From therapeutic principles of holistic herbalism and how to address specific conditions, to tips and tricks for assessment, formulation, and other nuggets of clinical gold, these posts are all about supporting your work with people.
In our modern world where it seems like almost everyone has a digestive symptom of some sort, and bitters or bitter tasting herbs, are becoming
Ginkgo is famous for its ability to boost your memory, focus, and concentration . . . but if that’s true, why didn’t I feel any
“Grief expressed out loud, whether in or out of character, un-choreographed and honest, for someone we have lost, or a country or home we have
What do you do when you have a sinus infection? It’s painful, it’s tough to breathe, and frankly, it can feel a little scary. Many
A major concern of folks on the path of becoming a practicing herbalist is that they’ll get sued for practicing medicine without a license. Being
From a single drop to 5 mL of tincture or 1 tsp to 5 grams for a cup of tea, the range of how much of a medicinal plant to give someone is as vast and numerous as there are herbalists.
In early March of 2017, I was lucky enough to break away from the frost of Oregon and head down to southern California, visit some
Lately, I’ve been talking a lot about this concept of vitalism and how vitalism is one of the more traditional models and approaches to not just practicing herbal medicine but a way that we see life, of being able to see that the natural world is intelligent, that it has consciousness, that it has purpose and meaning.
In herbalism, frequent irritability is an emotional state associated with the liver and an imbalance of excess heat. By practicing inquiry, exercising healthy lifestyle habits,
When you think of topical applications, skin poultices and salves might come to mind. But did you know that herbs can also be applied topically
I got a great e-mail the other day from someone who was asking me how to have a deeper connection with herbal medicines… but from
It’s common for people to conjure up images of plant spirits or think that energetics is some far out there esoteric “woo-woo” concept in herbalism.