“Western herbs represent a treasure-trove of effective traditional medicines and the collected and refined experience of practitioners for over 2,500 years.” – Jeremy Ross, author of Combining Western Herbs and Chinese Medicine I want to say a few words about what I am referring to as the Western Herbal Tradition, for clarity’s sake, as I […]
“Medicine Cookies” Another quick entry! I promised to share this recipe earlier today, on Facebook; I frequently refer to the “medicine cookies” I make for Danny and a few folks have asked for the recipe. I’m happy to share, as this is more a method than a recipe and you can use it in a […]
A brief entry today to announce the extension of my Sale on Herbal Consultations – I did not have a chance to promote it as I hoped, so in fairness to those who might want to take advantage of this offer, I’m extending it for the whole month of July. Further to the extension, I […]
As I sit down to write this, it is the day we set our clocks forward “for spring” and I am gazing out my ground floor window at snow that comes higher than my ledge, and more coming down. It is hardly springtime in my part of the world – yet! but I am thinking […]
Astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) Family: Fabaceae (legume family) Part used: root The roots are harvested from three- or four-year-old plants for maximum potency and sliced thinly. Once dry, they look like cream-colored tongue depressors. Also available in powder, glycerite and alcohol tinctures Constituents: Flavonoids, saponin glycosides (astragalosides), polysaccharides, amino acids, essential fatty acids and trace minerals […]
With all the fires raging across California, and smoke thick over the whole area but also moving Eastward across the continent, the herbal world is filled with ideas to support humans exposed to the bad air…but what about our animals? I’d like to address every species, but this entry will at least talk about dogs, […]
…dogs of any age can have them too, of course. I developed this cookie a few days ago, after seeing a recipe shared around, for “candycane” treats that used wheat flour, a bouillon cube and red food colouring – I mean, none of these are tragic, I dislike overreaction, but I did wonder if I […]
This is one of those “by request” posts – since the whole topic of energetics has been tossed around so much lately in the natural health world, and there is a bit of popular confusion, I hope to be able to help sort some of it out. Plus, it’s a favorite topic of mine, much […]
Chamomile (Matricaria recutita, Chamaemelum nobile) Family: Asteraceae Parts Used: Flowers, fresh or dried Actions: antispasmodic, anti-inflammatory, relaxing nervine, carminative, stomachic, antiemetic, vulnerary, diaphoretic, mild antimicrobial, aromatic, bitter tonic Energetics: bitter, pungent, neutral-to-cool, slightly dry Indications: Digestive Conditions -Gastrointestinal discomfort, flatulence, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, gastritis, diarrhea. Nervous Conditions – chamomile is useful […]
Last week on my Page (Facebook) I had promised a couple of new recipes, and then alas, life, work and all that jazz simply got in the way. So I promised to share a recipe, an existing one from my (hopefully) forthcoming ebooklet…this is one I make and use with my own dogs all the […]
Yesterday, in the spirit of all the cool recipes I plan to share in the tutorial, I whipped up a batch of a fall favorite here – spicy chaga-pumpkin cookies, with a little extra immune boosting kick thrown in as we head into the colder weather. These cookies, like most of my recipes, are pretty […]
Today is a typical weekday here at my house- parrot is screaming, three senior dogs snoring away after breakfast, exercise and playtime; cats – well, all cats sleeping as they all do every day. I’m at my desk, working with clients, answering emails, getting some class material ready for the Tutorial group meeting in a […]
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