What Do Herbs Do?

In basic terms herbs/plants do four things:

1.  ACTIVATE: Herbs activate  life and normal bodily processes due  to  their  life  force and vitamin, mineral,  trace element and active chemical constituents,  lignans, alkaloids,  flavonoids,  tannins, etc.  The  energetics  of  plants  cannot  be  separated  from  their  chemical  elements.  Chemical elements on  their own cannot sustain  life. Just as scientists can make seawater but no  fish will live  in  it,  the  biological  order  and  intelligence  of  plants  and  their  bio­magnetic  fields  are transferred  to  the  human  being  to  the  degree  that  they  are  chosen  and  prepared,  and  in  the manner that they are consumed.

2.  BUILD:  Building elements are supplied mainly through herbs.  Mineral, protein and carbohydrate constituents. Herbs have been used as foods for thousands of years. Essentially many of today’s vegetables were  once  herbs  before  they were  selectively  bred. Herbs  retain  the  concentrated elements in un­hybridised form. They still contain the natural resistance to predators and require little  or  no  artificial  sprays,  pesticides  etc.  Their  leaves  contain  rich  amounts  of  blood­building chlorophyll. Each part of the plant works upon  the corresponding  tissues of  the human body;  its juice works upon our plasma,  resin upon our blood, softwood upon our muscles, gum upon our fat, bark upon our bones, leaves upon our marrow/nerves, and flowers/fruit upon our reproductive organs.

3.  CLEANSE: Herbs cleanse  the physiology by acting as natural “detergents”. Emollient,  laxative, mucilaginous  and   astringent  properties aid  the body  in  clearing  away old  debris. Many  herbs work on  the physiology of  the  liver, kidney, bowel,  lungs,  lymph and skin. These are organs of cleansing. We clean the plaque off our teeth every day ­ this plaque secretes acid strong enough to dissolve the hardest substance in the human body ­ enamel. The waste products in our bodies are  very  similar;  they  can  corrode  organs,  glands,  tissues,  nerves  and  bone  just  as  readily. Cleansing of  these waste products are vital, and more vital  in  today’s world with  the addition of chemicals, preservatives, colourings and “foods” grown from depleted, poisoned soils. We clean our houses, we clean our bodies, and our hospitals ­ isn’t it wise to also cleanse our insides?

4.  BALANCE: Herbs also balance. Human beings are biologically complex ­ no scientific laboratory can  reproduce  the wholeness of nature,  there  is no wonder drug  to  improve on nature’s  plan. Herbs are also biologically complex and are  ideally suited  to  the human physiology. Our bodies have  a  homeostatic  balance  which  requires  the  correct  organic  elements  to  achieve  its perfection. Well chosen herbs supply the raw materials to create the correct acid to alkaline ratio upon  which  all  life  depends.  Minerals,  co­factors  and  active  principles  have  supported  the physiological design  for over one million years. After  the 90 day  intensive period on  the herbal programme  it  is  advised  to  follow  a  balancing  programme  to  restore  equilibrium  and maintain your health changes.  In Chinese  traditional medicine  there  is a saying “the  inferior doctor  treats actual  sickness  ­  the  mediocre  doctor  attends  to  impending  sickness  ­  the  superior  doctor prevents sickness”. To be empowered in this world we can tap into our own wisdom and the use of natural remedies.

The Magic Of Herbs Herbs are  in  tune with  the  rhythms of  the cosmos.
Like all sentient beings they have wisdom, will and emotion.
Plants exist  to  transmute  light  into  life  through  the process of photosynthesis. Human beings exist to transmute life into consciousness.
We are  interdependent on plants which   convert sunlight and the minerals of the Earth  into  life.
The plants feed our physiology, our minds and our nervous systems to help the processes of growth and consciousness.
All the universe  is a metamorphosis of  light.
The growth of consciousness  involves  love,  for  only  love  can  embrace all.
The  plant  converts  light  into  life,  the  human  being converts life into love.