Comments on: Wild Plants from the borders of the Gila and beyond… http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html Traditional Western Herbalism with Kiva Rose Tue, 22 May 2012 17:08:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Sarah Brade http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-1690 Sarah Brade Thu, 10 Jul 2008 02:54:41 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-1690 hello, i hadn't read your other post at the time as this one caught my interest when i was searching for something else! i have now read and was very interesting. i think my mother has been in need of pulsatilla recently and is generally well suited to it, and going on your description that seems more likely still. i definetly get the sense of belonging and security in a whirlwind of stress and fear that your portray, and for while the cobwebs of the finished and over get blown away which i also feel it can help with - bringing airy liberation with the confidence of the tightly clinging groundedness and protection - those lovely fluffy stems and flowers, with beautiful but slightly drooping heads. good balance for fragility and strength through flexibility. also great to hear i could maybe be more confident to try fresh tincture. i don't know where these ideas sometimes come to limit possibilities. guess the more pharmacological books tend to seize on a constituent and a myth can perpetuate that it could be taken otherwise. as this is such a potent herb i had never really looked further at using it fresh so thank you! glad to know no ill effects. don't think i have ever had opportunity to try the fresh either as always seems to be sold here dried and that was what we had in the training clinic dispensary. i have a lovely plant but not sure which variety it may be now, but will think of tincturing a bit to try in spring. always a pleasure to read your stuff - lovely resource so many thanks. would so much like to take one of your courses some day and have set it in my sights and heart, but is not possible as things are now (long story!) in the meantime will enjoy your posts! with love and thanks hello,
i hadn’t read your other post at the time as this one caught my interest when i was searching for something else! i have now read and was very interesting. i think my mother has been in need of pulsatilla recently and is generally well suited to it, and going on your description that seems more likely still. i definetly get the sense of belonging and security in a whirlwind of stress and fear that your portray, and for while the cobwebs of the finished and over get blown away which i also feel it can help with – bringing airy liberation with the confidence of the tightly clinging groundedness and protection – those lovely fluffy stems and flowers, with beautiful but slightly drooping heads. good balance for fragility and strength through flexibility.
also great to hear i could maybe be more confident to try fresh tincture. i don’t know where these ideas sometimes come to limit possibilities. guess the more pharmacological books tend to seize on a constituent and a myth can perpetuate that it could be taken otherwise. as this is such a potent herb i had never really looked further at using it fresh so thank you! glad to know no ill effects. don’t think i have ever had opportunity to try the fresh either as always seems to be sold here dried and that was what we had in the training clinic dispensary. i have a lovely plant but not sure which variety it may be now, but will think of tincturing a bit to try in spring.
always a pleasure to read your stuff – lovely resource so many thanks.
would so much like to take one of your courses some day and have set it in my sights and heart, but is not possible as things are now (long story!) in the meantime will enjoy your posts!

with love and thanks

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-1621 Kiva Rose Mon, 30 Jun 2008 02:45:52 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-1621 Hi Sarah, have you checked out my full post on Pulsatilla? It's here: http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=234 I, on the other hand, would never use dried plant and stick purely to fresh plant tincture in small drop doses. Thanks for reading! Hi Sarah, have you checked out my full post on Pulsatilla? It’s here: http://bearmedicineherbals.com/?p=234

I, on the other hand, would never use dried plant and stick purely to fresh plant tincture in small drop doses.

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Sarah Brade http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-1619 Sarah Brade Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:09:39 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-1619 hi, i have used anenome pulsatilla quite a bit and a more complete picture is slowly emerging to me of it's personality as a whole. also known as wind flower or pasque (as in easter) flower there seems an obvious connotation with winds of change, movement and this is in keeping with its 'ovarian' activities, relating to the egg, easter, spring, symbol of new life. pulsatilla has for me a quite sanguine, child-like character, with a toughness to weather winds high on apline and inhospitable terrain. there are myths which connect it to the tears (or blood, but for me the tears is perfect) of aphrodite's mourning for her lost lover, adonis. the plant was supposed to spring from these! when this is placed in context of the winds of change, it's treatment of depression, ovarian and reporductive problems for me it represents the movement to new cycles, to letting go and specifically to processing the grief of lost and broken relationships. it is the hope of new life, new vigour, youthful energy and resitution of innocence to a grieved heart and spirit, allowing joy to enter. the burden of the past can be eased and released. helpful also at stages of movement into maidenhood (puberty), motherhood and into the wise age of the crone. i also never use the fresh plant but the dried plant tincture as the fresh is said to contain a chemical called protoanemonin which can have irritant side effects. dose should be small. think the max i have used is in range of 10-15ml a week, but usually go with about 5 ml a week. love, sarah brade hi,

i have used anenome pulsatilla quite a bit and a more complete picture is slowly emerging to me of it’s personality as a whole. also known as wind flower or pasque (as in easter) flower there seems an obvious connotation with winds of change, movement and this is in keeping with its ‘ovarian’ activities, relating to the egg, easter, spring, symbol of new life. pulsatilla has for me a quite sanguine, child-like character, with a toughness to weather winds high on apline and inhospitable terrain.
there are myths which connect it to the tears (or blood, but for me the tears is perfect) of aphrodite’s mourning for her lost lover, adonis. the plant was supposed to spring from these! when this is placed in context of the winds of change, it’s treatment of depression, ovarian and reporductive problems for me it represents the movement to new cycles, to letting go and specifically to processing the grief of lost and broken relationships. it is the hope of new life, new vigour, youthful energy and resitution of innocence to a grieved heart and spirit, allowing joy to enter. the burden of the past can be eased and released. helpful also at stages of movement into maidenhood (puberty), motherhood and into the wise age of the crone.

i also never use the fresh plant but the dried plant tincture as the fresh is said to contain a chemical called protoanemonin which can have irritant side effects. dose should be small. think the max i have used is in range of 10-15ml a week, but usually go with about 5 ml a week.

love, sarah brade

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-91 Kiva Rose Wed, 09 May 2007 19:17:00 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-91 Creosote Bush has taught me alot about ancient wisdom and primal knowledge, and unlike some other people I find the scent really really soothing.... I will do a post on Creosote bush just for you then, Angie! And sorry I haven't replied to your Rose email yet, after being gone so long I have an enormous blacklog... and now I'm back to work ;) Creosote Bush has taught me alot about ancient wisdom and primal knowledge, and unlike some other people I find the scent really really soothing…. I will do a post on Creosote bush just for you then, Angie! And sorry I haven’t replied to your Rose email yet, after being gone so long I have an enormous blacklog… and now I’m back to work ;)

]]> By: Angie Goodloe LMT, Herbalist http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-90 Angie Goodloe LMT, Herbalist Tue, 08 May 2007 15:47:00 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-90 Hi Kiva, the Creosote Bush reminds me of perseverance and determination. I have never used the plant. Can't wait to hear about it's uses. Hi Kiva, the Creosote Bush reminds me of perseverance and determination. I have never used the plant. Can’t wait to hear about it’s uses.

]]> By: Kiva Rose http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-89 Kiva Rose Tue, 08 May 2007 14:56:00 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-89 Thanks Henriette... I certainly personally wouldn't use over five drops (but I'm always using the very low side of most doses) so was using the average dose I'd found in my reference material. I'll go edit the post now, wouldn't want anyone ODing on Pulsatilla ;)<br/><br/>And thanks for the extra indications, that's very helpful. Thanks Henriette… I certainly personally wouldn’t use over five drops (but I’m always using the very low side of most doses) so was using the average dose I’d found in my reference material. I’ll go edit the post now, wouldn’t want anyone ODing on Pulsatilla ;)

And thanks for the extra indications, that’s very helpful.

]]> By: Henriette http://bearmedicineherbals.com/wild-plants-from-the-borders-of-the-gila-and-beyond.html/comment-page-1#comment-88 Henriette Tue, 08 May 2007 12:59:00 +0000 http://bearmedicineherbals.com/blog/?p=45#comment-88 I usually give 1-5 drops of a Pulsatilla tincture; 30 drops sounds like way too much - if it's a fresh herb tincture.<br/><br/>I use it to let people out of their cages. It gives them more choices in their perceptions of their future, it gives them strength to change focus.<br/><br/>And it's a very nice herb for that. Of course, this use comes straight from homeopathy ... talk to a classical homeopath, they'll nod and say "yep, I know". I usually give 1-5 drops of a Pulsatilla tincture; 30 drops sounds like way too much – if it’s a fresh herb tincture.

I use it to let people out of their cages. It gives them more choices in their perceptions of their future, it gives them strength to change focus.

And it’s a very nice herb for that. Of course, this use comes straight from homeopathy … talk to a classical homeopath, they’ll nod and say “yep, I know”.

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