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Greetings from Susun:
Green greetings.
The middle of “sweete Aprile” already! Garlic mustard (Allaria off.) is rampant in my gardens. How about in yours? The ... Views:1373
HERBAL PHARMACY - Making Herbal Medicines
In your herbal pharmacy you transform fresh and dried plants into herbal medicines. Learning to identify and use the common plants around you is easy and exciting, beneficial and safe. Making your own medicines saves you money if you follow the ... Views:1350
Message from Susun – April 17, 2012
The Goddess lives all around you. Bottle her up with this ancient remedy, reputed to be at least six thousand years old, from The Yellow Emperor, a healing text from China.
Triple Goddess Elixir (my name for it) is said to be curative for any problem ... Views:1446
Herbal Vinegars
PART TWO of a two part article
Part one of this article explained herbal vinegars’ many potent qualities and reviewed the basic tools and simple process of making herbal vinegars. A journey into the author’s garden illustrated how we can reap nature’s rewards and harvest ... Views:1107
To read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine, visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/04/10/april-10th-2012/
The Green Report, Part Two by Susun Weed – April 10th, 2012
Welcome to the second installment of the April green report. The plants are coming so quickly now! So many ... Views:1465
WHITE PINE (PINUS STROBUS)GREAT TREE OF PEACEc 1990, Susun S. WeedThe warming air of this verdant May morning touches my senses with pine. In the sweet-scented shade of a towering white pine much like the one I now sit under, the Peaceful Nations buried their weapons. I breathe deeply, asking ... Views:1346
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The Green Report, Part One by Susun Weed:
Welcome spring! Welcome viriditas, the greening force. Welcome nettle. Welcome flowers. I missed you. Here’s the first part of the ... Views:1555
Herbal Allies for Pregnancy ProblemsBy Susun Weed
Wise women believe that most of the problems of pregnancy can be prevented by attention to nutrition. Morning sickness and mood swings are connected to low blood sugar; backaches and severe labor pains often result from insufficient calcium; ... Views:948
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Greetings from Susun
Flash! The bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis) is blooming. By the time you read this, the flowers will be gone. That’s why it is classified as a spring ephemeral (something ... Views:1734
Mammograms are inaccurateexcerpt from Breast Cancer? Breast Health! the Wise Woman Wayby Susun WeedAvailable at www.wisewomanbookshop.com
Low-radiation mammograms are safer mammograms, but less radiation means a fuzzier picture. Standard x-rays-rarely used any more for breasts-create ... Views:1186
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Greetings from Susun
As I mentioned last week, the rose family, Rosaceae, includes more than roses. Which is not to knock roses. They offer us a bounty: heart-opening ... Views:1484
HERBS FOR THOSE WITH STOMACH ACHES, ULCERS, AND HEARTBURNc. 2002, Susun S Weed
1. WHAT IS THE BIGGEST MISTAKE PEOPLE MAKE ABOUT STOMACH ACHE?
Calling it stomach ache. The stomach (fortunately) does not ache. Usually when people say their stomach aches, they mean they have a gas pain. Gas pain ... Views:1249
Herbal Smoking Mixtures
by Susun S Weed
Let's work with the mint family, by making an herbal smoking mix. Any dried mint-family plants you have on hand can be used make a great healing smoke, especially if mixed with some mullein, and perhaps a few other herbs. Smoking can be good for the ... Views:1582
To read the entire Wise Woman Herbal Ezine visit: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/03/06/march-6-2012/
Green Report - Susun Weed
Dear friends of the green,
Aha! We finally got some winter-like weather, even a few inches of snow! The hardy plants don’t mind at all; in ... Views:1509
Is There an 'All Natural' Alternative to Antibiotics?
by Susun S Weed
There are good reasons to use antibiotic drugs. That said, most physicians and healthcare professionals agree that they are often overused. The overuse of antibiotics has created "superbugs" that are immune to the ... Views:1114
Green Leek Vinegar
by Susun S Weed
Begin by buying (or harvesting from your garden) a bunch of leeks. Use them to make potato-leek soup or any other dish of your desire. Save those tough green tops. You know the part that I mean, the part you were about to throw away or put in the compost. ... Views:962
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~Greetings from Susun~
Greetings friends of the green,
Hail the cabbage family! I hope you’ve been having fun with cole crops this month. Thanks for letting me know ... Views:1434
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Study with Susun at Your Home
Susun is extending her special two for one study package through the end of February.
Pay in full for one of Susun’s correspondence ... Views:1755
Herbal Medicine Chest... IN YOUR BACK YARD by Susun Weed
Don't kill, spray, tear up, or destroy the weeds in your garden, yard, and fence rows. Many of them are actually highly-regarded, widely-used, and extremely-valuable medicinal herbs! What ... Views:1189
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~Greetings From Susun~
Happy Valentine’s Day! May your life be blessed with love. And may the love you share be returned to you a hundred-fold.
This is the month of ... Views:1480
HERBAL BIRTH CONTROL
c. 2002 Susun S Weed
Excerpt from Wise Woman Herbal for the Childbearing Year pages 5 -14 Herbal birth control is most effective when combined with knowledge of your fertility cycles, selective abstinence, mental control, and barriers to ... Views:1846
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Green Report ~ Susun Weed
Loving greetings to you all in the month of love.
I love February. Not just because of valentines (especially the chocolate kind), and not ... Views:1605
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Greetings from Susun~
Dear friends of the green,
Last week we began making herbal smokes and smudges using mints and mullein.
Let’s expand our range of plants ... Views:1687
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Greetings From Susun~
Dear Friends of the Green,
Let’s finish up the first month of the New Year, and our focused work with the mint family, by making an herbal smoking ... Views:2255
excerpt from New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way by Susun S. Weed Herbal Allies for Post-Menopausal Women pp. 237-243
Seaweeds The weeds of the ocean have so much to give us. Let them help you:
• Prevent and relieve osteoporosis
• Maintain strong, ... Views:1146
HERBAL PHARMACY – Buying Herbs by Susun Weed
In your herbal pharmacy you transform fresh and dried plants into herbal medicines. Learning to identify and use the common plants around you is easy and exciting, beneficial and safe. Making your own medicines saves you money if you follow the ... Views:1380
Message from Susun: http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/17/january-17-2012/
Dear Friends of the Green,
“Grebble” is the word I was taught to use to refer to the process of removing leaves from the stalks of herbs. Most culinary herbs are grebbled, since the stalks are ... Views:1767
Greetings from Susun Weed~ http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2012/01/10/january-10-2012/
Dear friends of the green,
Mint honeys are a delicious way to prevent and treat winter miseries: the flu, colds, and coughs especially.
I usually make mine just before the frost takes down ... Views:1627
The Vulva, Part Two by Susun Weed
We are the first guardians of the inner treasures. We hold the keys to your creative power. Proudly we show ourselves, fiercely we protect. We look delicate, flowing and floating, waving and weaving — and so beautiful in our gowns of mauve and pink, ... Views:2360
Greetings from Susun~January 3, 2012
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Dear friends of the green,
This month I wish to draw your attention to the mint family, which is well known for its many delicious-tasting, and strongly-scented plants. Most of the ... Views:1715
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Dear friends of the green,
Are you looking for the recipe for Allium Advantage Elixir? Then you have come to the right place.
As you know, alliums are plants like garlic, leeks, onions, chives, ramps, and shallots. Consistent, lavish use of ... Views:2282
The Vulva, Part One by Susun Weed
We are the first guardians of the inner treasures. We hold the keys to your creative power. Proudly we show ourselves, fiercely we protect.
We look delicate, flowing and floating, waving and weaving — and so beautiful in our gowns of mauve and pink, pearl ... Views:1936
Greetings from Susun ~
http://wisewomanherbalezine.com/wordpress/2011/12/20/december-20-2011/
Dear friends of the green,
Let me make good on my teasing promise to tell you how to make a delicious vinegar to complement your garlic honey.
Green leek vinegar
Begin by buying (or ... Views:1943
The Cervix by Susun Weed
I am the gateway; I am the door. I connect the inside to the outside. I decide which outside comes in. I control the flux and the flow. I hold the wise blood, or let it go. I protect the growing babe, or thrust it unformed into a world unsuitable. None ... Views:1401
Worried About Breast Cancer?
Things strongly implicated in the initiation, promotion, or growth of breast cancer
Hormones, especially estradiol and progesterone o Sources: Your ovaries, commercial meat and milk, hormone pills, progesterone creams, steroids, ... Views:1295
Message from Susun - Garlic Honey - December 13th, 2011
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Dear friends of the green,
One of my favorite remedies to have on hand for the winter is garlic honey. It is super easy to make and ready almost immediately to ... Views:2769
In the Green Report, I will tell you a little about six or more plants that are green the first week of each month.
I hope this will tickle your fancy and get you interested in going outside, no matter what the weather, to interact with the plants. It's my way of sharing the green ... Views:2365
The Spirit of Simples
by Susun S Weed
What is a Simple?
A "simple" is one herb used at a time. A "simpler" is an herbalist who generally uses herbs one at a time, rather than in combinations.
Why Use Simples?
Most herbalists I have met -- whether ... Views:1109
Healthy Bones The Wise Woman Way c. 2001 Susun S Weed
Every woman I know is concerned about osteoporosis. Frightening stories equate it with broken hips, bent spines, wheelchairs, and death--things we all want to avoid. What can we do? Should we take calcium supplements? ... Views:1230
Headaches/Migraine
by Susun S Weed
“Oh, how densely packed your head is, my sweet,” sighs Grandmother Growth. “I'm afraid there's no room for new growth. If you could empty your mind, leave off worrying and planning for a while, and give in to the chaos and its ... Views:1279
Cervical Cancer by Susun S Weed
“How many ways of being are there, sweet friend?” asks Grandmother Growth in her warm way. You sense this is a serious question, and you fear you don’t know the right answer.
“Between the yin and the yang, between the dark and the light, between normal ... Views:1869
Healthy Menopausal Years
The Wise Woman Way
c. 2002 Susun S. Weed
Menopause is a time of enormous change. Wise women of all times have found simple life-style changes can make their Change much easier. For optimum health during and after menopause, do these two ... Views:1391
FIVE EASY THINGS YOU CAN DO NOW TO HELP PREVENT BREAST CANCER
~2002, Susun S Weed (author of Breast Cancer? Breast Health! The Wise Woman Way)
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. But many women are calling it Breast Health Awareness Month! Rather than focusing on ... Views:1169