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  • Let's Talk Series: Yerba Santa for Asthma with Christina Sanchez
    Asthma is an increasingly common respiratory condition in Western culture. Herbalist and desert eco-system defender, Christina Sanchez, walks us through techniques that utilize a potent anti-asthmatic herb Yerba Santa (Eriodictyon californicum). Christina goes through Yerba Santa's properties and the variety of ways to incorporate it into daily life. She also discusses other herbs and blends that can be used either in conjunction with Yerba Santa or on their own to help keep the air in our lungs flowing freely.

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    9 min
  • Show 180 - Traditional Chinese Medicine Justin Ehrlich
    Western herbalists have long used energetics to describe how herbs work. While we have a long practical and energetic tradition routed in European medicine, we often feel called to cultures with much longer, better documented traditions to inform, inspire and guide us int the healing arts. today, we are talking with Justin Ehrlich, practitioner of Classical Chinese Medicine and Licensed Acupuncturist about following that call.

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    1 hr
  • Show 179 Herb Lab - The Truth Behind Ayahuasca - Real Herbalism Radio
    Psychedelic plants have been a part of our human heritage since we first rocked in the unsteady cradle of civilization. Last time we talked with Nick Polizzi, author of books like The Sacred Science, documentary filmmaker and explorer of ancient medicines about our culture’s fascination in hallucinogenic herbal traditions. This time we are exploring more psychoactive herbs, how they have been used and abused, and their effect on the modern world.

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    47 min
  • Show 178: The Truth Behind Ayahuasca with Nick Polizzi
    Psychoactive herbs have been a part of human culture since it began. In the last century, we saw an explosion of interest in hallucinogenic experiences as Westerners begin to explore the herbal traditions of other cultures. That exploration has its possibilities and changes. Today, we're talking with Nick Polizzi, author of books like The Sacred Science, documentary filmmaker and explorer of ancient medicines about our culture's fascination in hallucinogenic herbal traditions.

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    48 min
  • Show 177 Herb Lab Forest Bathing for Herbalists
    The best laid plans of the RHR team to forge a forest bathing adventure goes awry after a storm dumps a foot of snow overnight. Although the roads are impassable, there are still herbal voyages to travel. Sue and Candace brew up syrups, tinctures and topical medicine within the confines of their ice fortresses with the heart of Oregon. A little Snowpacalypse doesn’t stand in the way of the Real Herbalism Team in their quest for botanical healing.

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    48 min
  • Let’s Talk Series: Myth Busting with Jeff Chilton
    Mushrooms are such wonderful healers that they have been the center of mythology on their healing powers. When it comes to terrifying diseases like cancer, this fear combines with hope for a cure. Used properly, mushroom are excellent tools in cancer treatment which makes it all more important to know the truth about what mushrooms can and can’t do. Mycology pioneer, Jeff Chilton takes the microphone to bust these myths so we can be better herbalists.

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    16 min
  • Show 176 - Forest Bathing for Herbalists
    Forest bathing is familiar practice for plant medicine people. Why must we herbalists go so far out of our way to visit our plant allies in their native environment? Why not just read up on the herbs we love and then give them a try? Those are powerful questions that point right at one key aspect of what makes an herbalist an Herbalist. Today, we’re talking about the ways connecting with nature feeds our souls and our practice.

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    42 min
  • Herbalist at the Border - Podcast Show 175 Herb Lab

    Herbal medicine is everywhere and so are herbalists. Last week, we talked with Jamie Scepkowski, owner of Salmon River Apothecary, Herbalist and medic about the emergency herbal care that she practices in California and on the US/Mexican border. Sue and Candace share a sampling of herbal care that they rely on for shoring up physical and mental health needs.



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    33 min
  • Show 174 - Herbalist at the Border - Jamie Scepkowski

    Herbalist Jamie Scepkowski is among the healers from around the world are gathering at the border to offer aid to refugees crossing from Mexico to the US. Like the plants, herbalists bloom where we’re planted. Sometimes that’s on the edge. Sometimes it’s surrounded by kindred spirits. No matter how we sprout, we find our purpose and it shapes us as we walk our path and grow. Today, we’re talking with Jamie Scepkowski, owner of Salmon River Apothecary, Herbalist and medic about growing into emergency herbal medicine.



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    33 min
  • Show 173 Herb Lab – What is Clinical Herbalism?

    Sue and Candace dig in deep after talking with Nicole Telkes, practicing clinical herbalist and director of the Wildflower School of Botanical Medicine about training/licensing clinical herbalism. The term is murky and without consensus on its meaning, it is poorly applied. When it comes down to it, would licensing a herbalist bring standardization to clinical herbalism?



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    42 min

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