Comments on: Mending With the Devil’s Darning Needles: The Pain Relieving Properties of Clematis http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html Traditional Western Herbalism with Kiva Rose Mon, 06 Feb 2012 03:31:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kristen http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12054 Kristen Thu, 22 Jul 2010 14:52:26 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12054 And the honeybees love the wild clematis! It's in full bloom here -- it's a crazy roadside clematis bonanza. Thanks for this fantastic write-up.... I had recently been told (by an herbalist from Taos?) that clematis should be used in formulas because it helps "activate" the other herbs and make them more efficient... Sort of like licorice or echinacea (I've seen both used in this way). Any thoughts here? And the honeybees love the wild clematis! It’s in full bloom here — it’s a crazy roadside clematis bonanza.

Thanks for this fantastic write-up…. I had recently been told (by an herbalist from Taos?) that clematis should be used in formulas because it helps “activate” the other herbs and make them more efficient… Sort of like licorice or echinacea (I’ve seen both used in this way). Any thoughts here?

]]> By: Sidney Barthell http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12024 Sidney Barthell Thu, 15 Jul 2010 16:27:06 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12024 Another very interesting profile. I have beautiful cultivars in my yard; I will go give them the taste test. Thanks Kiva, for your knowledge and generosity. Another very interesting profile. I have beautiful cultivars in my yard; I will go give them the taste test. Thanks Kiva, for your knowledge and generosity.

]]> By: Marqueta http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12021 Marqueta Thu, 15 Jul 2010 00:26:21 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12021 Dear Kiva, Thanks so much for yet another informative post! Who would have thought that such a pesty vine could be such a wonderful ally? :) Love, Marqueta Dear Kiva,

Thanks so much for yet another informative post! Who would have thought that such a pesty vine could be such a wonderful ally? :)

Love,

Marqueta

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12020 Kiva Rose Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:25:10 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12020 Thanks AarTiana, I'm glad you liked it! So, Buttercups are stronger than clematis and can actually cause blistering if used fresh.... this is some traditional use of them as a medicine, leaf and root, when dried. However, I haven't yet tried it (it's on the list) so can't necessarily recommend it. If you choose to try it, please be careful. Blistering your mouth and digestive tract doesn't sound fun. http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/butcup97.html I keep meaning to ask a TCM practitioner if they have any of this genus in their materia medica. Thanks AarTiana, I’m glad you liked it!

So, Buttercups are stronger than clematis and can actually cause blistering if used fresh…. this is some traditional use of them as a medicine, leaf and root, when dried. However, I haven’t yet tried it (it’s on the list) so can’t necessarily recommend it. If you choose to try it, please be careful. Blistering your mouth and digestive tract doesn’t sound fun.

http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/butcup97.html

I keep meaning to ask a TCM practitioner if they have any of this genus in their materia medica.

]]> By: AarTiana http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12019 AarTiana Wed, 14 Jul 2010 22:14:59 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12019 This is EXCELLENT Kiva, you always blow my mind and give me more ideas. Here in Western MT, we have Clematis columbiana (a picture of which I was making a flower essence with in the end of May here: http://aartiana.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/clematiscolumbianaessence.jpg hehe!!). Would you say that Buttercups are similar in properties here, or more intense? I had heard those are poisonous, but also heard Clematis was (they are in the same family, but not same genus). Wondered about this! This is EXCELLENT Kiva, you always blow my mind and give me more ideas. Here in Western MT, we have Clematis columbiana (a picture of which I was making a flower essence with in the end of May here: http://aartiana.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/clematiscolumbianaessence.jpg hehe!!). Would you say that Buttercups are similar in properties here, or more intense? I had heard those are poisonous, but also heard Clematis was (they are in the same family, but not same genus). Wondered about this!

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12018 Kiva Rose Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:54:09 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12018 Terminal liver disease usually involves deficiency which is not a good match here. It all depends on what kind of liver pain from what kind of liver disease in what kind of person. There's probably something that could help to some degree, but not something I can recommend without further information. Terminal liver disease usually involves deficiency which is not a good match here.

It all depends on what kind of liver pain from what kind of liver disease in what kind of person. There’s probably something that could help to some degree, but not something I can recommend without further information.

]]> By: Dave http://bearmedicineherbals.com/clematis.html/comment-page-1#comment-12017 Dave Wed, 14 Jul 2010 21:50:47 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=1180#comment-12017 Can this be used for pain with regard to terminal liver disease? Is there something else I should look to? Can this be used for pain with regard to terminal liver disease?

Is there something else I should look to?

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