Monthly Archives: December 2012

Glycerin ~ Glycerine

Posted on December 23, 2012 by | Comments Off on Glycerin ~ Glycerine

Glycerin 

from page 44 of Herbal Healing Mod 1 handouts 2012

Glycerine is also naturally sweet, and this is another feature that makes it excellent for children’s tinctures, since it can help to conceal the taste of bitter herbs.  It is completely nontoxic, and may have detoxifying properties of its very own. Also, since it is a natural byproduct of fat breakdown, and not a sugar, it does not raise blood sugar despite its sweetness.

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Posted in Preparations

Heart Tonics

Posted on December 11, 2012 by | Comments Off on Heart Tonics

Heart Tonics from slide 13 of Cardiovascular Mod 1.pdf

The term Heart Tonic is used differently in Western Herbalism than the other two systems.

  1. In Western Herbalism, a tonic means something that has to do with something, so this means it has something to do with benefiting the heart in some way.
  2. In the Asian systems, tonic has a much larger meaning, an herb that has wide spread action in the body, balancing, non-toxic food like used in relatively low dosages over a long period of time or over a lifetime.  Tonic is considered in Asian terms, a maintenance remedy.

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UTI Treatment (urinary tract infection/bladder infection)

Posted on December 4, 2012 by | Comments Off on UTI Treatment (urinary tract infection/bladder infection)

D-Mannose: for urinary tract health, gets rid of urinary tract infections and bladder infections without the use of antibiotics.

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GTT

Posted on December 2, 2012 by | Comments Off on GTT

GTT: is the Latin abbreviation for drops

Example: 4 gtt = 4 drops

 

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Mary Pat’s Winter Tea

Posted on December 2, 2012 by | Comments Off on Mary Pat’s Winter Tea

Mary Pat’s  Winter Tea

3 oz Echinacea  Purpea (tops)

2 oz lemon Grass

1 oz Orange Peal

1 oz Lemon Peal

1 oz Ginger Root

1 oz Echinacea  Angustifolia root.

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Source for herbs:

Oregon Wild  Harvest

503-668-8185

39831 Hwy 26, Sandy OR 97055

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