Join show host Becca Kawaoka and Mary DeVries for a Q & A format episode. Today's show centers on common questions surrounding herbs and where to begin in the herb world. Conversations flow from herb supplementation form to basic constitutional patterns to make the right herb choice for the individual.

Dandelion

Taraxacum officinale

Family: Asteraceae

History & Growing

Parts Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Taste: Root, Leaf & Flower

Energetics

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Herb Acts Upon

Traditional & Current Uses

When to Reach for Herb & In What Form

Dosage & Preparation

Contraindications

Elemental, Planetary & Dosha Discussion

Citations & Recommended Reading:

1. The Healing Garden, Juliet Blankespoor

2. The Dandelion, Anne Rothfeld

3. The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, Andrew Chevallier

4. Alchemical Herb Profile: Dandelion by Sajah Pophan (Evolutionary Herbalism & The Plant Path)

5. Dandelion Uses and Plant Monograph, Learning Herbs by Rosalee de la Foret

6. Alchemical Herb Profile: Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) by Sajah Popham

Recipe of the Week: Nutritive Skin Tonic Tea

Motherwort

Leonurus cardiaca

Family

History & Growing

Parts Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Taste

Energetics

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Herb Acts Upon

Current Uses (& Studies/Research)

When to Reach for Herb & In What Form

Dosage & Preparation

Contraindications

Elemental, Planetary & Dosha Discussion

Citations & Recommended Reading

- Body Into Balance, Maria Noel Groves

- Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine, Andrew Chevallier

- The Healing Garden, Juliet Blankespoor

- Motherwort: The Lion Hearted Herb by Sajah Popham

- Motherwort Uses and Plant Profile by Rosalee de la Floret

- Rezaee-Asl M, Sabour M, Nikoui V, Ostadhadi S, Bakhtiarian A. The Study of Analgesic Effects of Leonurus cardiaca L. in Mice by Formalin, Tail Flick and Hot Plate Tests. Int Sch Res Notices. 2014 Sep 1;2014:687697. doi: 10.1155/2014/687697. PMID: 27433501; PMCID: PMC4897125.

Red Raspberry

Rubus idaeus

Family: Rosaceae

The Active Herbalist products featuring red raspberry leaf: Moon Cycle Support Tea

History & Growing

Parts of Red Raspberry Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Energetics

Taste

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Red Raspberry Acts Upon

Traditional Uses

Current Uses

Studies

Dosage

Contraindications

Planetary, Elemental, Dosha Associations

Citations & Recommended Reading

Recipe of the Week

Feverfew

Tanacetum parthenium

Family: Asteraceae

History & Growing

Parts of Feverfew Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Energetics

Taste

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Feverfew Acts Upon

Traditional Uses

Current Uses

Studies

Dosage

Contraindications

Planetary, Elemental, Dosha Associations

Citations & Recommended Reading

Recipe of the Week

Yarrow

Achillea millefolium

Family

History & Growing

Parts Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Taste

Energetics

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Herb Acts Upon

Traditional Uses

Current Uses (& Studies/Research)

When to Reach for Herb & In What Form

Dosage & Preparation

Contraindications

Elemental, Planetary & Dosha Discussion

Citations & Recommended Reading

Recipe of the Week

Calendula officinalis

Family

The Active Herbalist products with calendula: Immuni-Tea

History & Growing

Parts Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms

Taste

Energetics

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Herb Acts Upon

Traditional Uses

Current Uses (& Studies/Research)

o “Calendula officinalis shows promising results regarding its potential usage in cancer management, especially in cancer prevention, treatment, and in palliative care.”

When to Reach for Herb & In What Form

Dosage & Preparation

Contraindications

Elemental, Planetary & Dosha Discussion

Citations & Recommended Reading:

- Herbs in History: Calendula by Alain Touwaide & Emanuela Appetiti, June 2003

- Calendula Monograph by Sajah Popham

- The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor

- Body Into Balance by Maria Noel Groves

- The Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier

Recipe of the Week:

Calendula Infused Oil

History & Growing

Parts Used Medicinally

Supplementation Forms:

Taste

Energetics

Actions

Organs & Body Systems Herb Acts Upon

Traditional Uses

Current Uses (& Studies/Research)

When to Reach for Herb & In What Form

Dosage & Preparation

Contraindications

Elemental, Planetary & Dosha Discussion

Citations & Recommended Reading:

- Valerian Uses and Plant Monograph by Rosalee de la Floret

- The Healing Garden by Juliet Blankespoor

- Body Into Balance by Maria Noel Groves

- Encyclopedia of Herbal Medicine by Andrew Chevallier