Today we had the lovely opportunity to have Natalie Hammerquist come on to our show! She is a traditional western herbalist located in the Pacific Northwest. We spent our hour together breaking down herbs into a nice introduction for anyone who is unfamiliar with what herbs can do for your health. Listen and learn about how you can go out and learn to identify, forage, and start using some of the powerful herbs right in your own backyards! Please enjoy this episode of Benefits of Herbs with Natalie Hammerquist!

Shownotes

1:41 – Making Calendula Cream2:18 – Natalie uses both wildcrafted and sourced herbs2:55 – Foraging during winter3:33 – How to identify plants in winter3:55 – Scoping out foraging areas during other seasons4:30 – What can herbs do for somebody6:16 – When herbs can help cancer6:38 – Some issues herbs can help with7:05 – What stages of cancer do herbs help with7:55 – Most ideal time to use herbs for cancer8:06 – 2nd most ideal time to start using herbs for cancer8:22 – Point of no return using herbs for cancer9:26 – Most doctors don't know how herbs work, so they recommend not using them10:30 – Our medical system has led to more self education on health11:08 – Paradigm shift in self care12:49 – How to know what herb to take for disease13:45 – Utilizing different assessments to determine herbal remedies18:23- Dosage of herbs21:52 – What is the best method for taking herbs23:55 – Steaming herbs for respiratory issues24:40 – Steaming essential oils versus the actual herb itself25:12 – Using essential oils internally26:28 – Brands of essential oils26:48 – Uncle Harry's Essential Oils27:31 – Is extractions of specific constituents a good practice30:33 – Willow bark and known specific constituents extracted for medicine31:45 – Our understanding of carrots compared to what we don't know34:13 – Doctrine of Signatures within plants37:35 – Is the herb you are harvesting safe?

40:28 – Are single herbs harder on the body than a formula of herbs41:50 – Using local herbs vs imported herbs43:05 – Master herbalists only use around 50 herbs44:25 – Natalie's most commonly used herbs45:30 – Common household herbs for medicinal purposes47:05 – Making your own plaster (TV show Grow your own Drugs)48:32 – Natalie's tried and true remedies50:05 – The benefits of Goldenseal52:02 – Using herbs for their properties in lotions and creams52:37 – Natalie's herbal classes that she teaches53:15 – Apprenticeship with Natalie55:32 – Classes sizes

Learn More About Natalie Hammerquist

Website: www.adiantumschool.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/adiantumschool/

Classes: https://www.adiantumschool.com/classes

Yearlong Programs: Foundations of PNW Herbalism   Seattle Herbal Apprenticeship

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Today we had the lovely opportunity to have Natalie Hammerquist come on to our show! She is a traditional western herbalist located in the Pacific Northwest.