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Real Herbalism Radio | Herbalism | Plant Medicine | Botany | Wild Crafting

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  • Show 190: Berberine for Better Health With Yaakov Levine

    In the plant world, we tend to focus on whole plant medicine almost exclusively. A subset of herbal practitioners, however, have been drawing on the tools of our nutrition specialist counterparts for more targeted, natural healing and prevention. Today, we’re talking with Yaakov Levine, Nutritional Therapy Practitioner and Nutritional Health Coach at Natural Grocers in Eugene, Oregon about berberine for digestive and brain health.



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    59 min
  • Show 189 Herb Lab Medical Marijuana - CBD
    Legalization of medical marijuana opened the door for safe pain control just as the opioid crisis swooped in. For patients with chronic pain issues, people like Dr. Rachna Patel, doctor of osteopathy and author of the new book, CBD Oil Solution –Treat Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Insomnia, and More-without the High are life savers. Sue, Patrick and Candace reflect on how CBD in hemp/cannabis has made a difference in our lives and those around us.

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    43 min
  • Show 188 Medical Marijuana with Dr. Rachna Patel
    “Use your work to do good in the world.” That was the inspiration that guided at least one plant expert to walk the path of medical marijuana. Today, we’re talking with Dr. Rachna Patel, doctor of osteopathy and author of the new book, CBD Oil Solution –Treat Chronic Pain, Anxiety, Insomnia, and More-without the High about the myths and facts surrounding cannabis.

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    53 min
  • Show 187Herb Lab Psychological Connections to Plants
    The interview with Plant Songs author Jessica Baker, brought up a lot of memories for both Sue and Candace. They share how key plants have inspired connection to family members while inspiring personal change. This relationship has opened the door for human relationships with friends and teachers. Most importantly, it has inspired our own dedication to heal our community.

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    42 min
  • Show 186 Learning to Hear the Songs of the Herbs with Jessica Baker
    The practice of herbalism is often a deeply personal one. As we heal others, we heal ourselves and the plants rejoice. Today, we’re talking with Jessica Baker, licensed acupuncturist, herbalist and author of Plant Songs about connecting with plants as medicine for change.

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    47 min
  • Show 185 Herb Lab Wildcrafting with Candace and Sue
    Spring is in full bloom the Practical Herbalist neck of the woods. Last week’s conversation with Christina Sanchez, founder of Every Leaf Speaks and Howie Brounstein of Columbine School of Botanical Studies reminded us to get out about our own feral harvests. From oyster mushrooms to birch branches to lemon balm leaves, the earth has renewable medicine waiting just outside your door.

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    36 min
  • Show 184: Wildcrafting with Howie Brounstein and Christina Sanchez
    When the weather is right and the herbs are calling, we herbalists love to get into the wild for a little wildcrafting. What is wildcrafting? It is a common term for for harvesting medicinal and food plants that grow in wild or uncultivated places. Whether you're going into the forest, field or desert, there are a few tips and rules for doing it right. Today, we're talking with Christina Sanchez, founder of Every Leaf Speaks and Howie Brounstein of Columbine School of Botanical Studies about wildcrafting in many environments properly.

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    55 min
  • Show 183 - Herb Lab Commercially Grown Recreational Marijuana
    The recreational marijuana growing industry has settled into Oregon to stay. Medical cannabis growing specialists are going out of business. Fields of hemp, rich with CBD are still being planted but it is the escalating levels of THC that the public is pushing growers to breed. After an enlightening talk with Andy Harpole, the CEO of Emerald Valley Growers, we discuss the problems and promises of this evolving field.

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    34 min
  • Show 182 - Cannabis with Andy Harpole of Emerald Valley Growers
    As states legalize recreational marijuana, it is evolving quickly into a growing industry that has the power to make or break businesses. Andy Harpole, the CEO of Emerald Valley Growers, started his business in 2015, the year that Oregon made cannabis legal. Now that cannabis is legal, research is legal too which has expanded our understanding of the healing this complex herb has to offer. Andy shares the different ways that TCH and CBD is extracted through decarboxylation and other techniques.

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    50 min
  • Show 181: Herb Lab - Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM)
    After an interview with Justin Ehrlich, a practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist, Sue drills Candace about some of the herbs he brought up. Candace gently explains how a handful of these herbs work together to heal common ailments. Sue throws in the news of a discovery of a new organ interstitium, which may add to our understanding as to how acupuncture works.

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    39 min

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