"By proper Herbalism, I mean the variety practiced by Herbalists who have devoted many years of study to the application of herbs for medical purposes, as opposed to the fairy chasing brigade who hijack any therapy that they can practice with minimal effort..."
THE PRINCIPLES OF HUMAN LIFE : Origin in human created from the ground. If die will be back in the tomb to the ground. Consumption of food derived from its soil. Treatment also comes from the land.
Herbal medicine commentary: are we chasing fairies ?
Sparkly Comfrey Powder
![Sparkly Comfrey Powder](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPvCtlCuU1MlPj-HMXzPDfznB_T6OrjenGgvq_aEK8m83avi7Hs6pIMC-SUUuBtpDlFoaukztTt9uPjPJcL_KBETIQ69vX5cimLHzIGTDaXIRPrAKB8jUJ7BUBYHJrY4lyK-VU2E24EEQ/s320/comfrey.gif)
This unyieldingly generous plant keeps coming back, and spreading, no matter how often you harvest its leaves for improvised poultices, throw its long hollow stalks into the compost, or even dig away at its root. And regardless of what you think of the pyrrolizidine alkaloid content of this bristly Boraginacea, you can't deny that its topical use is very safe and effective.
I love chewing a Comfrey leaf to put on a bad scrape or superficial wound, you can feel its texture going from almost spiny to green to slimy. And the gel that is created is some of the best medicine for the skin, rich in allantoin, soothing and healing.
Datura inoxia
Known as Toloache by the Aztecs (and probably used by most Mesoamerican cultures before them), this beautiful representative of the Datura genus just recently began opening its flowers in my garden. It blooms in the evening, pollinated by night-flying moths, with huge (8"+) flowers and a sweet aroma that sets it apart from its cousin, the Jimson weed (D. stramonium).
Many members of the Solanaceae (Nightshade family, perhaps my favorite plant family though the Araliae are right up there) possess alkaloids like scopolamine and hyoscyamine which have the ability to limit the action of the parasympathetic nervous system (they are so-called parasympatholytics). This yin-like side of our nerve networks promotes rest, digestion, and reproduction, and actively counterbalances the more yang-like sympathetics continuously.
Stress, inflammation, and chronic disease
![Stress, inflammation, and chronic disease http://herbaly.blogspot.com/2007/08/stress-inflammation-and-chronic-disease.html](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMjn2tIhRMSKb44AHo13RnJ_IRogdULK7mXpcmorlqraksRSSUHSBYE1dqn3QQxeniCZ2nqAzCCAmDuHoqyo4lL0PDy_KvO3QIHWWPu-4sk_p3_YfTFbs4bFIlrrFrZ1uYDw4lVEr8TU/s320/anger.jpg)
Coffee, running, and skin cancer
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