Healing with Common Herbs (2)

Other than identifying 

Manifestation
of life force
from a seed

through the forms of the herbs, 

whether they enhance life force or detoxify interferences,

there are also some other characters 

that provide some tips:

Life Force Enhancing herbs are often:

. firm and tough in appearance 

    e.g. lotus seed, astragalus root

. "aged" (either biological age or fermented age) 

    e.g. 7yr ginseng, 20yr lingzhi, 3yr hatcho miso 

. very rich in minerals/salty 

    e.g.  ginseng, macadmia, goma-shio (salted black sesame)

 

Detoxifying herbs are often:

. soft and easy to tear

    e.g. mulberry leaves, fresh oyster mushroom, ulam raja

. watery or juicy (succulent)

    e.g. pear, pumpkin, aloe vera

. bitter or astringent in taste

    e.g. phyllanthus, moringa leaves, basil

. aromatic, pungent or spicy 

    e.g. chilli, cumin, cinnamon  

Thanks to the wonderful spectrum 

of herbs/plants in this world, 

we now understand that

we have never been deprived of good medicines.

Basically, when we are unwell,

we first need to know whether 

we are in need of 

.life force replenishing?

.detoxification? or 

.sometimes both?

Then anything around us that fit the criteria 

will help.

For instance, 

if one is feeling unwell, having cold hand and cold feet,

then one may want to consume some astragalus 

which is a root, rich in minerals, tough in appearance.

If astragalus is not available,

it's not a bad idea to consume shio-goma

which is tough black sesame seeds toasted with sea salt that is rich in minerals.

In situation where somebody has been constipated for 4days,

he may need to consider taking 

Aloe vera

which is succulent, soft leaf , bitter in taste

or    

Mint 

which is aromatic, easy to tear, leaf structure astringent in taste

Possibilities are many!

This is also why we should always have 

a herbal garden ever readily accessible 

wherever we live.

Herbal garden is our first aid medicine box.

We shall discuss this further in the next post,

on what essential herbs/plants we should have in the garden :)

 

Many Blessings To All!!

Kee Yew

#healing herbs

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