Saturday, October 10, 2020

Materia Medica Lesson 2-1: Withania

 Nope, I was wrong.... forgot Withania/Ashwaganda... and rose root, devil's club... glad I didn't pay for all this repeated content!

Withania - Ashwagandha WITHANIA SOMNIFERA - Root, whole plant Root. Dry Tincture [1:5, 50% alcohol] 30-60 drops to 3X a day. infusion, decoction, capsule, 2-5 grams a day Standardized extract (1.5% withanolides) 1-3 “00” capsule a day STATUS : C (Michael Tierra) Powder: 3-6 grams daily or up to 5 to 10 grams as an occasional tonic Decoction: 16 to 31 grams added to heated cow's milk Alcoholic Extract: 2 tbslp., 2-4 times daily. Mixed with ghee or honey: 1 tsp. 2 times daily Narayanana Taila Oil: Internally, 3-10 drops; or freely applied externally to painful, arthritic joints. 

Here is the link to the Southwest School of Botanical Medicine Course

https://www.swsbm.com/school/

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