Asthma
Caller talks about her daughters asthma and the drugs she's taking, she wants to know what she can do to get her off of the drugs.
Susun talks about mullein and how to use it.
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Hi Susan,
Greetings to you! I recently heard your herbal infusion while listening on julia cannons radio show. And i just love everything you shared and talked about. I am ordering herbs so i can start my infusions. One question, the infusions like nettle, comfrey, red clover, linden etc...are they safe for kids? I have a 2 year old son and would love to start him with infusions instead of store bought vitamins. Would love to hear any suggestions. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Blessings,
Marj
Hi Marj,
Absolutely! If you are using the nourishing herbs such as the ones you mentioned in your message, Susun recommends for young and old. 2 years old would not be too young … much better for him than juice!
blessings,
Kim
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Intestinal Distress in 4 yr old
A caller on blogtalkradio asks, about her 4 year olds stomach issues. Susun says start with seed tea, fennel, anise, etc, in tea form. She also talks about food, and how much to cook food.
This audio is just over 4:00 minutes long.
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Dear Susan,
just read the mullein chai recipe for good night's sleep also good for respiratory problems.
Can young children drink this? or what about an infant 9 mos who is nursing but on solid foods.
Also this infant my grandson has severe eczema on cheeks---any remedy you might suggest? He gets hospitalized frequently due to wheezing and is given nebulizer treatments to help him breathe (9 mos) Is there another way to help his fragile lungs and tender skin on cheeks and neck???
I would appreciate any advice you could give.
a solicitous grandma,
Carol
blessings,
Kim
Wise Woman Team
www.wisewomanweb.com
www.wisewomanbookshop.com
www.wisewomanuniversity.org
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Join Susun Weed on blogtalkradio, Tuesday nights 7:30-9:30 pm EST. Call in with your questions or email ahead of time to [email protected].
Visit the link for more info:
http://www.blogtalkradio.com/susunweed
If you're ready to go deeper with your herbal studies, join Susun on her new Mentorship website. Get new content weekly such as the expanded herbal ezine, replays of teleseminars, videos, audio of Susuns past lectures, many articles by Susun, and even personal one on one mentorship from Susun.
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Dear Susun Weed,
Please could you help me? My 2 year old has anemia. I have bought your books and read about the Iron Tonic. I am living in Melbourne, Australia and I can't find Yellow Dock Root. However, a health food shop found a company that makes Yellow Dock Root TIncture (100% proof vodka). Is this okay? How much should I give him? He weighs less than 30lbs.
Thank you so much for your help.
Yours faithfully,
E.
P.S: Thank you for sharing all the wisdom. Your books have already
helped me enormously (with blocked ducts, glass in foot and awful persistent
cough).
E.,
Yes the tincture is good to use, for my two year old I would
start with ten drops in a cup of milk or water two or three times per day. I
would also make available and encourage my child to eat iron rich foods
including, molasses, prunes, clams or clam juice (often available in
bottles
in the supermarket), beef, liver, shrimp, etc..
http://www.healthcastle.com/iron.shtml
sending love,
Justine
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Q: Hi,
I am interested in finding out more about what your org. is offering.
Thanks and blessed be
A: Thank you for your inquiry. I assume the group you refer to is the Wise Woman Center. The Wise Woman Center was founded by Susun Weed, and resides in the Woodstock, NY area. Susun and many other teachers there offer moonlodges, work exchange days, correspondence courses, workshops, intensives and apprenticeships, to women and men (though the women-specific classes and those requiring overnight stay are usually women only). The teachings center around the Wise Woman Tradition and are primarily about herb knowledge - identifying, harvesting, preparing, and allying with - and nourishing women's health and spirituality. Susun travels the globe teaching these things as well.
Here are some links to our websites which will offer more information:
About the Wise Woman Tradition
About Susun Weed and her offerings at home and abroad, including her four books
About the Wise Woman Center and its offerings
The following websites are sponsored by Susun Weed and offer over 800 pages of free information, articles, and book excerpts. This is in addition to the wealth of information you can find shared at our very acitve international online forum. You will also see below Ash Tree Publishing, the publishing company also founded by Susun Weed that provides her four best-selling books, as well as many other treasures, including music and medicine bags.
Ash Tree Publishing Herbal Medicine Resources for women’s health and well being. Find information on menopause, fertility, pregnancy, breast care, and more. Plus books you’ll treasure & information you can trust.
Wise Woman Forum Susun Weed’s Wise Woman Forum - an open space for discussion. Make yourself at home, post a message or start a discussion. This place is for you to share your questions, concerns, and comments with other wise women and men like you. Take a moment to register and become part of the community. Enjoy!
Menopause Metamorphosis Gentle solutions for body, mind, and spirit: alternative approaches, herbal remedies, wise woman support. Your body knows more about menopause than your doctor does!
Breast Health, Cancer Prevention For women who want to maintain breast health and for women diagnosed with breast cancer. This site is designed with the purpose of empowering women in their health care choices.
Wise Woman Center Herbal Medicine and Spirit Healing Workshops, Intensives, Apprenticeship, and Correspondence Courses. Susun Weed founded the Wise Woman Center over twenty years ago with the purpose of offering a safe space for women to rediscover the Wise Woman Way. Studies include plant identification, herbal medicine, cancer prevention, women and chanting, goddess belly dancing, and feeding the creative spirit.
Healing Wise Q & A with Susun Weed
Let me know if I can explain any further!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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Q: Hi,
My son is now 8months and my partner and I have been feeling pretty depressed and tired for while. We are new in this relationship (we got pregnant after four months together) so we have a lot of kinks to work out but we haven't been doing a good job of this because we are so tired and blah. Our friend has been taking antidepressants because she feels like life should be about joy and she is accepting to bend her prejudice against conventional medicine. I am thinking about this... I do not want to expose my baby to yelling any more and if this can give us the energy and cloud-clearing we need to get our lives in order well maybe we should take them... They seem like they would give us relief sooner than the herbs which could take months or longer. We want to feel better.
We want to be good parents... But we are afraid of side-effects and feeling drugged. Is there anything on the forum about this kind of thing?
Have you any resources or counsel for me?
Thank you infinitely.
Peace, R.
PS: I know meditation helps but have you ever felt like you don't even have the mind room/motivation for things that you know are good for you and would feel good?...
A: Hello R., I DO know what you mean about having so much going on it seems overwhelming to do something that another moment may seem simple and obvious. I support you in doing whatever right now feels possible and pleasurable. So many of us have gone through, or are going through, times where we may "know" we could just do this and this and this, but we want relief and change now! I hear you want peace and you want the best for your child. This is beautiful. I hear you know that nourishing choices take time, and a pill may be faster, though bring other possibly unwanted affects.
I do think the forum can be of help, in many ways - emotional/mental support, alternative ideas and knowledge for and against the pills.
Whatever you do! please also, as soon as you feel able, start doing those things you know can help you. Even if you choose pills, choosing too one thing, no matter how simple, like an infusion one day a week, a ten minute walk one day a week. Make it small and easy and just do it. These littlest things help us towards other steps.
I am happy to talk with your more. I will keep an eye for your email so I can respond sooner...
lots of love,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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Q: Dear Susun and Justine,
Thank you for your dedicated and loving work. Would you please direct me to information in your writings about treatments for ovarian cysts and endometriosis. I am seeking information to help my beautiful daughter with her pain.
Thank you, M.
A: Hello M., here are some resources for you. On our websites are these question and answers with Susun:
Chickweed and Castor Oil Packs
Comfrey Leaf Poultices
More raves about chickweed ...
and of Poke
.... and Seaweeds:
An Ally for Women's Mysteries
Seaweeds and Nettle
... and Calendula.
Also, I encourage you to explore the past threads, and post one of your own if you would like, on our online forum. It is a great resource!
I would imagine much of what we do for a woman dealing with endometriosis, and even ovarian cysts, would be similar to what we would do for one dealing with fibroids or infertility.
I hear and understand your concern for your daughter. If you do choose to post at the forum, it might help to elaborate a bit - does she have other health concerns, how long has she had the cysts or endo, how do they manifest, how old is she, what is her diet like, etc?
I understand good fats to be important for people to produce healthy needed hormones. Same with good exercise. There are many theories on the causes of endometriosis, as you may already know. You can read more here. One of the theories is that it is a result of a poorly functioning immune system. In case this is true for your daughter, either of you may appreciate reading this article on strengthening our immune system.
The advantages of working with nourishing - nourishing our immune, endocrine/hormonal, and reproductive systems - is that harm is rarely a concern. The worst that could happen is still having the cysts and/or endo but also having a stronger healthier body. If it were me, I would be focusing on this - nourishment. Nourishing my immune system, mostly with the foods and life habits in the article above; nourishing my hormonal systems with healthy fats in my diet; and nourishing my reproductive system with herbal infusions like Red Clover blossom, perhaps Violet leaf (as a food too). I may even extend to work with one of the herbs listed above - though just one so it has my focus.
If I can help you any more M., please let me know. If you choose too, we would love to hear what you and your daughter feel is the right thing/s for her, and how she is faring. We wish you and your daughter the best!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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Q: Hi Karen Joy,
I was browsing through Susun's website, which I am doing every chance I get as it is so wonderful.
I went into Ash Tree, and want to get a few starter books on herbal infusions.
One of the one's that I am going to order is Nature's Children. The one I'm looking for is a book on infusions and what each herb does and when to use and when not to etc.. Can you please advise?
Lots of love
A.
A: Hello A.,
We're so happy to hear you are enjoying the websites.
Nature's Children is a wonderful book! One of my favorites. A few books that might be what you are looking for are:
New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way by Susun Weed
I have found this book useful for any stage in life! It is incredibly rich with a myriad of healthful herbs, their uses, and preferrred preparations. It talks the most about infusions.
Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette Bairacli Levy
More than 200 herbs, uses, doses, praparations, and drawings for many of them
Healing Wise by Susun Weed
More in-depth focus on seven herbs, including the common infusion herbs Nettle and Oatstraw.
An option you may like is buying one of our collections, specifically the Herbal Medicine Starter Collection. This includes four herbals: A City Herbal by Maida Silverman, Healing Wise by Susun S. Weed, Opening Our Wild Hearts to the Healing Herbs by Gail Edwards, and Common Herbs for Natural Health by Juliette de Bairacli Levy.
The two here that I didn't mention above are also great books!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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Q: Hi, i would really appreciate advice on my 5 month's old (S.) situation. She was diagnosed with an ear infection in both ears 1 week ago. She had a lot of mucus in her nose, but none in her lungs. I am solely breastfeeding, so I started taking echinacea tincture 3 x a day. I was giving S. elder tincture, 2 drops when she was phlemy. 4 days later I took her back to the doctor and she said S. had a very bad ear infection and she gave me amoxacillan. I have been giving her the antibiotics for 2 days now and I feel it is the wrong thing to do. Her poop smells like chemicals and her tongue is stained pink. I want to stop the antibiotics, would that be bad, or should I finish them? How can I naturally cure her and how can I track this ear infection and know it is not getting worse? None of the naturopaths can see me for 3 weeks. I am so stressed out over this and feel like I am poisoning my child. Do you think there is another solution? Thank you for all the knowledge you have brought into my life, J.
A: Hello J., I hear and understand your dilemna, as a mom myself. I too have struggled over the question of how we can monitor our children's ear, throat, etc. infection, especially after hearing warnings that if left unresolved, though appearing so, serious injusry could occur. In the end I chose to trust my mom instincts on this. After working with echinacea as I learned from Susun and seeing it work miraculously well without the damage of antibiotics, I trust it tremendously even when (especially when) faced with a serious infection. Antibiotics would only be my choice if this fails or if something required super speedy intravenous attention perhaps.
As for your question of whether you should take her off the antibiotics, this must be your choice. The risk with this is if the echincea or something else does not work, now she likely can not go back on the same antibiotics.
If you choose to use echinacea again, with or without the antibiotics, here is what I do when dealing with an acute infection. I use 1 drop of Echinacea angustifolia root tincture (I strongly prefer angustifolia for this, and only the root, no other part of the plant or other herbs mixed with) for every 2 pounds of body weight. I mix it with water to drink. When my son was still solely breastfed I dropped the tincture water mix in his mouth with a dropper (without putting the tip of the dropper in in case he were able to break the glass). I take this one drop for every two pounds of weight, every hour, even through the night, for at least 12 hours, sometimes longer as appears necessary, then lighten to every two hours, for another day or two, then every three, etc. Keep going though, don't stop as soon as it appears well. I also stress as much as possible to follow the schedule through the whole night, though of course we do not want to wake up our peacefully sleeping sick babes, do it when she does wake crying. I understand you taking it so it can pass through your breastmilk, but with an acute infection I opt to give it direct.
If you continue to give the antibiotic, or even if you stop it, I invite you to consider offering bits of great quality, preferably homemade, yogurt. For a 5 month old, I would put some on my clean finger and let her suck. This is to help her restore her healthy gut flora. Of course kids are good at this themselves as they scoop fingerfuls of dirt in their mouth :)
As I write this I realize you just sent this 5 days ago, so am wondering what you have chosen and how your daughter is doing, and how you are doing. So sorry I had not gotten back to you sooner. Please let me know how we can support you now, and I will keep an eye out for your reply to get back to you much faster.
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
Q: Hi Karen Joy, thank you for the response to my e-mail I went with the antibiotics, but I've been giving them to S. for over a week and I see no improvement. Seems that she is doing worse she's now grabbing her ears. We are going to start the echinacea with the dosages you suggested. We haven't been able to find the tincture that's strictly from the root. We found some online and were going to order it, is it okay you think to start out with the whole plant tincture? Thank you immensely for your time, it is most appreciated. Regards, J.
A: J. yes it is okay to start with the whole plant tincture, but I strongly prefer that made from root. HerbPharm makes a wonderful one. Do you have a natural food store near you? They can probably order it for you. It is so hard to see your little one suffer, I know. How about fevers, has she been running any? Any other signs of feeling unwell? Tugging ears can be teething. My son got his first tooth just before his 6 month birthday, but got so unhappy, fever, seemed a bad cold and ear infection, but was just the tooth, but lasted a couple weeks. Perhaps she had an ear infection and is teething and the antibiotics are helping with the infection. Have you been doing anything to help her with the good bacteria the antibios are killing?
My thoughts are with you,
Karen Joy
Q: Hi Karen Joy, My name is J. and I had the five month old, who is now six months old, on antibiotics for an ear infection. I used the echinacea like you told me to and it cleared up the infection. Thank you so much , I don't have much faith in our medical doctor and I needed the encouragement you gave me to trust in herbs and heal my daughter S. the right way. I will not doubt my motherly instinct or the healing power of herbs again. Thank you! Love J.
A: Wonderful J. I am so happy for you and S.! Thank you for letting me know, and yay for you knowing your motherly wisdom and the power of the plants. Feel free to write any time :) All my best to you both! Blessings, Karen Joy
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Q: I need Help I'm 32 woman, married for over 9 years without kids. My husband and I have tried IVF twice and failed. First Doctor said my tubes were blocked, surgery in 2003 to correct then they said I had polycystic ovary syndrome because I was overweight did gastric bypass lost over 100 lbs and still no baby. I not sure what the problem is, but I think my body is out of whack I need to be made whole. Can you guide me to the path of parenthood?
A: Hello, thank you for writing. You are wholly you, you are beautiful. What you can do is nourish this wholeness, your beauty. Have you read these articles:
Fertility Herbs
Fertility After Forty
You will see mention of Red Clover blossom infusions. They have worked wonders even for those with fallopian tube scarring. You can also nourish your hormonal system with Vitex (Chaste Tree) berry tincture. I know you really want a child, and for this reason I want it for you too. I encourage you to focus now on you as a fertile woman. Whatever this means to you. Foods, herbs, symbols, thoughts, anything that helps you in this way. If reading helps, perhaps you would enjoy Conscious Conception by Jeannine Parvati Baker.
Don't underestimate the power of the thoughts and images we surround ourselves with. Besides, anything you do to nourish yourself inside and out right now will carry with you forever. If you are to conceive, it will help you carry your child to term, have a more rewarding pregnancy and birth, and on into your mothering and nursing years. If you are not to conceive it will help you deal with this, and explore your many other life options to help you fill your desires. Since right now your choice and desire is to conceive a child, I would start with reading the above articles and see if anything there feels right for you.
There are so incredibly many answers out there as to how best to help you achieve your goals. Ours is only a handful in thousands. If you jump from one to another looking for quick results you may feel let down. The same is possible if you decide to try 20 different things at once. I invite to explore for some length of time, then decide what feels most appropriate to you and even perhaps give yourself a timeline for when to check in to see if you want to continue that/those, or whether you want to try something else.
We also have a wonderful resource available 24 hours a day. This is our online forum where people from around the world come to share life experiences and questions. By searching past posts, or starting a new one of your own, you may find a variety of ideas, support, and inspiration.
Please let me know if I can support you further. I am so happy to help, and also will want to hear what you choose and how it works for you. I am wishing you the absolute best!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
Q: Thanks for responding, I had a hsg on Monday. Today's report show tubes are hydrosalpinx. Are there any natural remedies for this?
A: Hello, it is my understanding that if one or both are hydrosalpinx, it is because of the tubal scarring. This blocks the tubes and makes them less likely to reabsorb the water they normally would. We can't make them reabsorb the water, and would not want to make them not produce the water in the first place since that is a healthy part of their functioning, so it seems to me the only true answer is to heal the scarring, if this is possible. I think often women are told this can be done only by removing the tubes altogether or cutting them open through surgery. The latter only for young women with minimal scarring, though even then the recurrence rate is high.
I understand too that IVF, though bypassing the fallopian tubes, is still at risk since some of this fluid, potentially harmful to the fetus, can leak back into the uterus. In this case the only answer is removing the tubes.
My love of herbal medicine has not only to do with the plants, but the approach to health. I know you want a child and it sounds like you are comfortable with many surgical procedures that feel too invasive to me. I heard you say you want to be made whole, I am guessing this is by conceiving a child, though on the path have had many outside influences prodding you to move in a direction that does not at the moment seem natural for you. I can not decide for you about the surgery and since you ask about natural remedies, if it were me I would stick with what I mentioned before, given the high success rate I have heard about conception even for those with tubal scarring when drinking Red Clover infusions.
Keep in mind though I am not too familiar with your condition other than what I have read so do not know the success rate for those with not only scarring but experiencing the hydrosalpinx. The scarring is your main problem, and the hydrosalpinx the symptom of it. Of course the scarring can be a symptom of something still occurring, though I imagine this has already been explored. The symptom of hydrosalpinx may be seen as the problem if you only wish to conceive through IVF. I have read that the fertility drugs often used to help women conceive are possibly one contributor to an increase in the hydrosalpinx, as can be the testing used to diagnose it. You can read a bit about this on this website.
I also again encourage you to post at the forum to hear the experiences and ideas of others. I would so like to support you in any decision you choose. I share my thoughts because you ask them though respect your life choices. Please let me know if I can help further. You are always welcome to write!
Blessings,
Karen Joy
[email protected]
www.wisewomanweb.com
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