Herbal healing is the
natural use of different parts of plants for natural healing. It has been
practiced for thousands of years in many different parts of the world by many
different cultures for many different healing purposes.
The growing popularity
of herbal healing
The growing popularity
of herbal remedies is due to the following reasons:
The time-proven therapeutic values of healing herbs. As a
matter of fact, some healing herbs are just as effective as most conventional
Western medicines.
Many people have become increasingly aware of the importance
of maintaining health. Herbs—not potentially dangerous pharmaceutical
drugs—promote holistic health
of the body and the mind.
Herbs are often safer to use. Of course, some herbs, too, are
as toxic as conventional drugs, but they are relatively few and far in between.
Herbs are much cheaper than prescription drugs, which are
often monopolized by few big pharmaceutical companies.
Herbs are natural. Although “natural” does not necessarily mean
“harmless,” many people can easily relate themselves to the use of different
parts of plants for healing and treatment purposes.
Herbs abound in nature. The options of herbal cures and
remedies are plentiful.
The many different forms
of herbal healing
Given that the use of
plants for natural healing has been used by many different cultures for
thousands of years, herbal healing comes in many different forms:
Healing herbal foods
The easiest and the most
direct way of using herbs for healing is to put herbs, such as cinnamon,
garlic, and ginger, in everyday cooking. In the Chinese culture, herbal health
is a way of life. There is a Chinese saying: “You can never draw a
line between foods and herbs.” To illustrate, the Chinese eat Asian dandelions and
Chinese yams as foods.
Healing herbal tea
Drinking herbal tea is
the most pleasant way of self-cure. Given that any holistic cure of the body
and the mind takes time and that nature cannot be rushed, herbal tea remedy is
no exception. According to naturopathy, when you are sick, you must slow
down, and ponder on the reasons why you have become sick. Slowly sipping tea
slows you down, and tasting the herb in tea can activate your internal system,
which is your immune system, to recuperate.
Healing herbal tinctures
A tincture is an
alcohol-based liquid extract from an herb by soaking the herb in alcohol for
several weeks. Alcohol acts as an extractor as well as a preservative to make
herbal tinctures last longer. Herbal healing using tinctures is more potent
than using herbal teas or herbal pills because herbal tinctures get directly
into the body system.
Tinctures often come in
bottles with droppers, allowing you to measure the exact amount of the tincture
required.
Healing herbal powder
In modern technology,
many herbs are now turned into their powder form in capsules and tablets for
easier consumption. According to Dr. Andrew Weil, freeze-dried
extracts are better than air-dried whole herbs.
The down side of taking
herbal capsules and tablets is that some of the therapeutic value of an herb is
compromised in the oxidation process as well as in the loss of sensory
connection with the herb itself (taking an herb directly can stimulate the
senses to initiate the self-healing process).
Healing herbal oils
Herbal oils are
essential oils distilled from a healing herb. Sensual herbal remedies can be
used in aromatherapy, hydrotherapy, or breathing in the healing herbs through steam
inhalation.
Healing herbal compresses
An herbal compress is a
simple herbal remedy in which the healing herb, soaked in a tea or a
water-diluted tincture, is pressed against the surface of the skin for healing.
Healing herbal juices
Herbs, such as aloe, can
be juiced and consumed as a healthy drink.
Healing herbal poultices
Healing herbs, ground
with some liquid, can be applied directly over sores or wounds and held in
place with a bandage or a piece of cloth.
Healing herbal solid extracts
Herbal solid extracts
can be made directly from some herbs, such as hawthorn berries and licorice
root.
Healing salves
Herbs mixed with olive
oil can be turned into balms, creams, and ointments to be applied to the skin
for healing purposes.
The Homemade Medicine
Herbal healing is
effective only in an optimum internal environment. That is to say, the body
itself must be free from body toxins as much as possible.
Accordingly, it is
important to refrain from the frequent use of Western pharmaceutical drugs,
which are mostly toxic chemicals, whether they are prescribed or obtained over
the counter. It must be noted that many ingredients of these dangerous drugs
come from herbs; however, they have been artificially synthesized and
standardized, and hence not only losing much of the healing potency of natural
herbs but also intoxicating the body with more toxic chemicals.
For all your daily ailments,
use herbal healing. Remember, all medications are toxic chemicals that are
detrimental to your immune system.
Stephen Lau
Copyright
©2017 by Stephen Lau
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