#Herblism

[emeraldlabyrinth]

Herbalism and Modern Medicine

Rodale's 21st-Century Herbal by Andrew Weil and Michael J. Balick

Rodale's 21st-Century Herbal: A Practical Guide for Healthy Living Using Nature's Most Powerful Plants by Michael J. Balick and forwarded by Andrew Weil

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Traveling around the world Balick has spoken with natives, learning how they have been using herbs for centuries. He is also an ethnobotanist, economic botanist, and pharmacognosist. His knowledge and experience in his field can be clearly seen in his writing. Even if you are uninterested in herbalism learning how plants play into modern medicine, along with how some of the herbs we use in everyday life affects us makes this book well worth the read.

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I found this book had a good balance neither being too fluffy nor too heavy, and being laced with many beautiful illustrations and diagrams keeps the flow steady.

End Notes:

If you like plants, history, well-being, or food. You will likely find this book to be an enjoyable read.

[sir-virtem]

I finally (not really) ended some books that a friend adviced me to read about herblism.

I readed them becase I has being working for almost a year in pesonal worldbuilding project, and I need some reference for the medicine, plants and logograms I am making for it.

the conclusion I got is that elder scrolls alchemy is a pretty realist pharmaceutic system. IDK what to feel about that... but I guess makes sense

[witchyfashion]

The Practical Witch's Almanac 2020: Walking Your Path (When a Witch)

Witches come from all walks of life and spiritual beliefs. No matter what your path may be, this almanac has all the goodies you are looking for. The focus of this year's almanac is exploring new ideas to forge your own unique path. Special planner pages, worksheets, and articles are included to help you achieve your goals, discover your hidden talents, and explore the awe-inspiring beauty of nature. The projects, articles, and ideas will motivate you to hone your witchy skills no matter your current level of expertise, including divination (tarot, runes, pendulum), herbalism & wortcunning, and using nature's gifts of stones, crystals, and minerals. It can also be used as a companion study guide to the traditional "year and a day" of study prior to initiation or solitary dedication. And as always, it contains astrological and astronomical information, moon phases, trivia, recipes, Sabbats, historical tidbits, and everything you need to get you in touch with the Practical Witch within you. To be more inclusive for the 2020 almanac, significant improvements have been made to make time conversions easier with a larger and more defined time zone map, and charts with actual city time conversions worldwide (Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, China, Russia, Greece, and dozens more).

https://amzn.to/2PHcezd

[medicinal-plants-herbs]

Barberry – Uses and Health Benefits

Barberry bark and berries have been used for many health conditions throughout the ages.

Most of the herb’s uses for health purposes are based on long traditional applications.

In recent years, the plant’s constituents, especially some of its alkaloids, have gained interest within the scientific community and numerous studies have been conducted on their effectiveness.

Barberry has been shown to be effective in fighting bacterial, viral, fungal and parasitic infections.

The plant bark contains few alkaloids of which berberine is the most prominent, and according to laboratory studies, it has an antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, hypotensive, sedative, and anticonvulsant effect.

To learn more about the benefits of Barberry CLICK HERE: https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/barberry-herb.html

[holistic-rabbit]

Welcome to my blog! My name is Velvet and I’m an amateur herbalist and nutritionist! 

I’m planning to use this blog mostly for recording my remedies and different tips and tricks I find in my research. It’s partly for people out there to see and maybe find helpful, but mostly it’s because I’m very forgetful and it’s nice to keep my notes in one place without having to worry about losing them.

Hopefully, in the next few weeks, I’ll be enrolling in a course in horticulture, so I’ll write up whatever knowledge I learn there alongside my own personal research and my original remedies and recipes. 

I hope you find something useful on this blog!

[rubysabbathwolfe]

Today. And everyday. The most radical thing you can do, is to keep it real ✊🏾 Rise Up ✊🏾 . . . . . #womenownedbusiness #witchesofinstagram #bruja #brujeria #witch #witchesrising #cantfakereal #neworleans #nolaesoteric #herblism #natural #holistic #witchcraft #pagan #paganshop #badass #equalrights #fuckthepatriarchy #darksouls #darkartists (at Nola Esoteric)

[wise-owl]

My little freckly baby, isnt she just adorble :3 Most of this will be missing due to the fact that i hope to create a comic based off of Heidi and others so i dont want to spoil anything for that, all information is finished and finalised. BASICS [Name] -- Heidi  [HY-DEE][Nicknamed] -- Hide [Age] -- 18[Gender] -- Female[Species] -- Human [Birth date] -- Unknown [Given Birth date] -- 30 December 201 AA PHYSICAL APPEARANCE [Height] -- 5' 3" [1.52 m] [Weight] -- 68 kg [Build] -- Stick thin skinny, Triangle Body Shape [Skin Tone] -- Pale [Facial features] -- Flat nose, Tones of Freckles, Beauty mark below her lip (left side), mole above her eyebrow (left side) [Hair colour] -- Amber Red ['square', shoulder length] [Eye colour] -- Emerald Green [Scars] -- None [so far] [Tattoo(s)] -- None [doesn't want any] [Piercings] -- None [doesn't want any] [Clothing Style] -- Victorian Renaissance [Eyesight] -- She has poor vision but with there being no optometrists in the post apocalyptic world, she wears the wrong glasses and still has blurry vision PERSONALITY Negative Traits [Clumsy] When shes nervous she can start to be clumsy, this then starts making her more nervous [Stubborn] When she has her mind set, its hard to change. [Fearful] She tries to keep a brave face, but she dose worry about the safety of the others [Clingy] Not all the time, but she will be clingy if scared Positive Traits [Pacifist] She believes that there must be something much better then fighting, she will push Ariel into talking out problems or issues. She doesn't mind seeing fighting and will even join in if its the last resort [Creative] Creativity really helps with her Alchemy [Strong sense of understanding] [Optimistic] She tries to stay optimistic, she'll try to keep a smile and be as bright as she can be, she wants to be able to help when others cant [Adventurous] She loves going on adventures with Ariel and others, shes always looking for new places and new things to learn. [Likes] - Nature - Sunset / Sunrise - [Dislikes] - The dark - Violence FEARS [Being Alone] She hates being left alone, she much prefers large crowds if she can find them. [The Dark] Shes afraid of whats out there, since she cant see she doesn't know if its safe DREAMS Unsure SKILLS [Alchemy] [Herbalism] Herbal Medicine The study of botany and the use of medical plants. Heidi loves knowing this knowledge and most of her book is full of information related to herbalism. She will collect and dry out herbs and liquids as she finds them in her travels. She will then use them to make ointments or tonics to use on others and herself as they need it, she will always carry the basic pain killer with her. She loves helping other and truly treasures having the knowledge of herbalism. [Summoning] Shes still pretty new at summoning, she understands the basic information required to summon a demon and how to create a reliable contract. Shes been able to summoned small creatures and helpers with the guidance of her mum but never made any contracts with them. Shes not a huge fan of summoning or creating contracts but she dose understand the advantage they hold in fights and information holding. FAMILY [Parents] Biological -- Unknown Adopted - Unknown - [Sibling(s)] Biological -- UnknownAdopted- Unknown - She doesn't wish to find her biological parents/family, why would she when she already has such an amazing and exciting family right here? FRIENDS [Best Friend(s)] Ariel || Childhood friend-Human-Male-Alive Met very young, they grew up together, found an love for adventure together and have a strong bond. They fight like an old married couple and can go without talking for months after an argument, but they always know to connect and talk it out. They know each well and can tell how each other is feeling. Some might even say Ariel has a crush on Heidi Unnamed || Best Friend-Candy-Genderless-Alive Met when she was in her early teens, meet threw Ariel. They hit it off and Heidi came to love [unnamed] like close family. She'd talk with [unnamed] like a sister and talk secrets and ambitions. Heidi wants to help [unnamed] with their dream of owning a kingdom, she truly believes in what they are doing and wants to help them achieve their dreams like they have helped her. [Friends] - Unknown - CONTRACTS All contracts shes made with demons or otherwise threw her summoning [Most used] None so far [One time] None so far BAG Made of strong, magic infused leather. Due to being magic infused, the bag is much larger on the inside Has a sleeping mat attached under the bag [What she carries] [Most commonly found] - Mortar and pestle - Rose quartz's - Dried lavender - Dried sage - Cinnamon - Vanilla - Honey - Summoning stones - Fresh water - Fresh Fruit - Spare glass tubes and containers - Bandages - Pre-made tonics or ointments as required [Others] - Any dried herbs - Crushed herbs/spices/blends - Any fresh liquids - Any foods/snacks for her travels [Book] Her alchemy/herbalism book, given to her by her mum. She cant always remember what minerals everything is made of or what herbs do what, so her mum gave her a hand crafted note book for her to write down all the import information that she may need for her future travels. The book contains information that Heidi has chosen to keep note of, she uses information her parents gave her and from others books and sources of information on each subject. She likes to keep her alchemy and herbalism separate and has one at one end of the book and the other at the other end of the book. She likes to put a peach sash her mother made for her to keep track of her next spare page, she also likes to add like notes and things to keep track of certain pages she finds most important for her travels. In her herbalism pages youll mostly find dry or smashed herbs. Has been completely filled as from the start of the comic

STORY [Birth] She was born in the Forest of Life with the help of young forest Nymphs, it was said that demons had rushed in and drove her biological parents to hide her with the Nymphs while they took the demons away. Her parents never returned and the Nymphs went to the help of her mother on what they should do with the newly born human, her mother feel head over heals for the chubby human and decided to adopt her. When her mother brought her home, her mum was quite shocked at the idea of having a child, but slowly came to love having a daughter and believe the small human child had a magic ability. [Toddler] When Heidi was only 3 years old her mother took her to the Forest of Life to get away from her mum's training, she spent a few months there with the forest Nymphs while her mother tried to cool down her mum and ask her to wait. Her mum believed that Heidi had some kind of magical ability due to her having 'glowing' eyes when her mother brought her mum, this later just turned out to be her eyes reflecting light. [Childhood] She did start some kind of training, but not in witchcraft like her mum had hoped, instead she started to teach Heidi Alchemy. Around the same time she met Ariel and they became close friends, she got into a lot of trouble going on little adventures and getting hurt. She ran away with Ariel for a few weeks on an adventure which resulted them getting badly hurt and bruised, this cursed her mother to teacher her herblism, so that in case she ever got hurt again, she'd be able to heal herself and others. Heidi loved learning both Alchemy and Herblism but believed herblism to be more important. [Teen] - Unknown - [Adult] - Unknown - [Post Adult] - Unknown -

[paganwithaview]

hi!

okay so i want to actually start posting on here, but i need some advice on what to post about? i can do anything from tarot to herblism to the gray areas of magic!

[svanha]

Day 4⠀ ⠀ So the idea was to find a theme or a small project within the whole challenge what I can use as a refuge when I don’t have too much time for that day’s drawing, or just dont’t have a good idea. I saw a couple of people doing their dnd character’s inventory illustrated, and I immediately fell in love with the idea. The first one is a bit more detailed and took longer because I had to do research about the tools for this Herblism Kit.:)⠀ I had the idea of doing the whole inventory in one picture and maybe later I will, but this is fun and very comfy in this way for now :) https://www.instagram.com/p/BsPFtOPF1Go/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=4jv3djmfpk3j

[iamblissfullyme]

self-dis·cov·er·y /ˈˌself dəˈskəv(ə)rē/. The art of herblism has been such a Blissful journey. On rough days I would jam to Sade and explore. Now the only way to set the mood is to jam to Sade! I pack products to Sade, I clean to Sade, I work with herbs jamming out to Sade. Good vibes only when mixing and blending your products! It was so much fun pressing out oils with my friend. Try our I Am Growing Hair it’s blended with horsetail infused oil,( from my previous post) this amazing blend you see in this picture along with other high grade oils and essential oils. Oh and our I Am Growing Oil smells DIVINE! Try it today! #solopreneur #herblismisfun #naturalhair #businesswoman #Alopecia #thinninghairsolution #gotedges #sowwatergodincrease #naturaloils #sade #idontowncopyrightstothemusic (at Downtown Woodstock) https://www.instagram.com/p/COwFIvrj9cW/?igshid=sr3i6sfpdrvj

[piashlaraslair]

After some consideration and browsing through the internet about my options, I decided to apply at a school in NYC. It’s the Arbor Vitae School of Traditional Herblism and I sent my application in today. I really hope they take me in. It’s a 3-year program with field trips, a variety of Herbalists and after this whole thing I can apply to become a Registered Herbalist with the American Herbalist Guild. Also done with my Herbal Materia Medica Class and I learned a lot about my herbies that I chose to study (German Chamomile, Lavender, Oregano, Rosemary,and Sage). Also got holy basil a couple of days ago. I only had sweet basil before and the holy basil is a total different caliber.  Phew. Now the waiting game starts.

[stevishabitat]

HERBS, NATURAL LIVING · JULY 24, 2017

Why I Don’t Use the Folk Method For Making Tinctures

Out of all the things I teach people when it comes to herbalism, this is the one thing that I teach the most. Some days I get a stank eye and get told I have no idea what I’m talking about. Other days, I see the light bulb come on, and it makes complete and total sense. And, honestly, why wouldn’t it?

What am I talking about?

Glad you asked.

Let’s rip the band-aid off, because there’s no other way.

I don’t use the folk method for making herbal tinctures.

That’s right. Gasps everywhere. The holy grail and 90% of the internet tell us to make tinctures by using the folk method, but I simply don’t find it as reliable as the method that I use. And honestly, my family isn’t a guinea pig for me to guess how much, or how little, is needed in a tincture.As I study to become a Master Herbalist,

the courses I’ve chosen

are scientific and evidence based learning structures. We go through real life clinical studies done by doctors that believe in herbalism, and even doctors that don’t. Even the great James Green himself admits that the folk method isn’t as reliable. And here’s why…

Let me first start by saying that using the folk method isn’t wrong.

Yes, absolutely, it has its uses. It’s the most widely used method for a reason. But I fear that reason is simply because it’s the most commonly known from a “folk” standard. Its easy and referred to by herbalists that have grown into herbalism through wild crafted schools. There’s nothing wrong with that. However, sometimes we have to challenge what we’ve always done if we want to achieve greater results.Because herblism isn’t monitored by any government entity, it means that just about anyone can become an herbalist. But I wanted more when I started this journey. I didn’t just want to hope something worked, I wanted to know it would work.

Enter side stage: science…

Yes, science. Sorry to burst your bubble. Believe it or not, if the Egyptians can create an entire materia medica journal (and more) in 1535 B.C. with detailed anatomy of the human body far advanced for their civilization, then we most certainly can take advantage of our God given brains that allow us to do research and expand our knowledge about the human body and botany from a scientific standpoint.Right? Right…

[medicinal-plants-herbs]

Medicinal Herbs for Gingivitis

Gingivitis is a very common infection of the surface tissue of the gum and may occur even when practicing good oral hygiene with proper brushing and flossing.

The herbs that are traditionally used in the prevention or treatment of gingivitis are chosen for their soothing, immune stimulating, anti-microbial or antiseptic actions.

Natural herbal remedies for gingivitis are often in the form of tinctures, which may be added to water or tea and used as a mouthwash.

To learn more about the benefits of medicinal herbs for gingivitis CLICK HERE: https://www.herbal-supplement-resource.com/gingivitis-herbs.html

[bestbestiary]

At the sound of the lab door sliding open and shut, Anya's head pops up. She'd been playing with a harpoon gun, working on making the line razor sharp. It would be a present for the less annoying Hopkins twin. "Hey babe," she says with a smirk, sliding off her stool to grip the bottom of her shirt. "New tattoo, wanna see?"

Before waiting for an answer, she lifts it up to expose an ouroboros on her left hip. The skin around it puffy and red. "You like?"