I'm now learning how to apply esoteric concepts to natural healing: herbalism with rewilding of land (such as ecological food forestry) into modern culture based on insights from ancient and medieval practices.
What the unique flavours of herbs can tell you about them and how they work. Discover herbal acti... more What the unique flavours of herbs can tell you about them and how they work. Discover herbal actions just by tasting them. Lost Knowledge on Herbal Energetics Everybody seems to be talking about herbal energetics lately. But what is it really? Modern day herbal alchemist Sajah Popham has drawn from a large breath of traditional and non-traditional studies around the world to examine and break down the medicinal relationship that herbs have with people. He stresses in his teachings to look at the whole plant in relationship to the whole person, whereby one may even apply the taste of herbs with the health conditions and emotional constitution of a person. In his book, master herbalist Matthew Woods explains that the subject of herbal energetics was found throughout the practise of western traditional medicine. He begins with a short history of the lost art of natural healing by remembering that "much of the herbal and nutritional marketplace apes conventional medicine". He emphasises the difference in approach between reductionist pharmacology and holistic herbalism. Cultures do tend to behave in the same way all over the world, but only express themselves in their own unique way. The rise of curiosity amongst modern day conscious, enlightened herbalists and foragers around the world has enticed a field of herbal study and approaches that have been long forgotten. And better still, a hugely understudied area of medicine as lifestyle in the awakening questions as to how well are we really doing? Brigitte Mars is another prominently rising star of the modern herbal community. Through her herbal walks, she teaches how tasting raw leaves without washing is allowing the earth to help the immune system. In this way the folk approach to medicine is very different from conventional biomedicine, which takes away the medicinal virtues of the entire plant to make a reductionist approach to learning what is metabolism of the plant. The vocabulary of energetics is a powerful tool to help understand the impact of the Natural philosophy behind these histories and interconnected communications. In order to demonstrate how the aroma and tastes of herbs work, visit our Recipes section for a real Taste of Herbs to start developing your own herbal energetics. But first, let's go briefly back to our roots…. Return of the Ancient Wisdoms In standardised pharmaceutical studies there is a strong focus on the biochemical aspect of herbs. The constituency of the plants used in conventional laboratories order for a plant to have a particular medicinal effect, whereas this is the opposite case in herbal energetics. It has been primarily ignored in industrial pharmacology. However before standard science and pharmaceuticals, Sajah Popham teaches us how to use the respiratory system of herbal energetics because this relates to looking at it from a completely new level of respiratory conditions. He calls this the way of the vital force or vital intelligence of the plant and person. The vitalist models can be pertained to sensorial human experiences, such as how we feel, smell, touch, see and experience the quality of life and food actions in any given environment. If we look through the history of traditional medicine, herbal practitioners of the past understood how the taste of herbs, such as
With reference to a historical topic of the 1960s, this essay reveals how two historians approach... more With reference to a historical topic of the 1960s, this essay reveals how two historians approach their study of the past.
What the unique flavours of herbs can tell you about them and how they work. Discover herbal acti... more What the unique flavours of herbs can tell you about them and how they work. Discover herbal actions just by tasting them. Lost Knowledge on Herbal Energetics Everybody seems to be talking about herbal energetics lately. But what is it really? Modern day herbal alchemist Sajah Popham has drawn from a large breath of traditional and non-traditional studies around the world to examine and break down the medicinal relationship that herbs have with people. He stresses in his teachings to look at the whole plant in relationship to the whole person, whereby one may even apply the taste of herbs with the health conditions and emotional constitution of a person. In his book, master herbalist Matthew Woods explains that the subject of herbal energetics was found throughout the practise of western traditional medicine. He begins with a short history of the lost art of natural healing by remembering that "much of the herbal and nutritional marketplace apes conventional medicine". He emphasises the difference in approach between reductionist pharmacology and holistic herbalism. Cultures do tend to behave in the same way all over the world, but only express themselves in their own unique way. The rise of curiosity amongst modern day conscious, enlightened herbalists and foragers around the world has enticed a field of herbal study and approaches that have been long forgotten. And better still, a hugely understudied area of medicine as lifestyle in the awakening questions as to how well are we really doing? Brigitte Mars is another prominently rising star of the modern herbal community. Through her herbal walks, she teaches how tasting raw leaves without washing is allowing the earth to help the immune system. In this way the folk approach to medicine is very different from conventional biomedicine, which takes away the medicinal virtues of the entire plant to make a reductionist approach to learning what is metabolism of the plant. The vocabulary of energetics is a powerful tool to help understand the impact of the Natural philosophy behind these histories and interconnected communications. In order to demonstrate how the aroma and tastes of herbs work, visit our Recipes section for a real Taste of Herbs to start developing your own herbal energetics. But first, let's go briefly back to our roots…. Return of the Ancient Wisdoms In standardised pharmaceutical studies there is a strong focus on the biochemical aspect of herbs. The constituency of the plants used in conventional laboratories order for a plant to have a particular medicinal effect, whereas this is the opposite case in herbal energetics. It has been primarily ignored in industrial pharmacology. However before standard science and pharmaceuticals, Sajah Popham teaches us how to use the respiratory system of herbal energetics because this relates to looking at it from a completely new level of respiratory conditions. He calls this the way of the vital force or vital intelligence of the plant and person. The vitalist models can be pertained to sensorial human experiences, such as how we feel, smell, touch, see and experience the quality of life and food actions in any given environment. If we look through the history of traditional medicine, herbal practitioners of the past understood how the taste of herbs, such as
With reference to a historical topic of the 1960s, this essay reveals how two historians approach... more With reference to a historical topic of the 1960s, this essay reveals how two historians approach their study of the past.
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