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.
How can herbalists use plant medicine to support children who have, in conventional medicine, been diagnosed with ADD or ADHD?
Okay okay, I know the title of this post seemsย reallyย weird coming from an herbalist. But here me out on this one, because I think there’s
In this weekโs post, I wanted to share with you some of the overarching categories of herbal actions and energetics and properties that are used to treat upper respiratory allergies and asthma.
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
As Ayurveda has become popular, interest in eating according to your constitutional type has grown. Over the last few years we’ve seen this dynamic of
Most people merely think of Corn as strictly a food plant, but often fail to realize that there is a medicinal component of it as well! So when you shuck your Corn, donโt forget to save the long threads on the inside of the husk- what we call Corn Silk.
Margi Flint is a practicing herbalist, registered herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild, and herbal mentor from Marblehead, Massachusetts. Margi’s wisdom spans over 20 years
I always like to say that every client you see is a chapter in your experiential book of learning herbal medicine. And that is the
What do you do when you have a sinus infection? Itโs painful, itโs tough to breathe, and frankly, it can feel a little scary. Many
Table of Contents ย Self-care today often orients around doing more and is focused on accomplishment, whether that is reading a new book, developing another
Learn how to use the Elements as a lens for classifying and using herbal remedies. The Alchemical herbal perspective involves looking at the planetary rulerships of different herbs, their organ and tissue affinities, as well as providing a sophisticated and refined way of preparing herbal medicines according to astrological influences. In this video, I reveal how the common herb Cleavers (Gallium aparine) relates to the water element, as well as Venus and the lymphatic system.
I talk a lot about the importance of energetics and constitutions in clinical herbalism. This is one of the attributes of traditional systems of medicine across the world that are at their root and are fundamental to their way of understanding the uniqueness of a person and the specific properties of medicinal plants.