Re-engaging our Senses and Energetics

Energetics is basically a tool which assists the practitioner or the lay herbalist in gaining a better understanding of the actions of plants and how they can best be applied to the patterns of imbalance which manifest within people. Energetics can be applied to both plants as well as humans. Plant Energetics is about using [...]

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Getting Acquainted with Spilanthes

Spilanthes is a wonderful plant to help you understand terms like Sialogogue, acrid, aromatic, stimulant and diffusive. Either by chewing on one of the leaves or flower buds of the plant you will almost instantly note the effect this plant has within the body.

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Grow a Medicinal Garden

I am an avid gardener and find that being in the garden really helps me to relax.  There is a great sense of satisfaction that I get from growing my own food and medicine.  We often sit at the table marveling over the fact that….”Wow…we grew this”.  I guess you could say it doesn’t take [...]

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Healing with Foods

Yesterday I talked about using food as medicine and mentioned that John Gallagher from Learningherbs.com is hosting a class given by K.P. Khalsa called Culinary Herbalism.  As a prelude to the class herbalist Rosalee de la Floret has shared an article and recipe that will be covered in the class.  Check out the recipe and [...]

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An Apple a Day…

We’ve all heard the saying…”an Apple a Day keeps the doctor away”…right. The reason behind that may be that apples contain a host of vitamins and minerals, are a good source of dietary fiber as well as vitamin C.

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