Last week the NHPD released 10 natural source products back into the mainstream product application and use. Only a few affect Herbalists, but this could be significant. All ten of these substances were restricted to prescription use only. The one that we are the happiest with are: Oil of Apiol, Parsley oil Centella asiatica, Gotu
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I have used this mushroom almost every day for over 10 years. Why? It is the best of the immune champions I have found over the years. Let’s face it, a Clinical Herbalist has an occupational hazard of ‘catching’ colds, flus and other contagious diseases, with clients often coughing in our face, day after day.
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What is my favorite herb? Well Reishi mushroom of course. Why? I would have to say it is one of the original ‘snake oils’ or cure-alls. Yeah really! That is what I first thought when I discovered all of the things it was supposed to be good for. I have been using this mushroom in
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I have been using mushrooms as Foods, Super Foods and Medicines for over 20 years now and as stated in my last blog, I find that these categories cannot be sharply divided. I realize the Canadian Government’s Food and Drug Act is intended to create these categories. This doesn’t always sit right with me. What
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