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The Village Herbalist is Heather Nic an Fhleisdeir Authoring the newspaper column 'Village Herbalist' and teaching as 'The Village Herbalist' on www.herbmentor.com
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Village Herbalist Wee Lesson Of The Day: Herbs that are Tonic improve the tone and strength of tissues, increasing the function of one or more body systems. Choose the right one for the type of tissues you are working on. Burdock, Dandelion, Nettle and Raspberry are just a few. Thank goodness many herbs are tonic herbs and are very safe to use.

Thu at 10:03am
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Charlotte Boren
Charlotte Boren
Young dandelion leaves are tasty raw and add a nice contrast flavor to a mixed leaf salad. The little bit of bitterness in dandelion leaves can offset sweet salad dressings.
Thu at 9:00pm
Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
Dandelion and burdock are loaded with the plant chemical inulin. This is tonic to the pancreas, and the whole endocrine system. If you listen to The Village Herbalist on herbmentor.com have a listen to the lesson called 'Blood Sugar!' I think you will enjoy it!
Fri at 9:26am
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Village Herbalist Some accurate and helpful guidance
http://www.lifescript.com/Health/Conditions/Arthritis/Fight_Arthritis_10_Foods_That_Help_and_Hurt.aspx?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=referral&utm_term=social%20media&utm_campaign=2009-11-02

Fight Arthritis: 10 Foods That Help and Hurt | Lifescript.com
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Food can’t cure arthritis, but it can make the disease less painful – or worse. Find out which 7 foods will help your aching joints and the 3 noshes to avoid. Plus, test your osteoarthritis IQ with our quiz…
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Village Herbalist Dream on these ideas:
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Nature-Community/1982-07-01/Masanobu-Fukuoka.aspx

www.motherearthnews.com
Source: www.motherearthnews.com
November 1 at 11:10am
Julie Tennis
Julie Tennis
Thanks for posting this! Wow!!!
November 2 at 6:27pm
Village Herbalist

Village Herbalist Pubic Broadcasting has something special for us tonight!
http://www.pbs.org/thebotanyofdesire/

The Botany of Desire: Based on the book by Michael Pollan | PBS
Source: www.pbs.org
October 28 at 8:16am
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Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
"Nature resists our controls" ~ Michael Pollan
October 28 at 9:54pm
Jackie Johnson
Jackie Johnson
Very informative - learned alot. Whole different perspective. Thanks for the reminder. I recorded it to watch again this weekend.
October 29 at 10:13am
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Village Herbalist Wee Lesson Of The Day: The action of Anti-microbial is what plants are said to have when they can assist the body in resisting and destroying microbes. That includes the action of Anti-viral, which prevents or destroys viruses. Calendula, chamomile, elder, horehound, horseradish, lavendar, licorice, marjoram, peppermint, plantain, St. John's wort, sage, thyme, uva ursi and yarrow are just a few anti-viral herbs.

October 27 at 9:25pm
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Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
No, tinctures are not more concentrated, they only extract resins and alkaloids better. So if that is the phytochemical you are looking for, if that is where the plant action is, then use them. Many of the anti-microbial phytochemicals are both alcohol and water soluable! Drink your infusions, you need the fluids anyway!
October 28 at 8:25am
Serena
Serena
this is exactly what I was looking for today! Thanks!
October 28 at 4:03pm
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Village Herbalist is drinking a coconut milk, fig, banana and ginger shake. Since it is Sunday, I am pondering today's writing topic; propagating herbs...The writing and recording of Village Herbalist volume 3, Planting The Cure is well underway.

October 25 at 12:15pm
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Tiffany
Tiffany
Thanks for sharing your recipe! Im going to try it!
October 25 at 2:12pm
Gabriel Kingsley
Gabriel Kingsley
Wow that shake sounds good. BTW Planting the cure is awsome!
October 25 at 8:10pm
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Village Herbalist We Lesson Of The Day: Swine flu or H1N1 is a form of influenza virus A. Subtypes of the flu are labeled according to an H number for the type of hemagglutinin and an N number for the type of neuraminidase in the viruses RNA sequence. This is fancy science talk for the proteins that influence who it affects and how.

October 21 at 9:04pm
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Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
Where are you Elaine? "We" are everywhere!
October 25 at 12:11pm
Christina Fear
Christina Fear
we dont have any here either,, so that is why im going to do my business thru the mail with you :)
October 28 at 9:40am
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Village Herbalist International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology the world's only laboratory dedicated to plant intelligence. http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2007/10/veggie_intelligence

Smarty Plants: Inside the World's Only Plant-Intelligence Lab
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The International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology is the world's only laboratory dedicated to plant intelligence. No, it's not a joke: The lab does serious work into plant sensing and communication.
October 16 at 8:27am
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Mayor O'Jerktown
Mayor O'Jerktown
Was watching Joseph Campbell's "Power of Myth" and he was talking about consciousness. Heliotropism is plant consciousness.
October 16 at 2:00pm
Marge
Marge
Absolutely fascinating...
October 25 at 12:43pm
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Village Herbalist An excellent resource for classic herbal documents, great plant photos and other helpful resources:
http://www.henriettesherbal.com/

Welcome. | Henriette's Herbal Homepage
Source: www.henriettesherbal.com
, including major works like King's American Dispensatory, Felter's Eclectic Materia Medica, Ellingwood's American Materia Medica, as well as minor ones, and links to classic herbal works elsewhere- added more to Jones, Pereira and Sturtevant 06Oct2009
October 14 at 8:40am
Leslie
Leslie
i love henriettes site and refer to it often, good of you to remind us:)
October 14 at 10:13am
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Village Herbalist Wee Lesson Of The Day: With pain, headache and memory loss,a lack of concentration, nervousness, irritability, depression, insomnia and nightmares the nerves are being affected. This is the time for nervine herbal infusions. I like peppermint for the day time because it is stimulating and refreshing. For the evening I prefer catnip since it is a Nervine sedative and loaded with vitamins and minerals.

October 12 at 1:00pm
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Tippi
Tippi
I hear if you are taking Homeopathics you should not have any mint, not even in your toothpast.
October 12 at 8:04pm
Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
Catnip and lemon balm are also mints. If you choose to use homeopathy as well as herbalism there is much more to know and contraindications. Nothing bad happens, certain herbs just over-ride certain homepathic remedies. HOWEVER there is nothing harmful to taking mints as infusions!
October 12 at 11:37pm
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Village Herbalist
Wee Lesson Of The Day: Anti-oxidants Control or eliminate free radicals or reduces cellular oxidation, blocking damage to the mitochondria of cells or cell membranes. According to FDA imposed law, only a plant which contains vitamin A & C are considered this. Dandelion, Rosehips and Sage have A & C, However Herbalists ...also recognise proanthocyanidin containing plants; many which are red or purple, most are berries.Read More

October 9 at 7:07pm
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J. Maria Guagliardo
J. Maria Guagliardo
I Believe the ionizers are much better and I Think They Say Ozone hurts the lungs. It Defintiely Emits Ozone & Makes A Smell And Makes Me Want More Antioxidants To Fight The Oxidizing Of Not Just Bacteria In Air But Also Lungs & Skin. I Too Have Been An Herbalist Without A Garden And Have Kept Potted Herbs Inside To Grow And Use. :-)
October 12 at 1:43pm
J. Maria Guagliardo
J. Maria Guagliardo
By The Way Just Google It. Ionizer And Ozone purifiers are different. Ive Heard The Ozone oxidizes skin and organs the very thing antioxidants work against. Of Course That Would Mean Cells... So Ive Convinced My Rmmate To Keep It In Her Room. Enjoy The Berries :-) YUMMM!
October 12 at 1:48pm
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Village Herbalist An International Report on Herbs People are Using For Swine Flu
http://cms.herbalgram.org/heg/volume6/10%20October/Herbs_SwineFlu.html?t=1254147913

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October 5 at 10:34am
Natasha
Natasha
Thanks so much for sharing these informative articles
October 5 at 6:30pm
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Village Herbalist More facts on the Gardasil Vaccine:
http://media.causes.com/510463?p_id=88709070#

Gardasil - The Damage is Done: From A Best Friend's View | Cervical Cancer Awareness | Causes
Source: media.causes.com
WOW never will my precious gift be subjected to this mess I mean it's crazy if you listen to some of these commercials for these products the side effects seem worse than if your were to actually contract the disease...THANKS GABBY YOU ARE SAVING LIVES.....
October 4 at 11:50pm
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Village Herbalist
Village Herbalist
Please see my NOTE "Relax Dear, It is Only A Virus" There are ways to address HPV without causing potential harm. They are not theories. I have seen these herbal protocols work. Seriously consider this and spread that word!
October 5 at 10:13am
Julie Michelle Thornton
Julie Michelle Thornton
WOW, how sad!! People really do need to do their homework before considering such new vaccines (including SWINE FLU) in my opinion!
October 5 at 11:31am
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Village Herbalist Always more scientific validation of traditional herbalism!

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19682714?ordinalpos=1&itool=EntrezSystem2.PEntrez.Pubmed.Pubmed_ResultsPanel.Pubmed_DefaultReportPanel.Pubmed_RVDocSum

Elderberry flavonoids bind to and prevent H1N1 inf...[Phytochemistry. 2009] - PubMed Result
Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes over 18 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s. PubMed includes links to full text articles and other related resources.
October 4 at 1:26pm
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Leslie
Leslie
wow thank you so much for the tips! i just joined herbmentor recently and will def be checking your section out. this seems like very important info i should focus on. i so appreciate it! i will experiment with small amounts so i can compare and learn the differences. i look forward to your home study course:) thank you:)
October 5 at 10:57am
Christina Fear
Christina Fear
i will be in line to take the home course from you as well.
October 5 at 5:17pm
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