Cynthia A. Foster, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  I rubbed an herbal healing oil all over my back right after the showers, and I found out how intense things like peppermint oil and cayenne can be afterwards. All of those things worked very well. It's all gone. My back is better than before I had the accident. I forgave the lady who ran the red light. I guess it's a good thing I had the accident. It gave me the opportunity to heal my back which had been so damaged from all of those years of having seizures. It took about one and a half months.
I heard other stories about how people had become disabled with arthritis after their whiplash. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts |  Hill
Herbal Therapy
Try a Saint-John's-wort or calendula salve to soothe the itching and irritation caused by vaginitis, says Barre, Vermont, herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, author of herbal healing for Women and other books about herbs. These products are sold in most health food stores, and Gladstar says to follow the apphcation directions on the label. | | Herbal steam treatments are a soothing way to treat the head congestion that can come with a cold, says Barre, Vermont, herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, author of herbal healing for Women and other books about herbs. Her advice: Heat a large pot of water to boding. Then remove it from the heat source and drip a few drops of essential oil into it. (You can buy essential oils in most health food stores. Eucalyptus, sage and balsam are particularly good for cold congestion, Gladstar says.) Drape a bath towel over your head and breathe deeply for five to ten minutes. | | Ill
Herbal Therapy
In herbal healing for Women, Barre, Vermont, herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, author of several other herb books, offers this recipe for Immune Cleanser Tea, which she recommends as part of an overall health care program to treat fibrocystic breasts. You can find all of the ingredients—freshly dried herbs and powders—in most health food stores or by mail order (refer to the resource hst on page 635). | | Herbal Therapy
Peppermint is what herbalists call an antispasmodic, and it may help alleviate the bowel spasms that are often part of IBS, says Barre, Vermont, herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, author of herbal healing for Women and other books about herbs. She recommends peppermint oil, available in most health food stores. She says to take two or three drops of the oil, diluted in lA cup of warm water, three or four times a day. hill
Relaxation and Meditation
Progressive relaxation may reduce anxiety and help subdue the symptoms of IBS, says Edward B. Blanchard, Ph.D. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
See book keywords and concepts | | But advocates of herbal healing say you're not doing enough unless you're including the right herbs in your diet.
Of course, no herb is a replacement for a heart-healthy lifestyle, including a low-fat diet and regular exercise. But if you're already working out, eating right, having regular checkups and following your doctor's advice, adding a few herbs to your diet may give you a leg up in the race against heart disease.
Guarding Your Heart with Garlic
A decade or two ago, garlic was the herbalist's best-kept secret. |
Gale Maleskey
See book keywords and concepts |  During the several millennia that humans have known about herbal healing, practitioners have used herbs in a wide range of forms, from teas and tinctures to poultices and compresses—and today, as supplements.
When medicines are derived from healing herbs, they're called phy-tomedicines, botanicals, or herbal supplements. The terms are interchangeable, and all mean medicines derived solely from plant material. Today, these botanicals are widely distributed. Many are available in drugstores, health food stores, grocery stores, and even department stores. |
Earl L. Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Licorice extract (deglycyrrizinated licorice or DGL) is a wonderful herbal healing aid for ulcers. It increases the production of protective mucus in the stomach. Use 300 mg four to six times a day. Unripe banana also has anti-ulcer effects, as do the herbs slippery elm (Ulmus fulva; take 200 mg four to six times a day), marshmallow root (Althaea officinalis; take 200 mg four to six times a day) and the juice of raw cabbage. You can buy extract of unripe plantain banana (Musa paradis-iaca); take 150 mg four to six times a day. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  Or I'd try this aspirin-replacement herbal blend from Christopher Hobbs, distinguished fourth-generation California herbalist and botanist and author of Handbook for Herbal Healing: Two parts each of passionflower, white willow and wood betony and one part lavender. Hobbs suggests steeping two teaspoons of the mixture in one cup of boiling water.
V Folk herbs. Many herbs have been used folklorically for hangover. They might help, or perhaps it's simply the water in the tea that makes people feel better. |
Susun S. Weed
See book keywords and concepts |  Chongxi, Healing Arts, 1992
8. herbal healing for Women, Rosemary Gladstar, Simon & Schuster, 1993
9. Herbal Medicine, R. F. Weiss, M.D., AB Arcanum, 1988
10. The Herbs of Life, Leslie Tierra, Crossing Press, 1992
11. Indian Herbology, Alma Hutchens, Merco, 1969
12. Medicinal Plants, Steven Foster, James Duke, Houghton Mifflin, 1990
13. Medicinal Plants of the Mountain West, Michael Moore, Museum of New Mexico Press, 1979
14. Medicinal Plants of the Pacific West, M. Moore, Red Crane, 1993
15. Medicines from the Earth, R. E. Schultes, Harper & Row, 1978
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Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts |  His teaching represents the best in herbal healing; to me it speaks more clearly than anything else I've personally encountered on the subject. Thus, as a contributing author, Karta Purkh is a primary source for much of the factual information in this book.
We also both have track records for making health information and new health habits useful in people's everyday lives—helping them to integrate new concepts, take action, and produce the extraordinary benefits and results they always wanted. |
Michael Tierra
See book keywords and concepts |  It must be understood that herbal healing involves a specially directed and trained imaginative and intuitive sense that cannot be taught mechanically but must rather be discovered and acquired with practice.
True "holistic" healing involves a healing of both mind and soul, and native shamans, curanderos and medicine men and women are always very aware of this fact. Using various tricks and performances to entice and help others to see themselves in a more positive way, they offer herbs as plant-sacraments providing a specific point of focus for all of their creative play. |
Robyn Landis
See book keywords and concepts | | Food and Diet
A Foundation for Healing: Some Words about Diet
The more your body already reflects a commitment to health through basic care, the more that herbs can help you accomplish. herbal healing works best on a clean and strong foundation.
It should not be surprising that what we eat has the power both to harm and to heal. Food runs virtually evety body operation in some way. The food we take in is all that our bodies have to work with to perform the millions of tasks they do during every second we are alive. |
Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay.
See book keywords and concepts |  Detoxification has long been a part of all the major herbal healing systems. In Ayurveda, it was elevated to the status of one of the original eight branches of medicine. Even today, the use of emetics to cleanse the stomach of poisons is a standard ER treatment.
All of us recognize the importance of cleansing our skin by bathing, cleansing our food by washing it before use, and so forth. In herbal medicine this concept can be expanded to encompass ideas such as cleansing the colon with laxatives or washing the sinuses to treat chronic sinusitis. | | What's the bottom line on herbal healing?
In spite of all this, I go back to my basic experience of having my health restored by drinking plain old dried or fresh herbs brewed into a tea. I agree with Jim Duke, Ph.D., renowned phytochemist and former director of the USDA's botanical division, who says that eventually science will find a health benefit and value for virtually every component we find in herbs. Until then, I think our priority should be finding healthy organic herbs, using the wisdom of science and tradition to make them palatable, and consuming them with love. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
See book keywords and concepts |  Ginger is a great soother for all types of nausea, even the kind brought about by overimbibing, says Rosemary Gladstar, an herbalist at the Sage Mountain herbal education center in East Barre, Vermont, and author of herbal healing for Women. To 1 cup of boiling water, add 1 teaspoon of dried ginger or 2 teaspoons of grated fresh ginger. Remove from the heat and steep, covered, for 10 minutes.
Dandelion and Burdock
Drink V4 cup of tea every 30 to 45 minutes, for a total of 3 to 4 cups. If half a day goes by and you still feel woozy, try a tea made from dandelion root and burdock. | | That's right, herbs are foods, and some foods—cranberry, oats, and others you'll find in this book—have herbal healing qualities.
Of course, the lion's share of herbal remedies aren't side dishes at dinner, so it helps to familiarize yourself with the most common ways to take your herbal medicine. Let's take a look.
Teas: Taking Time to Heal
When you hear the word extract (as you often will in herbal medicine), remember that it's just a loose term for any method of getting the healing constituents out of a plant so that you can enjoy its benefits without eating it. | | This popular herb helps restore energy, and it can be used safely for prolonged periods, says herbalist Rosemary Glad-star of the Sage Mountain herbal education center in East Barre, Vermont, author of herbal healing for Women.
Peppermint
Spray your car interior with oil and water. Buy a 4-ounce spray bottle, fill it with water, and add a couple of drops of peppermint oil.
Cause: Lifestyle, and the fact that so many people burn the candle at both ends, account for most commuter-related fatigue. | | Then you can enjoy the world of herbal healing with confidence.
Herb
Cautions and Safety Guidelines
Agrimony (Agrimonia eupatoria)
None; generally regarded as safe.
Alfalfa (Medicago sativd)
None; generally regarded as safe.
Aloe (Aloe barbadensis)
Do not use gel topically on any surgical incision; may delay wound healing. Do not ingest dried leaf; it is a habit-forming laxative.
Alpha hydroxy acids (AHAs)
Discontinue use if stinging, redness, itching, or any other symptoms of skin irritation occur. |
Bill Gottlieb
See book keywords and concepts | | Herbal Therapy
Red raspberry leaf tea tones the uterine muscles, says Barre, Vermont, herbalist Rosemary Gladstar, author of herbal healing for Women and other books about herbs. It is also rich in iron, she says, and makes a pleasant-tasting, all-purpose tea to drink daily during pregnancy. Drink ginger tea with a httle honey and lemon to ease morning sickness symptoms, she advises. Chamomile tea aids digestion, she says, and its calming effects will help you relax. For ease of use, try these teas in tea bag form, she adds. All of them are available in most health food stores. |
William Duffy
See book keywords and concepts |  His father had taken him on herb-collecting trips all over the countryside, by the dawn's early light as well as by the dark of the moon. People came from miles around to consult with his father about their miseries. Sometimes they would be given potions to take home. Perhaps a hot tub might be prepared with a selection of dried branches; the patient would soak away his pain in the tub in the kitchen. No one with the miseries ever left the healer without being questioned on eating and drinking habits. One would be cautioned about the quality of the bread being eaten, the wine being drunk. |
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