Herbal Medicine for Preppers: Chinaberry and Bog Myrtle

[00:00:00] [SPEAKER_00]: Hey y'all, welcome to this week's show.

[00:00:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Today we're going to get into two entries in our series on medicinal trees.

[00:00:08] [SPEAKER_00]: One is introduced and the other is native.

[00:00:12] [SPEAKER_00]: And the introduced one probably can be a lot easier for you to find in most areas because

[00:00:17] [SPEAKER_00]: it's really popular as a landscaping plant and it's called Chinaberry.

[00:00:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Really useful medicinal herb.

[00:00:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Plants for Future says that it's used externally in the treatment of rheumatism.

[00:00:31] [SPEAKER_00]: An aqueous extract reduces the intensity of asthma attacks.

[00:00:36] [SPEAKER_00]: The report, let's see, the leaf juice is anthelmintic, antilithic, diuretic and a

[00:00:43] [SPEAKER_00]: meningog.

[00:00:44] [SPEAKER_00]: So helps get rid of intestinal parasites, kidney bladder stones, etc.

[00:00:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Diuretic moves excess fluids and a meningog means brings on menses.

[00:00:54] [SPEAKER_00]: A decoction is astringent and stomatic.

[00:00:58] [SPEAKER_00]: The leaves are harvested during the growing season and can be used fresh or dry.

[00:01:03] [SPEAKER_00]: The flowers and leaves are applied as a poultice in the treatment of neuralgia and

[00:01:07] [SPEAKER_00]: nervous headache.

[00:01:09] [SPEAKER_00]: The stem bark is anthelmintic, astringent and a bitter tonic.

[00:01:13] [SPEAKER_00]: It is used as a tonic in India.

[00:01:15] [SPEAKER_00]: It can be harvested any time of the year, used fresh or dried.

[00:01:18] [SPEAKER_00]: The fruit is antiseptic and febrilefuse.

[00:01:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Febrilefuse means it helps with the fever.

[00:01:22] [SPEAKER_00]: The pulp is a vermiculis, also good for intestinal parasites, usually worms in that case.

[00:01:28] [SPEAKER_00]: The fruit is harvested in the autumn when it is fully ripe and can be used fresh or

[00:01:32] [SPEAKER_00]: dried.

[00:01:34] [SPEAKER_00]: The seed is anti-rheumatic and is used externally.

[00:01:37] [SPEAKER_00]: The bark is a medic and meningog, purgative and vermiculis.

[00:01:41] [SPEAKER_00]: That means the bark, purgative means it can also be used as a laxative.

[00:01:45] [SPEAKER_00]: It is highly effective against ringworm and other parasitic diseases.

[00:01:49] [SPEAKER_00]: It can be harvested any time of the year, fresh or dried.

[00:01:53] [SPEAKER_00]: A gum that exudes from the tree is considered by some to have aphrodisiac properties.

[00:01:58] [SPEAKER_00]: I have no information on that.

[00:02:00] [SPEAKER_00]: The plant should be used with caution, preferably under the supervision of a qualified

[00:02:04] [SPEAKER_00]: practitioner.

[00:02:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Excess use can cause diarrhea, vomiting and symptoms of narcotic poisoning.

[00:02:11] [SPEAKER_00]: So rather strong but very useful and probably pretty easy to find.

[00:02:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Now depending on where you live, if you live anywhere around the coast, probably Great

[00:02:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Lakes, I have to check with a friend about that.

[00:02:28] [SPEAKER_00]: Definitely swampy areas, boggy areas.

[00:02:31] [SPEAKER_00]: You should be able to find a wax myrtle.

[00:02:37] [SPEAKER_00]: Well, I know they grow them in California even where it is not boggy.

[00:02:41] [SPEAKER_00]: They grow a lot of myrtle in bay in California.

[00:02:44] [SPEAKER_00]: It is probably a fairly widespread tree, very common in Louisiana and in coastal North

[00:02:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Carolina around the swamp.

[00:02:52] [SPEAKER_00]: So I really associate it more with swampy areas.

[00:02:57] [SPEAKER_00]: But yeah, I will have to check what they do in California.

[00:03:00] [SPEAKER_00]: But you should be able to find this tree if you look for it.

[00:03:02] [SPEAKER_00]: And if not, you can probably grow it if you have a damp spot in your yard.

[00:03:08] [SPEAKER_00]: I don't know.

[00:03:10] [SPEAKER_00]: You might have to order it online.

[00:03:11] [SPEAKER_00]: But interesting plant, also called bayberry.

[00:03:16] [SPEAKER_00]: Well, see, bayberry means it grows around base.

[00:03:18] [SPEAKER_00]: So I do think it is associated more as a water plant, essentially not growing in the

[00:03:24] [SPEAKER_00]: water but near water.

[00:03:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Ms. Grieve says it is astringent and stimulant.

[00:03:31] [SPEAKER_00]: In large doses, it is a medic.

[00:03:34] [SPEAKER_00]: A medic means it makes you throw up.

[00:03:36] [SPEAKER_00]: It is useful in diarrhea, jaundice, scrofula, et cetera.

[00:03:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Externally, the powdered bark is used as a stimulant in order to cure ulcers that

[00:03:48] [SPEAKER_00]: are slow to heal.

[00:03:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Used in poultices, it should be combined with elm.

[00:03:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Dacoccin is good as a gargle.

[00:03:54] [SPEAKER_00]: And injection in chronic inflammation of the throat, lucorrhea, uterine hemorrhage,

[00:03:58] [SPEAKER_00]: et cetera, is an excellent wash for the gums.

[00:04:02] [SPEAKER_00]: The powder excites coughing.

[00:04:04] [SPEAKER_00]: Water in which the wax has been boiled to an extract is regarded as a certain cure

[00:04:10] [SPEAKER_00]: for dysentery, the wax itself being astringent and slightly narcotic.

[00:04:15] [SPEAKER_00]: It is valuable in severe dysentery and internal ulcerations.

[00:04:19] [SPEAKER_00]: Now you may be familiar with bayberry scented candles.

[00:04:22] [SPEAKER_00]: That's the smell of it.

[00:04:23] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm rather allergic to those actually.

[00:04:26] [SPEAKER_00]: But so it's not one I use a lot.

[00:04:28] [SPEAKER_00]: Interestingly, the wax myrtle is in the Myrica family.

[00:04:35] [SPEAKER_00]: And that's an ancient ingredient in European and English beers before they

[00:04:41] [SPEAKER_00]: started using hops specifically for that narcotic property.

[00:04:46] [SPEAKER_00]: And it's also aromatic.

[00:04:49] [SPEAKER_00]: So resources of the southern fields and forests written in the 1860s says of

[00:04:56] [SPEAKER_00]: the Myrracatiae or Gale family.

[00:05:00] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see.

[00:05:03] [SPEAKER_00]: The root is powerful astringent and a coxswain is employed in diarrhea, dysentery,

[00:05:08] [SPEAKER_00]: hemorrhage from uterus, and dropsy which succeed fevers and as a gargle in sore throat.

[00:05:16] [SPEAKER_00]: The bark of the root is stimulant, acrid, and in doses of a drachm causes sensation

[00:05:23] [SPEAKER_00]: of heat in the stomach followed by vomiting and diuresis.

[00:05:26] [SPEAKER_00]: That does not sound very pleasant at all.

[00:05:29] [SPEAKER_00]: The leaves have some celebrity in domestic practice, meaning they were being used by a lot of doctors at the time.

[00:05:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Being anti-spasmodic, anti-scorbutic so they can have some vitamin C, they can have a scurvy.

[00:05:40] [SPEAKER_00]: And astringent.

[00:05:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Dr. Dana found the powdered root to be powerfully stinuatory.

[00:05:46] [SPEAKER_00]: I believe that means it causes coughing.

[00:05:49] [SPEAKER_00]: Bigelow says the bark and leaves contain gallic acid, tannin, resin, and a small quantity of mucilage.

[00:05:55] [SPEAKER_00]: The berries afford a large amount of wax which rises to the surface when they are boiled.

[00:06:01] [SPEAKER_00]: They talk about how people made candles and soap from that wax.

[00:06:06] [SPEAKER_00]: It continues to be popular to this day.

[00:06:10] [SPEAKER_00]: It appears to possess astringent and slightly narcotic properties

[00:06:13] [SPEAKER_00]: and has been administered by Dr. Feinstock in an epidemic of typhoid dysentery.

[00:06:19] [SPEAKER_00]: And a tincture of the berries beneficial for phalachinolic colic, according to the American

[00:06:27] [SPEAKER_00]: medical journal of that era.

[00:06:30] [SPEAKER_00]: Thompsonians used it quite a bit.

[00:06:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Bayberry.

[00:06:34] [SPEAKER_00]: They said this species of myrtle from which wax is obtained for the berries grows common

[00:06:38] [SPEAKER_00]: in many parts of this country.

[00:06:40] [SPEAKER_00]: It's a shrub growing for two to four feet high, easily known by the berries.

[00:06:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Absolutely.

[00:06:46] [SPEAKER_00]: They go on with some description.

[00:06:49] [SPEAKER_00]: The bark of the roots is what is used for medicine and should be collected in the spring

[00:06:53] [SPEAKER_00]: before it puts forth leaves or in the fall after done growing as the sap is in the roots.

[00:06:58] [SPEAKER_00]: This should be attended to in gathering all kinds of additional roots, but those things

[00:07:03] [SPEAKER_00]: that are at the top should be collected in the summer when nearly fully grown

[00:07:06] [SPEAKER_00]: as the sap is then in the top.

[00:07:08] [SPEAKER_00]: The roots should be dug and cleaned from dirt, pounded with a mallard or club

[00:07:11] [SPEAKER_00]: when the bark is easily separated from the stalk and may be obtained with little trouble.

[00:07:16] [SPEAKER_00]: It should be dried in a chamber or loft where it's not exposed to weather,

[00:07:19] [SPEAKER_00]: and when perfectly dry should be ground into a fine powder.

[00:07:23] [SPEAKER_00]: It is an excellent medicine either taken by itself or compounded with other articles.

[00:07:28] [SPEAKER_00]: It is the best thing for canker of any article to be found

[00:07:32] [SPEAKER_00]: in scrofulas diarrhea and chronic cholera, infantom, and goiter.

[00:07:37] [SPEAKER_00]: It is one of the best agents.

[00:07:39] [SPEAKER_00]: Its influence on the uterus is very positive.

[00:07:41] [SPEAKER_00]: In prolapse uteri, it is splendid and in part part partruition.

[00:07:48] [SPEAKER_00]: I always have to stumble over that one.

[00:07:50] [SPEAKER_00]: It cannot be well excelled.

[00:07:53] [SPEAKER_00]: It induces better contractions when given near the end of the confinement

[00:07:58] [SPEAKER_00]: and will anticipate flooding and therefore be excessive lochia.

[00:08:03] [SPEAKER_00]: It will assist in stopping the excess.

[00:08:06] [SPEAKER_00]: Its influence is also good in excessive menstruation.

[00:08:10] [SPEAKER_00]: It can be found in hemorrhages from other parts of the body and in female weakness.

[00:08:13] [SPEAKER_00]: In a hot infusion, it gradually arouses circulation and favors an outward flow of blood.

[00:08:20] [SPEAKER_00]: You know you really ought to consult a good herbal midwife or something for these topics.

[00:08:28] [SPEAKER_00]: This is certainly not my strength as an herbalist.

[00:08:31] [SPEAKER_00]: There are many herbalists that write specifically on women's issues.

[00:08:35] [SPEAKER_00]: Rosemary Gladstar, Susan Weed, several others.

[00:08:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Definitely look into their, you know I don't recommend any herbs being used during pregnancy.

[00:08:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Just too dangerous but so for really any of the women's issues do look to a more of a

[00:08:54] [SPEAKER_00]: a better source on that.

[00:08:56] [SPEAKER_00]: So a good free perspiration will follow which will be more abundant if ginger be added to it.

[00:09:06] [SPEAKER_00]: When the stomach is very foul, it will frequently operate as a emetic.

[00:09:10] [SPEAKER_00]: Well obviously combined with labelia, it would help you throw up.

[00:09:15] [SPEAKER_00]: They said it was good for scrofula and secondary syphilis.

[00:09:20] [SPEAKER_00]: And it recommended azenimetic or you know make you throw up.

[00:09:25] [SPEAKER_00]: Combine it with labelia as a hot tea.

[00:09:28] [SPEAKER_00]: Excellent to rid the systems of impurities.

[00:09:30] [SPEAKER_00]: The Thompsonians were very big on vomiting.

[00:09:33] [SPEAKER_00]: You know they liked to cleanse the system of impurities as they saw it.

[00:09:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Yeah I don't really buy into that theory of medicine at all but it was popular

[00:09:47] [SPEAKER_00]: in the late 1800s, early 1900s.

[00:09:50] [SPEAKER_00]: In fact it was very popular.

[00:09:52] [SPEAKER_00]: Laxatives and medics were like the go-to for regular doctors and herbalists as well.

[00:09:58] [SPEAKER_00]: But we'll get up to 1898 King's American Dispensatory.

[00:10:03] [SPEAKER_00]: Bayberry bark is astringent and stimulant and as such is valuable in debilitating

[00:10:08] [SPEAKER_00]: conditions of the mucous membranes.

[00:10:10] [SPEAKER_00]: It was largely employed by the followers of Samuel Thompson and catterel or congested

[00:10:17] [SPEAKER_00]: states of the alimentary tract.

[00:10:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Congested bowels essentially.

[00:10:22] [SPEAKER_00]: The bark has been successfully employed in scrofula, jaundice, diarrhea, dysentery

[00:10:26] [SPEAKER_00]: and other diseases where astringent stimulants were indicated.

[00:10:32] [SPEAKER_00]: Myrica in small doses is found to be a good stimulant to the system of nerves.

[00:10:38] [SPEAKER_00]: Aiding the procession of digestion, blood making and nutrition in larger doses is decided

[00:10:45] [SPEAKER_00]: gastric stimulant.

[00:10:47] [SPEAKER_00]: In small doses it has been found to have advantageous to chronic gastritis, chronic

[00:10:51] [SPEAKER_00]: catterel diarrhea, mucoenteritis and in dysentery having a typhoid character.

[00:10:56] [SPEAKER_00]: It is said to restore arrested locule discharge.

[00:11:01] [SPEAKER_00]: Cases calling for Myrica show feeble venous action while the pulse is full and oppressed.

[00:11:09] [SPEAKER_00]: It is not adapted to acute disorders of the alimentary tract.

[00:11:13] [SPEAKER_00]: As a rule, a weak infusion uses injection as an admiral remedy in amenorrhea and

[00:11:18] [SPEAKER_00]: atonic lucorrhea.

[00:11:20] [SPEAKER_00]: Since the powdered bark combined with blood root forms an excellent application to

[00:11:25] [SPEAKER_00]: indolent ulcers and has likewise been employed as a snuff for the cure of some

[00:11:30] [SPEAKER_00]: of the forms of nasal polyps.

[00:11:33] [SPEAKER_00]: That's interesting.

[00:11:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Blood root is an herb that grows fairly commonly in the mountains where I live.

[00:11:37] [SPEAKER_00]: It has a blood red sap and it's in the poppy family and people use it as basically

[00:11:43] [SPEAKER_00]: a wart remover.

[00:11:44] [SPEAKER_00]: It will gradually eat away the wart.

[00:11:47] [SPEAKER_00]: The morphine in the plant will keep the area from becoming very sore.

[00:11:51] [SPEAKER_00]: Not a very safe use for it.

[00:11:53] [SPEAKER_00]: They're better uses for blood root but I am assuming that's how that works.

[00:11:59] [SPEAKER_00]: Powdered bark of bayberry with blood root to get rid of polyps in the nose or

[00:12:05] [SPEAKER_00]: ulcers of the skin.

[00:12:07] [SPEAKER_00]: It makes sense anyway.

[00:12:10] [SPEAKER_00]: In the form of a poultice with elm or alone is a valuable application of

[00:12:14] [SPEAKER_00]: scrofulous tumors or ulcers.

[00:12:16] [SPEAKER_00]: The decoction is beneficial as a gargle with sore mouth and throat and is of

[00:12:20] [SPEAKER_00]: service in injection, lucorrhea and fistula.

[00:12:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Also is a wash for ulcers.

[00:12:25] [SPEAKER_00]: It forms an excellent gum wash for tender, spongy and bleeding gums.

[00:12:30] [SPEAKER_00]: The leaves are reputed astringent and useful in scurvy and spasmodic

[00:12:33] [SPEAKER_00]: affections.

[00:12:34] [SPEAKER_00]: Used by Dr. Feinstock in epidemic dysentery and typhoid with typhoid

[00:12:40] [SPEAKER_00]: symptoms.

[00:12:41] [SPEAKER_00]: Considered it's successful, possesses mildly astringent and some

[00:12:44] [SPEAKER_00]: narcotic properties.

[00:12:46] [SPEAKER_00]: Under specific indications of uses they state profuse mucus flows,

[00:12:51] [SPEAKER_00]: catural or congested states of the gastrointestinal tract, atonic

[00:12:56] [SPEAKER_00]: diarrhea, typhoid dysentery, atony of the cutaneous circulation,

[00:13:01] [SPEAKER_00]: full oppressed pulse, locally and internally used for sore mouth,

[00:13:06] [SPEAKER_00]: spongy, flabby, bleeding gums, sore throat, scarlet fever,

[00:13:10] [SPEAKER_00]: and when enfeebled and swollen.

[00:13:12] [SPEAKER_00]: Now in more modern use Plants for a Future says that wax myrtle is a

[00:13:20] [SPEAKER_00]: circulation, stimulate perspiration and keep bacterial infections in

[00:13:27] [SPEAKER_00]: check.

[00:13:28] [SPEAKER_00]: The plant should not be used during pregnancy.

[00:13:30] [SPEAKER_00]: I agree with that.

[00:13:31] [SPEAKER_00]: That did not sound safe to me when I was reading earlier.

[00:13:34] [SPEAKER_00]: The root bark is antibacterial astringent and a medic in large

[00:13:38] [SPEAKER_00]: doses.

[00:13:42] [SPEAKER_00]: Stimulatory stimulant and tonic.

[00:13:45] [SPEAKER_00]: It is harvested in the autumn thoroughly dry.

[00:13:47] [SPEAKER_00]: We went through that.

[00:13:48] [SPEAKER_00]: It is used internally in the treatment of diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome,

[00:13:53] [SPEAKER_00]: jaundice, fevers, colds, influenza, cataract, excessive menstruation, vaginal

[00:13:57] [SPEAKER_00]: discharge.

[00:13:58] [SPEAKER_00]: Externally it is applied to indolent ulcers, sore throat, spongy gums,

[00:14:02] [SPEAKER_00]: sores, itching conditions, dandruff, etc.

[00:14:05] [SPEAKER_00]: The wax is astringent and slightly narcotic.

[00:14:07] [SPEAKER_00]: It is regarded as sure pure for dysentery and is also used in the

[00:14:12] [SPEAKER_00]: treatment of internal ulcers.

[00:14:15] [SPEAKER_00]: A tea made from the leaves is used in the treatment of fevers and

[00:14:18] [SPEAKER_00]: external wash for itchy skin.

[00:14:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Let's see if there is anything.

[00:14:23] [SPEAKER_00]: Oh yeah, we'll get into this just a little bit.

[00:14:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Rodeo herb book says the bark and roots are used medicinally as a

[00:14:32] [SPEAKER_00]: stringent tonic stimulant, leaves are aromatic and stimulant.

[00:14:35] [SPEAKER_00]: The tea is used as an excellent gargle for sore throats,

[00:14:38] [SPEAKER_00]: caterin, jaundice.

[00:14:39] [SPEAKER_00]: The bark used for diarrhea and dysentery.

[00:14:41] [SPEAKER_00]: A decoction made and injected as an enema.

[00:14:44] [SPEAKER_00]: It is also used as a wash or poultice for sores,

[00:14:48] [SPEAKER_00]: boils and carbuncles.

[00:14:50] [SPEAKER_00]: Or the powdered bark may be directly applied to wounds.

[00:14:54] [SPEAKER_00]: The root bark is the official or medicinal part.

[00:14:57] [SPEAKER_00]: And yeah, I guess we will wrap it up there.

[00:15:00] [SPEAKER_00]: I already told you how it was used in ancient beers.

[00:15:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Stephen Herod Buhner who was a really great herbalist,

[00:15:10] [SPEAKER_00]: he was the nephew of Surgeon General of the United States.

[00:15:14] [SPEAKER_00]: He came from a real medical family, a lot of education.

[00:15:18] [SPEAKER_00]: He wrote a book called Sacred Healing Herbal Beers where he tells about

[00:15:22] [SPEAKER_00]: the traditional beer of Western Europe and England before St.

[00:15:27] [SPEAKER_00]: Hildegard von Bingen introduced hops and it was called Groot.

[00:15:32] [SPEAKER_00]: It was made in part with Mirica Gale, a member of the same Bayberry family.

[00:15:40] [SPEAKER_00]: And it was very popular.

[00:15:44] [SPEAKER_00]: Apparently they used three narcotic herbs,

[00:15:48] [SPEAKER_00]: Sweet Gale, Bogmerle, well that's Sweet Gale or Bogmerle,

[00:15:53] [SPEAKER_00]: that's Mirica Gale, same thing.

[00:15:55] [SPEAKER_00]: Yarrow and Wild Rosemary which actually isn't rosemary,

[00:15:59] [SPEAKER_00]: it's a Lidum palustra also called Marsh Rosemary.

[00:16:04] [SPEAKER_00]: And some people added additional herbs.

[00:16:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Some of those could be really crazy herbs,

[00:16:09] [SPEAKER_00]: even like Ken Bain or Mandrake or something.

[00:16:13] [SPEAKER_00]: And bottom line is it wasn't just a beer that you would sip on and get relaxed

[00:16:18] [SPEAKER_00]: or even have a few too many and get drunk,

[00:16:21] [SPEAKER_00]: it would enrage the passions and cause hallucinations.

[00:16:25] [SPEAKER_00]: And it was quite popular in Western Europe and England until basically

[00:16:33] [SPEAKER_00]: the Catholic Church and the kings under the Holy Roman Empire

[00:16:39] [SPEAKER_00]: decided no, we're going to switch over to hops which has a sedative effect

[00:16:43] [SPEAKER_00]: to keep people from going on crazy violent rampages.

[00:16:48] [SPEAKER_00]: And it took a few hundred years to get people to switch over to it because

[00:16:52] [SPEAKER_00]: as you can imagine with a lot of the drugs that are used in our country currently,

[00:16:58] [SPEAKER_00]: a lot of people enjoy that feeling.

[00:17:00] [SPEAKER_00]: But you know how crazy Europeans can get at soccer games

[00:17:04] [SPEAKER_00]: and they have soccer riots just drinking regular beer?

[00:17:07] [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine giving them a bunch of what they call football hooligans, you know, soccer fans,

[00:17:14] [SPEAKER_00]: a beer like that.

[00:17:15] [SPEAKER_00]: I mean, you remember like in the early days of Four Loko

[00:17:18] [SPEAKER_00]: how it was popular among college students?

[00:17:21] [SPEAKER_00]: Imagine that plus psychoactive herbs.

[00:17:27] [SPEAKER_00]: And you can, yeah, you know why we have so many tales of

[00:17:31] [SPEAKER_00]: witches and ghosts and such that come out of Europe

[00:17:34] [SPEAKER_00]: and all kinds of crazy fairy tales and legends.

[00:17:40] [SPEAKER_00]: Our ancestors were high as kites.

[00:17:43] [SPEAKER_00]: So anyway, y'all have a great week and I will talk to you next time.

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[00:18:01] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm not a doctor.

[00:18:02] [SPEAKER_00]: The U.S. government does not recognize the practice of herbal medicine

[00:18:05] [SPEAKER_00]: and there is no governing body regulating herbalists.

[00:18:08] [SPEAKER_00]: Therefore, I'm really just a guy who studies herbs.

[00:18:11] [SPEAKER_00]: I'm not offering any advice.

[00:18:12] [SPEAKER_00]: I won't even claim that anything I write or say is accurate or true.

[00:18:16] [SPEAKER_00]: I can tell you what herbs have been traditionally used for.

[00:18:18] [SPEAKER_00]: I can tell you my own experience and if I believe in herbs help me.

[00:18:22] [SPEAKER_00]: I cannot nor would I tell you to do the same.

[00:18:25] [SPEAKER_00]: If you use an herb anyone recommends, you are treating yourself.

[00:18:29] [SPEAKER_00]: You take full responsibility for your health.

[00:18:31] [SPEAKER_00]: Humans are individuals and no two are identical.

[00:18:34] [SPEAKER_00]: What works for me may not work for you.

[00:18:36] [SPEAKER_00]: You may have an allergy, a sensitivity, an underlying condition

[00:18:40] [SPEAKER_00]: that no one else even shares and you don't even know about.

[00:18:43] [SPEAKER_00]: Be careful with your health.

[00:18:45] [SPEAKER_00]: By continuing to listen to my podcast or read my blog,

[00:18:48] [SPEAKER_00]: you agree to be responsible for yourself,

[00:18:50] [SPEAKER_00]: do your own research, make your own choices,

[00:18:52] [SPEAKER_00]: and not to blame me for anything ever.