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INDIGENOUS CULTURES / HERBAL HEALING "Plant Spirit Shamanism takes
readers into realms that defy rational logic and scientific theory,
showing graphically that we humans are not the only intelligent
life on this planet. From their extensive travels to indigenous
cultures that understand life very differently from those in the
'developed' world, the authors reveal a wealth of plant knowledge
that has been lost to Western civilization. This book is both a
fascinating read and a considerable challenge to the orthodox
mind." --Leo Rutherford, author of The Way of Shamanism and Your
Shamanic Path In Plant Spirit Shamanism, Ross Heaven and Howard G.
Charing explore the use of one of the major allies of shamans for
healing, seeing, dreaming, and empowerment--plant spirits. After
observing great similarities in the use of plants among shamans
throughout the world, they discovered the reason behind these
similarities: Rather than dealing with the "medical properties" of
the plants or specific healing techniques, shamans are communing
with the spirits of the plants themselves. From their years of
in-depth shamanic work in the Amazon, Haiti, and Europe, including
extensive field interviews with master shamans, Heaven and Charing
present the core methods of plant shamanism used in healing rituals
the world over: soul retrieval, spirit extraction, sin eating, and
the Amazonian tradition of pusanga (love medicine). They explain
the techniques shamans use to establish connections to plant
spirits and provide practical exercises as well as a directory of
traditional Amazonian and Caribbean healing plants and their common
North American equivalents so readers can explore the world of
plant spirits andmake them allies of their own. ROSS HEAVEN is a
therapist and workshop leader specializing in personal development,
healing, and shamanism. He offers indigenous medicine retreats and
workshops worldwide. His books include The Spiritual Practices of
the Ninja, Darkness Visible, and Vodou Shaman. Howard G. Charing is
a director of the Eagle Wing's Centre for Contemporary Shamanism,
has taught at Dr. Michael Harner's Foundation for Shamanic Studies,
and leads workshops and medicine retreats in the United Kingdom,
the Peruvian Amazon basin, and the Andes. Both authors live in
England.
2013 Reprint of 1961 Edition. Exact facsimile of the original
edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. For many
years Fisher collected lore about odd restoratives and
remedies-medicines, nostrum, herbs, oils, powders, charms,
poultices, liquors, brews and cure-alls for coughs, colds, sore
throats, poisons, freckles and warts, nosebleeds, bites of insects
and mad dogs, burns, rashes, rheumatism, excess weight, chills,
fevers and wounds incurred in the mating season. Herein she
recounts the origins, applications and apparent effectiveness of
these unusual recipes in a group of essays in which wonder and
wisdom, nostalgia and quiet humor are the main ingredients.
Curanderas-traditional healers in Mexican culture-bridge the gaps
between multiple planes of existence-spiritual and material, modern
and pre-modern-dispensing medicinal herbs, prayers, and
instruction. Elizabeth de la Portilla writes of the world and
practices of San Antonio curanderas. As a scholar, an ethnographer,
and a curandera in training, her parallel perspectives uniquely aid
readers in understanding this subordinated culture. Retelling the
stories various healers have shared, interpreting their answers to
her probing questions, and describing the herbs and recipes they
use in their arts, the author vividly illuminates the borderland
context of San Antonio. Scholars and readers of anthropology,
sociology, Chicana and Chicano studies, and women's studies will
savor the many layers of meaning and application in They All Want
Magic. ELIZABETH DE LA PORTILLA, an assistant professor of
bilingual and bicultural studies in the College of Education and
Human Development at the University of Texas at San Antonio, holds
a joint appointment in the anthropology department there.
Herbalism, the study and application of medicinal plants, is
nursing practice. Herbal remedies are essential elements of nursing
and midwifery care. Nurse-herbalists partner with plants to provide
human comfort with plants as a catalyst for change. Step by step,
element by element-fire, air, water, earth, and ether-this
comprehensive textbook guides you in the creation and
implementation of your own holistic nurse-herbalist practice plan.
Die daggaplant (Cannabis sativa) word al vir duisende jare
gebruik. Dit is, inderdaad, ’n baie nuttige plant om materiaal
en toue mee te vervaardig. Dit is egter die bekendste vir die
psigotropiese effekte van dagga se aktiewe bestanddeel,
tetrahidrokannabinol (THC).
Die kwessie oor of dagga verslawend is, is nog nie heeltemal
duidelik nie. Baie navorsing word gedoen om korrekte en
interessante inligting vir gebruikers, hul naasbestaandes,
handelaars en almal wat oor dagga wonder, beskikbaar te stel.
Hierdie handleiding bring die leser op datum met alles wat ons
weet aangaande dagga. Slegs wanneer al die feite op die tafel is,
is dit sinvol om ’n opinie oor hierdie wonderlike plant te waag.
Master herbalist Demetria Clark gives parents safe and effective
alternatives to powerful medicines whose side effects can make
their children feel worse. This easy-to-follow, hands-on, practical
guide provides information on how to make alternative medications
to resolve common childhood health issues.
Just as alchemists transform the ordinary into the extraordinary,
with this book you can transform everyday herbs and spices into
effective healing herbal remedies. Rosalee de la Foret, a clinical
herbalist, examines the history and modern-day use of 29 herbs,
offering clinical studies to support their healing properties. She
also dives into the energetics of herbalism, teaching readers how
to match the properties of each plant to their unique needs, for a
truly personalized approach to health. The recipes in this book
take a variety of forms - from teas and pastilles to beauty
products and delicious foods - to show how easy it is to
incorporate the healing power of herbs into your everyday life. You
could start your day with Spiced Cold Brew Coffee, pamper your skin
with Green Tea and Rose Facial Cream, make a meal of Astragalus
Bone Broth and Sage Chicken, then treat yourself to Cardamom
Chocolate Mousse Cake and a Holy Basil-Ginger Julep. Beautiful
photos taken by the author of the herbs and recipes complement each
chapter. This book will appeal to those interested in natural
health and herbalism, and the recipes offer an easy entry for
beginners. Readers will never look at cinnamon, coffee, parsley,
lavender or even chocolate the same way again, as they realize the
kitchen can be their medicine cabinet!
All natural health treatments, whether they involve dietary
changes, vitamin or herbal supplementation, detoxification
therapies, or bodywork, focus on removing the disease causing
agents using the body's own power of healing. This process often
brings on an unpleasant reaction known as the 'healing crisis'.
Unlike a disease crisis (illness) the healing crisis is a sign of
improving health. In this book you will learn how to distinguish
between a healing crisis and a disease crisis. You will learn how
healing works, what to do, and what not to do to facilitate
healing, and how to cope with unpleasant symptoms until the crisis
is over. If you undergo any type of natural healing program, you
must be well informed about the symptoms and processes of the
healing crisis. The book will guide you through the natural healing
process.
A compendium of remedies and cures handed down from mother to
daughter from the beginning of time, this work presents a challenge
to orthodox medicine and a history of female wisdom which goes back
to the earliest times. What are old wives' tales? Where do they
come from? It answers these questions, and more.
The remedies in PRACTICAL HOME CARE MEDICINE are mainly those that
Sophia Christine Murphy grew up with and that tend to have a large
following in both North America and Europe. They include
traditional herbal teas as well as homeopathic remedies, many drawn
from the anthroposophic approach to medicine and healing, which was
first developed by Rudolf Steiner and Ita Wegman, an M.D., with the
aid of Weleda, now an international maker of natural remedies.
PRACTICAL HOME CARE MEDICINE offers a wealth of practical
information, tinctures, teas, and ointments, along with helpful
information on their preparation and uses. These practical
medicines provide a wide assortment of useful methods for dealing
with common ailments. Drawn from the broad experience of parents,
nurses, and physicians, PRACTICAL HOME CARE MEDICINE is an
easy-to-follow health guide that will help keep your family healthy
and become a trusted companion in the home. Includes: - Why do we
get sick? - Finding a physician - The healing environment - First
aid supplies and procedures - Internal remedy dosages - Suggested
remedy kits - Numerous specific preparations and remedies -
Resources
"Lively, fun to read and filled with gems of wisdom-- a treasure of information from a man who knows as much as anyone in the world about medicinal plants." --Jean Carper, best-selling author of "Food-- Your Miracle Medicine and "Miracle Cures "The Green Pharmacy Thousands of safe, natural remedies lie untapped in jungles, forests and herbal gardens throughout the world. Now America's foremost authority on medicinal plants and herbs shares his knowledge of these hidden reserves of healing power. * For Arthritis: A new, all-natural remedy that can cut pain in half. * For Back Pain: A fruit that has anti-inflammatory properties to produce long-term relief. * For Your Heart: An herb that opens up clogged arteries and lowers blood pressure, with none of the side effects of prescription drugs. * For High Cholesterol: A tasty grain that has three times more cholesterol-lowering power than oat bran. * For Migraines: An herb that has the power to eliminate the blurred vision and debilitating pain of these monster headaches. * For Mood Swings: A common food that shares the power of Prozac to boost the brain's level of "feel-good" serotonin. * For Osteoporosis: A prime plant source of calcium that vastly enhances protection against bone depletion. * For Wrinkles: An herbal lotion that has the skin-clearing, wrinkle-reversing power of alpha hydroxy acid but costs only pennies. And much more-- over 120 conditions in all! ""The Green Pharmacy is a tour de force by the world's leading authority on the herbal healing traditions...a treasure house of practical advice for the newcomer and pearls of wisdom for the herbal practitioner." --Joseph E. Pizzorno,N.D., president of Bastyr University, Seattle, author of "Total Wellness and co-author of "Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine
First published in 1961, A Cordiall Water collects a charming mixed
bag of nostrums, elixirs, restoratives, and fortifiers and
intersperces them with autobiographical anecdotes from M. F. K.
Fisher's life in California, Provence, Mexico and Switzerland.
These engaging recipes, "a perfect combination of superstition,
instinct, and primitive knowledge" deal with commonplace
ailments--sore throats, cures for cats, aging skin, fevers, PMS and
hangovers. Ingredients of these extraordinary receipts are
transformed into cures and preventatives told in the inimitable
style of this master of the finely observed life.
"Pendell's ongoing subjects are the botanical allies' humans have
always associated with, and the pharmakon, ' the drug that is both
poison and cure. A poet, ethno-botanist and amateur chemist, he's
the best writer on drugs to come along since the late Terence
McKenna."-Richard Gehr, "The Village Voice"
"There is genius to Pendell's approach, an erudite playfulness
and poetic virtuosity unmatched by anyone writing about plants and
drugs today. Pendell's books present a Pandora's box, and once
opened, the steadfast and curious reader will soon find herself on
the path."-Sarah Fox, "Rain Taxi"
Contemporary alchemist Dale Pendell completes his poetic study
of botany, chemistry, spirituality, psychology and history in a
volume covering the composition and uses of visionary plants.
Chapters including "Phantastica," "Hypnotica" and "Telephorica"
explore the hallucinogenic plants, the bringers of sleep and the
bearers of distance. Pharmacognosis is the branch of pharmacology
that deals with herbs and unprepared medicines in their natural
state, those whose cure is held in a deeper wisdom.
"Pharmako/Gnosis" weaves together ancient shamanic rites, historic
cultural lore and the contemporary use of plant poisons.
Dale Pendell is a poet, software engineer and longtime student
of ethnobotany. His poetry has appeared in many journals, and he
was the founding editor of "KUKSU: Journal of Backcountry Writing,"
In addition, his work appeared in "Entheogens and the Future of
Religion," edited by Robert Forte. He has led workshops on
ethnobotany and ethnopoetics for the Naropa Institute and the
Botanical Preservation Corps. He lives in the Sierra foothills in
California.
A guide to living the Ayurvedic way from one of its most celebrated
practitioners.
- A vast and practical presentation of Ayurvedic principles
addressing diet, breathing, meditation, bathing, sleeping,
exercise, medicine, jewelry, and sex
Over the past 20 years Harish Johari's books and workshops on
India's Ayurvedic traditions of cooking, massage, numerology,
gemology, meditation, and Tantra have changed the lives of
countless individuals in the West and have established Johari's
reputation as the foremost ambassador of the Ayurvedic life. Now,
for the first time, Johari's vast knowledge of Ayurveda and Yoga
has been distilled into one convenient volume.
Named for the classical Indian god of medicine, Dhanwantari is a
complete guide to living the Ayurvedic way. Chapters focus on diet,
breathing, bathing, meditation, sleeping, exercising, medicine,
jewelry, and sex. Anyone seeking a logical, scientific, and
practical set of principles for daily life will discover an
excellent guide in the time-tested system presented here. By
improving the health of their bodies and minds, individuals will
find that a greatly expanded breadth of life experiences is
suddenly open to them.
Echinacea is regarded as one of the most popular medicinal herbs in
the western world. This group of plants is reported to contain
substances that boost the immune system, but which species is most
potent, and how should it be taken? These and other relevant
questions are discussed in this user-friendly guide. Written by a
practising medical herbalist specialising in immune-stimulating
plants, this informative book looks at the history and science of
echinacea, with the aim of equipping the consumer to make the best
choice for the most benefit. The plant can: - Break the cycle of
chronic bacterial infection - Prevent the onset of bacterial
infection - Speed the healing of wounds, burns and insect bites -
Help in chronic conditions like arthritis and skin diseases.
Although echinacea has a role in alleviating many conditions, it
may have an even greater use as a preventative and in helping
people to stay well. The book advises on dosages for specific
complaints, explains what preparations to look for, and provides
references and resources. For those seeking sound, practical
information on the uses and benefits of echinacea, this is the
ideal companion.
One of the most important steps towards self-healing is to take
responsibility for your own nourishment. This book provides a set
of tools to do this. It takes guidance from the insights of
traditional Chinese medicine and makes them accessible to the
modern day person. There are over 100 recipes using familiar foods
that reflect the cosmopolitan nature of Western cuisine. Each
recipe's energetic actions are described to enable the reader to
choose recipes suited to their own individual needs. There are no
good foods or bad foods: all the reader has to do is listen to the
wisdom of their own body. This book can be read alone or as an
accompaniment to "Helping Ourselves" and "The Energetics of Food".
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