HerbRally

In today's episode we hear from Charis Lindrooth as she informs us all about the upcoming event, the MidAtlantic Women's Herbal Conference. September 30th - October 1st Kempton, PA Keynotes with Rosemary Gladstar and Susan Leopold! Learn more about using, identifying, preparing and growing herbs for yourself, for your family or to help others on their healing path. Connect with like-spirited women, laugh, sing, dance and be inspired by a great line up of teachers and by each other. Take the day to stretch your mind, enjoy the outdoors and get a rest from day to day stress. Over 20 workshops on women's health,herbal medicine, gardening, and plant identification. Activities include basket making, fermentation basics, drumming, singing and dancing! Food offered by local women vendors. Vegan and gluten-free alternatives. Meal tickets are catered by Hive Local Food and include organic, locally sourced, gluten-free and both vegetarian and non-vegetarian options. For more info and to register you can CLICK HERE.

Today's episode we hear from Erika Galentin MNIMH, RH (AHG) of Sovereignty Herbs in Athens, Ohio speaking on Demystifying Herb-Drug Interactions. Many people get very frightened when they think about herbs and drugs interacting with each other. Some even may feel defensive about the idea that pharmaceutical medicine so easily puts herbs in the hot-seat. In this episode you will be introduced to the means by which herbs and drugs may interact with each other, for better or for worse. You will also learn skills for easier interpretation of scientific research behind these interactions. Also, just a heads up, this episode does contain a bit of colorful language. It's nothing too crazy, though. You've been forewarned! If you'd like to obtain Erika's slide for her presentation you can contact her directly at [email protected]. I had the pleasure of attending this class at the 2017 Chesapeake Herb Gathering. I recorded it on my phone so the audio quality isn't 100%. That said, it was such an amazing class packed full of important info Erika and I were both really excited to share it with the community. If you're on the east coast and looking for a great annual herbal event you gots to check this one out! Molly Meehan of Centro Ashé and her team throw a heck of a gathering. Show Erika and Sovereignty Herbs some love on the socials! Facebook Instagram Erika's clinical education, experience, and knowledge are based in both science and tradition. Much of her herbal and clinical rationale is derived from the past and present Physiomedical philosophy, with utmost faith placed upon vix medicatrix naturae, or the healing power of nature. She sees the human body as possessing a vital integrity and intelligence with inherent integrative, reconstructive, and resistive, tendencies. She does not see it as a broken-down machine, lacking the savvy for self-repair; given the right set of circumstances, the right nutriment and encouragement, the human body, your body, is capable of amazing things. RESOURCES Hierarchy of Research Clinically Relevant Herb-Drug Interactions with Bill Gurley Herb, Nutrient and Drug Interactions by Jonathan Treasure

Katja and Ryn are back! This time to discuss the winter syrup that they make annually for the upcoming winter season. They always are sure to include elderberry, however they mix it up with various other plant allies depending on what they find growing around them. Be sure to tune in to learn about the formulation they made for this year. They also delve into the properties of the many different plants they included. This was a fun and informative episode. We hope you enjoy it! You can visit Katja and Ryn online at CommonWealthHerbs.com. They have many fantastic resources, including both an in-person apprenticeship and online school. Go show 'em love on the Facebooks! www.facebook.com/commonwealthherbs If you enjoyed the episode, an iTunes ranking and/or comment would be most appreciated! Please share the episode with all of your herb lovin' friends. Thanks, y'all! RESOURCES Where Do Camels Belong, Ken Thompson Invasive Plant Medicine, Tim Scott A blog about Loosestrife Hudson River Study Ginger Chamomile Cookies

Join Lauren with Midwest Women's Herbal as she discusses their upcoming fall event Mycelium Mysteries: A Women's Mushroom Retreat. October 6th - 8th, 2017 Almond, WI This event looks just FANTASTIC! Here's what it's all about... This weekend-long, women's retreat will focus on understanding fungi as the Grandmothers of our ecosystems. Workshops will be offered at the beginner through advanced levels, and include topics in wild mushroom skills, fungal ecology, fungi and human health, and ethnomycology. This is a place to share knowledge and get comfortable with using our mycological skills in a supportive, fungal community! Check out THE PRESENTERS HERE. The keynotes are going to be awesome: Mycophilia - a story of community, and how mushrooms can be the window by which we can understand nature, and ourselves, in a deeper way . ~ with Eugenia Bone, author and food journalist Fungal HERstory - explore with us the connections between the feminine and the fungal, in mythology and in science, from cultures all around the world. ~ with Alanna Burns & Mara Fae Penfil. For more info on this event and to register, here's the link: www.midwestwomensherbal.com/mushrooms Thanks to Lauren and Midwest Women's Herbal for taking the time to share this wonderful event that they are hosting! I hope y'all are able to make it.

On today's episode I narrate herbalist Ruthie Hayes monograph on Tulsi (AKA holy basil). Here's a sampling from her monograph which you can find here: www.herbrally.com/monographs/tulsi-rh Herblore + Tradition: Tulsi is native to India and has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for well over 5,000 years. It is the most sacred of plants in Hinduism, essential in the ritual worship of Vishnu and Krishna. Tulsi is believed to be the earthly incarnation of the Divine Mother, Tulasi, and the doorway between heaven and earth. A tea of the leaves is often given to the dying to guide their soul from this world to the next. The wood of the tulsi plant is used in the making of mala beads which are used in meditation and prayer. Traditionally, the mala consists of 108 beads, one for each time the mantra or name of the deity is prayed or chanted. In sacred places, tulsi can be seen growing in its own altar where offerings and prayers can be made to the plant. There are strict rules for harvesting tulsi leaves, and forgiveness from the plant must be asked first. The powder of the root in milk, ghee, or as a decoction was a treatment for malarial fever, bug bites, and to increase sexual stamina. It has also been used traditionally to remedy the cognitive effects of excessive cannabis use. The seeds mixed with water, juice, or milk was a traditional remedy for low energy and stomach/digestive problems. Tulsi is also a popular herb in Thai cooking. It's used as a potherb, in making cheeses, liqueurs, in salads, rice, jellies, and a sherbert is often prepared from an infusion of the leaves. For more monographs (40+ as of now) please visit: www.herbrally.com/monographs You can visit Ruthie online at MotherHylde.com. Let us know what you thought of the episode! Thanks so much for listening. Please share this if you feel so inclined :)

On today's episode we'll hear from Portland, OR counselor and herbalist Jon Keyes. He teaches us about the connection between mental health and gut health as well as the connection to trauma. Jon also covers various protocols we can use including herbal allies. This is a super important episode! I gained a lot of insight and I hope you do as well. Please share if you know someone who would benefit from this info. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Jon! Resources HearthsideHealing.com HerbsForMentalHealth.com Herbs for Mental Health Facebook Group

"First the word, then the plant, and lastly the knife" On today's episode, herbalist Lori Rose discusses the importance of integrating nutrition and coaching skills with clinical herbalism. She also discusses holistic wellness program at Hill College where she teaches herbalism and coaching. For more info on what she's up to you can visit her at several places: Hill College Holistic Wellness Program loriroseholistic.wordpress.com The Weight Free Wellness Podcast Resources: International Integrative Educational Institute (KP Khalsa's school) The Wheel of Life SMART Goals

Massachusetts herbalists Katja Swift and Ryn Midura return to discuss what they learned from their most recent free herb clinic outing in West Virginia.

Katja Swift and Ryn Midura join us again to talk about how to be a successful herbalist. They run an herbal apprenticeship in Brookline, MA and offer distance learning courses as well. To find out what they're up to, visit www.commonwelathherbs.com. If you're not in the northeast and you're looking for an herbalism school, visit www.herbrally.com/schools. If you're just gettin' goin' on your path, a great place to start would be to attend an event! There's tons of events happening all of the United States. To find one in your neck of the woods, go here: www.herbrally.com/events Please let us know what you thought about the podcast. Thanks for listening!

On this episode I narrate herbalist Nick Moya's moringa monograph. I love his perspective because he gives such a balanced (non-hyped) approach to this wonderful and useful plant. If you loved this as much as I did I recommend his burdock monograph as well. Please let us know what you think! If you don't want to miss an episode of the HerbRally podcast you can subscribe in iTunes.

Join Katja Swift and Ryn Midura from the Commonwealth Center for Holistic Herbalism as they discuss the free clinic they started in Brookline, MA. They go over the finer details of creating a clinic, along with some of the pain points (i.e. burnout, funding, etc.). Thanks to Katja and Ryn for taking the time to share their expertise! You can visit them online to find out about more of what they're up to at CommonWealthHerbs.com. Be sure and check out their in-person apprenticeship program as well as all of the distance learning opportunities.