Azulene in Yarrow – How It Works
Yarrow is full of delightful smelling volatile oils including the beautiful blue azulene. This is a treasure that has been with humanity for a long time. It was discovered 500 years ago after an astute chemist decided to figure out why chamomile essential oil was blue. In 1863, another chemist Septimus Piesse discovered that wormwood and […]
Yarrow Energetic Properties and Uses
Yarrow Energetics take your Herbal practice to the next level. One of the first herbs most of us learn for first aid is Yarrow. It’s a handy flower to have in the garden and around the house to staunch bloody wounds, especially those that go deep and run bright red. Yarrow’s fever-quelling properties are another […]
104.Digestive Health and the Microbiome with Yaakov Levine
The microbiome has been a hot topic across our culture over the past couple of years. We’ve all heard about how important probiotics are to creating a healthy digestive system too. The options for an average consumer who wants to support gut health have expanded past yogurt.
Unlocking Lyme by Dr. William Rawls
Best audience for Unlocking Lyme: Herbalists and medical professionals who treat chronic illness and people who suffer from or have loved ones who suffer from chronic illness including Lyme Disease, Fibromyalgia, and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Candace said: Wow! Unlocking Lyme by Dr. William Rawls bridged the gap between the simplified and often inaccurate information out […]
Yarrow: 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. It was easy to see that Gus desperately […]
103.Herb Lab – Unlocking Lyme Disease with Dr. William Rawls
The information on Lyme disease has exploded over the last few decades. It has gone from a rare, mysterious illness to a bacterial infection with an archeological past. As modern medicine has gotten better at diagnosing adverse reactions to Borrelia bacteria species, doctors and herbalists alike are getting better at helping patients move into recovery. Inspired by an interview with Lyme disease expert, Dr. William Rawls, Sue and Candace discuss their own experiences with the history of Lyme disease.
Yarrow Heals Deep Wounds: Family Herbalism on All Levels
Yarrow is one of those dramatic herbs. It heals deep cuts like some kind of miracle plant and can draw bits of debris from broad and deep scrapes of all kinds leaving the skin to heal with minimal scarring. I have several personal stories, but few scars left, to prove it. Yarrow fights off fever […]
102.Unlocking Lyme Disease with Dr. William Rawls
Western medicine has improved their ability to test for and treat Lyme disease in the last few decades but much more progress is needed. Join Dr. William Rawls as he talks about the evolution of this tick-borne illness in human culture. The good doctor has focused on Lyme disease over time in response to his own struggle with the symptoms of the bacterial infection.
101.Health Questions for the Herbal Experts
Candace, Patrick and Sue pitch listener health questions on herbal medicine to their guests: Rebecca Harburg, LAc and Wendy Hounsel, RN, RH (AHG). Over the years, podcast fans have sent in pages of questions from our Herbal 101 segment of the podcast that the Real Herbalism Radio crew has collected.
Flavonoids in Calendula – How it Works
Calendula is full of healing flavonoids. Although this term is thrown around a lot in scientific circles, it is an important term for the general public to know about too. They are an important group of colorful phytochemicals in most herbs, fruits and vegetables. Plants make flavonoids to protect themselves from the oxidative stress of […]
Calendula Properties, Energetics, and Uses
Modern herbalists of all sorts are often well aware of the gentle power of Calendula to help heal topical conditions. Calendula, often called Pot Marigold, is often included in books and lessons for beginning herbalists because it’s a surprisingly safe in larger quantities. Safe, however, doesn’t mean not potent. Calendula has been used by home […]
Calendula: 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. When Gabriel wheeled into clinic, he had given […]