110.Top 5 Herbs for Chronic Conditions with Rosalee De La Foret
Clinical herbalist and educator Rosalee de la Foret author of Alchemy of Herbs, talks about her top 5 herbs that uses to heal chronic conditions. These herbs are a sometimes seen as humble first aid herbs but Rosalee knows their deeper secrets.
Medicinal Pectin in Apples – How it Works
Pectin is normally thought of as an item used in the kitchen not in the medicine cabinet. Those little packets sold during canning season to jam and jelly makers have healing properties that have been used for centuries. Pectin is a polysaccharide which made of (mostly) carbohydrates (such as sugars and alcohols) bonded together. Pectin […]
109.Herb Lab – Interview with 7song – Clinical Herbalist Pioneer
Free clinics are popping up around the world as herbalists step up to share their knowledge with the public. Hosts Sue and Candace discuss the free clinic movement and what it takes to work in a free clinic.
Quick and Easy Calendula Lip Balm Recipe
Lip Balms are our most used first aid item. It is so common that most people don’t even think of it as first aid. We carry tubes of lip balm in our cars, purses and coat pockets. When our lips start to feel dry and chapped, the hunt for that elusive tube begins. Whip off […]
Apple’s Energetic Herbal Properties: Sweet, Sour
The simple apple, which most of us take for granted, suddenly becomes a surprising and powerful herbal ally when you apply a basic understanding of constitution and taste to your daily cooking. In designing your meals with the idea that your food can be your medicine, you can make use of a simple and inexpensive […]
108.Interview with 7song – Clinical Herbalist Pioneer
Herbalist and Educator, 7song, of the Ithaca Free Clinic, talks about life in one of America’s most famous Western herbal clinic. Sue and Candace talk with him about what it means to rekindle the hearth of healing in cooperation with allopathic medicine.
Applesauce for Diarrhea: A Clinical Memoir
Note: The Clinic Memoirs are based on real experiences from Occupy Medical clinic, a free, integrated health clinic that serves patients primarily, but not exclusively, in Lane County, Oregon since 2011. The names of the patients and a few personal details are changed to protect patient identity. Gladys did not come to our clinic for […]
107.Herb Lab – Back to School with Herbs
As the weather cools down, our immune systems should be geared up to do the thankless work of keeping colds and flus from settling in for the winter. Podcast hosts, Sue and Candace, review some of their favorite formulas for fortifying the body.
Wildflowers in Oregon – The Shoestring Herbalist
It takes a practiced eye to find some of the hidden flowers of the natural world but it is well worth the hunt. There are classes and courses offered through colleges but the cheapest and most effective way to learn about local herbs is to check out the local nature preserve. Most offer walks or […]
Apple Pressing as a Home Herbalist
Apples grow in abundance in my area. Through most of our country they do, actually. In the early colonial days, our predecessors planted loads of Apple trees in response to the high cost of barley, and more importantly malted barley. In their quest for a refreshing, satisfying beverage with enough kick to keep it from […]
106.Back to School with Herbs
Whether you’re parenting school-aged children or not, Back to School means Back to Cold and Flu Season. As we enter Fall, we’re all the more susceptible to the new and improved viruses that are making their rounds throughout our community.
105.Herb Lab – Digestive Health and the Microbiome with Yaakov Levine
Digestive health is a favorite topic for herbalists. The path to good health begins right in our own microbiome. After an interview with Nutritional Health Coach, Yaakov Levine, Sue and Candace give their own perspective on supporting digestion with herbs and fermentation.