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- ***Herbal Ally - Now Remember Rosemary - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedMad Ophelia tells us: "There's Rosemary, that's for remembrance". In Shakespeare's day it was common knowledge that rosemary helped one remember. Today, as then, herbalists agree: "For weyknesse of ye brayne, sethe rosemaria in wyne and keep ye heed warme". The leaves of this tough, evergreen ...
Views: 2970(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Mysterious Mushrooms - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedAs summer nights lengthen into autumn, the forests of the Catskill mountains in upstate New York fill with magical, mystical, medicinal mushrooms. "Toadstool" is a quaint name for the many mushrooms that spring forth between rains, while "fungi" is the more technical term. Fungi are plants, but ...
Views: 2356 - ***Herbal Ally - The Joy Of Purslane - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbs are powerhouses of nutrition. Used wisely and regularly, herbs can replace costly pills and supplements, and even some drugs. For example, if you currently take fish oil capsules, omega-3 oil capsules, flax oil, or antidepressants, a switch to purslane could improve your health and save ...
Views: 3771 - ***Herbal Ally - Sacred Corn Mother - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed"Corn rigs, an' barley rigs, An corn rigs are bonnie; I'll ne'er forget that happy night, Amang the rigs wi' Annie." It Was Upon A Lammas Night by Robert Burns The least known of the eight major Pagan holy days is Lammas, celebrated in the Northern Hemisphere on the first of August. (The ...
Views: 2366(1 vote) - ***Herbal Ally - Chickweed Is A Star - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSnowdrops and crocus flowers herald the spring. And if you look in between them, with luck, you'll see a bright green creeping plant low to the ground with little white starry flowers: chickweed, a good friend of mine. I say she's a star, because her botanical name - Stellaria media - means ...
Views: 3104(1 vote) - ***Dealing With Trich - Trichomonas Vaginalis - The Wise Woman Way - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“Herbal remedies for trichomonas are among the least impressive home remedies. None are more than 50 percent effective.” (1) Trich is short for trichomonas: a single-celled, four-tailed, protozoan parasite. About five million new cases of trich are diagnosed yearly in the USA. ...
Views: 8157(1 vote) - Wise Woman Ways To Prevent Depression - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedThe dark months are a time of rest and renewal, not a time of high energy. The fairies return to their underground homes at Halloween and return aboveground on May Day. Give in to the slower pace of the winter. Expect less of yourself; enjoy more time in bed. Stop fighting the dark. Let it be ...
Views: 2150(1 vote) - ***Weed Walk with Susun Weed - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedOne of my first, and still one of my favorite, reasons for learning about plants was to become more in tune with my environment: the weather, the flows of water, the places of special energy, Mother Nature herself. The woods are lovely and deep, and there are many mysterious and powerful ...
Views: 2448 - ***Hot Colds And Cold Colds - Winter Health - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWinter is coming. So are colds and the flu. Here are some tips for preventing these viral illnesses. And for getting well fast if you do get sick. Preventing colds and the flu can be summed up in three words: Wash your hands. The viruses that cause colds and the flu most readily enter our ...
Views: 2131(1 vote) - Dealing With Vaginal Yeast - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“The world is filled with life, my daughter, and some of that life can distress you. Your vagina is filled with life, dearest granddaughter, and some of that life can distress you, too. “When you are too sweet, life can run over you. Stay a little on the sour side, wise sister; it ...
Views: 2218 - ***Herbal Medicine Is People's Medicine - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbal medicine is people’s medicine. Herbal medicine is the primary medicine of most people on this planet, right now. It’s not something old and dusty. It’s not a bunch of doctors and chemists figuring out how to use herbs like drugs. Herbal medicine is a 3-year-old picking ...
Views: 2442(1 vote) - ***Glorious Goldenrod - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedI love autumn, don't you? The days shorten and fall colors thrill my senses. Perennial roots get busy storing nourishment that will last them through the winter. And the meadows bloom with purple asters and riotous goldenrod flowers. Goldenrod (the Solidago genus, Asteracea family) is one of ...
Views: 2480 - ***No To Licensing Of Herbalists - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedNo to all licensing of herbs and herbalists. Never. No way. Ask the midwives of North America. They fell for "let's regulate ourselves before the big boys do." And they regulated themselves out of existence. There are no midwives left, according to Jeannine Parvati; only medwives. I agree. ...
Views: 2135 - ***Genital Warts - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun Weed“I am the Grandmother of all growth, all growing things, all life. I am the grandmother of bacteria and viruses as well as plants and animals, fish and insects. When you throb with life these other lives live with you. When your life force ebbs, they live on you, growing grotesque without ...
Views: 5089 - ***Digestive Distress - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedStep 1: Collect Information As the mix of hormones in your blood changes during your premenopausal years, you may notice the effects on your gastrointestinal tract both directly - estrogen is a gastrointestinal stimulant and varying levels may swing you from loose stools to dry ones - and ...
Views: 1750 - ***Herbalism - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedHerbalism, the use of plants for health and healing, is as old as humanity, if not older. In hunting/gathering societies, women are naturally the herbalists. This connection between women and herbs continues today. At the turn of the Century, herbalism in America is undergoing a renaissance. ...
Views: 2419 - Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women - Pt 1 - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Susun WeedMy favorite herbs for postmenopausal women are horsetail, oatstraw, red clover, stinging nettle, seaweeds, and the plants rich in flavonoids. These gentle green allies are more like foods than drugs; they offer bone-creating, heart-protecting, disease-preventing, sex-enhancing optimum ...
Views: 3175(1 vote) - 8 Steps for a Woman Dancing With Cancer - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Susun Weed1. Submit. Give up. Make room for the miracle. 2. Inform yourself. Listen to your intuition. Examine all the options, but only use what feels right to you. 3. Accept support. Surround yourself with loving friends, healing music, special colors, prayer and affirmation. Create a ceremony of ...
Views: 1777 - Mammograms - Who Needs Them? - by Submitted on May 06, 2011 from Susun WeedPerhaps no aspect of breast cancer is more widely publicized than screening mammography. Ads on television, in magazines, and in the daily paper urge women to deal with fear about breast cancer by having a yearly mammogram. We’re even told that doing this is a way to “really care for ...
Views: 2746 - That Filthy Colon - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedYouthful long life, promises the heroic tradition, is given to those who follow the rules, atone for their wrongs, and get clean. It is especially important in the Heroic tradition to cleanse the body inside and out: to purify the body with austerities and sweats, to clean out toxins with ...
Views: 2026(1 vote) - Kundalini Meditation - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedSit or lie down in a private, safe space (bathtub is fine). Bring all your attention to your breath. As you breathe out, imagine waves flowing out of you with your breath. Breathe out waves of water, of energy, of color, of sound. Allow these waves to flow out of you. Notice where you are ...
Views: 2616(2 votes) - Depressed? Wise Woman Ways Offer a Helping Hand - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedWinter time is depression time for many women. Perhaps it is harder to look at the bright side when days are short, perhaps the holidays and family demands take their toll on us. Of course, depression can also be triggered by lack of thyroid hormone and by use of steroids, high blood pressure ...
Views: 2321(3 votes) - Six Steps of Healing - by Submitted on May 09, 2011 from Susun WeedExamples are in parenthesis: (with a few of the modalities available at each step) Step 0: Do Nothing (sleep, meditate, unplug the clock or the telephone) Step 1: Collect Information (low-tech diagnosis, books, support groups, divination) Step 2: Engage the Energy (prayer, ...
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