11.8.13: A Modern Apothecary
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A trip to the pharmacy is, let\\u2019s be honest, kind of a drag. \\xa0You wait in line. \\xa0You give your name. \\xa0You watch them rifle through the bags. If you\\u2019re lucky, they have your prescription ready. \\xa0You pay, and you\\u2019re done. \\xa0On a good day, you might get a half-smile and a muttered, \\u2018hello,\\u2019 from your pharmacist. \\xa0It wasn\\u2019t always this way. \\xa0Before the modern-day pharmacy, there was the bygone era of the apothecary. \\xa0And before pharmacists were relegated to their roles as rubber-stampers of doctor-prescribed medicines, there were herbalists who used their encyclopedic botanical knowledge to create and dispense hand-crafted remedies. \\xa0Well, what\\u2019s old is new again. \\xa0The Signal\\u2019s Aaron Henkin has the story\\u2026
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\\n\\nUpcoming community education events with Oherbals herbalist Olivia Fite:
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\\n\\nKITCHEN MEDICINE
\\n\\nA one-hour class on how to use food as medicine & medicine as food
\\n\\nSaturday, November 9th
\\n\\nMESH Baltimore Skill Share event 1-4pm
\\n\\nChrist Lutheran Church
\\n\\n701 S. Charles St. Baltimore, MD 21230
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\\n\\nKITCHEN MEDICINE
\\n\\nLearn self-care techniques with the contents of your kitchen \\xa0
\\n\\nThursday, November 14th, 7 - 8:30pm
\\n\\nPivot Point Office
\\n\\n2501 Manhattan Ave. Baltimore, MD 21215
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\\n\\nHERBAL DIGESTIFS FOR THE HOLIDAYS: A HANDS-ON WORKSHOP
\\n\\nSunday, November 24th, 2-4pm
\\n\\nThe O Herbals Apothecary
\\n\\n1903 E. Pratt St. 21231
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