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)

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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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Natural medicine

Posted on November 5, 2012 by | Comments Off on Natural medicine

Natural medicine

This means using only substances and techniques that occur in nature.

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Holistic medicine

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Holistic medicine

This approach to well being includes an emphasis on evaluating and treating the whole body and the whole life of a person, both in sickness and in health. Typically holistic practitioners regard non-natural therapies as inherently damaging, and prefer natural and nontoxic substances as well as preventive lifestyle measures to promote health.

(Handout page 14)

 

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Conventional medicine

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Conventional medicine

This is the most widely used term used to describe the medicine that has evolved in the industrialized west over the past 100 years. Synonyms for this term include standard medicine and orthodox medicine. Some prefer to call this approach allopathic medicine. (While this paradigm is sometimes called Western medicine, this is not totally precise because Europe is certainly in “the West”. Europe as a whole has a very sophisticated and advanced approach to herbal medicine and natural healing.)

(Handouts page 14)

 

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Herbal Medicine

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Herbalism

Herbalism is the art and science of using plants, foods, and spices for health and treatment of disease.

Herbalism is really a specific modality or category of treatment that Traditional Medicine practices would use in conjunction with other Mind, Body, Spirit changes of lifestyle, diet, bodywork, exercise, counseling, etc.

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Alternative Medicine

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Alternative Medicine

This is a broad term that covers the gamut of natural and holistic therapies not deemed “conventional”.

Alternative medicine and also indicate medicine that is outside the standard medical model.  These include:

Controversial Therapies that are not necessarily natural
Unconventional drugs
New uses of established drugs

page 14

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Integrative medicine

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Integrative medicine

This phrase is becoming increasingly popular as a way to communicate the essence of the approach: combining the best ideas and practices from around the world and from different systems, both conventional and alternative. This approach may also be referred to as Complementary medicine.

(Handout page 15)

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