Rhodiola rosea Energetics: TCM, Ayurveda, Western Herbalism
Stout, sunny, and strong, Rhodiola rosea or Roseroot is a steadfast friend through cold, dark...
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Goji Berry, Wolfberry, Lycii, Energetic Properties
Goji Berry is one of those little dried fruits that pops up as popular every few years among the herbal and health crowds for a while, then it fades into the background until it’s needed once again. There’s loads of good reasons for that, not the least of which is that Goji Berry is a Yin-Building herb.
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Energetic Properties of Avena Sativa, Oats: TCM, Ayurveda
Avena sativa, aka oats, is one of modern herbalism’s darlings for managing stress and exhaustion, recovering from trauma and prolonged illness, and rebuilding pretty much all the body’s systems. Herbal Teachers and practitioners generally divide Oat medicine into two types: Milky Oats or Oatstraw.
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Tea Camellia sinensis Energetics, Properties, Uses
In China, Tea made from Camellia sinensis is called Cha, and it’s both a medicine and a daily pleasure for most. Cha, no matter which type you take, is considered a generally cool or cold medicine with a generally bitter taste. This, however, is altered by how the leaf is processed.
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Herbal Energetics as a Magical Language for Healing
Many modern herbalists who also practice magic recognize energetics as a half-way language that connects a plant’s healing properties with the more ephemeral realms, helping us describe the potential of a specific plant to help in certain situations that manifest beyond the human body.
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Chinese Skullcap, Scutellaria baicalensis: Clear Heat, Dry Damp
Huang Qin is a widely used plant in Chinese herbal medicine with a range of applications. To...
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Wood Betony Energetics: TCM, Ayurveda, Traditional Western Herbalism
Wood Betony is a classic Western herb used as a cure-all in both home remedies and witchcraft of household cleansing and protection. Through out Old Europe, people reached for Wood Betony to ease aches and pains, soothe digestive complaints, and resolve headaches, insomnia, anxiety, depression, irritability, and all manner of nervous-system complaints.
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Rosemary Energetics: Digestive, Anxiety, Cleansing Herbal Remedy
Modern herbalists have some good scientific studies to back their use of Rosemary, and many of us draw upon both traditional practice and modern scientific study when we reach for Rosemary. For the most part, we all agree that Rosemary tends to be
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Chamomile Energetics: Cool the Fire Gently and Powerfully
Chamomile comes in many forms, Roman and German being the most popular here in North America. For the most part, it’s associated with Western home remedies because of how soothing and safe it is to use chamomile.
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Skullcap Energetics, S. Lateriflora or North American Skullcap
In North America, when you hear an herbalist speaking about Skullcap, the likelihood is that S....
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Tulsi Holy Basil Energetics, Adaptogen and Detox
In many ways, Tulsi works at a more subtle level, helping the body, mind, and spirit make more room and capacity for what you want to carry and kicking out what’s no longer useful, including emotions and thoughts that have stagnated or weighed you down. Tulsi’s motion is one of…
Read MoreMullein Energetics with Christina Sanchez
Candace and Christina Sanchez talk about using Mullein for Asthma, spinal injury, digestion, urinary tract health, and respiratory health. They cover the basic energetics of Mullein, aka Verbascum thapsus,
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Angelica Energetics: TCM, Ayurveda, Traditional Western Herbalism
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article – Angelica is generally considered a warm, sweet or pungent, building herb that moves blood and opens pathways, allowing dampness and stuck or lingering pain to clear. In modern herbal tradition, A. archangelica and A. sinensis have become most popular as Women’s Medicine.
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Sage Herbal Medicine, Energetics for Common and Red Sage
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article. “A leaf of Sage a day will keep the Alzheimer’s away” could be the modern motto for our beloved common Sage, or Salvia officinalis. Common Sage and Red Sage, aka Dan Shen or S. miltiorrhiza, both improve thought patterns and have long been associated with the kind of calm, Sage wisdom we’ve sought in our Elders.
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Cottonwood Energetics, TCM, Ayurveda, Traditional Western Herbalism
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article. Traditional Western Herbalism, TCM, and Ayurveda energetics for Cottonwood, Poplar, and Balm of Gilead are generally warming and drying. Cottonwood is used for pain relief and infection prevention.
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