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Botanical Medicine
Tonic Herbs for Transition from Winter to Spring
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Spring
Makes a dramatic transition from winter dormancy to rebirth
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Spring Our blood is
thinning after
winter’s chill
We tend to get colds,
flu, and allergies
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Tonics• Strengthen
the body• Nourish body
systems• Revitalize
organs• Prevent
illness
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Tonic Herbs• offer deep immune
support• can be used every
day• are inexpensive• or free - they grow
everywhere• take weeks to build
up before you begin to feel their effects
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Using Herbs• Soups, stews, salads• Medicinal tea• Extracts or tinctures• Dried herb in capsules
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Using Herbsdon’t wait till you’re sick
the point is not to get sick
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Echinacea• Not a tonic herb• A surface immune
stimulant• For short term use• Effects are immediate• Ward off a spring cold
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Bitters• Digestive system tonic• Activate stomach juices• Mustard greens,
collards, arugula, bitter melon
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Dandelion• Root - tincture• Leaves - salad• Flower - wine• Liver support
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Burdock Root• Tonic to liver• Cleans intestinal tract• Soups, stews, Japanese
gobo• For tea, simmer 2-3 hrs
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Gentian Root• Digestive support• 5-6 drops before a meal
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Astragalus• Deep immune builder• Tonic to pancreas,
kidney, spleen• Put 4-5 sticks in soup
(don’t eat them)
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Cleansing, Nourishing Herbs
• Soups, stews, salads• Extracts, 5-10 drops, 2x/day• Tea, simmer 30 mins - 1 hour
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Stinging Nettles• Par boil or steam for salads or
pesto• Tones nervous system (nervine)• Anti-histamine - allergies
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Milky/Wild Oats• Supports the
nervous system• Especially good
for over-stimulated people in urban areas
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Rosemary
• Circulatory tonic• Clears thinning blood• Tonic to digestive system• Warming• Good for memory, but too much
is dulling
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Mushrooms
• Immune system, anti-cancer properties• Use organically grown or wildcrafted• Cook a long time so they break down• For extract or tincture, take 5-10 drops 1 or
2x/day
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Shitaketonic to deep immune & endocrine systems
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Reishi• Tonic to liver• Bitter, dominant flavor• Use tincture, 5-10 drops 2x/day
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Turkey Tail• tonic to pancreas• use as tincture• for tea, simmer
4+ hours
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Lion’s Mane• Tones five internal
organs• Stimulates (NGF)
nerve growth factor
• Use in cooking or use tincture
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Cordyceps• Supports lungs &
kidneys• Endocrine system• Use tincture or capsule
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Botanical Medicine
• Organic or wildcrafted from clean places
• Bulk dried, check for color and scent
• Get extracts from trusted sources
• Use liquids or capsules rather than pressed tablets
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Primary Sources• Karyn Sanders and Sarah Holmes,
Clinical Herbalists, Blue Otter School of Herbal Medicine
• Paul Stamets, Mycologist, Fungi Perfecti