Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 Mugwort, harvested in late October after flowering rather than in Summer as in TCM, is traditionally used for dream pillows in western herbalism. It is smoked as a euphoriant (for which lesser quality with high stem content is best and the effect is stronger with repeated use). A teaspoon or two is eaten to induce sleep. <<No, but why would anyone want to induce dreaming? >> Dreams can entertain, inspire, work out problems, allow intuition to bypass logical roadblocks and provide a psychological outlet. I remember sleep-learning and hypnosis experiments where dreams were prevented and the subjects flipped out. Who wouldn't want dreams, apart from nightmares? << how do we explain the assimilation of the herb through resting one's head near it?>> The essential oils are breathed in, lock into the receptors in the nose... Karen Vaughan CreationsGarden *************************************** Email advice is not a substitute for medical treatment. " The more power man had over nature, the more his knowledge and skill went to his head, and the deeper became his contempt for the merely natural. " - Carl Jung ______________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 In a message dated 2/24/01 8:23:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, creationsgarden writes: << <<No, but why would anyone want to induce dreaming? >> Dreams can entertain, inspire, work out problems, allow intuition to bypass logical roadblocks and provide a psychological outlet. I remember sleep-learning and hypnosis experiments where dreams were prevented and the subjects flipped out. Who wouldn't want dreams, apart from nightmares? >> Julie writes: I have read with interest all the messages on dreaming. I realize that my own dreaming is so strong, and so vivid, that I could not imagine anyone wanting more! I would want an herbal treatment to calm dreaming. Thank you all for your insight. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2001 Report Share Posted February 24, 2001 Julie Where is your dream disturbed sleep coming from? Spleen or heart or both ?Long gu and mu li come to mind Heiko juliej8 wrote: > In a message dated 2/24/01 8:23:43 PM Pacific Standard Time, > creationsgarden writes: > > << > > >> > Julie writes: > > I have read with interest all the messages on dreaming. I realize that my own > dreaming is so strong, and so vivid, that I could not imagine anyone wanting > more! I would want an herbal treatment to calm dreaming. Thank you all for > your insight. > > Julie > > > Chinese Herbal Medicine, a voluntary organization of licensed healthcare practitioners, matriculated students and postgraduate academics specializing in Chinese Herbal Medicine, provides a variety of professional services, including board approved online continuing education. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 In a message dated 2/24/01 10:28:54 PM Pacific Standard Time, heiko writes: << Where is your dream disturbed sleep coming from? Spleen or heart or both ?Long gu and mu li come to mind >> Heiko, it is not really disturbed, just vivid. I think heart. I think long gu and mu li might injure my spleen. I have some he huan hua that I use from time to time and it really helps! Thanks. Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 25, 2001 Report Share Posted February 25, 2001 At 12:35 AM -0500 2/25/01, juliej8 wrote: >I have read with interest all the messages on dreaming. I realize that my own >dreaming is so strong, and so vivid, that I could not imagine anyone wanting >more! I would want an herbal treatment to calm dreaming. Thank you all for >your insight. --- This suggests heart yin deficiency. Rory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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