I have always liked to call Dandelions “the tramp with the golden head” and it is obvious why, for the stately Dandelion seems to follow humankind everywhere they go. These bright yellow flowered plants pop up in lawns, roadsides, field’s
Plantains (And I Don’t Mean Bananas)
When I finished studying with Dr Christopher at the School of Natural Healing, one of the important concepts I came away with was that a really knowledgeable and skilled herbalist could assist healing in every situation with only five herbs.
Welcome Comfrey
‘Arise from the soil, oh ancient plant of healing, a harbinger of the warmth coming with spring.’ I think of the countless generations of Comfrey plants that have sprung up this time of year throughout millennia and how many other
Cascara Sagrada, The Sacred Bark of the Indians
White Crow’s Herb Corner, August 2014 There is in the western forests of North America, a small tree that carries the power of giving health so profoundly, that if we were to recognize this plant, we would all bow before
Fenugreek Seed Sprouts
White Crow’s Herb Corner, May 2014 What’s a Fenugreek Seed? They are these little odd shaped golden seeds that are very delicious sprouted and eaten raw in salads or cooked in curries. The seeds of the Fenugreek plant were first
The Most Potent Bio-Available Trace Mineral Supplement
White Crow’s Herb Corner, May 2013 ALL ABOUT THE EARTH, THERE ARE MARVELOUS TRANSFORMATIONS TAKING PLACE. ONE IN PARTICULAR INVOLVES THE MINERAL RICH SOIL, PLANTS AND US. Fulvic acids in the soil literally transform minerals and other nutrients into minute
Bentonite Clay
White Crow’s Herb Corner, September 2013 A wonderful part of mother earth for us to use. Perhaps sometime near the close of the Cretaceousperiod some 66 million years ago, is when the Bentonite story starts its chapter in the geology
Shiitakes
White Crow’s Herb Corner, August 2013 This month I’d like to discuss the healing properties of Shiitake mushrooms and how our food really should be our medicine. I have always loved the idea that what we eat should also give
DMSO (Dimethyl Sulfoxide)
White Crow’s Herb Corner, June 2013 This is a topic I have wanted to touch base on for quite some time, as I have had a few people bring up the notion of putting DMSO into People Putty. I would
Lobelia from Herbs That Work
LOBELIA Leaves, flowers, seeds Lobelia Inflata Therapeutic Properties: Alterative, Antispasmodic, Anti-venomous, Astringent, Cathartic, Counter-irritant, Diaphoretic, Diuretic, Emetic, Emmenagogue, Expectorant, Maturating, Nauseant, Nervine, Relaxant, Respiratory Stimulant, Sedative, Stimulant (in small doses) Medicinal Uses Abscesses Diphtheria Peritonitis Adynamia (weakness) Dyspnea Phrenitis Angina
“People Putty” by Rich Anderson (Arise and Shine)
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Meeting White Medicine Crow by Rich Anderson (Arise and Shine)
I had always taken the view that if you wanted to thoroughly learn a subject, go to a proven expert. I had first met Dr. Jensen in 1976 when I attended a special cancer seminar in Seattle, put on by
The Experience in Napeequa by Rich Anderson (Arise and Shine)
When Magellan sailed around the tip of South America, he came to a certain island, anchored his ship, and with some of his men, rowed to shore. They were met by natives and were able to communicate with them. The