Craig Pepin-Donat
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 Look for a good herbalist and nutritionist. And above all, as recommended in chapter two, find a physician that you trust, who practices integrative medicine.
Don't believe the overhyped claims of those in the supplement industry who take advantage of the vulnerabilities and the hopes of others. Many are selling snake oil. One rule of thumb to always remember: If it sounds too good to be true, it is! This is a good thing to remember in most areas of life. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 I have said many times—and will continue to say—that if, God forbid, I am in a car accident, do not take me to an herbalist. There is nothing like Western medicine, especially as practiced in the
A Sordid History
The American Medical Association (AMA) has an especially shameful history when it comes to accepting or embracing anything or anyone that is not in the "union." In the early part of the century it lobbied brutally against homeopaths. Its sister organization, the American Psychiatric Association, fought tirelessly against psychologists (we're talking Ph.D. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 These are the stated benefits of the Catalina herbal heat bag, according to The Herbalist:
May assist in the relief of muscle pain, aches and tension.
May assist with symptoms of abdominal pain such as feeling bloated.
Helps in the relief of the common cold and a stuffy nose (inhale the fragrance at nighttime).
Helps to reduce signs of swelling and muscle inflammation.
Assists in the reduction of stiffness in the joints.
Helps to stimulate peripheral blood circulation
The manufacturer is based in Australia, and looking for a distributor in the US for this unique product. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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 In addition to the products already mentioned, herbalist Susun Weed provides the following list of products to avoid: DES (diethylstilbestrol), laxatives, pHisoHex (or anything else containing hexachlorophene), hair dyes, phenobarbital, barbiturates, tranquilizers, epinephrine (adrenaline) shots, sulfa drugs, antibiotics, vaccines, anesthetics, mercury vapors in dentists' offices, steroids, hormones, and Accutane (an acne medication). |
Stacy Malkan
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 One day his mother, a herbalist, came to visit. "Horst, it smells terrible in here," she told him. At that moment something clicked for him, and everything changed. "If you're sitting on a mountain it's very difficult to see the mountain," he said, "if you smell it every day." He and his mom started experimenting with new formulations and making natural products. In the early 1970s, Horst "got turned on to Eastern philosophy" and went to India to study Ayurveda, a form of plant-based medicine that emphasizes prevention. |
Dr. Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons and Elizabeth M. Williamson
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 Herbalists' prescriptions
A first consultation with a herbalist may last for an hour or more, during which the herbalist will explore the detailed history of the illness. Generally, a combination
Table 12. |
Bill Sardi
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 Chen and Wang, who is also an herbalist, collaborated to modify an existing herbal formula used in China to treat uro-logic problems, which became the PC-SPES product. The first patient to use it was Chen's brother-in-law, a physician in Taiwan with advanced prostate cancer who was alive and well 10 years later. [Journal National Cancer Institute 94: 1266-68, 2002]
Over time Dr. Chen had secured research grants from the National Cancer Institute and prostate cancer survivor/investor Michael Milken's CaP CURE organization. |
| She never paid the herbalist the bill for $120,000 and dismissed him from her home.
The LA Times article when on to say: "The therapies for which he and his wife had paid so dearly — using up much of their savings and forsaking traditional cancer treatments that might have prolonged his life — were useless, doctors say." That they were, but so are most of the treatments offered by cancer doctors.
Roan argued that alternative medicine practitioners have been given some level of credibility by their integration with doctors who provide conventional care. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 It was also great to see Brigitte Mars, a raw herbalist and prolific author based in Boulder, Colorado (www.brigittemars.com). Brigitte offers some outstanding books, including The Desktop Guide to Herbal Medicine, which you can find on her website. See more of her books here: http://www.brigittemars.com/framefiles/books.htm
Although Dr. Gabriel Cousens isn't personally at the event this weekend, his Tree of Life Rejuvenation Center is represented here (www.TreeofLife.nu). |
Kevin Trudeau
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 See an herbalist.
Like all health-care practitioners, there are individuals who are excellent and whose therapy will give you tremendous, vast, and profound results. Seeing a highly-recommended herbalist allows you to be treated in a natural way where you avoid the dangers of drugs. If you have never had a consultation with an herbalist at least once, you have no idea what you are missing. When you take recommended herbs in a specific recommended dosage that is customized specifically for you, the physical benefits that you can receive are enormous. d. See a homeopathic practitioner. |
Marshall Editions
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 For example, antifungal herbs can be added if the herbalist suspects that fungus may be an issue.
Calendula and chamomile: These topical anti-inflammatory plants can calm the inflammation that is symptomatic of this disorder. Calendula and chamomile flowers are often made into creams that can be easily applied to an inflamed scalp. These plants are gentle enough in their action that they are safe for use on infants.
Olive oil: A small amount of olive oil massaged into the affected scalp can be enough to provide some anti-inflammatory and soothing qualities for cradle cap. |
Tori Hudson, N.D.
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| Western medicine believes that there is no way to prevent preeclampsia but that it can be kept from progressing to eclampsia with good prenatal care. herbalist Susun Weed disagrees, calling preeclampsia "the result of malnutrition during pregnancy," and says it is easily prevented by eating 60 to 80 grams of protein daily, getting enough salt, foods high in calcium, adequate calories, and nourishing herbal supports like raspberry, nettle, and dandelion leaves throughout pregnancy. |
| Wild yam root, according to herbalist Susun Weed, is "specific and powerful for nausea of pregnancy."140 As we discussed earlier in this chapter, studies have shown ginger root to be extremely effective in the treatment of the nausea and vomiting of severe morning sickness. Start with 250 mg of ginger root powder four times daily; increase if necessary. Fresh ginger root tea can be made by simmering slices of ginger root in boiling water for 15 minutes. Add honey to taste.
Chronic Miscarriage/Abortion
Ten percenr of first trimester pregnancies end in spontaneous abortion or miscarriage. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Christopher Hobbs, a licensed acupuncturist and fourth-generation herbalist and botanist with more than 30 years of experience with herbs, writes that clinical and laboratory research on dandelion shows "a doubling of bile output with leaf extracts and a quadrupling of bile output with the root extract." Since bile helps with the digestion and absorption of fats, this might explain how effective dandelion is in helping with heartburn and indigestion.
Dandelion Root for Diabetes
Dandelion root is also helpful in the treatment of diabetes. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 John Parkenson, the famed English gardener and herbalist, grew licorice in his garden and used the roots to make herbal beer. He also recommended its use for people with hoarseness of the throat, ulcers of the bladder, wheezing, painful urination, and consumption (tuberculosis). He made a formula with licorice, figs, and maidenhair fern; the combination was boiled in water to make a sweet, pleasant-tasting medicine.
In ancient China, licorice was considered a principle drug among all drugs. It is perhaps the most commonly used herb in classical prescriptions. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 Eupatorium, the genus name, is derived from that of Mithrades Eupator, a first-century Persian king who was also a famed herbalist. The species name, perfoliatum, refers to the leaves, which appear to be perforated by the stem. |
Pam Montgomery
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 Agrimony is one such plant particularly in regard to altering the circumstances or outcome of a potential conflict. herbalist Matthew Wood says of Agrimony, "It will change the environment around the person using it."
Carol relates this experience with Agrimony: "My divorce was turning into a rather nasty affair. I had worked so hard all my life to get where I was and now, in an instant, all of it could be taken away. I told my lawyer what I expected in the divorce and she told me it would never happen even though I deserved it. It was then I started to carry Agrimony with me. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 Letha Hadady, herbalist and certified acupuncturist, has a different approach. She uses certain Asian herbs because "when we take serotonin drugs, we lose our connection with our own body and our own healing powers. Simply breathing in the light and sending out love opens up all our possibilities for self healing. There are other sources of serotonin—sunshine, bananas, the ions from the seashore—but herbs also can give us the natural warmth and grounding and centering. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| If you want to use a species that is not listed, be sure to first research its properties, and consult with a qualified herbalist if necessary to discuss how it should (and how it should not) be used.
FAMILY
Families are lovely, and plants have them too. Families rank just above genera in the system of biological classification. Understanding which families the different healing herbs belong to can help you begin to see the bigger web of relationships among them.
ETYMOLOGY
The meaning of a plant's name, whether its Latinized binomial or its common name, connects us to its history of use. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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| From Mary Bove's Case Files—Autoimmune Hyperthyroidism (Graves' Disease)
Mary Bove, ND, MNIMH, is a midwife, naturopathic physician, and herbalist who trained in the United Kingdom, and at the National College of Naturopathic Medicine in Portland, Oregon. She has a very busy practice in Brattleboro, Vermont, and is the author of The Encyclopedia of Natural Healing for Children and Infants.
Kay, thirty-four years old, a new mother of just seven weeks, had recently been diagnosed with autoimmune hyperthyroidism, known as Graves' disease. |
| The herbalist dealt with internal disharmonies and used herbal remedies to treat these imbalances as well as symptoms. Disharmony equally involved the body and the mind so that one internal disharmony could affect all categories of experience. There was no assumption of a split between the mind and the body, as there often is in Western medicine.
HERBAL PERCEPTIONS TODAY
Certain herbs, such as black cohosh, echinacea, garlic, kava, milk thistle, saw palmetto, and St. John's wort, have become popular over the last twenty years but herbal medicine has not. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| Other Uses
In 1597 herbalist John Gerard quoted in his writings an old saying, "Ego borago gaudia semper ago," meaning "I, Borage, always bring courage." In fact, the flowers have long been used to bolster courage (perhaps the fact that they nourish the adrenal glands explains why). In medieval times the flowers were embroidered on the mantles of knights and j ousters to give them courage, and they were also floated in drinks given to Crusaders as they took their leave. They were also sneaked into the drinks of prospective husbands to give them the courage to propose. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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| It is always best to consult with a health professional or clinical herbalist. In some cases, a product containing several adaptogens as a general tonic would be most beneficial.
Most readers are interested in the effects or actions that herbs have on the human body and want to know which adaptogens are useful for specific indications. This chapter will provide information about specific adaptogens that can be used for many conditions, including aging, cancer, elevated cholesterol levels, decreased immune-system function, fatigue, stress, and weight management. |
Richard Bartlett
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 John Christopher, the prominent herbalist, used to say that there are no incurable conditions, but there are incurable individuals.
If a particular problem you are working with seems insurmountable, why not just change the rules a little bit and try something different that perhaps no one before you has ever thought of? Certainly, if you hear the small, still voice of intuitive guidance, and if what it suggests appears to be uplifting and helpful, then why not give the new concept a test spin? You never know; you might be on the threshold of a new reality or possibility. |
Brenda Watson and Leonard Smith
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 Many years ago, the late master herbalist Stuart Wheelwright dubbed this domino effect the "toxic stress cycle."
As medical researchers learn more about toxins, a growing consensus focuses on the central role toxins play in damaging our health. They take a toll from the time you are in your mother's womb until you take your last breath. What's more, they may even harm you before you are conceived.
It's remarkable to think that exposure of an embryo to environmental toxins can create new inherited traits, but scientific research has shown this to be the case. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| It was an important ingredient in composition powder, a cure-all remedy popularized in the early nineteenth century by North American herbalist Samuel Thompson. Today, bay-berry is used in treatments for colds, colic, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, irritable bowel syndrome, leukorrhea, menorrhagia, sore throat, tonsillitis, and varicose veins. |
David Steinman
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 Indiana-born—Hoosier—son of an herbalist and organic farmer-—how much more American could this green patriot be?
You can go to any health food store in America and find Aubrey's cosmetics and personal-care products. Visit www.aubrey-organics.com.
Aveda is another company that I've come to admire and that I think is on the right track. The company is strongly committed to reducing global greenhouse emissions by forgoing the use of petrochemicals in its products. It is also doing good deeds around the world. Take, for example, their use of natural colors. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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| From Alan Tillotson's Case Files—Shilajit for Dysentery
Alan Tillotson, PhD, RH(AHG), is a brilliant ayurvedic-trained herbalist and the author of The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook.
There are situations where adaptogens do more than relieve minor health problems. In this real-life story, Tillotson tells how one of the greatest Nepali traditional doctors saved his life with the adaptogen shilajit:
Here is my own case history. In 1976,1 was trekking in Afghanistan and contracted severe amoebic dysentery, compounded by being a diabetic. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| And there are reports of a Chinese herbalist, Li Ching Yun, who supposedly lived to be 256 years old and was a regular consumer of gotu kola.
Gotu kola is known to strengthen the body's membranes, help restore strength to the venous walls and connective tissue, calm the mind, improve neural transport, and help the body detoxify. It is believed
1 UJ to improve the movement of energy from the left and right brain hemispheres. |
David Steinman
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| Having found ginger to be a COX-2 inhibitor, Schulick, a master herbalist with twenty-five years of experience, scoured all the available medical databases, including the National Library of Medicine and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, for premiere herbal candidates to combat inflammation generated by cancer. |
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