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The voice in your head can be helpful. Of course, one must listen to that voice for the helpful part to be effective. Not listening has it’s lessons, too. For instance, we get to practice how to deal with emergency situations which also give us an awesome chance to see the power of plant medicines [...]
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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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Creature comforts are important, and one of my favorites is a silky pot of body cream. Having it soothes my skin, envelops my senses, and makes me feel rich and pampered. In this article I will address the role the skin plays in our health, and provide you with a body cream recipe that is [...]
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This spring, McNeil Consumer Healthcare recalled hordes of cold, allergy and fever medications, leaving parents who rely on them and adults who get by on them to wonder how to safely manage fevers and cold symptoms. This comes just over a year after the first children’s cough remedy recall. In answer to this recall, I [...]
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Herbs evoke a multitude of responses in the body. In addition to the more obvious, taste is an essential piece of this process. It inspires a chemical reaction which may calm, stimulate, dry or heat. These energetic effects are felt body-wide, and are foundational when it comes to improving our health. All tastes are beneficial, [...]
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Part one of this article series, Kitchen with Medicine Cupboard, gave examples of what a healing arts kitchen would contain, and described the basics of using herbs for medicine. Included was a brief definition of herbalism, classification and basic terminology for use of herbs, methods of preparation, and Materia medica. Part II will make the [...]
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Herbs evoke a multitude of responses in the body. In addition to the more obvious, taste is an essential piece of this process. It inspires a chemical reaction which may calm, stimulate, dry or heat. These energetic effects are felt body-wide, and are foundational when it comes to improving our health. I have always had [...]
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A Tale of Kudzu There once was an older woman displeased with who her husband of many years had become. So she went to the village herbalist for aid. She told the herbalist that when she first married this man, he was a wonderful husband. They soon had children, and at first he was a [...]
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Birth is a threefold process. I am not speaking merely of the trimesters of pregnancy. I refer to the 3-4 weeks in preparation for the birth, the birth itself, and the post-birth. The benefits of viewing birth this way are countless. For it allows the woman to focus on something more than the growth of [...]
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Our heart beats so that we can thrive. And everything we think and feel affects its strength and integrity. Many plants and trees can assist us in our quest to sustain our heart’s vitality. Hawthorn is one. People refer to it as a heart tonic, or strengthener, and it is. But the leaves, flowers and [...]
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