Tariq Sawandi Yorubic medicine is indigenous to and widely practiced on the African continent. Yorubic medicine has its roots in the Ifa Corpus, a religious text revealed by the mystic prophet, Orunm …
DetailsThe Su Wen, in chapter 8, states: The Liver holds the office of General of the armed forces. Assessment of circumstances and conception of plans springs from it. The General is for the defence of lif …
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by Garcia et al. published by North Atlantic Books, $20.00. More evidence for my hypothetical thesis of Planetary Herbalism, that the ancient healing wisdom of the planet emanated from one source and …
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Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. A shortened and more carefully edited form of this article is published in two parts in the February and March, 1999 issue of Natural Foods Merchandiser. This is an e …
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A.J. Collins, M.D. Introduction by Dr. Michael Tierra This is a piece of medical history. American Eclecticism was an officially recognized branch of North American medicine that predominantly used …
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If one were to look up the term bacteriocins or fermented media in PUBMED, one would find over 5000 citations indicating the wide range of actions by these compounds that are, essentially, a by-produc …
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Herbs should be processed before using or making into various forms. Because most Chinese herbs are used unprepared, besides general handling, quite a few should be specifically processed to meet dema …
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Welcome to the East West School of Herbology’s Knowledge Center. We are the nation’s premier training center for professional herbalists. As well our goal is to educate the world on the healing and he …
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Michael Tierra L.Ac, OMD, AHG founder It is everyone’s birthright to learn how to use the common wayside weeds that may be indigenous or naturalized in their immediate vicinity because t …
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This herb is the whole plant (including root) of the perennial herb, Viola yedoensis Mak. (Family Violaceae). It is collected in spring when the fruit is ripe, washed and dried in sunlight, cut into s …
DetailsMichael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. LUNGS The Lungs rule Qi, have a dispersing and descending function and are directly connected to the exterior environment. This makes them vulnerable to external invasion …
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Anyone who knows me knows that I believe the traditional Ayurvedic formula called Triphala is the greatest single herbal formula the world has ever known. That’s quite a statement, coming from an herb …
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By Herbalist Alan Tillotson……Protocol for using Planetary Formula’s CNS Myelin Sheath Repair…(for 130-160 pound person)…1. Myelin Sheath Support 2 pills three times per day….2 …
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TREATMENT OF A PARTICULARLY DIFFICULT CASE OF PSORIASIS Michael Tierra EWCH, OMD, AHG… … A man, age 65, arrived at my East West Clinic with the worst case of psoriasis I’ve ever seen in the …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Contents Treating the Common Cold What do I do for a cold? A Holistic Approach A Home Herbal Herbal Immune Stimulant Boosting the Immune system Diaphoretics Ch …
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by Michael Tierra R.H., L.Ac, O.M.D., A.H.G….PurposeTo determine the efficacy based on a three day trial period for the use of Echinacea Full Spectrum Herb Extract, manufactured and distributed b …
Details(Notes sent to Michael from herbalist, Alan Tillotson, AHG) IntroductionI have had 100% success in relieving elevated liver enzymes associated with hepatitis C and even advanced cirrhosis by using Pla …
DetailsMichael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D., AHGThis is a condition where the palmar fascia which is the fibrous tissue beneath the skin of the palm and fingers thickens. This in turn forms a abnormal thickening of …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Remember Woody Allen’s film Annie Hall? The name was changed from the original Anne Hedonia (or ‘anhedonia’ from an meaning “not” and hedonia from hedonist meaning “p …
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In this book, Dr. Tierra provides a complete, systematic approach to treating cancer from a holistic perspective, while detailing the entire range of herbs and herbal medicines available to the practi …
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Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Traditional Western Herbal Medicine evolved from the Greeks who were strongly influenced by the Egyptians and Middle Eastern civilizations. In fact, with …
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Cannabis is considered under Federal law as a class I Controlled Substance, although in many states it is legal under medical marijuana laws. This monograph will concentrate on cannabis’s topical ef …
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by Candis Cantin Kiriajes, AHG In Eastern systems of healing, rejuvenation and regeneration have a prominent place in the herbal philosophy and pharmacopoeia. In Chinese and Ayurvedic medicine regen …
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Michael Tierra On a recent visit to the Dalmatian coast, including the beautiful coastline cities of Split and Dubrovnik, I encountered at the local market bazaars venders of the finest grade selling …
DetailsAugust 30, 2005 Michael Tierra While I tend to agree that local surgery and cauterization of basal cell carcinomas (BCC) is often preferable to the use of escharotic salves, this is especially true be …
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Triphala is the most popular Ayurvedic herbal formula of India, since it is an effective laxative that also supports the body’s strength. The constitution of vegetarian Hindus cannot tolerate harsh laxatives anymore than vegetarians in other countries. Because of its high nutritional value, Triphala uniquely cleanses and detoxifies at the deepest organic levels without depleting the body’s reserves. This makes it one of the most valuable herbal preparations in the world.
DetailsEKE’ The world is what you think it is. this life of ours is a dream. our dream. a dream we share with other people. with the earth. a dream we also share with ourselves, alone. …
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by Michael Tierra, O.M.D., AHG, RH A typical Western medical text’s description of the Medieval portion of the history of Western medicine might be summarized thus: The classical Greek medical tradit …
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The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook by Alan Tillotson, published by Twin Streams Health. An important new herb book written by a graduate of the East West Herb Course. It beautifully integrates all aspect …
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Egyptian Herbal Medicine … Egyptian medicine was widely respected throughout the ancient Mediterranean world.The earliest written records of its practices are to be found in the Ebers Papyrus, da …
DetailsThe Mother of all Diseases … Dr. Michael Tierra O.M.D., L.A.C…. and Lesley Tierra L.A.C. The Five Stagnations are Qi, Blood, Fluid, Cold and Food. These are determined according to their l …
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Herbs that move blood and relieve pain Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. 1 Vervain 8 Saffron 15 Blue Cohosh 2 Corydalis 9 Calendula 16 Rose Flowers 3 Turmeric 10 Frankincense 17 Chaste Berries …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. WOOD FIRE EARTH METAL WATER PLANET Jupiter Mars Saturn Venus Mercury DIRECTION East South Center West North SEASON Spring Summer Indian Summer Autumn …
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by Kirschbaum, published by Eastland Press The Atlas of Chinese Tongue Diagnosis by Kirschbaum, published by Eastland Press is the tongue diagnosis book that I have been waiting for. It makes every ot …
Detailsby Alan Tillotson, MA, AHG and Naixin Hu Tillotson, OMD, LAC, AHG……In TCM, jaundice is usually divided into two general types: Yang Huang type, …which is acute, and Yin Huang type, whic …
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Compiled by Richard L. Farr The method of Eclectic Specific Medication was developed by John Milton Scudder, M.D. in the early 1870’s and became the dominant approach to therapeutics by the Eclectic …
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Submitted by East West student Camille C. Pratt My husband, Ron, had prostate cancer, Stage C, and 13 months later was diagnosed cancer free. After receiving 35 radiation treatments, Ron was sent home …
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Public Article Library on specific herbs including research, scientific studies and case studies. …
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Like many other herbalists, I like to drink herbal tea with or after my meals. However, it’s not always easy to find. Generally most restaurants offer chamomile and/or mint teas, but few other choices. So you can imagine how happy I was to discover that in South Africa I found rooibos tea everywhere plus available…
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Rhodiola Rosea by Michael Tierra, L.Ac, AHG Rhodiola Rosea is a member of the family Crassulaceae, a family of plants native to the arctic regions of Eastern Siberia. It grows at altitudes of 11,000 …
DetailsSichuan Provincial Institute of Chinese Materia Medica(Proceedings of TCM Conference at West China University of Medical Science…1995) By Deng Wenlong……The term “pathogenic toxin” refer …
DetailsThis is the School’s Public Article Library on Herbal Education, the History of Herbalism, Phytotherapy and Specific Herbs.
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Several rare books scanned by Michael Tierra or linked to various sites on the internet from people such as Henriette Kress, Michael Moore and Paul Bergner, are included here. These represent a virtua …
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Pulses and Impulses by Graham Townsend and Ysha De Donna oriented around Chinese pulse indications but translatable by most advanced Western practitioners to some extent though decidedly more for the …
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Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. A disease is of greater complexity according to the depth of neurological and emotional involvement. In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the relationship of diseas …
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by Earl Mindell, R.Ph.D. & Virginia Hopkins, M.A. This is a gem of a book that compares traditional medical prescription drugs for herbal, nutritional and dietary alternatives. Considering that prescr …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. Planetary Anti-Stress FormulasStress Free Zizyphus spinosa seed, Magnesium (citrate, oxide), Valerian root, Valerian root extract, Skullcap, Hawthorn Berry, American G …
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Phytotherapy is the scientific study of how to use plants to heal disease. This is our Public Phytotherapy Library. …
DetailsSharol Tilgner N.D. The term phytoestrogen is used loosely in the herbal community. There is no current agreed upon definition for this term. Basically the term is used for any plant that has one or m …
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Sarah Holland …Director of the East West Herb Course in the U.K. Throughout life our needs change, that is part of the continuous cycle and continual striving for balance. Balance is the key in l …
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Herb School Public Article Library on Interesting Herbal Medicine News …
DetailsAndrew Bentley, Herbalist Following are some very insightful comments on herb-to-herb and herb drug contraindications submitted to the forum by herbalist, Andrew Bentley. I consider them to be very in …
DetailsCommonly Known As “Love in the Mist” A Beautiful Middle Eastern Herb With Many Uses Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Nigella, (NIGELLA SATIVA L.) Black Cumin, Fitch (Biblical), Love in the Mist, Fitc …
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Herbs from Scudder’s Pocket Case found in his The Essentials of Practice. Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. The Three Arterial Sedatives: veratrum, aconite and gelsemium. 1. Veratrum Viride (America …
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by Chanchal Cabrera……Case history review, first presented at the case studies conference in Boulder 1998. The greatest irony of this case was that his wife was also a patient, presenting wit …
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It is a native to Britain with various species found throughout Europe, Asia, the Himalayas and India. It has naturalized itself throughout the United States. … Other names blanket herb, Aaron’s …
DetailsExperimental Study of Cytobiology on Antitumor of Moxibustion and Immunomodulators by Zhao Cuiying, Chen Yunfei, Zhao Jiazeng, Chen Hanping, Zhang Yingying, and Hong Xian (Shanghai Research institute …
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By Alan Tillotson, Ph.D…. … August 2, 2000… For Immediate Release… … A mass epidemic of hysteria against common plants use for health purposes has… emerged over the past …
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Dr. Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. Biological Name: Rosaceae Eriobotryae japonicae Other Names: Loquat leaf, pi pa ye Is a subtropical tree belonging to the rosaceae family. The fruit, kernel and tender …
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By Michael Tierra With his ageless axiom, Let your food be your medicine and your medicine, your food, Hippocrates, regarded as the father of medicine might as well be referring to kichari. This del …
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Dr. Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D., Founder of the American Herbalists Guild The belief that there is an herb for every human condition is attested by the unique virtues of Kava. A member of the pepper …
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Telescoping History of Medicine 2,000,000 B.C. Sign Language; eat this root … 2000 B.C. – “Here, eat this root ” … 600 AD. Eat that Nigella. … 1000 A.D. That root is heathen. Here, say …
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The Best Formula for Colds and Flu Prevention (and the first line of natural defense against the threatened flu pandemic) By Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D., founder of the American Herbalists Guild In …
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Jim Duke Is soy (Glycine) really richer in isoflavones ,as soy-sponsored studies indicate, than Phaseolus beans? Perhaps I am blind to possible errors in the Kaufmann et al paper, showing many legumes …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Introduction That Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a complete system of primary health care is obvious to those who have devoted years in its study. However, fo …
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Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. LUNGS The Lungs rule Qi, have a dispersing and descending function and are directly connected to the exterior environment. This makes them vulnerable to external invasion …
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Shasta Tierra L.Ac., AHG Do you eat the same food year round? Do you experience low energy after eating certain food? Have you wondered why when you’ve hardly eaten any calories you still have a hard …
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…Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Hypothyroidism or underactive thyroid is a disease resulting from deficiency of thyroid hormone secretion. It manifests as lowered basal metabolism generally and …
DetailsMichael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D., A.H.G. The liver is one of the most important detoxifying organs of the body. With hepatitis C on the rise and patients who have been exposed to a wide variety of environ …
DetailsBy Al Stone, L.Ac…. As is the case with many aspects of traditional Chinese medicine, there are many ways to get results. When it comes to the steeping of raw herbs for medicinal …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Spring is a time of new growth and the flowering of ideas generated through the Winter. It is also a time when animals typically shed their heavier winter coat for the …
DetailsCalled “B” (Blockage) Syndrome Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. General treatment of arthritis, neuralgia: salt packs, potato juice, moxibustion, warm baths, massage, ginger oil, Chinese and pearl bar …
DetailsDr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Formulae Reishi Mushroom Supreme…2 tablets 3x day Yin Energertics and Yang Energetics…3 yin and 1 Yang 3x day Complete Pau d’Arco…2 tablets 3x day Buy 1 …
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Herbal Proving: Scutellaria antirrhinoides, ‘snapdragon skullcap,’ Lamiaceae (Mint family)by Holly Nielsen…June 2008……The species can be found throughout Northern California (N of Bay …
Detailsby Mara Ribbin Lemon Balm is in the Labiatae, or mint, family, and has the classic square stem of that family, two leaves opposite one another on stem, oval leaves with slightly scalloped edges and cr …
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Proving English Ivy: …Hedera helix (Araliaceae’”Ginseng family) by Holly Nielsen …June 2008……Having recently spent several winter months in the dark and dripping Pacific Northwest …
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by Sharol Tilgner, N.D., Published by Wise Acres Publishing, P.O. Box 1168, Creswell, OR 97426 or www.herbaltransitions.com This is the best recently published book on Naturopathic Herbal Medicine tha …
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A comprehensive program for prevention and treatment by Donald R. Yance, Jr. C.N., M.H., A.H.G. with Arlene Valentine, publ by Keats, 1999. This is an eagerly awaited book by one of North America’s mo …
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From Dr. John Hall’s Case Studies Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Who was John Hall: A most renowned 16th century physician-herbalist, born approximately 1575 and died in 1635. He moved to Stratfor …
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In view of some of my colleagues’ opinion of this book I must change my original assessment based on a too cursory view of it that this edition is essentially a very superficial text based on the Germ …
DetailsVerdict: DON’T TAKE DRUGS WITH HERBS! An Herbalist’s Perspective… …
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Thank you for visiting East West School of Herbology, home of world-renowned herbalists Michael and Lesley Tierra. No doubt you are here because you did a search on a particular topic that we used to …
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by Dr. Michael Tierra, OMD The formulas I’m currently recommending include Planetary Formulas’ Bupleurum Liver Cleanse, Shiitake Mushroom Supreme and Liver Defense. In addition to this I recommend two …
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by Michael & Lesley Tierra Healing with the Herbs of Life by Lesley Tierra Lesley’s new book, Healing with the Herbs of Life, is hot off the printing press and now on our shelves. Taking her 2 yea …
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by Dr. Michael Tierra, O.M.D….October 2008 Guggul or guggulu (commiphora mukul, also commiphora wightii), more popularly known as Bdellium, is derived from the gummy resinous exudate of a plant …
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(This Includes the Chinese and Korean Red Ginseng) Report Says Hot Steam Dramatically Increases Ginseng’s Potency Steaming ginseng at higher temperatures can boost its potency dramatically, according …
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By Alan Tillotson, Ph.D., AHG Recent TV ads from major cholesterol-lowering drugs like Lipitor flash language stating that the medicines do not prevent heart attacks or heart disease. In comparison, …
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Michael TierraPurchase this book.Some of the healers and systems of alternative medicine that have emanated from the late 1960’s Black Bear Ranch in the Klamath wilderness of Northern California are a …
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The Way of Herbs revisited… Dr. Michael Tierra L.AC., O.M.D. Herbal medicine is a humble art. I like to think that herbs are in our path as a symbol of the abiding love of the Great Spirit for all …
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Mugwort Olive Tree Orthosiphon Passion Flower Red Poppy Red Vine Rosemary Sage Sarsaparilla Kelp Senna Siberian Ginseng Nettles Tabashir Silica Green Tea W …
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Herb of the month, May, 1999 Compiled by Michael Tierra L.Ac., O.M.D. Elder (Sambucus Nigra) Part used: the flower and the berries… Family: Caprifoliaceae… All parts are used including the …
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