Conifers
Kat Mackinnon, Botany Director, CSCH Tree medicine has all the herbal actions you could ask for in an apothecary, along with often being in delightful
February 7, 2020
Western Herbal Energetics and the Four Humors System
By Lisa Ganora, CSCH Director Just as traditional Chinese medicine and Ayurveda have systems of energetics, Western herbalism was originally based on a recognition of
November 7, 2018
Clinical Notes on Anger and a Cool Herbal Chart
Anger is believed to be both a positive and a negative emotion, having the ability to right wrongs, motivate people and bring more justice into the world. However, anger also has a downside. This downside brings with it some pretty significant health risks – physical, mental and psychological.
November 7, 2018
Dandelion and its Constituents
By Lisa Ganora, CSCH Director Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) root & leaf Energetics: cool and dry; bitter tonic, vital stimulant, with some relaxant character Actions: alterative,
May 14, 2018
On Psychospiritual Healing and Flower Essences
By Paul Bergner, NAIMH Director & CSCH Faculty During the early 1980s, practicing in New Haven CT, I began to study and eventually to teach
May 14, 2018
Follow Your Gut
What has its own customs-like border patrol, contains 70% of the entire body’s immune system, and has such a vast surface area that, if outstretched, it reaches 2.5 times taller than a brachiosaurus dinosaur? The human gut!
November 1, 2016