Alese “Dandy” Colehour, Guest
Hear from Alese Dandy Colehour on Real Herbalism Radio. Here’s a list of the shows where she’s featured and more info on her. Real Herbalism Radio is an Herbal podcast of The Practical Herbalist®.
Hear from Alese Dandy Colehour on Real Herbalism Radio. Here’s a list of the shows where she’s featured and more info on her. Real Herbalism Radio is an Herbal podcast of The Practical Herbalist®.
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Before I launch into a detailed discussion of all the lovely health benefits of using the wild mushroom known in English as Wood Ear (Latin name: Tremella fuciformis), I want to talk a little bit about the Chinese name. The Chinese term is Yin Er, which literally translates as Silver Ear. It is worth noting that the word “Yin/银” or silver, in this context, is a homophone for a different “Yin/陰” which is the Yin from Yin-Yang.
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One of the most commonly used ingredients in Chinese herbal formulas is the fungus known as Poria cocos in Latin, and also called China root, Indian bread, and just poria. It is the primary herb in the “drain dampness” category.
Shiitake Mushrooms are not exactly what you think of when an Herbalist starts talking about Medicinal Mushrooms…but they really ought to be! They’re loaded with safe and gentle medicinal properties that the wiser Herbalists use regularly to prevent illness and restore balance when needed.
Hops have been the bittering herbs for beer for a few centuries now. In more recent years here in the Pacific Northwest, it’s as if brewers have gotten drunk off the bitter Hops brings to the feremeter- Extreme IPA has become the standard beer here, with extreme being the important element in that moniker. These beers are quite medicinal in strength. Between the higher alcohol levels that draw higher levels of medicinal constituents out of the hops and the sheer volume of hops brewers are using, Extreme IPA beers are starting to taste more like tinctures than like beers. If that’s your jam, great. But, if hops isn’t the best herb for you, it’ll come as a relief to know that there are a lot of other herbs you can try!
Berries don’t get a ton of credit for their medicinal
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We’re talking with Bett Williams, author of The Wild Kindness: A Psilocybin Odyssey about Psilocybin mushrooms, modern culture, herbal medicine, and the law.
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