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    Heart pulse

    Care for Your Heart This Valentine Season

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    Blue Elderberry

    Vanquish the Flu with Elderberry

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    Astragalus

    Astragalus for immunity

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    Bigger, Better, More: The Brand New East West Herb Course Is Here!

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    Loquat Tree

    Fall Power: Loquat Leaves

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    The Four Elements

    Why the “Energy” of Herbs is Critical to Their Success in Treatment

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    Woman working while eating

    How to Drain Your Essence

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    Ophiopogon

    Ophiopogon: A Common Garden Ornamental with Superpowers

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    Book Review: The Adrenal Thyroid Revolution by Dr. Aviva Romm

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    Trail Mix

    Sweet Herbal Holiday Treats

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    Cardamom

    Cardamom: Your Best Friend

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    What is “Gao Jelly”?

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    Green Moxa

    The Wonders of Moxa, Part 2

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    The Wonders of Moxa, Part 1

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    Madeline and Faith, our most senior and junior students!

    How Is Herbal Medicine Practiced in Modern-Day China?

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    East West Goes on China Trip

    East West Goes to China!

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    Michael at American Botanical Council Awards

    American Botanical Council Honors Michael Tierra with Community Builder Award

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    Mistletoe

    Merry Mistletoe

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    Cloves, Pepper, Nutmeg

    Clove: The Old “New” Spice?

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    Tanacetum Parthenium

    Feverfew and Chrysanthemum

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    Actaea Racemosa

    Black Cohosh, East and West: Part 2

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    Cimicifuga Racemosa

    Black Cohosh: East and West Part 1

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    Calendula

    Calendula, the Western Safflower

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    Quince

    What About Quince? Medicinal Uses

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    Citrus

    Citrus: Fruit or Peel?

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    Elecampe Flower

    Making the Most of One Herb: Elecampane

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    Berberine

    Berberine Buddies, Part 2

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    Berberine

    Berberine Buddies, Part 1

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    Chinese Writing and Herbs

    Finding Western Substitutes for Chinese Herbs: Accept the Challenge!

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    Hawthorn Fruit Berries

    Hawthorn: Teaching an Old Herb New Tricks

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    Chinese Natural Pharmacy

    Are Herbs from the West Really the Best?

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    Front Door of Herboristeria

    The Oldest Herb Shop in Barcelona

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    Book Review: Dandelion Hunter by Rebecca Lerner

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    Dandelion root and leaves

    Formulas Using Dandelion to Clear Heat and Toxins

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    Dandelion: My Favorite Spring Herb

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    Back to Basics: Making Herbal Teas with Brigitte Mars

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    Healing Hands

    Clinician-Client Connection (or, The Ritual of Medicine)

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    Shalajit

    Shilajit (Moomiyo), the Monarch of Tonics

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    The Buddha

    Got Shen? Part 2

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    Joy Smiling

    Got Shen? Part 1

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    Teasel Dipsacus

    These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Part 2

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    These Are a Few of My Favorite Things Part 1

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    Cooking with Herbs for the Holidays

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    herbal teas

    What Is the Best Herbal Preparation for Your Condition?

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    Snap Your Spleen Back in Shape! Part 1

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    Campfire Pot

    Snap Your Spleen Back into Shape! Part 2

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    Hospital Caregiver

    Care for the Caregiver, Part 2

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    Older Person's Hands

    Care for the Caregiver, Part 1

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    Chair

    Find Your Hospital Advocate, Part 2

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    Athena Protecting

    Find Your Hospital Advocate: Part 1

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    The Fifth Stagnation: Food Stagnation, Part 2

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    The Fifth Stagnation: Food Stagnation, Part 1

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    The Fourth Stagnation: Damp Stagnation, Part 2

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    The Fourth Stagnation: Damp Stagnation, Part 1

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    Actractylodes

    The Third Stagnation: Cold Stagnation, Part 2

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    Frozen Berries

    The Third Stagnation: Cold Stagnation, Part 1

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    Peaches on the tree

    The Second Stagnation: Blood Stasis, Part 2

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    Watermelon Slices

    The Second Stagnation: Blood Stasis, Part 1

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    Gymnast on Beam

    The First Stagnation: Qi Stagnation, Part 2

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    The First Stagnation: Qi Stagnation, Part 1

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    The Mother of All Diseases: Stagnation (Part Two)

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    The Mother of All Diseases: Stagnation (Part One)

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    Give Thanks to Your Illness with “Metaphor-phosis”

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    Purple Burdock

    Herbal Tonics: East and West

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    Healing Crisis, or Wrong Formula?

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    Charting Progress

    Notation Tips for Herbalists and other Complementary Health Practitioners

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    Monarch Butterfly

    Healing the Whole Person

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    Turmeric Roots

    Turmeric: Pros, Cons, and Contraindications

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    Super Hero Baby

    Mitochondria and Brain Supplements

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    Confessions of a Weight Gainer — and Loser

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    Do more - fitness class

    Wishing You a Do-Be New Year

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    Christmas Heart Ornament

    Nourishing Your Body, Heart and Spirit During the Holiday Season

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    Chinese Drawing: A Dose of Moxa

    In Thanksgiving to Barefoot Doctors

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    Aviva Romm

    A Tribute to Aviva Romm

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    When “Going Viral” Isn’t a Good Thing

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    Agastache

    Agastache for Summer’s End

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    Wan Hua Oil relieves arthritis pain

    The Wonders of Wan Hua Oil

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    Man with Backache

    Summer’s Back: Is It Supporting You?

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    Treat the person not the disease

    Treat the Person, Not the Disease

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    Jujubes

    Wen Dan Tang

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    Safflowers in the Field

    Hypertension II (Too!): A TCM look at types of high blood pressure

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    Rehmannia Glutinosa Root

    Nourish Your Yin with Yi Guan Jian

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    Be Kind, for Everyone You Meet is Fighting a Hard Battle

    Cultivate Your Virtues this Valentine’s Season

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    Curculigo Leaves

    Two Immortals

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    Journal to honor the issue

    Shed Light on Your Life this New Year

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    A cuppa tea

    Spice up your holidays

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    Labrador Retriever sleeping under the covers

    Winter: Time to Rest, Rest, Rest!

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    Little Yellow Flower

    Giving Thanks for Calendula

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    Fall Leaf

    Herbs for Fall Dry Coughs

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    Michael and Anne at the Herbal Seminar

    Confession

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    Forest Canopy Road

    Joint of the Seasons: Fall

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    Dried Tangerine Peel

    End of Summer Tummy Woes

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    Scutellaria Flower

    Treating GERD with Chinese Medicine

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    Sugar Cubes

    Throwing Down the Gauntlet on Sugar!

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    Earth element Chinese character

    Late Summer: Season of Earth

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    Sanqi

    San Qi or Tienqi Ginseng: A Premier Herb to Stop Bleeding

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    Dried codonopsis by Badagnani

    Codonopsis: The “Other” Ginseng

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    Hibiscus pink flower

    Summertime: The Heart Time of Year

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    A frosted donut

    How to Get Sick

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    Horsetail

    Horsetail

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