Red, White, or Common: Which Sage Do You Use?
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article. With so many Sages to choose from, how do you know which to plant or use? Common Sage, Red Sage, White Sage, and Clary Sage share some qualities and needs every Herbal Gardener and Practitioner ought know.
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.
184.Wildcrafting with Howie Brounstein and Christina Sanchez
Christina Sanchez, founder of Every Leaf Speaks and Howie Brounstein of Columbine School of Botanical Studies talk about wildcrafting in many environments properly.
Anti-Microbial Properties of Galangin in Balm of Gilead
Galangin has proven its worth as a stout defense as a broad spectrum antibiotic.
183.Commercially Grown Recreational Marijuana Herb Lab
Fields of hemp, rich with CBD are still being planted but it is the escalating levels of THC in marijuana that the public is pushing growers to breed. We discuss the ripple effect of this trend.
Balm of Gilead as an Antibiotic
Skin infections are very responsive to the antimicrobial compounds in poplar buds. Balm of Gilead’s success lies in its clustered attack on the bacteria group.
182.Cannabis with Commercial Grower, Andy Harpole of Emerald Valley Growers
Andy Harpole of Emerald Valley Growers, LLC shares the different ways that TCH and CBD is extracted through decarboxylation and other techniques.
Balm of Gilead Tree: Finding and Using Cottonwood and Poplar Tree Medicine
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article…Balm of Gilead is made from the sweet, sticky, resinous spring buds from the Cottonwood or Poplar tree in North America and many other temperate to colder climates. The resinous sap is filled with anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, and warming constituents or energy that feeds the young leaves as they develop, protecting them from disease and giving them the nutrition and energy they need to become the tree’s powerhouse through summer.
181.Herb Lab – Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
After an interview with Justin Ehrlich, a practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, Sue drills Candace about some of the herbs he brought up.
Yerba Santa for Asthma with Christina Sanchez a Let’s Talk Series
Herbalist and desert eco-system defender, Christina Sanchez, walks us through techniques that utilize a potent anti-asthmatic herb Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum).
180.Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) with Justin Ehrlich LAc
Justin Ehrlick LAc, a practitioner of Traditional Chinese Medicine, shares how this ancient healing practice still transforms modern lives.
Spilanthes Energetics, TCM, Ayurveda, and Traditional Western Herbalism
Spilanthes acmela, generally called Spilanthes among modern herbalists, is an often unsung hero for acute conditions. The moniker Toothache Plant describes just the kind of acute conditions which Spilanthes has treated through the ages.