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The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy

Herbal Dosing for Infections: The 4 Biggest Mistakes

The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy

Sajah Popham

Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, Medicine

4.8 β€’ 570 Ratings

πŸ—“οΈ 3 June 2026

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Most herbal dosing strategies fail during acute infections, not because the herbs are wrong, but because the dosage, frequency, and timing are wrong. In this video, Sajah Popham from the School of Evolutionary Herbalism walks you through the four biggest mistakes herbalists make when treating infections, and how to create protocols that lead to better outcomes.

Here's what you'll learn:

  • Why herbal dosing for acute infections is different from chronic care

  • The four most common mistakes people make when taking herbs during illness

  • Why low-dose strategies often fail in the treatment of acute infections

  • Suggested dosage and frequency guidelines for acute herbal protocols

  • Why herbs need time and consistency to build up and be effective

  • How to think about various herb classes as part of your treatment protocol

  • The importance of organ-system specificity and tissue state energetics

  • Why herbs don't work the same way antibiotics do, and how to manage client expectations

  • Treating lingering symptomsΒ 

  • Supportive lifestyle practices that improve recovery outcomes

  • Warning signs that indicate it may be time to seek medical attention

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ABOUT THE PLANT PATH

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The Plant Path is a window into the world of herbal medicine. With perspectives gleaned from traditional Western herbalism, Ayurveda, Chinese Medicine, Alchemy, Medical Astrology, and traditional cultures from around the world, The Plant Path provides unique insights, skills and strategies for the practice of true holistic herbalism. From clinical to spiritual perspectives, we don't just focus on what herbs are "good for," but rather who they are as intelligent beings, and how we can work with them to heal us physically and consciously evolve.

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ABOUT SAJAH

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Sajah Popham is the author of Evolutionary Herbalism and the founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism, where he trains herbalists in a holistic system of plant medicine that encompasses clinical Western herbalism, medical astrology, Ayurveda, and spagyric alchemy.

His mission is to develop a comprehensive approach that balances the science and spirituality of plant medicine, focusing on using plants to heal and rejuvenate the body, clarify the mind, open the heart, and support the development of the soul. This is only achieved through understanding and working with the chemical, energetic, and spiritual properties of the plants. His teachings embody a heartfelt respect, honor and reverence for the vast intelligence of plants in a way that empowers us to look deeper into the nature of our medicines and ourselves.

He lives on a homestead in the foothills of Mt. Baker Washington with his wife Whitney where he teaches, consults clients, and prepares spagyric herbal medicines.Β 

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ABOUT WHITNEY

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Whitney Popham is an herbal practitioner and the co-founder of The School of Evolutionary Herbalism and Organic Unity. Her calling to plant medicine began from a deep passion for activism and a vision for creating healing and positive change in the world. She has devoted her life to that vision by being a humble vessel for the plants to touch people's lives and bring more healing and beauty into the world.

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Through her own health challenges and struggles, she experienced the profound healing gifts of plant medicines and then committed her life to helping others reach vibrant levels of health. She specializes in digestive health in her clinical practice through working with herbal medicine, nutrition and lifestyle coaching. Her true gift is in listening to the plants through intuition and vision, which she uses to help her clients with healing on the emotional, psychological, spiritual, as well as physical levels of health.

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Transcript

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How much do I take? How often should I take it? How long should it take to expect results?

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And when should I stop taking it?

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These are all questions that I get all the time when it comes to using herbs.

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And, you know, the typical answer is the nebulous answer that no one likes, which is it depends.

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And it depends on a lot of factors.

0:26.7

The person, the herbs, the condition, the severity of the condition, is it acute, is it

0:32.9

chronic, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera.

0:36.6

But there are a few suggestions that I wanted to take some time to share with you

0:43.2

about specifically dosing for acute infections that will really help you navigate this

0:51.1

particular territory significantly better. Because let's face it, as herbalists,

0:57.3

whether you're just helping your family, your friends, your community, or if you've got a

1:02.0

clinical practice, it is not uncommon for people to treat a lot of the common infections that

1:09.9

we face, whether that be influenza or the common cold or

1:15.9

RSV or a urinary tract infection or one of those gut infections that make us not feel so great.

1:26.1

There's a wide variety of things that the herbalists will face here.

1:28.9

But in order for you to be successful, you got to get your dosing right.

1:34.2

So here we go.

1:35.6

Some dosing suggestions for infections.

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Oh, Well, hello there, everybody, and welcome back to the plant path.

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I'm your host, Seja Popham, founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism and Natura Sophia Spajerix.

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And I just want to start off by saying thank you very much for joining me here for another episode of the plant path.

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I do truly appreciate you taking the time to hear what I have to share in my attempt at providing some service to the herbal community. And just want to

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