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Herbal Jumpstart Part VI - Bitter
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Dosage-wise, 9-15 grams of it a day, To help you further feel the bitter gifts of
that could be about 3-5 tablespoons. chamomile I’ve included two recipes for
Chamomile also works great as a tincture you in your workbook. The first is a really
and I like taking that at night when you delicious and beautiful blend of calming
don’t want to have a lot of liquid before herbs that is a recipe excerpt from my
bed. book. The second is a very strong cup of
chamomile tea – and so the second recipe
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powerful way to address things like muscle
Chamomile is a very safe herb for children
cramps, fevers, irritation, and restlessness.
and adults. And also, a very effective herb
I would only recommend drinking that
for children and adults. There are a small
really strong tea if you’re able to lay down
percentage of people out there who are
afterwards. You wouldn’t want to drink it
allergic to plants in the aster family so if
in the middle of the day if you had a lot
you know that’s you then you would want
going on that day.
to avoid chamomile.
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So, as you might imagine, chamomile is
jim mcdonald an herbalist and a friend
one of the 29 herbs that I include in my
of mine sums up chamomile’s teachings,
book, Alchemy of Herbs. And I wanted
he says … “Gentle does not mean weak.”
to mention that in these presentations
And after having dismissed chamomile
I’ve been citing a lot of studies. All of
for many years, I now can’t imagine being
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Our next taste is one that’s easy to love:
Sweet. See you in the next video!