Introduction, Opportunities & Resources “The Animá Tradition is a contemporary herbal and lifeways practice rooted in the lessons of the natural world, and manifest in…
Common Name: Evening Primrose Botanical Name: Oenothera spp. Parts used: whole plant Taste: Sweet, sl. bitter, sl. spicy, Energetics: moist & neutral temp Primary Actions: vulnerary, anti-spasmodic, anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory,…
Botanical name: Eschscholzia californica and spp. mexicana Common Names: California Poppy, Mexican Poppy, Mexican Gold Poppy, Gold Poppy, Taste: acrid, bitter Energetics: very cool Affinities: liver, gallbladder, heart…
First things first: I don’t recommend ever putting a salve on a fresh burn. It seems to hold the heat in and aggravate the burn.…
Common Names: Moonwort, Western Mugwort, Estafiate Botanical Name: Artemisia ludoviciana and allied spp. Taste: Bitter, aromatic, and sometimes slightly sweet Energetics: Cool/Warm, dry Actions: carminative, hepatoprotective, relaxant nervine, antimicrobial, hepatic…
Common Name: Monkeyflower Botanical Name: Mimulus spp. Energetics: Neutral to Cool, Sl. Moist Actions: Relaxant nervine, anti-depressant, anti-inflammatory, vulnerary, anodyne Monkeyflowers are most common to the American West…
This is my online journal entries (plus added summaries and updates) during the treatment of two serious cases of cellulitis and my accompanying treatment. Be…
Here you’ll find indications and specifics for a small number of relaxing nervine herbs. I have not chosen the most popular remedies of commerce but…
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Common Name: Lavender Botanical Name: Lavendula spp. Energetics: Warm, dry Taste: Aromatic, sl. bitter A great indication that Lavender is appropriate as a nervine is when a…