School of Botanical Medicine
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The Midwest is presently swaddled in cold and snow, but planning is in the works for an event that boasts warmth, light and an abundance of priceless information. It is the Midwest Women’s Herb Conference that will be held at the Christine Center in WI., organized by Linda Conroy, Megan Laws, and Jess Krueger. Keynote [...]
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Winter will test the limits of our vitality, immune systems, and ability to recover from illness. The plant kingdom provides many remedies for support and symptom relief, yet people habitually reach for the same ones, such as echinacea, goldenseal, ginger, and licorice. In this article, I’ll introduce a remedy that most everyone is probably familiar [...]
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In part one of this article series I outlined herbal approaches to healing the gut and alleviating symptoms of hyperacidity. I also addressed some causes of digestive distress, the role gastric acid plays in digestion, and gave instructions on how to take a hydrochloric acid (HCl) home test to determine excess or deficiency. In part [...]
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Baths are an essential part of my week. They make my head feel clearer, warm my bones, and help me relax. (Yes, I can be pretty tense.) They also give me an opportunity to make and try inventive bath products. Products that are fun to pass on to others. In this article, I’ll tell you [...]
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Last Spring I learned some new things. One was a bit of history, because until last spring I had no idea what George Washington died of. Old age, eating some poisonous plant, a spider bite. (I’m not good with remembering history, unless it’s classical music or plants.) The other lesson was a new illness, [...]
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The 6 Tissue States that herbalists began to use around the late 19th century were configured from several Ancient systems of herbal applications combined with new ideas. We do the same today, taking old theories and mixing them with new techniques. This class combines the use of the 6 Tissue States with organ system deficiency [...]
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It’s the first week of school, and I’m as excited and nervous as my kids. It has been a long and rewarding summer with both girls, and now we prepare for the new year ahead. For them, it’s school. For me, it’s more time to work. Work that I love, for I am an herbalist. [...]
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Beginning Tuesday October 18th, 2011 The 6 Tissue States that herbalists began to use around the late 19th century were configured from several Ancient systems of herbal applications combined with new ideas. We do the same today, taking old theories and mixing them with new techniques. This class combines the use of the 6 Tissue [...]
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If you have insomnia, you are not alone. According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services around 60 million people suffer from it yearly. While many will turn to prescriptions for help, it is important to recognize that the insomniac has many excellent alternative health options to choose from. With this article I [...]
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In 2010 the American Pharmacists Association posted that Americans spent a combined $16 billion on prescription and over the counter antacid medications. To call this an alarming trend is an understatement. And with so much cash going out, are folks better? No. Because antacids are no solution. At best they are band aids, and at [...]
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