](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/house-plant-recommendations/7978)
**Author:** [@GirlInterrupted](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/GirlInterrupted)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [19 October 2023 14:15 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/house-plant-recommendations/7978 "2023-10-19T14:15:10Z")
Hey all! Wondered if anyone has any house plant recommendations, that either help with mental wellbeing, you can use in a holistic way (herbal teas, balms, rubs, etc.) or have wellbeing backgrounds, such as zen gardens … --- ## [3rd ashwagandha spray](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/3rd-ashwagandha-spray/10072)
**Author:** [@angela.campbell](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/angela.campbell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [15 August 2023 20:02 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/3rd-ashwagandha-spray/10072 "2023-08-15T20:02:46Z")
Started the 3rd Ash spray today. I didn’t think it could taste worse than the other 2 sprays, but alas, it does! As my mam used to say, all good medicine tastes bad, so fingers crossed it’ll prove to be the best! It ma… --- ## [Finished my pioneer 3 fragrance 3 week trial](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/finished-my-pioneer-3-fragrance-3-week-trial/10017)
**Author:** [@Nursemarci](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Nursemarci)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [6 August 2023 12:21 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/finished-my-pioneer-3-fragrance-3-week-trial/10017 "2023-08-06T12:21:00Z")
I finished my 3 weeks! My favorite was pod #1! --- ## [Started pod #2](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/started-pod-2/10011)
**Author:** [@angela.campbell](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/angela.campbell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [4 August 2023 11:46 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/started-pod-2/10011 "2023-08-04T11:46:29Z")
I started the 2nd pod today of the S3 Ashwagandha today. I think I was hoping it would taste better than the 1st one but to my horror it was more bitter. I tolerated the 1st pod so I will plod on and tolerate number 2. … --- ## [Valeriana x Freaky Dreams](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/valeriana-x-freaky-dreams/9923)
**Author:** [@RuaKasumi](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/RuaKasumi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [26 July 2023 23:46 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/valeriana-x-freaky-dreams/9923 "2023-07-26T23:46:33Z")
Hey guys, Hope you’re all well and good and getting the best out of these incredible plants we’ve been blessed with! I’m so pleased to have received another refill of Valerian! It’s my favourite, and I’m super pleased … --- ## [My Sofi Seed post](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/my-sofi-seed-post/9415)
**Author:** [@VJMS](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/VJMS)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2023 11:57 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/my-sofi-seed-post/9415 "2023-07-07T11:57:07Z")
Hello All! Explore the world with Sofi seeds. --- ## [Using spray to stay calm](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/using-spray-to-stay-calm/9109)
**Author:** [@Jkp](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Jkp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 June 2023 21:55 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/using-spray-to-stay-calm/9109 "2023-06-28T21:55:01Z")
Using my spray every time my dog pee’s on the floor. I take deep breath’s and I feel better. Now I need a spray for my dog to stop her from peeing!!! --- ## [Got my brown pebble ](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/got-my-brown-pebble/9061)
**Author:** [@Rossfhill](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Rossfhill)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 June 2023 08:26 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/got-my-brown-pebble/9061 "2023-06-28T08:26:47Z")
--- ## [Got my beach pebble](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/got-my-beach-pebble/9038)
**Author:** [@Jkp](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Jkp)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [27 June 2023 20:53 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/got-my-beach-pebble/9038 "2023-06-27T20:53:42Z")
--- ## [About to begin after a big delay!](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/about-to-begin-after-a-big-delay/8863)
**Author:** [@RuaKasumi](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/RuaKasumi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 June 2023 13:57 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/about-to-begin-after-a-big-delay/8863 "2023-06-25T13:57:13Z")
Hey all my sofi-siblings! :grin: I hope you’re all well! So, I’ve been away for quite a while now. I work away from home during the week, travelling to Chichester on a Monday morning and returning home on a Friday even… --- ## [Pebble received looking forward to some fun](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/pebble-received-looking-forward-to-some-fun/8517)
**Author:** [@BCDivilio](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/BCDivilio)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [21 June 2023 10:00 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/pebble-received-looking-forward-to-some-fun/8517 "2023-06-21T10:00:36Z")
Pebble pic number one! The scents smell very relaxing. Looking forward to using them. --- ## [3 sprays better results](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/3-sprays-better-results/8418)
**Author:** [@rosefernandez5](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/rosefernandez5)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [17 June 2023 15:21 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/3-sprays-better-results/8418 "2023-06-17T15:21:24Z")
Not sure if it’s just me that is having this problem. 2 days ago I was very tired and I only took three sprays after dinner because I was very tired I fell asleep right after dinner and I did not take the additional thre… --- ## [Ashwa pod #1 yellow](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwa-pod-1-yellow/8245)
**Author:** [@PocketminxUK](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/PocketminxUK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [12 June 2023 10:28 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/ashwa-pod-1-yellow/8245 "2023-06-12T10:28:46Z")
I find im significantly more agitated and restless than last few weeks using #3 Red… Not sure if its because i have a lot going on out of my control or this blend is for a different set of emotional states etc? How’s e… --- ## [Interaction with prescribed medicine](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/interaction-with-prescribed-medicine/8043)
**Author:** [@Berrin](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Berrin)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [5 June 2023 20:46 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/interaction-with-prescribed-medicine/8043 "2023-06-05T20:46:32Z")
Hi all, I’m so happy that I found such a great platform to release the stress of. Invited a friend who joined and he is happy though. So I have an important question about the ingredients and sprays at all,do they inte… --- ## [Long wait for the amount of effort being put in](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/long-wait-for-the-amount-of-effort-being-put-in/6748)
**Author:** [@sabtheseeker](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/sabtheseeker)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2023 07:46 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/long-wait-for-the-amount-of-effort-being-put-in/6748 "2023-04-07T07:46:30Z")
So it’s becoming a little bit of a chore to log in each day and do the daily thing to update everything and not fully understand the app, I’m almost at the point where I feel its pointless to carry on with this whole thi… --- ## [Content directory for medical teams](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/content-directory-for-medical-teams/6418)
**Author:** [@rwillians](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/rwillians)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [15 February 2023 13:28 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/content-directory-for-medical-teams/6418 "2023-02-15T13:28:07Z")
Hey, I’m new here. Hi :wave: I have a few neurological conditions — most proeminente ones being ASD/L1, ADHD and GAD — and while talking to my medical team about having joined the program it was clear how skeptical they… --- ## [Melatonin Hormone and plants 🌱](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/melatonin-hormone-and-plants/222)
**Author:** [@PaulaD](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/PaulaD)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [1 December 2022 15:46 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/melatonin-hormone-and-plants/222 "2022-12-01T15:46:57Z")
Im interested to know if anyone has experience of using Melatonin to help with sleep issues. This hormone in the pineal gland works with our circadian rhythms and vital for signalling our bodies to know when we should s… --- ## [Spotlight on valerian 🌿](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/spotlight-on-valerian/1232)
**Author:** [@pamelaspence](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/pamelaspence)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [6 November 2022 23:16 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/spotlight-on-valerian/1232 "2022-11-06T23:16:16Z")
Hi everyone, I thought I would a thread to shine a bit of light on the wonderful plant valerian. I grow it in my herb field so I will be updating you on this year’s progress as we go along. But on this cold January morni… --- ## [Any choice over which pioneer program we can be part of?](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/any-choice-over-which-pioneer-program-we-can-be-part-of/5402)
**Author:** [@oliver75gaskell](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/oliver75gaskell)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [6 October 2022 09:34 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/any-choice-over-which-pioneer-program-we-can-be-part-of/5402 "2022-10-06T09:34:00Z")
Just wondering if there is any opportunity to choose which pioneer program we can participate in or is the trial process allocated based upon when we started out on our journey with Sofi? I only ask because when I first… --- ## [On People + Plants](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/on-people-plants/595)
**Author:** [@Kaveh](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Kaveh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [7 July 2022 09:36 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/on-people-plants/595 "2022-07-07T09:36:51Z")
Once in a while you come across something that makes a huge impact on everything that follows. Rarely, at the time, do you appreciate the significance in what may be an ordinary moment. For me, on the journey with sofi… --- ## [Gardeners World 2-for-1 (UK only)](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/gardeners-world-2-for-1-uk-only/3601)
**Author:** [@vincent](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/vincent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [14 June 2022 09:53 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/gardeners-world-2-for-1-uk-only/3601 "2022-06-14T09:53:11Z")
Hi all, Gardeners World magazine is doing their annual 2-for-1 on visiting a huge variety of gardens in the UK again, (392 garden in fact) for the price of a single magazine. I did this last year and found it well wort… --- ## [Melatonin - more than just a sleep-aid](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/melatonin-more-than-just-a-sleep-aid/568)
**Author:** [@laurent.rossier](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/laurent.rossier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [24 May 2022 07:59 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/melatonin-more-than-just-a-sleep-aid/568 "2022-05-24T07:59:06Z")
I have seen this really interesting video. Not saying I understand everything, but think I at least get the gist of it: Melatonin is important for our bodies - not just related to sleep. It is a very potent ANTIOXIDANT, … --- ## [To caffeinate or not to caffeinate?](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/to-caffeinate-or-not-to-caffeinate/3372)
**Author:** [@alexwalkerjones](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/alexwalkerjones)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [22 May 2022 21:51 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/to-caffeinate-or-not-to-caffeinate/3372 "2022-05-22T21:51:15Z")
This morning I published a new article on the sofi.health blog, on how caffeine affects our sleep and wellbeing. I was really fascinated to learn that caffeine actually first evolved in plants for 2 completely opposite … --- ## [Functional Nutrition](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/functional-nutrition/589)
**Author:** [@sarah](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/sarah)\ **Replies:** 22\ **Last updated:** [26 April 2022 20:00 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/functional-nutrition/589 "2022-04-26T20:00:41Z")
I love this idea, I’m a Functional Nutritionist and this fits in so well with my own personal philosophy. I’m excited to explore Sofi and potentially help my clients with it. Good luck with your venture! --- ## [Sofi stories | from the journals and travels of our ethnobotanist - Michael J Balick](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/sofi-stories-from-the-journals-and-travels-of-our-ethnobotanist-michael-j-balick/2644)
**Author:** [@Kaveh](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/Kaveh)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [7 April 2022 21:14 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/sofi-stories-from-the-journals-and-travels-of-our-ethnobotanist-michael-j-balick/2644 "2022-04-07T21:14:29Z")
Good evening Pioneers … so something we have been thinking about for a bit now. As you know we have an incredible ethnobotanist on the sofi team by the name of Michael Jeffrey Balick … @MJB you’ve been a huge inspiratio… --- ## [How is everyone doing](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/how-is-everyone-doing/606)
**Author:** [@danharry277](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/danharry277)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [3 April 2022 20:07 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/how-is-everyone-doing/606 "2022-04-03T20:07:25Z")
Hope all you guys are well how is everyone getting on with the app and has anyone received there suprise yet --- ## [Haemophilia and the wonderful world of plants](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/haemophilia-and-the-wonderful-world-of-plants/1688)
**Author:** [@lrakarid](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/lrakarid)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [22 February 2022 08:10 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/haemophilia-and-the-wonderful-world-of-plants/1688 "2022-02-22T08:10:21Z")
So I have haemophilia and every so often I think about it and the world around me. Today was one of those days. I got to wondering if there are any plants that would have adverse effects on my haemophilia. Any that I s… --- ## [So after a night where I actually got some undisturbed sleep](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/so-after-a-night-where-i-actually-got-some-undisturbed-sleep/1554)
**Author:** [@lrakarid](https://treehouse.sofi.health/u/lrakarid)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [14 February 2022 09:07 UTC](https://treehouse.sofi.health/t/so-after-a-night-where-i-actually-got-some-undisturbed-sleep/1554 "2022-02-14T09:07:59Z")
I’ve woken up feeling more tired and anxious then nights my sleep is broken or none existing and it’s got me thinking. I’ve always had an interest in plants and used to forage a lot in my younger days. Besides knowing … [Next page](https://treehouse.sofi.health/c/exploring-our-relationship-with-plants/6.md?page=1)