Herbal Pain Relief is an Important Topic to Understand
This article on herbal pain relief looks at three major categories of herbs: antiinflammatory, antispasmodic, and anodyne agents The topic of herbal pain relief is one of the biggest reasons why people approach herbalists and holistic health practitioners. The same is...
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Herbal Medicine Making: Hawthorn Tincture
This article provides a look at herbal medicine making with hawthorn tincture as an example A well-stocked apothecary is central to an herbalist’s craft. Making medicine is a passion of mine, and so my apothecary is fairly extensive - about 300 herbs - the majority of...
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Linden Flower Benefits: Learning Linden Benefits for the Nervous Systemlinden
Today we are looking at the linden plant, linden flower benefits, and linden flower tea benefits to get a better understanding of this plant’s medicine We’re here in Central Massachusetts on a friend's garden farm, and we're standing in front of an American linden or...
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How to Learn About Medicinal Herbs and Working with Human Health
Discover how to learn about medicinal herbs by considering an array of resources and lenses into human health If you're interested in herbalism, realize that herbalism is a vast field, where people and plants meet in regard to human health on an array of levels:...
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Marshmallow Uses & Marshmallow Root Benefits to Know
Chris Marano of Clearpath Herbals shares about marshmallow root benefits in this video from the Clearpath Medicine Garden Today we are looking at marshmallow root benefits. Marshmallow (Althea officinalis) is a naturalized perennial that likes to grow in damp areas....
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What is Wormwood? A Medicinal Plant Worth Knowing About
What is wormwood all about? Today Chris Marano discusses wormwood uses in a video shot at the Clearpath Herbals Medicine Garden What is wormwood? In the video below you will see Chris Marano at the Clearpath Herbals Medicine Garden in Montague, Massachusetts on a...
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Chinese Herbs for Weight Loss: Green Tea & Beyond
People ask Chris Marano about Chinese herbs for weight loss on a regular basis. Here is his take on the subject “What are Chinese herbs for weight loss?” is a typical Western question asked of herbalists and practitioners familiar with Chinese medicine. What inquirers...
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Epimedium Benefits are Significantly Greater Than People Realize
Here we are at the Hungry Ghost Bread gardens, Clearpath Herbals sister gardens, to share some epimedium benefits with you Today I will be sharing some epimedium benefits. Epimedium is a Chinese medicinal plant. It's prized as a horticultural ground cover in the US...
read moreUnderstanding Regimens and Medicinal Herbs for Hypothyroidism
This is a complex area that Chris Marano addresses, with recommendations, ideas, and medicinal herbs for hypothyroidism Today we are looking at some herbs for hypothyroidism. First, the thyroid is an endocrine gland and as such, there is a bit of a mystery around it....
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Blue Vervain Benefits from the Clearpath Medicine Garden
Chris Marano of Clearpath School of Herbal Medicine shows and discusses blue vervain benefits in this article and video Blue vervain is a native plant and Verbena hastata is its scientific name. Its most preferred habitat is damp meadows. You'll often times see it...
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