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An Herbal Diary

May 31, 2018

Herbal actions put a name to a plant’s primarily performance in our body. I’m organizing my herbal pantry into actions and talking in detail about alterative herbs. This category of herbal actions may be the support our bodies need for healthy metabolism.

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Alterative Herbs

Eclectic Medicine

Jim McDonald,


May 24, 2018

Materia Medica translates to materials of medicine. Our material today is burdock. I’m also talking about how a plant’s healing abilities reach beyond the physical into our heart and spirit.

You can find the full nettle profile HERE but here’s a quick episode recap:

* emotional and spiritual qualities of burdock

*...


May 17, 2018

Digestion is foundational to our health and well-being. Today we focus on herbal roots that provide inulin. This prebiotic is vital to keeping the friendly microbes in our body happy as well as our digestion. And then I’m back in the kitchen to make super easy electuaries with powdered roots. 🍠🍯

Herbal...


May 10, 2018

Savory herbal decoctions second as broth, a vegetarian counterpart to bone broth. In contrast this herbal broth makes a lighter spring summer version. This is my spring cleanse, metabolic tonic with added immune strengthening capability.  And so simple to make. 🍵 💚

Burdock Root Photos

Springtime Tonic Burdock Root...


May 3, 2018

Materia Medica is a fancy way of telling a plant’s story and the herbal monograph documents it in an organized way. In this episode I share my own monograph on nettle. 🌿📜

You can find the full nettle profile HERE but here’s a quick episode recap:

* plant personalities and their stories

* considerations for...