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Category Archives: Herbs as medicine



Why use tinctures and teas instead of pills?March 21, 2018

Something happens when we harvest living plants – something is transmitted from our planet -some aliveness. Once processed some of this transmission and aliveness is lost. Hand harvesting, hand processing of tinctures and teas stores more of this aliveness than machine capsules with dehydrated ground herbs. Even freshly harvested and tinctured medicine plants lose potency […]

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Cell Regeneration thru HerbsApril 11, 2015

It’s hard to kill Comfrey with a miracle ingredient that encourages new cell growth called allantoin. This hardy plant can help regenerate bones, old trauma to tissues, lungs and skin. Comfrey just keeps on growing. We cut our roots into many pieces and they all grow. But this year in the southwest with drought and […]

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Culinary Herbs as MedicineApril 11, 2015

Herbs as food and medicine Most of us take for granted the medicinal value of the spices and seasonings we could use for healing on a daily basis. Take basil for example: a common culinary used extensively can regulate your blood sugar. Or rosemary, good for seasoning potatoes, is also a natural antidepressant and memory […]

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Homestyle Tincture MakingAugust 13, 2014

Home Style Tincture Making The goal is to make tinctures as strong as possible because most herbs are slower acting than pharmaceutical counterparts and in acute health conditions you need more aggressive results The effects of herbal medicine is cumulative and some sensitive users may need to build slowly from 5-10 drops a day building […]

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Home Remedy for DetoxFebruary 14, 2014

Echinacea

Home remedy for your cold season medicine chest If you start to feel under the weather—colds, flus too much acid forming food and drink, here’s a good remedy you can make out of your own kitchen. Take your natural antibacterial, anti inflammatory, anti fungal out of the pantry/refrigerator: garlic, turmeric, ginger, red pepper and add […]

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Adrenal BalancerFebruary 13, 2014

How important are healthly adrenals in this day of stress – environmental, financial, emotional? If you have muscle spasms, insomnia, fatigue, and nerve disorders, chances are you have stressed adrenals. Herbs can help restore adrenal balance. Hops for one- rebuilds damage in the nerve synapses- no wonder beer is so popular! Another common nervine herb […]

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