Herbfest.net » medicinal herbs http://herbfest.net/blog Herbs, fun, education - bring the family! Wed, 09 May 2012 20:01:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Dr. Jeanine Davis and her Herb Websites http://herbfest.net/blog/dr-jeanine-davis-and-her-herb-websites/ http://herbfest.net/blog/dr-jeanine-davis-and-her-herb-websites/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 10:45:57 +0000 Herbanite http://herbfest.net/blog/?p=302 I first heard Dr. Davis about 6 years ago when she gave a talk about her NC Alternative Crop Program. Sounds exotic? Well,it was. It was a program to help tobacco farmers find a replacement crop for tobacco. Some of the alternatives were things like “truffle farming”. That program wound down and Dr. Davis has turned her considerable talent to herbs, organics and…. well, go take a look http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/fletcher/programs/herbs


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Learn more about the historical uses, care of and how to use today as a culinary herb or spice.


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Here is my response to her and below you see her answer back.

 

Thank you for signing up for the herbal lore/legend series.  The answer to your question is to type in search on our website the word: kidney, and you will get several articles on using herbs for kidney issues.  There is at least one article  specific to kidney stones.

 

We also have a herbfest blog that we use to share information with our “herbanites” who are interested in herbs and a high degree of interest specific to medicinal uses of herbs.   It would be wonderful if you would share your story about using dandelion root for gallstones.  Your experiences would be nice to share as we have many people who follow the blog and are interested in your experiences.  You don’t have to use your real name nor give an email address either so you will not get personal emails.   The blog is more a discussion group for all to learn from.

 

You can click to access the blog and type in your experiences.

 

Top of the year to you and look forward to hearing from you.   Enjoy the weekly tips you will be receiving.

 

Herbanite Bob

 

Answer from our Herbanite:

 

Thanks, Bob! Wonderful site. I didn’t see where I could post about my experience with gallstones and dandelions, though. It was an accidental treatment that made it possible for me to avoid the doctor recommended Nexium and surgery AND heartburn for over six years (nine months of which involved a pregnancy). Likely, there may be other attributing reasons for the no heartburn but I am certain I had gallstones and that I have not had another attack in seven years.

 

I say “accidental” because I was using the dandelion root as part of a routine early pregnancy detox regiment. I had two severe gallstone attacks just two weeks apart, even though attacks before were at least six weeks apart and I was forty pounds heavier. During the second attack I read the dandelion label. It advised no one take with gallstones take dandelion.

 

I’m convinced all the pain of those two attacks was the stones being dissolved. I give a strong warning to anyone I tell about my experience, but knowing the final outcome–I would do it again.

 

Thanks for everything. I DO look forward to your weekly tips! :-) -D


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A: Hi Kim

Hypericum is a large family of plants of which the most popular is the plant we call “St. John’s Wort”. That is only 1 species of the family though and the other two you ask about are different species. Here is one place that supposedly sells the oils, http://www.herbalcureandtreatments.com/

As you get more information weekly on herbal lore and legend series, or visit our HerbFest web site and inquire using search, you will find probably your best source of medicinal quality herb oils is to buy the oil, not the plants. Pharmaceutical grade oils are packed with the medicinal chemical constituents you are probably looking for.

Good luck and top of the year to you.

bobj



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bobj


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Custom ask your herb question: herbs for healing radiation damage to throat, blood vessels, nerves?

Hi Norma,

My immediate answer is I don’t know but do know two herbs to use for some of the potential issues.

1. Aloe is very good as a topical anesthetic for pain or redness on skin surface. Also parts of aloe, not topical use part, can be used internally for any digestive issues arising from chemo or radiation.

2. If there are minor open skin wounds, or skin eruptions caused by bacteria then tea tree oil is used as a bactericidal.

This is a good question and let me see if can find more info. I’ll post to our HerbFest blog when/if find. Thanks and hope you doing well.

bobj


]]> http://herbfest.net/blog/what-herbs-canare-used-for-healing-radiation-damage-to-throat-blood-vessels-and-nerves/feed/ 0 Evelyn on Homeopathy In Phillipines http://herbfest.net/blog/evelyn-on-homeopathy-in-phillipines/ http://herbfest.net/blog/evelyn-on-homeopathy-in-phillipines/#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:13:27 +0000 Herbanite http://herbfest.net/blog/evelyn-on-homeopathy-in-phillipines/ hi bob, your write up re Homeopathy is very encouraging, coz that’s our problem here also in the Philippines. Even if my margin of profit is very small i keep doing what i think will help a lot of people. In my own simple way i do give lectures to a group who are intrested to learn about medicinal uses of herbs. I’m getting some reference from the write ups you’re sending me. Again thanks my friend for sharing what you have there.
Evelyn

P.S. Appreciate the Herbal Lore and Legend Series with the medicinal history of herbs.


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