
Five Phases of TCM: Understanding Chinese Elements in Herbalism
There is an expression that you are the average of

There is an expression that you are the average of

Gut Health is a big topic among herbalists. We spend all kinds of time talking about digestion with our clients, students, and amongst ourselves. Why is the heath of your intestinal tract so important?
Plants have long been masters of the medicine of Love. Long ago, many of them joined the club of Aphrodisiacs, teaching us to use the tools we have to attract a mate and fully enjoy the experiences we share.

We loved good, hearty foods that warm you through and through. South Americans, sandwiches that marry the flavors of the American Southwest with the pure joy of a good Sloppy Joe, fit the bill. It turns out, they’re a regional comfort food.

Clinical herbalist and author Maria Noël Groves talks about harvesting and making medicine from the lung tonic herbal remedy garden.

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.

Spilanthes, aka Toothache Plant or Buzz Button Plant, has long-documented painkilling or analgesic properties that often take center stage in modern herbal remedies for not just tooth, mouth, and gum ailments. Spilanthes is antimicrobial (antibacterial and antifungal), too.
Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article – Herbalists know that apple cider vinegar deserves its place in the spotlight is its proven effect of reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.

Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive: How to use garlic to lower high blood pressure and reduce hypertension.

Cinnamon is spicy-hot medicine by all accounts. Herbalists often add

Cinnamon is spicy-hot medicine by all accounts. Herbalists often add a little Cinnamon bark or twig to topical formulas to get the blood flowing when healing bruising and muscle injuries like overworked muscles and tendons or damage due to trauma. In internal formulas, Cinnamon is…

The fruiting body of reishi mushroom is an excellent immune system supporter known as an immunomodulator.
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