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master herbal article index

 

This article index is an attempt to collect some of the best information I've found online in a way that allows people who wish to learn it to find the good stuff and skip over the crap.  The links below will carry you off into the perspectives & insights of the best herbalists I know of, and allow you to get a number of sound perspectives on how one might approach various topics.  These perspectives may agree, they may differ, or they may contradict; but all are, I believe, sound, as they're coming from herbalists who've put these ideas into practice and seen the results yielded by them.

 

Please be aware that, in many cases, this is only a sampling of the articles available by any given herbalist, and I encourage you to use these samplings as a means of seeing which perspectives you resonate with, and exploring those perspectives further via their purveyor's books or websites.

 

I've generally left out any writings connected to a direct commercial interest, and have used my judgment in weeding out ideas I (objectively) think suck.   This means you'll not find any espousing of such notions as "we're all filled with parasites" or "if herbs aren't standardized, they won't contain the plants active ingredients and so won't be effective."  Nope, none of that here.

 

Some of the articles listed here have been previously "collected" by other insightful herbalists, and in such cases, I've done my best to credit not only the writer but the collector, or "editor", as well.  Basically, if the article wasn't written by the person whose site it's on, I've noted the site and author.  "MH" references that the source comes from Paul Bergner's journal Medical Herbalism; either by him or other clinical herbalists.  Paul's site is loaded with many more articles, and worth scouring.  Info housed on Henriette's Herbal Homepage is noted by an "HHH", and her blog by "HHB". I couldn't even begin to state what a treasure trove that site is.  An exception is the David Hoffmann articles on healthy.net.  There are far, far, far too may adds and pop ups to warrant taking the time to credit that site more than just this once.  If you have a google toolbar (available at the www.google.com), it'll block the pop-ups that arise when you access Hoffmann's links.

 

General

Within the Heart of Healing (donald yance)

Herbology and Herbalism: Two Sides of the Same Coin (michael tierra)

An Introduction to Herbal Medicine (david winston)

Medicine of the People (nancy & michael phillips)

An Herbology of Relationship (guido mase)

Community Based Herbalism (7song)

An Herbal Contribution to Preventive Medicine (david hoffmann)

The Herbal Possibilities (david hoffmann)

Herbal Detoxification (david hoffmann)

This is Anarcho-Herbalism (SWSBM-laurel luddite)

Herbal medicine commentary: are we 'chasing fairies'? (guido mase)

Signatures (HHB-henriette kress)

Absorption (HHB-henriette kress)

Thoughts on Standardization (nancy & michael phillips)

An assumption (HHB-henriette kress)

 

Wildcrafting

Gathering your own herbs (jim mcdonald)

Wildcrafting for Beginners (howie brownstein)

Wildcrafting Ethics (howie brownstein)

Wildcrafting for the Practicing Herbalist (7song)

The Spiritual Dimension of Wildcrafting (matthew wood)

harvesting umbelliferaes (howie brownstein)

Cleaning roots  (HHB-henriette kress)

Bark medicines (HHH-caldecott/brownstein/hedley/marles)

 

Materia Medica

Hoffmann's Materia Medica (david hoffmann)

American Extra Pharmacopeia (david winston)

Materia Medica (jaime de la barrera)

Materia Medica Listing (chanchal cabrera)

 

Alteratives

Alteratives and Bad Blood (MH-paul bergner)

Herbal Alteratives & Depuratives  (ed smith)

Herbal Alteratives: Removing the Obstacles to Cure (shane foley)

 

Adaptogens

Harmony Remedies: An Overview of Adaptogens (david winston)
Adaptogens: New Conceptions and Uses, Personal Insights and Recent Advances (donald yance)

Herbal & Nutritional Strategies for Harmonizing the HPPA Axis (donald yance)

Herbs that promote general resistance (MH-paul bergner)

Herbal Adaptogens (christopher hobbs)

 

Herbal Systems & Approaches

Herbal Energetics in Clinical Practice (michael moore)

The Three Basic Principles of Traditional Western Herbalism (matthew wood)

Going Back To The Basics, Bacteria, Balance (matthew wood)

Eight Galenic Classes of Medicinal Herbs (matthew wood)

Cherokee Medicine and Ethnobotany (david winston)

Introduction to Physiomedicalism (todd caldecott)

Fundamentals of Vitalism - Herbal Actions (MH-paul bergner)

The Herbal Tradition (michael tierra/david winston)

Traditional Western Herbal Medicine (michael tierra)

What is eclecticism? (michael tierra)
Depth Diagnosis in the Practice of Sacred Plant Medicine (stephen buhner)

Comparative Evaluation of Diagnostic Systems used in Herbal Medicine (michael tierra)

Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine (HHH-Peter Cook)

Principles and Practice of the Medicine Woman Tradition (kiva rose)

Lifeworks Ayurveda (aliceann carlton)

Ayurvedic Medicine (todd caldecott)

Thomsonism and Ayurveda (todd caldecott)

An introduction to flower essences (HHH-suzanne sky)

Spirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition (susun weed)

What’s Science Got to Do with It?  (susun weed)

Scottish Folk Medicine (chanchal cabrera)

Practical methods and Making connections (ananda wilson)

An Exploration of the Conceptual Foundations of Western Herbalism (matthew wood)

 

The Practice of Herbalism

The right to practice herbology, legal history and basis (roger wicke)

FDA on GMPs - Notes on a lecture by Roy Upton (rosalee de la foret)

Intake Form (7song)

Guidelines for Intake (7song)

Herbalistic Practices (7song)

The Herbalist's Way Health Inventory Form (nancy phillips)

 

Certification of Herbalists

Some Arguments against the Standardization of Herbalists (stephen buhner)

Certification in Question (melanie slick carpenter)

 

Formulas

Creating Medicinal Herb Formulas (rosemary gladstar)

Building a Formula: Selection Criteria & Dosing Strategies (chanchal cabrera)

 

Herbal Properties & Actions

Herbal Properties and Actions (jim mcdonald)

The Ten Tastes (david winston)

Terms of the Herbalist's Trade (kiva rose)

The Language of Herbs (alan tillotson)

Alterative (kiva rose)

Mint Family Anti-Inflammatories (HHB-henriette kress)

Anti-Rheumatics (david hoffmann)

Anti-Spasmodic (david hoffmann)

Astringents (david hoffmann)

Rose Family Astringents (HHB-henriette kress)

Astringents vs. anti-inflammatories (HHB-henriette kress)

The Bitters (ian breakspear)

Bitters (david hoffmann)

Bitters (HHB-henriette kress)

Carminative (david hoffmann)

Carrot Family Carminatives (HHB-henriette kress)

Cholagogue (david hoffmann)

Cytotoxic, Anti-cancer & Anti-tumor (david hoffmann)

Demulcent (david hoffmann)

Diffusive and permanent (kiva rose)

William Cook on diaphoretics (MH-Cook; ed. by Bergner)

Diuretics (david hoffmann)

Diuretics (HHB-henriette kress)

Emmenagogues: Are they or are they not? (david hoffmann)

The Emmenagogues (michael tierra)

Expectorant (david hoffmann)

Hepatics (david hoffmann)

Hypnotic (david hoffmann)

Hypotensives (david hoffmann)

Nervine (david hoffmann)

Herbal Actions (guido mase)

Herbal Action Correspondence Chart (guido mase)

 

Immune/Lymphatic

Boosting The Immune System Naturally (matthew wood)

Lymphatic System - Vehicle For Our Body's Immune System (matthew wood)

Herbs Strengthen The Immune System (matthew wood)

Hypo- Vs. Hyperimmunity: Know The Difference (matthew wood)

A Brief Overview of the Biological Immune system (david hoffmann)

The Immune System and its Specific Problems (david hoffmann)

Immune System: An Overview (christopher hobbs)

Herbalists view - Immunity and Lymph (7song)

Lymphatic System  - Vital to Healing & Good Health (suzanne sky)

A General Approach to Infection (david hoffmann)

A Phyto-Therapeutic Approach to the Immune System (david hoffmann)

Immunity, Holism and Phyto-therapy (david hoffmann)

Immuno-stimulation, Immuno-modulation or what? (david hoffmann)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (MH-paul bergner)

Lupus (david hoffmann)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Allergies (henriette kress)

Allergic Reactions (7song)

Allergy (chanchal cabrera)

Immediate food allergy reactions and food sensitivities (angie goodloe)

 

Infections & Illnesses

Diaphoretics and colds (MH-paul bergner)

Colds and Flu (chanchal cabrera)

Common Cold (david hoffmann)

Winter Cold Care: Lymph Love (rebecca hartman)

Lupus (david hoffmann)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Infections (david hoffmann)

Two Case Studies in Cellulitis (kiva rose)

Influenza (david hoffmann)

Chicken Pox (Varicella) (david hoffmann)

Measles (Rubeola) (david hoffmann)

Mononucleosis (HHH-howie brounstein)

Mumps (david hoffmann)

Tick-borne diseases: Their effective treatment... (MH-david winston)

Lyme Disease Index (Lady Barbara)

Chronic Lyme Disease and Co-infections (rebecca snow)

Lemon balm and other mints for the treatment of herpes (michael tierra)

HPV & Herbal Treatment (joshua muscat)

Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (l. b. grotte)

Using honey for wound healing (patricia kyritsi howell)

 

Cardiovascular/Circulatory

Herbal Therapy & the Cardiovascular System (david hoffmann)

Cardiovascular Herbs and Hypertension (MH-paul bergner)

Herbalist's View - Cardiovascular System (7song)

Cholesterol, Statins, and the Truth Abouth Cardiovascular Health & Disease (donald yance)

Cholesterol and statins (HHB-henriette kress)

Statins and cholesterol (HHB-henriette kress)

Angina Pectoris (david hoffmann)

Arteriosclerosis (david hoffmann)

Cardiac Remedies (david hoffmann)

Congestive Heart Failure (david hoffmann)

Heart Attack (david hoffmann)

Hematuria (david hoffmann)

Hypertension (david hoffmann)

Hypotension (david hoffmann)

Water Retention - Edema (david hoffmann)

Varicose Veins (david hoffmann)

Varicose Veins (chanchal cabrera)

Hemorrhoids (HHB-henriette kress)

Anaemia (chanchal cabrera)

 

Respiratory

Breath of Life - Nature's Abundant Adaptogen (suzanne sky)

Herbal Therapy & the Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

The Lower Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Herbs for the Respiratory System (7song)

Breathing (chanchal cabrera)

Colds and Flu (chanchal cabrera)

Eclectic & Specific Botanical Protocols For Asthma (david winston)

Asthma (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis (todd caldecott)

Bronchitis Acute (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis Chronic (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis recipes and formulae (MH-jill stansbury)

Cough (david hoffmann)

What's In A Cough? (shane foley)

Herbs for cough (HHH-barbara heller/carolyn mohney)

Lung grunges (HHB-henriette kress)

Botanical Approaches to Winter Respiratory Complaints (jill stansbury)

Emphysema (david hoffmann)

Pertussis (david hoffmann)

Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) in Children (aviva jill romm)

The Upper Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Tonics for the Upper Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Allergies (henriette kress)

Allergies and Asthma - a holistic approach (guido mase)

 

Ears, Nose, Eyes & Throat

Hay Fever (david hoffmann)

Laryngitis (david hoffmann)

Ear aches in kids (HHB-henriette kress)

The Midnight Earache (HHB-henriette kress)

Chronic childhood ear infections (MH-paul bergner)

Otitis Media (david hoffmann)

Natural treatments for Otitis Media (MH-mary bove)

Surviving Sinusitis (jim mcdonald)

Meniere's Disease (jim mcdonald)

Sinusitis (david hoffmann)

Tonsillitis (david hoffmann)

Breathing (todd caldecott)

Nasya, Neti, and Nadishodhana (todd caldecott)

 

Mouth

toothaches (howie brownstein)

Quick fix: toothache (HHB-henriette kress)

 

Metabolism

Metabolic Syndrome X (todd caldecott)

What is Metabolic Syndrome and what to do about it (darcey blue)

Syndrome X Notes (MH-paul bergner)

Diabetes and Syndrome X (chanchal cabrera)

Syndrome X (HHB-henriette kress)

High BP, high triglycerides, weight gain ...  (HHB-henriette kress)

Cell responses to insulin (HHB-henriette kress)

Syndrome X: supplements (HHB-henriette kress)

Syndrome X: exercise (HHB-henriette kress)

Cravings  (HHB-henriette kress)

Craving carbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Doing without carbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Craving magnesium (HHB-henriette kress)

Magnesium (HHB-henriette kress)

Weight Problems (carol rogers)

Diet herbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Herbs and weight loss (HHH-patricia harper)

Cleansing and Herbal Medicine (7song)

 

Digestive

Herbal Therapy for Digestive System Disorders (david hoffmann)

Digestive Disturbances Come In All Varieties (matthew wood)

Herbalist's View - Digestion (7song)

Bitter Medicine (charlie kane)

Constipation (david hoffmann)

Herbs for constipation (HHH-barbara heller)

Diarrhea (david hoffmann)

Diverticulitis (david hoffmann)

Esophagitis & Gastroesophageal reflux (david hoffmann)

Flatulence (david hoffmann)

Gastritis (david hoffmann)

Hemorrhoids (david hoffmann)

Hemorrhoids (HHB-henriette kress)

Indigestion (HHB-henriette kress)

Indigestion (david hoffmann)

Gut upset: quick tests (HHB-henriette kress)

Stomach ache, Ulcers & Heartburn (susun weed)

Treating Bowel Disease (chanchal cabrera)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (david hoffmann)

Peptic Ulceration (david hoffmann)

Herbal treatment for ulcers (MH-bergner/tilgner)

Garlic and Ulcers (MH-paul bergner)

Motion Sickness (david hoffmann)

Phytotherapeutic approaches to lower bowel disease Pt I (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Phytotherapeutic approaches to lower bowel disease Pt II (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, microchimerism, and autoimmunity (MH-paul bergner)

Leaky gut syndrome (todd caldecott)

Chronic gut upset (HHB-henriette kress)

Food sensitivities (HHB-henriette kress)

Lifestyle troubles (HHB-henriette kress)

Diet herbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Swedish bitters (HHB-henriette kress)

Digestive Distress (susun weed)

That Filthy Colon  (susun weed)

Cleansing and Herbal Medicine (7song)

Herbalist's View of First Aid-Focus on Digestion (7song)

An summary of gut hormones (HHH-michael moore)

...and this one's real good:

Cleansing and Detoxification Questions and Answers (sharon roller)

 

Liver & Gallbladder

Herbalists View of the Liver (7song)

The Liver (david hoffmann)

Herbal Medicine and the Liver (chanchal cabrera)

Hot vs. cold liver (HHB-henriette kress)

Spring Tips for a Happy Liver (lesley tierra)

Weedy Treatments for Liver Heat, Congestion and Hepatitis (kiva rose)

Herbal treatments for hepatitis (HHH-andrew pengelly)

Hepatitis (david hoffmann)

Hepatitis C (christopher hobbs)  

Four cases of Hepatitis C (MH-jill stansbury)

Jaundice (david hoffmann)

Herbal treatment of functional liver disease (MH-paul bergner)

Liver energetics in alcoholics (HHB-henriette kress)

Liver - Sluggish or damaged (MH-paul bergner)

Treatment for Liver Heat and Congestion (kiva rose)

Cleansing and Herbal Medicine (7song)

Liver flush (MH-paul bergner)

Cholecystitis (david hoffmann)

Gallstones (david hoffmann)

 

Nervous System, Stress & the Adrenals

Herbal Therapy for Nervous System Disorders (david hoffmann)

The Nervous System and Herbal Remedies (david hoffmann)

Herbalists View - Nervous System (7song)

Herbal Remedies and Stress Management (david hoffmann)

Herbal Therapy & the Adrenal Glands (david hoffmann)

Managing Stress: An Overview (david hoffmann)

Stress (david hoffmann)

Nourishing the nerves - specific medicines (MH-deborah francis)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Anemone for Panic Attacks (7song)

Nettle Seeds & The Adrenals (kiva rose)

Nettle Seeds as Adrenal Adaptogen: An Update (kiva rose)

 

Sleep

Insomnia treatment differentials (MH-michael moore)

Insomnia is not insomnia is not insomnia (rebecca hartman)

Insomnia (david hoffmann)

Herbs for Insomnia (christopher hobbs)

Mugwort (HHB-henriette kress)

Herbs for vivid dreams (HHH-Gardiner/McClain-Furmanski)

 

Emotional

Eclectic & Botanical Protocols for Mental Health (david winston)

Women and Depression: A Phytotherapist's Approach (aviva jill romm)

Herbs for Happiness (HHB-henriette kress)

Herbs for sorrow (HHB-henriette kress)

Calming Herbs & Nervine Differentials (kiva rose)

A few of my favorite calming & uplifting herbs (kiva rose)

Comforting Herbs (rebecca hartman)

Depression (chanchal cabrera)

Depression (david hoffmann)

Depressed? (susun weed)

Herbs That Ease Anxiety & Fear (susun weed)

 

Muscoluskeletal

Herbs for Back Pain (jim mcdonald)

Treating Back Pain With Herbs (matthew wood)

Herbs Effective For Treating Muscles And Tendons (matthew wood)

Bones Respond To Herbal Treatments (matthew wood)

Herbal Therapy & the Musculo-Skeletal System (david hoffmann)

Arthritis (MH-paul bergner)

Arthritis (david hoffmann)

Herbs for Arthritis (chanchal cabrera)

Bursitis & Tendinitis (david hoffmann)

Gout (david hoffmann)

Inflammation and Arthritis (david hoffmann)

Arthritis cohosh comparison (MH-wade boyle)

Nettle sting and arthritis (MH-jill hoppe)

Restless Leg Syndrome (MH-paul bergner)

Restless Leg Syndrome (susun weed)

Fibromyalgia  (susun weed)

Fibromyalgia (chanchal cabrera)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (MH-paul bergner)

Lupus (david hoffmann)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Osteo-Arthritis (david hoffmann)

Osteoporosis (david hoffmann)

Osteoporosis (chanchal cabrera)

Healthy Bones the Wise Woman Way (susun weed)

Building Better Bones (susun weed)

Rheumatism - Myalgia (david hoffmann)

Choice Injury Herbs (kiva rose)

 

Skin

Herbal Therapy for Skin Disorders (david hoffmann)

Topical Applications (david hoffmann)

Acne (david hoffmann)

Acne (MH-paul bergner)

Athlete's foot (david hoffmann)

Boils (david hoffmann)

Dandruff (david hoffmann)

Dry Skin (david hoffmann)

Eczema: Dermatitis (david hoffmann)

Fungal Skin Infections (david hoffmann)

Fungal troubles (HHB-henriette kress)

Foot fungi (HHB-henriette kress)

Herbal Therapy & Childhood Skin Disorders (david hoffmann)

Psoriasis (david hoffmann)

Shingles (Herpes Zoster) (david hoffmann)

Impetigo (david hoffmann)

Herbs for Sunburn (HHH-brounstein/satin/roberts/gilsdorf/write)

Herbs for irritated skin: spit poultices (rebecca hartman)

Choice Injury Herbs (kiva rose)

 

Urinary

Herbalist's view-Kidneys and Urinary System (7song)

Kidney support (MH-sherol tilgner)

Women's Urinary Tract Infections (julie plunkett)

Bladder Infections (susun weed)

A Favorite Regimen for UTIs (kiva rose)

Cystitis (david hoffmann)

Dysuria (david hoffmann)

Gout (david hoffmann)

Kidney Stones (david hoffmann)

Water Retention - Edema  (david hoffmann)

Urinary Frequency (david hoffmann)

Urtica semen reduces serum creatinine levels (jonathan treasure)

Interstitial Cystitis (michael moore)

 

Endocrine

Phytotherapy and the Endocrine Glands (david hoffmann)

Herbal Treatment of Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes (david hoffmann)

Diabetes Support Page (richard mcdonald)

Diabetes (chanchal cabrera)

Diabetes and Syndrome X (chanchal cabrera)

Juvenial diabetes (HHH-alan tillotson)

Cinnamon and diabetes (HHB-henriette kress)

Cinnamon and blood sugar (guido mase)

Hypoglycemia (chanchal cabrera)

Elderberry & Blood Sugar Modulation (kiva rose)

Sweeteners vs. sugar (HHB-henriette kress)

Hyperthyroidism (david hoffmann)

Hypothyroidism (david hoffmann)

Thyroid Function and Dysfunction (ryan drum)

Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease-Part 1 (ryan drum)

Environmental Origins of Thyroid Disease-Part 2 (ryan drum)

 

Cancer

A Novel Approach to Cancer Treatment: Botanicals that Inhibit Angiogenesis and/or Enhance Nonspecific Biological Immune Response (donald yance)

Food, Medicine, Poison and Molecular Multitasking (jonathan treasure)

Surviving Cancer With Alternative Medicine (mary pat palmer)

More Semantics! Cytotoxic, Anti-cancer & Anti-tumor (david hoffmann)

Plants & Cancer Research (david hoffmann)

Prostate Cancer and Natural Medicine (christopher hobbs)

My Anti-Cancer Lifestyle (susun weed)

Five Easy Things You Can Do Now To Prevent Breast Cancer (susun weed)

Surviving Radiation - The Wise Woman Way (susun weed)

Botanical Influences on Estrogen (chanchal cabrera)

 

Reproductive

Herbal Therapy & the Male Reproductive System (david hoffmann)

Herbalists View - Men's Health (7song)

Men's Health and Wellness (guido mase)

Prostatitis (david hoffmann)

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (todd caldecott)

Prostate Cancer and Natural Medicine (christopher hobbs)

Herbs and Men's Health (ryan drum)

Exercise and erectile dysfunction (HHB-henriette kress)

 

 

The Reproductive System (david hoffmann)

Women's Reproductive System (christopher hobbs)

Clinical Phytotherapy for Women’s Health (chanchal cabrera)

Menstrual Problems (carol rogers)

The use of botanical medicines to treat menstrual irregularities (MH-jill stansbury)

Premenstrual Syndrome (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Pre Menstrual Syndrome  PMS (chanchal cabrera)

Pre-Menstrual Tension (david hoffmann)

Ten Tips for Women with PMS (susun weed)

Herbs for PMS (christopher hobbs)

Vitex not for PMS (HHB-henriette kress)

PMS Case Study (rebecca snow)

Amenorrhea (david hoffmann)

Dysmenorrhea (david hoffmann)

Herbs and Dysmenorrhea (MH-paul bergner)

Menstrual pain, or Dysmenorrhea (todd caldecott)

Herbs for cramps (HHB-henriette kress)

Quick fix: menstrual cramps (HHB-henriette kress)

Therapeutics for Excessive Uterine Bleeding (kiva rose)

Menorrhagia (david hoffmann)

Emmenagogues: Are they or are they not? (david hoffmann)

Anaemia (chanchal cabrera)

Dry Vagina (susun weed)

Endometriosis  (david hoffmann)

Uterine Tonics (david hoffmann)

Uterine Fibroids (david hoffmann)

Holistic treatment of fibroids (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Herbs useful in the treatment of fibroids (MH-chanchal cabrera)

A Visualization for Fibroids (chanchal cabrera)

One formula for uterine fibroids (jim mcdonald)

Fibroid Help (susun weed)

Female surgery (HHB-henriette kress)

Garlic and vaginal infection (MH-paul bergner)

Genital Candidiasis (david hoffmann)

HPV & Herbal Treatment (joshua muscat)

Botanical Therapies for Fibrocystic Breast Disease (MH-jill stansbury)

Fibrocystic Disease (FCD) (david hoffmann)

Menopause (carol rogers)

Menopausal Symptom Management (aviva jill romm)

Menopausal Symptoms Respond To Herbs (matthew wood)

Menopause and Premenstral Tension (david hoffmann)

Do-It-Yourself Menopause Remedies (aviva jill romm)

Hormone Replacement Therapy & Natural Alternatives (christopher hobbs)

Phytoestrogens - Friend or Foe?  (susun weed)

Osteoporosis (david hoffmann)

Osteoporosis (chanchal cabrera)

Healthy Bones the Wise Woman Way (susun weed)

Building Better Bones (susun weed)

Wild yam cream and natural progesterone (henriette kress)

Women and Depression: A Phytotherapist's Approach (aviva jill romm)

Botanical Influences on Estrogen (chanchal cabrera)

 

Sex...

Have a REALLY Happy Valentine's Day! (lesley tierra)

Birds Do It, Bees Do It: Foods & herbs to spice up your love life (michael tierra)

 

Fertility...

Pre-Conceptual Care (carol rogers)

Fertility & Contraception (david hoffmann)

Infertility (david hoffmann)

Try Herbal Medicine For Female Conditions (matthew wood)

Herbs and female infertility (HHH-roy upton)

Wild Carrot: A Plant for Conscious, Natural Contraception (robin rose bennett)

Interview with Robin Rose Bennett on Queen Anne's Lace (hardin/bennett)

Wild Carrot seed (mase/bennett)

Wild yam and contraception (HHH-kress/moore/mueller/campin)

Herbal abortives & common sense (HHH-gardiner/bennett/treasure)

Feeling Frisky – Herbs for Fertility (susun weed)

Fertility After Forty (susun weed)

 

Pregnancy...

Pregnancy (carol rogers)

Childbirth (carol rogers)

Herbs and pregnancy (aviva jill romm)

Herbs for the Mom to Be (aviva jill romm)

Helpful Herbs for New Moms (aviva jill romm)

Pregnancy and Childbirth (chanchal cabrera)

Bach Remedies  for Pregnancy (chanchal cabrera)

Discomforts of Pregnancy (david hoffmann)

Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy (david hoffmann)

Herbs to Avoid During Pregnancy (chanchal cabrera)

Zingiber - Is ginger safe during pregnancy? (MH-paul bergner)

Must Have Herbs for Post Partum (angie goodloe)

Post Partum (david hoffmann)

 

Children...

Toward a deeper understanding of health (aviva jill romm)

Herbs and Children (david hoffmann)

Children and Herbal Therapy  (david hoffmann)

Herbal Remedies for Babies & Children (chanchal cabrera)

Holistic Wellness and our Kids (angie goodloe)

Healthy Children (jaime de la barrera)

Breastfeeding Problems - Natural Remedies Part 1 (susun weed)
Breastfeeding Problems - Natural Remedies Part 2 (susun weed)

Liquid Extracts in Pediatric Practice (aviva jill romm)

Herbs for common pediatric conditions (MH-mary bove)

Diaper Rash (david hoffmann)

Colic (david hoffmann)`

Cradle Cap (Seborrheic Dermatitis) (david hoffmann)

Teething Tincture (jim mcdonald)

Childhood Constipation (david hoffmann)

Childhood Diarrhea (david hoffmann)

Childhood Indigestion (david hoffmann)

Childhood Nausea  (david hoffmann)

Ear aches in kids (HHB-henriette kress)

The Midnight Earache (HHB-henriette kress)

Chronic childhood ear infections (MH-paul bergner)

Upper Respiratory Infection (URI) in Children (aviva jill romm)

Herbal Therapy & Childhood Skin Disorders (david hoffmann)

Hyperactivity (david hoffmann)

Juvenial diabetes (HHH-alan tillotson)

Herbs, ADD, and replacing Ritalin (HHH-roy upton)

ADHD (christopher hobbs)

Tonsillitis (david hoffmann)

Chicken Pox (Varicella) (david hoffmann)

Measles (Rubeola) (david hoffmann)

Mumps (david hoffmann)

Natural treatments for Otitis Media (MH-mary bove)

Otitis Media (david hoffmann)

Pinworms (henriette kress)

 

Elder Years

Herbal Therapy & Elder Health (david hoffmann)

Toning and Nurturing Health in Elders (david hoffmann)

The Biology of Aging (david hoffmann)

Prescribing Issues Unique to Elders (david hoffmann)

Ginkgo and Alzheimer's Disease (david hoffmann)

Osteoporosis (david hoffmann)

Healthy aging (jaime de la barrera)

 

Pain

Phytotherapy for Pain (eric yarnell)

Herbal Approaches to Pain and Inflammation (guido mase)

Headaches (7song)

Headache (david hoffmann)

A few herbs for headaches (kiva rose)

Herbal Headache Treatment with Differentials (kiva rose)

Natural Therapies for Headaches (darcey blue)

Migraine (david hoffmann)

Headaches/Migraine (susun weed)

Kudzu found effective for relief of cluster headaches (michael tierra)

Botanicals and chronic pain (MH-paul bergner)

Remedy differentials in Migraine (MH-paul bergner)

Herbs for migraines (HHH-eugenia provence)

Always consider the cause of pain (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Specific medication for pain with toxic botanicals (MH-paul bergner)

Fly agaric (HHB-henriette kress)

Fibromyalgia  (susun weed)

Fibromyalgia (chanchal cabrera)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Chronic Fatigue (carol rogers)

Choice Injury Herbs (kiva rose)

 

First Aid/Injuries

Setting up a First Aid Clinic (7song)

First Aid Checklist (7song)

Herbal First Aid for Large Groups (7song)

Herbalist's View of First Aid-Focus on Digestion (7song)

Herbs for First Aid: Trauma and Wound Care (7song)

Wilderness First Aid (7song)

Osha - with a focus on first aid uses (7song)

Injury Therapeutics with Differentials (kiva rose)

Choice Injury Herbs (kiva rose)

Burn Treatment Tips (kiva rose)

Treating Insect Stings and Bites (kiva rose)

Evening Primrose for Wounds, Stings and Bites (kiva rose)

Honey as a Dressing for Wounds, Burns, and Ulcers (l. b. grotte)

Using honey for wound healing (patricia kyritsi howell)

 

 

Cautions, contraindiactions, drug interactions

Introduction to side effects, safety & toxicity of herbs (HHH-jonathan treasure)

Politics and Herbal Medicine (henriette kress)

Guidelines for the Safe Use of Herbs (alan tillotson)

Interaction News (jonathan treasure)

Comfrey

Comfrey, Coltsfoot, and Pyrrolizidine Alkaloids (MH-paul bergner)

Comfrey is Comfrey is Comfrey or is it? (MH-paul bergner)

Hepatotoxicity of pyrrolizidine alkaloids (MH-paul bergner)

Is Comfrey Safe?  (david hoffmann)

Livertoxic PAs (HHB-henriette kress)

Comfrey Central Research Index (dorena rude)

Medicinal plants in Europe containing pyrrolizidine alkaloids (HHH-röder)

Saint John's Wort

Saint John's Wort Pharmacokinetic Interactions (jonathan treasure)

St. John's Wort Interactions Table (jonathan treasure)

Hypericum, drug interactions, and liver effects (MH-paul bergner)

SJW; Photosensitivity/MAOI/Standardization (HHH-samson/taylor/kress)

SJW and the pill (HHB-henriette kress)

Kava Kava

Kava lactones & the kava-kava controversy (HHH-whitton/lau/sainsbury/evans)

The Safety of Kava (ed smith)

Kava-Kava doesn't seem to be liver-toxic at all (guido mase)

Gingko

Ginkgo and blood thinners (MH-paul bergner)

Ginkgo and bleeding (HHB-henriette kress)

Ephedra

Ephedra - Contraindications for Mahuang (MH-paul bergner)

Stimulating questions about Ephedra (MH-paul bergner)

Others...

Fennel fruit, estragole and the breast feeding mother (david hoffmann)

Echinacea Myths (paul bergner)

Echinacea Myths (robyn klein)

Yew toxicity (HHB-henriette kress)

Licorice side effects (HHB-henriette kress)

Trusting ginseng products?  (HHB-henriette kress)

Elder toxicity (HHB-henriette kress)

Cleansing and Herbal Medicine (7song)

Healing crisis (HHB-henriette kress)

The gall bladder flush (HHH-multiple authors)

Phytoestrogens - Friend or Foe?  (susun weed)

How Safe is Soy?  (susun weed)

Grapefruit Seed Extract (MH-todd caldecott)

Grapefruit Seed Extract explained (kathy abascal)

Standardized Extracts (chanchal cabrera)

 

unsorted

Alcohol in medicines (madaus)

Pre and post Surgical Care (chanchal cabrera)

Lifelong Energy Transformation: The Key Component to Health and Vitality (donald yance)

Energy Boost - The Wise Woman Way (susun weed)

Transgenerational Herbal Therapy  (ryan drum)

Getting rid of horsetail (HHB-henriette kress)

A Simple Cure for Brown Recluse Bites (MH-sasha daucus)

Sweeteners vs. sugar (HHB-henriette kress)
The Mineral Content of Herbal Decoctions (MH-paul bergner)
Tinctures (HHB-henriette kress)

Troubleshooting herbal oils (HHB-henriette kress)

Troubleshooting salves (HHB-henriette kress)


Herbal Smoking Mixtures (howie brownstein)
Celandine tattoos (HHB-henriette kress)
Tongue Diagnosis (christopher hobbs)

The double-extraction process for medicinal mushrooms (guido mase)
How to Make a Reishi Extract (robyn klein)
The flax seed oil scam (HHB-henriette kress)


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