Tuesday, April 27, 2021

Lesson 15: Plantain

 

Sunday, April 25, 2021

Show 26: Medicinal Flowers

 

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Many of the flowers grown ornamentally have medicinal uses - some are very important herbs.  Your herb garden can be ornamental, and you ornamental flowers can be medicinal!




Wednesday, April 21, 2021

Lesson 14: Bugle


Sunday, April 18, 2021

Show 25: Herbs for Pain Part 2

 

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In this episode, we continue our discussion on herbs to help with pain. Discussed are:
Spasmodic muscle pain – Skullcap, Viburnum/cramp bark, valerian, linden, ferns
Muscle and joint inflammation – turmeric with pepper, cod liver oil, linden, astringents, ferns, jeffersonia/twin leaf
Varicose veins – horse chestnut/buckeye
Digestive – cramping: chamomile, mallow, clove, calamus, fleabane.  Gas: fennel, caraway, mint
Menstrual cramps – viburnum, skullcap, valerian, black cohosh
Organ pain often referred.  Don’t ignore – heart attack or appendicitis
Nerve pain – St. John’s wort, cayenne
Specific herbs:
-Pedicularis
-Primrose/cowslip
-mimosa
-Jamaican dogwood
-Bacopa
-Boswellia
-Wild lettuce
-CA poppy
-Prickly poppy
-Tobacco
-Datura
-Aconite
-Gelsemium
-Byrony



Tuesday, April 13, 2021

Lesson 13: Dogwood

 Lesson 13: Dogwood

The medicinal uses of dogwood. Dogwood is a simple, but useful herb.

Sunday, April 11, 2021

Show 24: Herbs for Pain, Part 1

 

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In part 1 of this episode, I discuss the nature and types of pain, herbs to replace NSAIDs, herbs for migraines, tension headaches and sinus headaches, stiff neck, sore lungs, eyes, ears sinuses and throat, skin inflammation, bruises and sprains, muscle strains and soreness, and spasmodic muscle pain.

https://www.spreaker.com/user/13414994/herbs-for-pain-part-1


Tuesday, April 6, 2021

Lesson 12: Violet

 

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Show 23: Reflections on the Herbal Entrepreneur Summit and Folk Medicine

 

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In this episode, I discuss the recent Herbal Entrepreneur Summit, discuss folk medicine and how regulations for barriers to entry, preventing people from living their dreams.... how to not let that happen... and my dream of having my own medicine show!




Medicinal Ferns and Fern Allies: 2 Short Entries

Blechnum spicant I have found very little information on the fern, but Plants for A Future states: The leaflets have been chewed in the...