Plant Power
Around the globe, plants and plant extracts are a popular choice for healing everyday ailments as well as offering an intriguing alternative to over-the-counter drugs and chemical preparations.
- A dose of 15 drops of Echinacea every hour for six hours will abort a cold that threatens to disable the office.
- Keep a bottle of Scullcap extract in your desk. Thirty drops will take the heat out of your argument so you communicate clearly.
- Add a tsp. of Digestive Rescue Formula to a full cup of water, hot or cold, to sweeten the breath and reduce your appetite for sugar.
- Take 1 tsp. of Bacopa, Gotu Kola, Gingko or Rosemary one hour before that big presentation or sales calls. Each one, or the combination, increases alertness, memory recall, and clarity of mind.
Herbs for:
- Energy: Gotu Kola, Korean Ginseng, Peppermint, Rosemary
- Mindfulness: Bacopa, Gotu Kola, Ginkgo leaf
- Stress: Oats seed, Lemon Balm, Nettles, Eleuthero, Ashwagandha, Rhodiola
- Calm: Camomile, Scullcap, Lavender
- Insomnia: Valerian, Passion flower, Jujube dates
- Allergies: Albizia, Baical Sckullcap, Feverfew, Gingko, Echinacea
- Infections: Elder, Mint, Thyme, Echinacea, Ginger, Garlic
Quick Tip:
Everyone has stress triggers but sometimes stress relief is found in something as simple as a leaf. The bacopa leaf used in Crawford’s Calm Day Tea can help with stress, the tea not only helps relieve stress but also helps with headaches, and it improves mental function. – Amanda McQuade Crawford, host of What a Relief!
