master herbal article index

This article index is an attempt to collect some of the best information I've found online in a way that allows people who wish to learn it to find the good stuff and skip over the crap.  The links below will carry you off into the perspectives & insights of the best herbalists I know of, and allow you to get a number of sound perspectives on how one might approach various topics.  These perspectives may agree, they may differ, or they may contradict; but all are, I believe, sound, as they're coming from herbalists who've put these ideas into practice and seen the results yielded by them.

Please be aware that, in many cases, this is only a sampling of the articles available by any given herbalist, and I encourage you to use these samplings as a means of seeing which perspectives you resonate with, and exploring those perspectives further via their purveyor's books or websites.

I've generally left out any writings connected to a direct commercial interest, and have used my judgment in weeding out ideas I (objectively) think suck.   This means you'll not find any espousing of such notions as "we're all filled with parasites" or "if herbs aren't standardized, they won't contain the plants active ingredients and so won't be effective."  Nope, none of that here.

Some of the articles listed here have been previously "collected" by other insightful herbalists, and in such cases, I've done my best to credit not only the writer but the collector, or "editor", as well.  Basically, if the article wasn't written by the person whose site it's on, I've noted the site and author.  "MH" references that the source comes from Paul Bergner's journal Medical Herbalism; either by him or other clinical herbalists.  Paul's site is loaded with many more articles, and worth scouring.  Info housed on Henriette's Herbal Homepage is noted by an "HHH", and her blog by "HHB". I couldn't even begin to state what a treasure trove that site is.  An exception is the David Hoffmann articles on healthy.net.  There are far, far, far too may adds and pop ups to warrant taking the time to credit that site more than just this once.  If you have a google toolbar (available at the www.google.com), it'll block the pop-ups that arise when you access Hoffmann's links.

General

Within the Heart of Healing (donald yance)

An Introduction to Herbal Medicine (david winston)

Medicine of the People (nancy & michael phillips)

An Herbology of Relationship (guido mase)

Community Based Herbalism (7song)

An Herbal Contribution to Preventive Medicine (david hoffmann)

The Herbal Possibilities (david hoffmann)

Herbal Detoxification (david hoffmann)

This is Anarcho-Herbalism (SWSBM-laurel luddite)

Herbal medicine commentary: are we 'chasing fairies'? (guido mase)

Signatures (HHB-henriette kress)

Absorption (HHB-henriette kress)

Thoughts on Standardization (nancy & michael phillips)

An assumption (HHB-henriette kress)

Wildcrafting

Gathering your own herbs (jim mcdonald)

Wildcrafting for Beginners (howie brownstein)

Wildcrafting Ethics (howie brownstein)

Wildcrafting for the Practicing Herbalist (7song)

The Spiritual Dimension of Wildcrafting (matthew wood)

harvesting umbelliferaes (howie brownstein)

Cleaning roots  (HHB-henriette kress)

Bark medicines (HHH-caldecott/brownstein/hedley/marles)

Materia Medica

Hoffmann's Materia Medica (david hoffmann)

American Extra Pharmacopeia (david winston)

Materia Medica (jaime de la barrera)

Materia Medica Listing (chanchal cabrera)

Alteratives

Alteratives and Bad Blood (MH-paul bergner)

Herbal Alteratives & Depuratives  (ed smith)

Herbal Alteratives: Removing the Obstacles to Cure (shane foley)

Adaptogens

Harmony Remedies: An Overview of Adaptogens (david winston)
Adaptogens: New Conceptions and Uses, Personal Insights and Recent Advances (donald yance)

Herbal & Nutritional Strategies for Harmonizing the HPPA Axis (donald yance)

Herbs that promote general resistance (MH-paul bergner)

Herbal Adaptogens (christopher hobbs)

Herbal Systems & Approaches

Herbal Energetics in Clinical Practice (michael moore)

The Three Basic Principles of Traditional Western Herbalism (matthew wood)

Going Back To The Basics, Bacteria, Balance (matthew wood)

Eight Galenic Classes of Medicinal Herbs (matthew wood)

Cherokee Medicine and Ethnobotany (david winston)

Introduction to Physiomedicalism (todd caldecott)

Fundamentals of Vitalism - Herbal Actions (MH-paul bergner)

The Herbal Tradition (michael tierra/david winston)

Traditional Western Herbal Medicine (michael tierra)

What is eclecticism? (michael tierra)
Depth Diagnosis in the Practice of Sacred Plant Medicine (stephen buhner)

Comparative Evaluation of Diagnostic Systems used in Herbal Medicine (michael tierra)

Traditions in Western Herbal Medicine (HHH-Peter Cook)

Lifeworks Ayurveda (aliceann carlton)

Ayurvedic Medicine (todd caldecott)

Thomsonism and Ayurveda (todd caldecott)

An introduction to flower essences (HHH-suzanne sky)

Spirit and Practice of the Wise Woman Tradition (susun weed)

What’s Science Got to Do with It?  (susun weed)

Scottish Folk Medicine (chanchal cabrera)

Practical methods and Making connections (ananda wilson)

An Exploration of the Conceptual Foundations of Western Herbalism (matthew wood)

The Practice of Herbalism

The right to practice herbology, legal history and basis (roger wicke)

Intake Form (7song)

Guidelines for Intake (7song)

Herbalistic Practices (7song)

The Herbalist's Way Health Inventory Form (nancy phillips)

Certification of Herbalists

Some Arguments against the Standardization of Herbalists (stephen buhner)

Certification in Question (melanie slick carpenter)

Formulas

Creating Medicinal Herb Formulas (rosemary gladstar)

Building a Formula: Selection Criteria & Dosing Strategies (chanchal cabrera)

Herbal Properties & Actions

Herbal Properties and Actions (jim mcdonald)

The Ten Tastes (david winston)

The Language of Herbs (alan tillotson)

Alterative (kiva rose)

Mint Family Anti-Inflammatories (HHB-henriette kress)

Anti-Rheumatics (david hoffmann)

Anti-Spasmodic (david hoffmann)

Astringents (david hoffmann)

Rose Family Astringents (HHB-henriette kress)

Astringents vs. anti-inflammatories (HHB-henriette kress)

The Bitters (ian breakspear)

Bitters (david hoffmann)

Bitters (HHB-henriette kress)

Carminative (david hoffmann)

Carrot Family Carminatives (HHB-henriette kress)

Cholagogue (david hoffmann)

Cytotoxic, Anti-cancer & Anti-tumor (david hoffmann)

Demulcent (david hoffmann)

Diffusive and permanent (kiva rose)

William Cook on diaphoretics (MH-Cook; ed. by Bergner)

Diuretics (david hoffmann)

Diuretics (HHB-henriette kress)

Emmenagogues: Are they or are they not? (david hoffmann)

The Emmenagogues (michael tierra)

Expectorant (david hoffmann)

Hepatics (david hoffmann)

Hypnotic (david hoffmann)

Hypotensives (david hoffmann)

Nervine (david hoffmann)

Herbal Actions (guido mase)

Herbal Action Correspondence Chart (guido mase)

Immune/Lymphatic

Boosting The Immune System Naturally (matthew wood)

Lymphatic System - Vehicle For Our Body's Immune System (matthew wood)

Herbs Strengthen The Immune System (matthew wood)

Hypo- Vs. Hyperimmunity: Know The Difference (matthew wood)

A Brief Overview of the Biological Immune system (david hoffmann)

The Immune System and its Specific Problems (david hoffmann)

Immune System: An Overview (christopher hobbs)

Herbalists view - Immunity and Lymph (7song)

Lymphatic System  - Vital to Healing & Good Health (suzanne sky)

A General Approach to Infection (david hoffmann)

A Phyto-Therapeutic Approach to the Immune System (david hoffmann)

Immunity, Holism and Phyto-therapy (david hoffmann)

Immuno-stimulation, Immuno-modulation or what? (david hoffmann)

Autoimmune Disease (todd caldecott)

Systemic lupus erythematosus (MH-paul bergner)

Lupus (david hoffmann)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Allergies (henriette kress)

Allergic Reactions (7song)

Allergy (chanchal cabrera)

Immediate food allergy reactions and food sensitivities (angie goodloe)

Infections & Illnesses

Diaphoretics and colds (MH-paul bergner)

Colds and Flu (chanchal cabrera)

Common Cold (david hoffmann)

Winter Cold Care: Lymph Love (rebecca hartman)

Lupus (david hoffmann)

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (chanchal cabrera)

Infections (david hoffmann)

Influenza (david hoffmann)

Chicken Pox (Varicella) (david hoffmann)

Measles (Rubeola) (david hoffmann)

Mononucleosis (HHH-howie brounstein)

Mumps (david hoffmann)

Tick-borne diseases: Their effective treatment... (MH-david winston)

Lyme Disease Index (Lady Barbara)

Chronic Lyme Disease and Co-infections (rebecca snow)

Cardiovascular/Circulatory

Herbal Therapy & the Cardiovascular System (david hoffmann)

Cardiovascular Herbs and Hypertension (MH-paul bergner)

Herbalist's View - Cardiovascular System (7song)

Cholesterol, Statins, and the Truth Abouth Cardiovascular Health & Disease (donald yance)

Cholesterol and statins (HHB-henriette kress)

Statins and cholesterol (HHB-henriette kress)

Angina Pectoris (david hoffmann)

Arteriosclerosis (david hoffmann)

Cardiac Remedies (david hoffmann)

Congestive Heart Failure (david hoffmann)

Heart Attack (david hoffmann)

Hematuria (david hoffmann)

Hypertension (david hoffmann)

Hypotension (david hoffmann)

Water Retention - Edema (david hoffmann)

Varicose Veins (david hoffmann)

Varicose Veins (chanchal cabrera)

Hemorrhoids (HHB-henriette kress)

Anaemia (chanchal cabrera)

Respiratory

Breath of Life - Nature's Abundant Adaptogen (suzanne sky)

Herbal Therapy & the Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

The Lower Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Herbs for the Respiratory System (7song)

Breathing (chanchal cabrera)

Colds and Flu (chanchal cabrera)

Eclectic & Specific Botanical Protocols For Asthma (david winston)

Asthma (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis (todd caldecott)

Bronchitis Acute (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis Chronic (david hoffmann)

Bronchitis recipes and formulae (MH-jill stansbury)

Cough (david hoffmann)

What's In A Cough? (shane foley)

Herbs for cough (HHH-barbara heller/carolyn mohney)

Lung grunges (HHB-henriette kress)

Botanical Approaches to Winter Respiratory Complaints (jill stansbury)

Emphysema (david hoffmann)

Pertussis (david hoffmann)

The Upper Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Tonics for the Upper Respiratory System (david hoffmann)

Allergies (henriette kress)

Allergies and Asthma - a holistic approach (guido mase)

Ears, Nose, Eyes & Throat

Hay Fever (david hoffmann)

Hayfever (todd caldecott)

Laryngitis (david hoffmann)

Ear aches in kids (HHB-henriette kress)

The Midnight Earache (HHB-henriette kress)

Chronic childhood ear infections (MH-paul bergner)

Otitis Media (david hoffmann)

Natural treatments for Otitis Media (MH-mary bove)

Surviving Sinusitis (jim mcdonald)

Meniere's Disease (jim mcdonald)

Sinusitis (david hoffmann)

Tonsillitis (david hoffmann)

Breathing (todd caldecott)

Nasya, Neti, and Nadishodhana (todd caldecott)

Mouth

toothaches (howie brownstein)

Quick fix: toothache (HHB-henriette kress)

Metabolism

Metabolic Syndrome X (todd caldecott)

What is Metabolic Syndrome and what to do about it (darcey blue)

Syndrome X Notes (MH-paul bergner)

Diabetes and Syndrome X (chanchal cabrera)

Syndrome X (HHB-henriette kress)

High BP, high triglycerides, weight gain ...  (HHB-henriette kress)

Cell responses to insulin (HHB-henriette kress)

Syndrome X: supplements (HHB-henriette kress)

Syndrome X: exercise (HHB-henriette kress)

Cravings  (HHB-henriette kress)

Craving carbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Doing without carbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Craving magnesium (HHB-henriette kress)

Magnesium (HHB-henriette kress)

Weight Problems (carol rogers)

Diet herbs (HHB-henriette kress)

Herbs and weight loss (HHH-patricia harper)

Cleansing and Herbal Medicine (7song)

Digestive

Herbal Therapy for Digestive System Disorders (david hoffmann)

Digestive Disturbances Come In All Varieties (matthew wood)

Herbalist's View - Digestion (7song)

Bitter Medicine (charlie kane)

Constipation (david hoffmann)

Herbs for constipation (HHH-barbara heller)

Constipation (todd caldecott)

Diarrhea (david hoffmann)

Diverticulitis (david hoffmann)

Esophagitis & Gastroesophageal reflux (david hoffmann)

Flatulence (david hoffmann)

Gastritis (david hoffmann)

Hemorrhoids (david hoffmann)

Hemorrhoids (HHB-henriette kress)

Indigestion (HHB-henriette kress)

Indigestion (david hoffmann)

Gut upset: quick tests (HHB-henriette kress)

Stomach ache, Ulcers & Heartburn (susun weed)

Treating Bowel Disease (chanchal cabrera)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (david hoffmann)

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (charlie kane)

Peptic Ulceration (david hoffmann)

Herbal treatment for ulcers (MH-bergner/tilgner)

Garlic and Ulcers (MH-paul bergner)

Motion Sickness (david hoffmann)

Phytotherapeutic approaches to lower bowel disease Pt I (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Phytotherapeutic approaches to lower bowel disease Pt II (MH-chanchal cabrera)

Leaky gut, molecular mimicry, microchimerism, and autoimmunity (MH-paul bergner)

Leaky gut syndrome (todd caldecott)

Chronic gut upset (HHB-henriette kress)