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!

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Lesson 14: Bugle

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

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Lesson 13: Dogwood

 Lesson 13: Dogwood

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

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.

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Lesson 12: Violet

 

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!

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