A potent, adaptive folk medicine to support immunity, resilience, and repair.
 
Bidens pilosa, also known as Spanish Needle or Cobbler’s Pegs, is a common weed across Australia — but as with many so-called weeds, its medicine runs deep. Weeds arise where the land is out of balance, and so too do their gifts reach into the imbalances within us.

Bidens is a versatile immune ally, offering strong support when the body is under threat from bacterial, viral, or tick-borne pathogens.
 
With a long folkloric use among tribal and village cultures in the Indian subcontinent and beyond, Bidens is a classic “every-person” medicine — accessible, adaptable, and protective. It may be particularly supportive for post-tick bite recovery, chronic immune load, or when the system is in need of a sharp boost in defence and resilience.
 
This is a humble but mighty plant — one that grows where it's needed, and offers strength when the body calls for reinforcements.