Herbalism and spiritualism
Here are some herbs and their spiritual and magical properties and correspondences; Included in this essay is a featured herb Gingko Gotu Kola. Let’s start with the Four Directions of Herbs in Traditional Chinese Medicine (or TCM) in relation to the synergy of herbs:
- Rising Herbs: Rising Energy
- Sinking herbs: descending energy
- Outward energy: induce
- Internal Energy: Strengthening
Agrimony
(Cockle Burrs, Stick Grass, Church Needles):
Elemental – Air
Protection, banishes negative energy and promotes restful sleep.
Jaimacan pepper
(English spices, Allspice, Clove pepper, Myrtle pepper, Pimenta, Capsicum):
Elemental – Fire
Prosperity, courage, energy, strength and has a scent of cinnamon, cloves, ginger and nutmeg combined.
almond
(Sweet Almond, Almond Oil, Badam, Mandel, Prunus amygdalus dulcis):
Elemental – Air
Money, prosperity and wisdom.
angelica root
(European Angelica):
Elemental – Fire
Protection, exorcism, health, meditation, divination; removes curses, hexes and/or spells.
Anise
(Anise, Sweet Cumin):
Elemental – Air
Protection, mental agility, intuition, psychic awareness, repels evil spirits, and inspiration.
Featured herb:
Compounded Gingko Gotu Kola is a mental and memory adaptogenic compound that helps maintain the normal function and integrity of the adrenal and nervous systems. An adaptogen refers to any herb, root, plant, or natural healing substance that helps the body naturally adapt through increasing the body’s resistance to stressors (i.e., trauma, anxiety, and fatigue) by inducing biochemical balance , cellular and systemic. and bring the body to a state of homeostasis and harmony.
Use fresh ingredients:
Chinese Fo-Ti (He Shou Wu – Polygonum multiflorum)
Ginkgo leaf (Ginkgo biloba)
Gotu kola leaf (Centella asiatica or Hydrocotyle asiatica)[1]
Peppermint leaf (Mentha piperita)
Rosemary leaves (Rosmarinus officinalis)
Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus or Panax ginseng)
Wild Cereal Oats (Avena sativa)[2]
These herbs and extracts have antioxidant properties that delay mental aging by delaying the aging of brain and nerve cells. The use of this compound is indicated for short-term memory loss, mental fatigue. Specific indications of this compound are used as a general restorative tonic to improve brain and nerve cell function, cognitive function, vitality, and to increase mental acuity. This compound should not be used during pregnancy and lactation.
Dose:
Mix 30-40 drops of this compound in 6-8 ounces of warm water three (3) to four (4) times daily between meals. For optimal results use 3-4 consecutive months. This compound can be mixed with herbal elixirs and tonics or used as an infusion (1 oz or 28 g of dried herbs in 1 pint or 600 ml of water in this case), such as Soma (an elixir of longevity), Fo-Ti -Tieng (Chinese herbal tea blend and tonic), ginseng tonic, passionflower elixir and passionflower tonic.
[1] Gotu Kola promotes longevity, soothes the skin, treats wounds, treats fever and colds; It has been used by Ayurvedic herbalists for centuries to promote mental acuity and treat ailments associated with aging. Contains asiaticoside.
[2] Avoid Avena sativa if you have celiac disease (Sprue) and/or gluten intolerance. Avena sativa, a genus of herb commonly known as oats, has been used since the Middle Ages in folk medicine. Note that Avena sativa oats contain beta-glucan, iron, manganese, and zinc. Common Names: Oats, Cereal Grass, Common Oats, Cultivated Oats, Dousar, Oats, Oatmeal, Oatmeal, Oat Straw, Wild Oats, Yulaf.
References:
Castleman, M. (2001). The new healing herbs. New York: Bantam Books.
Grieve, M. (1971). A modern herbarium. New York: Dover.
Reid, D.P. (1987). Chinese herbal medicine. Boston: Shambhala.
Selby, A. (1998). Chinese herbal. Berkeley, CA: Ulysses Press.
Willard, T. (1988). Textbook of modern herbology. Calgary, AB: Progressive Publications.
Final note:
Herbs, herbal products, and herbal supplements have much folklore and spiritualism associated with them and are not subject to scrutiny, review, or approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).