The Green Man: Posted on 13 February 2019 15:01
MEET
THE HERB (part
1) ‘Tis
The Season….To Take Elecampane (13.2.19)
People going past the
Apothecary will often stop and look in the window. Often their faces
will light up with recognition of herb names or living plants that
are presented there in various forms. However, after a brief glance,
many will quickly move on because they are not familiar with the
usage of the numerous herbs whose names they are confronted with. It
is the goal of these new series of blogs to begin to bridge that gap
in knowledge and bring you into an understanding of some of the herbs
prescribed by herbalist, and in what conditions |
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The Green Man: Posted on 02 October 2018 14:08
The
Food Bank 2.10.18
On the back of
my last blog “The Socialisation of Medicine”, which deals with
bringing health issues out of institutions and back into the
community, The Green Man Herbal Apothecary is now hosting as a Food
Bank Collection Point for the Malvern Hills area.
There is too
often a misconception as to the type of people needing to use a food
bank. The truth of the matter is that such a need greatly reflects
on the poor state of our society rather than on the individuals using
the service. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 03 August 2018 11:05
The Socialisation of
Medicine 4.2.18
In
October of last year, one of the students I have been tutoring for a
number of years graduated. This is a very proud moment for me that
fills me with a massive amount of respect for that individual and
their achievement. The demands of the course of study she has
undertaken is not for the faint hearted. When
I think of all the students I have tutored over more than a decade,
something stands out about each one of them. One of the things that
grabbed my attention with respect to the recently graduated student
was a question she answered in the first paper I marked for her. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 05 April 2018 17:07
My Blog Menstrual problems...Is it natural to suffer?The Green Man: Posted on 12 August 2014 11:54 (The date the Blog was first posted).
While going through a patient's progress recently it reminded me of how many cases of menstrual complications I have come across over the years and how many have been resolved using a holistic approach. The number of such cases is so wide spread in the west that it has become endemic to the point of being accepted as a normal part of life, and of being a woman. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 12 January 2018 17:52
The Courage of Healing 7.1.18
 A
professional colleague of mine recently posted that true healing
takes courage. This is very true. That which, to a great degree, is
peddled as healing by orthodox medicine is in fact nothing of the
sort because
it sets itself a goal to control symptoms rather than treat the
underlying cause that is the very source of those symptoms. This usually condems the patient to an endless course of drugs and a downward spiral as their vitality wains. In the short term, the former is
convenient but without end, the later being the only true way to resolve the disease. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 28 December 2017 13:22
Natural First Aid For The Home (Heart Burn/Indigestion)The Green Man: Posted on 25 November 2013 23:17  I thought the season was right to re-post this. Happy Festivities!
With the coming indulgences, for many, of the Christmas season, and the celebration of the New Year, I thought it appropriate to touch on Heart Burn and Indigestion. By dealing with this subject now, it leaves you plenty of time to stock- up on this natural remedy. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 24 October 2016 08:18
Embracing The Cycles of
Life
Some of you may be aware that the Autumn equinox has recently
come and gone. This date would have had much more cultural
significance a few hundred years ago as harmony with the seasons
decided if you lived or died. The mile stones of the year informed us
when it was time to plant and when it was time to harvest. To remind themselves of the significant times of year, little
rhymes sprung up to help them keep these dates foremost in their
consciousness. When I lived on and managed our small holding in Austria, the
first warm days of spring were the harbingers of talk about the Eis
Heilige, each mention was usually followed by some rhyme or other to
give it a degree of validation. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 08 July 2016 23:14
The Layering of Disease
Many of us have grown up
within the Orthodox understanding of disease whereby, we go to our
doctor with our list of symptoms. These symptoms are then used to
match a disease profile as closely as possible. Once this match is
successful then a diagnosis can be made and, subsequently, a
treatment given. This treatment usually takes the form of
pharmaceutical medicines. It could also require surgical
intervention. In any case, the malady is standardised and treated in
isolation. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 28 March 2016 13:13
Skin
complaints are among the commonest conditions to find their way to me
for treatment. Although
skin conditions present themselves in many ways with many different
labels, it is always important to treat the person with the complaint
rather than the complaint itself. In this way it is possible to
avoid artificially restricting the search for the cause and the
subsequent solution. In
many cases there will be an internal toxic element to the overall
condition. Even in some cases of contact dermatitis, where a caustic
factor is not involved, extreme toxicity can lead to a heightened
sensitivity in the skin as well as the mucous membranes. |
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The Green Man: Posted on 11 March 2016 08:56
A Symptomatic Approach to a
Chronic Condition will make you.... A Slave to your Remedies.
I
regularly get people coming into the apothecary asking me what herb
can I recommend for a specific problem. In many of these cases the
problem is an acute, one-off, condition. So, I consult with them
briefly and offer them a solution that will support their body's own
natural attempts to resolve its imbalance. However,
all too often, someone will come in asking for a simple,
symptomatic, solution to what is obviously a chronic problem. |
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