For Rivkah: Western herbs, books, carrier oils

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--- rivkah511 <wokeupwise wrote:

> Are there any

> contraindications of certain carrier oils to

> children or pregnant

> women

 

Hi Rivkah, I moved before the holidays and my books

are still mostly packed, but from memory: Castor Oil

has some contraindications in pregnancy and maybe

elsewhere. I am OM (oriental medicine) mostly, so my

paradigm is not yours, but in my paradigm, Castor oil,

while safe and great for what it's good for, is too

" moving " for use in pregnancy.

 

Here's a link with a lot of info on Castor Oil

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castor_oil#Medicinal_use_of_castor_oil

(Remembering of course that Wikipedia info is only as

good as those who wrote it, and that could be ANYONE

so evaluate with common sense and a grain of salt; for

instance the homeopathy entry is really awful but

that's another story. I looked this over very quickly

and it seems reasonably accurate albeit a bit too

" Western " for my tastes.)

 

> (for example, how about sesame seed oil or

> apricot or grape...)

 

No problems with these that I know of

 

> As far as an herbal " bitters " , any suggestions? My

> dh (dear husband)

> has got such a sensitive stomach and I think this

> might help him.

> He's also got a motion sickness issue that has

> intensified with age

> (he's only 30!!!) but now it's pretty serious.

 

It's not bitters and worse it's a TCM formula ;-) but

since someone's coming who could bring this to you....

you might try this product:

http://www.ohco.com/products/stomach_chi.html

Stomach Qi by OHCO

It's available at Whole Foods and many similar outlets

and of course directly from the company. It's very

safe and quite effective for all stomach issues. In a

case such as your DH, I would get powder rather than

caps, (or both so you can carry the caps easier than

the powder) use high dose (2-3 spoons made as tea) as

needed for acute attacks, and low dose (1 spoon 3x per

day or less as a tea) for strengthening.

 

AS WITH ALL HERBS AND SUCH INTERVENTIONS, EACH

INDIVIDUAL MAY REACT DIFFERENTLY so pay attention and

adjust dosages and formulas accordingly.

 

> Also, looking for anyone who has treated so called

> " vaccine

> preventable diseases " with herbs/oils and would care

> to comment on

> their treatment, for those of us who would like to

> be " in the know " .

 

This is over the head of even an advanced lay

practitioner of any medical or healing discipline,

IMHO. I would find a good homeopath for this

particular issue--either vaccine damage, or natural

" vaccines " , or treatment/prevention of serious

diseases for which western medicine has developed

vaccines. There are many good homeopaths and some

Great homeopaths in Israel. I can refer you to some

if you want and email me privately.

 

> And finally, I am wondering which books on the " wise

> woman "

> or " kitchen witch " or " native traditions " (read: NOT

> TC(or I)M

> (Traditional Chinese or Indian Medicine) any of you

> might recommend.

 

The following first three are all #1 on my list:

 

Anything by Matthew Wood, but particularly

The Book of Herbal Wisdom: Using Plants as Medicines

http://www.amazon.com/Book-Herbal-Wisdom-Plants-Medicines/dp/1556432321/ref=pd_b\

bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8 & s=books & qid=1199898345 & sr=1-1

 

This 2 Vol set is somewhat aimed at the Oriental

Medicine folks but I have never seen more info on

particular Western and Native American herbs. You can

just ignore the Oriental and Indian references that

either do not make sense or do not resonate with you

plus there's a great intro to all the major styles of

herbalism in Vol 1 if you change your mind about your

interests:

 

The Energetics of Western Herbs: Treatment Strategies

Integrating Western & Oriental Herbal Medicine, Vol. 1

& 2 (Energetics of Western Herbs) by Peter Holmes

http://www.snowlotus.org/html/books/energeticsherbs.html

 

Note that Peter is also a supplier of essential oils

and aromatherapy products. *I have no opinion of his

products as I don't know anything about them.* If his

products are as good as his books and his rep, then

they would be fine, but " caveat emptor " and know that

I am only recommending his books.

 

Third and only because it's also a homeopathic materia

medica:

http://www.minimum.com/b.asp?a=homeopathic-remedy-guide-murphy

Homeopathic Remedy Guide, 1,200 Homeopathic and Herbal

Remedies, By Robin MURPHY, ND

 

SECOND EDITION ONLY (I know it says it's out of print,

but you can find it or a 1st edition which is also

good and some prefer its format). I have heard that

the 3rd edition eliminates most of the herbal info

<gasp!>

 

The remedy info sheds light on the herbal info and

vice versa. Of course it helps to have some

homeopathic philosophy and understanding under your

belt if only to understand the format of this book,

but given that, the herb info is fantastic and it's

got a lot of info that's really hard to find

elsewhere, such as Culpepper's astrological affinities

for herbs, etc.

 

Those are the three I would take to a desert island if

I were only allowed three.

 

Next, anything by Susan Weed.

 

Any Eclectic Materia Medica (here's a short article on

what The Eclectics were/are

http://www.superbherbs.net/lore5.htm) Note that many

of these materials are still in print and many are now

in the public domain and downloadable from various

sites like the next one below:

 

Anything by Michael Moore, here's his site with a LOT

of free info for download.

http://www.swsbm.com/

BTW his course is going online, and would be wonderful

I am sure.

 

Gosh, there's so many good books and great folks in

western herbalism / wise woman traditions!

 

Henriette Kress is a huge resource. Here's one site

for her but I am sure there's others, she's been

online for years and years:

http://www.henriettesherbal.com/blog/?p=144

 

I don't know if the List Goddess allows reference or

recommendations to other groups but if she does I can

recommend a couple of other groups for good western

herb info.

 

One more reference:

http://www.rrreading.com/ Robyn Klein's site. She

used to publish an absolutely fantastic newsletter:

Robyn's Recommended Reading (for herb books

exclusively). She's got this site up now and it's

interesting. I am still waiting for her to put up the

info from her old hard-copy newsletters, but this is

better than nothing for finding good & reliable info

on Herb Books. BTW herbs and misinformation is as big

an issue as misinformation and EO/AT unfortunately.

 

> It's not that I don't have a deep and profound

> respect for TC/IM but

> It just doesn't speak to me in the way that your run

> of the mill

> native/wise woman traditions do.

 

We all have to go with what resonates for us. That's

why open minds and diversity is so great.

 

KD

 

PS(Hey, Ginseng Woman ;-) I have not forgotten you, I

just have not got my books unpacked yet)

 

 

 

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