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Formulations Using North American Native Plants. Spring 2009. Historical Perspectives. Native American Uses of Plants Genocide and Loss of Information Anthropological Information European Vs. North American Species Pre-Modern Illnesses Vs. Modern Illnesses. Pre-Modern Illnesses.
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Formulations Using North American Native Plants Spring 2009
Historical Perspectives • Native American Uses of Plants • Genocide and Loss of Information • Anthropological Information • European Vs. North American Species • Pre-Modern Illnesses Vs. Modern Illnesses
Pre-Modern Illnesses First Aid: accidents, injury, animals, insects Infectious disease Gynecology and Obstetrics Pain Negative Spirits (ceremony)
Modern Illnesses • Lifestyle Related: • Heart disease, hypertension, diabetes, obesity and related problems, arthritis, insomnia • Pollution Related: • Allergies, sinusitis, asthma, immune deficiency, multiple chemical sensitivity • Mental Health: • Fear, anxiety, depression, addiction, anger, grief • Complex Illness: • Cancer, MS, autoimmune
Traditional Perspectives • MitakueyeOyasin • Mouse (Analysis) and Eagle (Overview) • Pejuta: Plant Medicine • Wakan Tanka: Creator, source of healing • 16 Aspects of Wakan Tanka: Natural World • Ikce: Common, Natural • Manitu: wild
Sources of Information • Elders and Teachers • Dreams, Spirits • Receiver of the Medicine • Direct communication from the plant • Gathering • Offering, collecting, cleaning • Preparing • Food, Tea, Salve, poultice, smoke • Dosing-prescription
Prescribing Herbal Medicine • Relationship of the practitioner to the herb • Relationship of the patient to the herb • Ingestion of herb • Painting of an herb • Herb as companion • Herb as mediator with the Wakan
Causes of Illness • Separation from the Wakan • Maka Ina (Earth) • Wakan Oyate (Spirits) • Tiospaye (community, family) • Animals and plants • Self • Negative influences (evil spirits) • Pollution and poison (diet)
Treatment of Illness • Elimination of negative influences • Reconnection to the Wakan • Ceremony • Storytelling, History, Teachings • Dreams • Community • Songs • Herbal Medicine • Traditional Diet
Seven Virtues • Compassion • Fortitude • Generosity • Honesty • Respect • Humility • Wisdom
Four Basic Needs • Nurturance • Peace • Connection • Self-Value Four Cornerstones • Nutrition • Exercise • Rest • Attitude, stress reduction, mental health
Chinese Herbal Energetics • Temperature • Channel entered • Main functions • Move Qi and blood • Tonify Qi • Reduce heat • Release exterior • Reduce phlegm
Devil’s ClubOplopanax horridum • Part used: Root Bark • Diabetes • Fatigue • Strengthens Immune System • Protective • Energetics: warm, enters spleen/stomach, kidney channels, tonifies Qi • Dose: 1-3 gram BID
Cedar - Thuja spp.Leaves Purification Topical uses: (oil, salve, tincture) • Arthritic pain • Muscular pain • Wart removal • Antimicrobial • Antifungal Internal uses: Respiratory infection UTI Energetics: cool, reduces heat and pathogen, moves Qi and blood, enters Lu, UB channels
Sweet LeafMonarda Fistulosa • Part used: Flower and leaf • Tubes, Relaxes tension • Digestive • Respiratory • Nervous • Energetics: cool, decreases heat, moves Qi. Enters Spleen/stomach, Lung, Liver channels • Dose: tincture 1-3 ml Q day BID
OshaLigusticum porteri • Part used: root • Bear Medicine • Lung infections • Viral illness • Opens the throat • Wild and independent • Energetics: cool, clears exterior, clears heat, enters Lu, UB channels • Dose: Tincture 2 ml TID
Acorus Calamus • Part used: root • Digestive problems • Respiratory and reduces phlegm • Diabetes • For fear and nervousness in conflict • Energetics: Warm, aromatic, reduces phlegm, reduces damp in digestion. Channels entered Sp/St, Lu • Dose: Use as lead herb in formulas 2 ml TID
BlackberryRubus villosus • Blackberry, Raspberry, Thimbleberry, Salmonberry • Root: Diarrhea, Reduces Menstrual Bleeding • Fruit: nutritious, blood cleansing • Energetics: Warm, astringent, preserves fluids, enters LI, Liv, Sp channels • Dose: 5-10 drops every 2 hours of the root for diarrhea
Viburnum PrunifoliumBlack Haw • Anti-spasmodic • Nervousness and anxiety • Threatened miscarriage • Diarrhea and constipation • Heart palpitations • Energetics: Neutral, moves Qi and blood, reduces liver stagnation, enters Liv, LI, SP, Ht channels • Dose 3-5 ml up to TID
HuckleberryVaccinium spp. • Part used: leaves and fruit • Diabetes • Diabetic Retinopathy • Tonifies Blood Vessels • Varicose Veins • Anti-Oxidant • Eye problems • Energetics: Neutral, tonifies SP Qi, Liv blood, enters SP, Liv channels • Dose: Fruit-1/2 cup per day, Leaves (tea) 1 cup TID
SageArtemesia ludoviciana • Part used: leaves • Protective against negative influences • Blood cleanser • Cancer treatment • Bitter for digestion • Clarity and emotional healing • Deep levels of healing • Energetics: Cold, clears heat and purges fire, clears pathogen. Enters Kid, Liv, Sp, St channels • Dose: 1-3 cups infusion daily
Chimaphila umbellata • Part used: leaves • Bladder infection • Skin diseases • Prostate irritations • Muscle pains, joint pains, swellings-poultice • Diabetes • Energetics: Cool, clears heat, decreases damp, tonifies Qi, enters Lu, Liv, Kid, UB, SI, Sp channels • Dose: 1 cup TID mild decoction
Usnea barbatumLichen • Infections • Sinusitis, nasal lavage • Colds, Flu • Toe fungus • Athlete’s foot • Ringworm • Energetics: Cold. Clears heat and pathogen, clears damp heat, clears phlegm. Enters Lu, LI, UB channels. • Dose: Neti pot or nasal lavage, light decoction, 1/2 cup BID, Tea 1/2 cup TID, Tincture: 2 ml TID
Clematis spp. • Migraine • Headache • Severe Neck Pain • Energetics: warm, enters UB channel, moves Qi and Blood • Dose: 5-10 gtt PRN, maximum 30 gtt Qday
Andrographis paniculata • Sinusitis • Bronchitis • Viral Flu • Viral URI • Energetics: cold, bitter, aggressively clears heat and phlegm, dries damp, enters Lu, LI, ST, SI. • Dose: 1 ml Qhour initially, then 1 ml QID for 7-10 days, may take chronically
Schisandra chinensis • Depression • Withdrawl from Anti-depressants • Anxiety • Insomnia • Energetics: Warm, sour, moves liver Qi, calms shen, generates body fluids, preserves and tonifies kidney essence, stabalizes, enters Kid, Lu, Ht channels
Hypertension • 30 Viburnum prunifolium • 15 Scutellaria lateriflora • 20 Leonurus cardiaca • 12 Verbena hastata • 20 Valeriana sitchensis • 15 Chimaphilla umbellata • 8 Rawolfia serpentina • Dose: 1-3 ml BID
Diabetes • 15 Oplopanax horridum • 15 Momordica charantia • 15 Gymnema sylvestre • 15 Trigonella Dose: 1-5 ml BID
Hyperthyroid • 40 Lithospermum ruderale • 30 Leonurus cardiaca • 30 Lycopus virginicus • 20 Melissa officinalis Dose 1-5 ml BID
Bronchitis • 15 Inula helenium • 15 Eriodictyon californica • 15 Grindelia squarrosa • 15 Mahonia aquafolium 2-5 ml BID
UTI • 30 Arctostaphylos uva ursi • 20 Chimaphilla umbellata • 15 Zea mays • 15 Mahonia aquafolium • 10 Hydrastis canadensis • 15 Althea • 15 Salix nigra Dose 2-4 ml QID
Sinusitis • 50 Andrographis • 25 Mahonia aquafolium • 25 Taraxacum radix Dose 2 ml Q hour until phlegm has no color, then 2ml QID 7-10 days
Gastritis and Peptic Ulcer • 7g Symphytum folium • 7g Althea officinalis • 7g Glycyrrhizza glabra • 7g Ulmus fulva • Dose 28 g per 3-4 cups water, long infusion, 28 g Qday
Insomnia • 15 Piper methisticum • 15 Humulus lupulus • 15 Valeriana sitchensis • 15 Monarda fistulosa • Dose 1-5 ml Hs
Anxiety • 20 Piper methisticum • 20 Schisandra chinenesis • 10 Monarda fistulosa • 10 Eschscholzia californica • Dose 2 ml TID
Topical linament • 15 Usnea barbata • 5 Mahonia aquafolium • 10 Commiphora molmol • 1 ml Capsicum minimum • Use topically on open and closed wounds as an antiseptic
Immune Tonic/Fatigue • 30 Panax quinqufolium • 30 Oplopanax horridum • 15 Sambucus nigra fructus • 15 Chimaphilla umbellata • 15 Mahonia aquafolium • 10 Thuja plicata • 5 Glycyrrhizza glabra • Dose 2-3 ml BID