Kenny Ausubel
See book keywords and concepts |  What it means is that somebody somewhere used it and found it useful, and was impressed enough with the results to continue using it. herbalism in general and especially the way it was practiced in the nineteenth century and still today is a pretty empirical science. The real significance is that, if it does work from the standpoint of the person trying to cure the disease, that's good enough. They can let the molecular biologist worry about how it works. The Eclectic school and these others were pretty savvy and they didn't use things if they didn't feel that they were getting some results. | | However, as fate would decree, King Henry VIII was an amateur devotee of herbal medicine, and his Parliament countered with a radical "Act" legitimizing the practice of lay herbalism in 1542. "It shall be lawful for every person being the King's subject, having knowledge and experience of the nature of Herbs, Roots and Waters ... to practice, use and minister . . . according to their cunning, experience and knowledge in any of the diseases .. . without suit, vexation, trouble, penalty, or loss of their goods."4
The King's Act did not stop there. | | Both John and Oren expressed interest in cultivating the Hoxsey herbs on Indian lands, where today there is a small but vigorous rebirth of traditional herbalism, and where cancer is epidemic. Oren spoke slowly in the same idling pauses punctuating Mildred's languid storytelling. From a traditional perspective, he said, it is the spirit that heals, though the herbs and the medicines help.
Mildred was captivated by the conversation, enthralled talking about plants, animals, traditional culture, and, always, cancer. | | Varro Tyler, Distinguished Professor of Pharmacognosy Emeritus at Purdue University, has called the system "rational herbalism."
Yet the very success of alternative medicine yields a new array of pressures and problems entering the medical marketplace at a moment of radical restructuring. The inevitable logic of the powerful political and economic forces set in motion a century ago is coming home to roost in unprecedented corporatization at the same time that medicine is undergoing profound therapeutic changes.
The AMA continues to play a complicated and shifting role in this transformation. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
See book keywords and concepts | | Native American Folk Medicine
The herbalism of the Native Americans was rooted in a deep feeling of unity among people, plants, and animals. Native American tribes used golden seal, slippery elm, chapparal, sarsaparilla, witch hazel, cascara sagrada, and echinacea, among many other herbs, for healing purposes.
Chapparal was used by the Dieguenos as a potent blood purifier. This tribe also used yerba santa for respiratory ailments. The Cherokees used golden seal root to heal sores and arrow wounds. | | I read about other approaches to health and illness: osteopathy, chiropractic, homeopathy, nutrition and herbalism, relaxation therapies, autogenics and hypnosis, massage, and Rolling.
I experimented on myself. Over time, I discovered tools—meditation, yoga, Tai Chi (a Chinese moving meditation)—which helped me experience from the inside organs I had once palpated in surgery, and become aware of physiological processes I had seen recorded on laboratory instruments. | | There are probably as many systems for using herbs as there are herbalists, because herbalism is more an art and a tool of divine nature than a science. You will probably discover the "magic" of herbs after you get involved in the gathering, growing, and use of them.
From The Way of Herbs © Michael Tierra. The complete booklet may be obtained by mail from the author at 3254 B Mission Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95065.
Herbal traditions vary from one culture to the next, both in the specific herbs used and in their application. |
Ruth Winter, M.S.
See book keywords and concepts |  Wooster Beach, who in the mid-1800s founded Eclectic Medicine, a blending of homeopathic and North American herbalism. It has been found that it increases the ability of white blood cells to fight, digest, and destroy toxic organisms that invade the body. Echinacea is taken to combat colds, infections, and inflammations. The herb produces a numbing sensation when held in the mouth for a few minutes.
ECHINACIN • See Echinacea. ECZEMA • Inflammation of the skin. EDC • See Ethylene Dichloride. EDETATE DISODIUM • Disodium EDTA. Disotate. Endrate Versenate. Edathamil Disodium. EDTA. Sodium Edetate. |
Michael Tierra
See book keywords and concepts |  The Way of Herbs, now a bible for herbalism, strives to keep abreast of this need and the growing knowledge of new herbs and available research.
In this revised edition of The Way of Herbs, several changes have been made. Thirty-two new herbs have been added and information on many of the existing ones appearing in the previous edition has been updated on the basis of the latest research and herbs most recently added to the modern Western pharmacopoeia. While many of these herbs have been used for centuries, others are being discovered in the West for the first time. |
Andrew Chevallier
See book keywords and concepts |  Zm zi plays a ignificant role in Chinese herbalism.
Habitat & Cultivation Native to southeastern provinces of China, zhi zi prefers humid, tropical climates. The fruit is gathered when it turns reddish yellow. Part Used Fruit.
Constituents Zhi zi fruit contains a volatile oil, gardenin crocin, and geniposide. History & Folklore Zhi zi has been used in Chinese medicine for at least 2,000 years. It provides an important essential oil used to flavor teas. The oil is also used to make perfumes. Gardenia perfumes often blend zhi zi, jasmine, and tuberose. |
Susun S. Weed
See book keywords and concepts |  Therapeutic herbalism, David Hoffman, private printing, 1992
Herbal Pharmacy I Recipes ]
After-Surgery Lozenges....................301
Anti-Cancer Plaster, Three-Step .............306
Anti-Radiation Easy Meal..................308
Black Ointment..........................304
Burdock Seed Oil........................298
Castor Oil Pack.......................... 62
Citrus Peel Honey........................270
Essiac..................................301
Evergreen Breast Massage Oil..............298
Favorite Fast Cabbage.....................307
Garlic Toast............................. | | Seek out practitioners of Traditional Chinese Medicine, homeopathy, naturopathy, or medical herbalism for alternatives to drugs.
• In a study of 34,000 people who were at normal or low risk of developing cancer, those who had allergies were one-third more likely to develop cancer than those who reported freedom from allergies. Those with asthma were one-fifth more likely to be diagnosed with cancer. Antihistamines such as Claritin (loratadine), Hismanal (astemizole), and Atarax (hydrocyzine) are known to incite existing cancers to grow more quickly and more aggressively. |
Ralph W. Moss PhD
See book keywords and concepts |  While cat's claw is acclaimed as a potent traditional remedy (including for cancer), it strikes me as odd that there are no mentions of it in any of the standard reference works on herbalism or folk medicine (333).
The AHPA states that "ethnobotanical data are scanty." Dr. Fernando Cabieses of the Peruvian Ministry of Health found Uncaria species missing from the oldest and most important books on Peruvian medicinal plants. | | It is interesting from a sociological point of view that nutrition and herbalism were opposed, in part, because they were associated with women. For example, Fishbein considered Eclecticism "the apotheosis of the old grandmother and witch-doctor systems of treatment." It arose out of "the medical practice of an old-woman herb doctor." Herbal remedies, built up over decades of careful observation, were mockingly derided as "veritable vegetable soups" (132).
Fishbein considered anything traditional in medicine to be abhorrent. | | England is remarkable in that it had explicitly legalized the practice of herbalism by laypersons. In the Herbalists' Charter of 1542 (also derisively called the "Quacks' Charter") King Henry VIII allowed the laity to practice herbal medicine provided that they did not charge for anything other than the herbs themselves:
"It shall be lawful for every person being the King's subject, having knowledge and experience of the nature of Herbs, Roots and Waters...to practice, use and minister...according to their cunning, experience and knowledge in any of the diseases... | | In fact, many of these herbs—burdock, yellow dock, blue violet, Oregon grape—occur again and again in the story of herbalism. They weave in and out of various formulas, both secret and open, formulas which occur over the last 2000 years as treatments for cancer.
Out of thousands of possible candidates, these few have often been the standbys of herbalists of all eras. Is this just coincidence? Conscious or unconscious borrowing? Or are they used because they work, and are empirically discovered and rediscovered to have beneficial effects for cancer patients? |
James S. Gordon, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  It draws on the perspectives and practices of the world's great healing traditions, including Chinese medicine and Indian Ayurveda, Native American, and African healing; and it gives a full and honorable place to popular European and American therapeutic practices that have been swept aside or scorned by our modern mainstream medicine—the use of spinal manipulation by chiropractors and osteopaths; such "natural" approaches as diet, herbalism, and massage; homeopathy and prayer. |
Michael Tierra
See book keywords and concepts | | Also recognizing the need for accrediting herbalists in Chinese Medicine, the NCCAOM (National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine) several years ago created a national examination and licensing for those demonstrating expertise in Chinese herbalism. While recognition from such organizations is vital and necessary at this time for all types of herbalists, it is not without controversy. These are only some of the issues facing herbalists at this time. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
See book keywords and concepts |  The spirit of herbalism is the foundation of my work. The mystery of the plant world has revealed a face of God that will forever touch me. As each day passes, I am drawn deeper into the world of aromatic oils, roots, leaves, barks, and flowers that so humbly exists for our food and medicine.
Two American systems of herbal medicine that evolved during the latter half of the nineteenth century have influenced me greatly. They are Eclecticism and Physiomedicalism, which, like all forms of traditional medicine, sought to promote healing and restore health by strengthening the body's vital force. |
Michael Tierra
See book keywords and concepts | | May this revised edition further the wise use of herbalism by all those interested in herbs and natural healing.
Lesley Tierra, L.Ac., Dipl. Ac, Dipl. C.H., AHG author of Herbs of Life, Healing with Chinese Herbs, coauthor with Michael Tierra of Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine, volume I August, 1998
EDITOR'S PREFACE
Michael Tierra has been practicing herbal medicine and acupuncture in Santa Cruz, California for the past decade. He has an extensive background of study with traditional healers of America, India and China. | | From these diverse cultures, he has developed a unique approach to herbalism that is firmly rooted in practical experience. I have also been deeply involved in herbal medicine, but with a background in biochemistry, physiology and practical pharmacology. Much of my work has been with investigations of herb safety and efficacy from a scientific viewpoint. For years, Michael and I have been working and teaching in Santa Cruz, representing two very diverse aspects of herbal medicine. | | Again a principle of Planetary herbalism is to combine synergistic herbs, which in this case serve as demulcent laxatives to create a broader range of effect. I use psyllium-seed husks, flax seeds and the tonic nutritive chiao seeds, together with triphala, to create a sure and effective combination that again has some tonic as well as eliminative properties.
Antispasmodic Formula (Acute Medicine)
This is an all-purpose first aid remedy for a variety of emergencies, including shock, cramps, hysteria and poisonous bites and stings. |
Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In TCM herbalism, the functional processes of the organs are of far greater importance than their relation to the accompanying meridians. For the beginner, the use of Western anatomical organ names and the fact that only twelve organs are delineated may pose some confusion. Always pragmatic, the ancient Chinese included only as much factual information in their calculations as was necessary to arrive at an effective treatment. | | In traditional Chinese herbalism, great emphasis is placed on the classification of herbs and foods first according to their energies— expressed as heating, neutral, or cooling—and second, but of no lesser importance, on their flavors.
Organs: Yin conditions are reflected as more chronic and internal diseases. Usually these involve organic disorders with the solid yin organs of transformation: liver, heart, spleen-pancreas, lungs, and kidneys-endocrine system. | | This also becomes the foundation of TCM, including dietetics, herbalism, acupuncture, and all other physiotherapies.
Yang is hot, moving, energetic, external, dry, masculine, aggressive, bold, light, day, sky or heaven. Yin is cold, slow, without energy, internal, moist, feminine, receptive, timid, dark, night, and earth. While yang rises upward, yin descends; yang expresses itself externally, while yin is internal. Yang is hot and inflammatory; yin is cold; yang is dry, yin is moist; yang is acute, yin is chronic. Health is represented as a balance of yin and yang. | | Chinese herbalism and dietetics more obviously use both energetic responses, classifying herbs and foods "organolepti-cally," according to their flavors, energies, textures, and colors. Today, these are considered along with the various quantifiable components, such as protein, carbohydrate, fats, vitamins, and minerals, according to individual indications. The immune system is also seen as a form of qi that it can be negatively influenced by pollution, bad diet, physical and emotional stress, and other factors. This eventually becomes the underlying cause for disease. |
Michael Castleman
See book keywords and concepts |  Today, tragically, Dutch elm disease has decimated our elm forests, and our landscape and herbalism are poorer as a result. But the beneficial bark is still available in bulk and in herbal cough drops and sore throat lozenges.
How-to: For a poultice, mix the powdered bark with water to make a paste. Apply the paste to the affected area, then cover it with a bandage. Change the bandage and slippery elm preparation daily.
For a soothing decoction, use one to three teaspoons of powdered bark per cup of water. Blend a little water in first to prevent lumpiness. |
Michael Tierra
See book keywords and concepts | | Since his knowledge of Chinese medicine was greater than his knowledge of Ayurveda, he decided to apply the theoretical principles he had learned from Chinese herbalism to those of India. The effectiveness of the herbs was not only far greater when he did this, but he learned a great deal more about the herbs as well.
Realizing the true importance of energetics and how that influences the appropriate use and subsequent effectiveness of herbs, Michael's next step was to apply this same theoretical foundation to Western herbs. |
Richard Leviton
See book keywords and concepts |  More specifically, alternative medicine (or "natural," "traditional," "holistic," "complementary," "integrated," "essential" medicine) includes at least forty modalities such as acupuncture, Ayurveda, herbalism, naturopathy, homeopathy, dietary/nutritional, chiropractic, osteopathy, color and music therapy, hydrotherapy, reflexology, and many others. Acupuncture, which is part of traditional Chinese medicine, has a traceable history of about 5,000 years; homeopathy has a 200-year documented history; reflexology and color and music therapy were practiced in classical Greece, and even Egypt. |
Cynthia A. Foster, M.D.
See book keywords and concepts |  In time, I began to understand herbalism and natural healing in a way that would allow me to know what to do in just about every situation from the most simple to the most life-threatening with solely natural healing techniques. I learned that there were herbs that were antispasmodic that would have stopped my seizures (I had had to go through them as I was healing them). I learned that Claire was not the only intense natural healer out there. I began to collect all of the information I could, spending a lot of money in the process on videos and books. I've never regretted it. |
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