Herbal Remedies for the Irritable Mind
The Plant Path: Herbalism, Medical Astrology & Spagyric Alchemy
Sajah Popham
4.8 • 570 Ratings
🗓️ 18 November 2021
⏱️ 18 minutes
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Summary
In herbalism, frequent irritability is an emotional state associated with the liver and an imbalance of excess heat.
By practicing inquiry, exercising healthy lifestyle habits, and taking herbs that cool, restore, and nourish the nervous system, you can diffuse the pattern of irritability and develop a newfound sense of calm and relaxation in your life.
In today's blog episode, you'll learn:
- About how the stress response works and its relation to the HPA-axis
- How to use herbs to regulate the HPA-axis
- Specific herbs that assist in lowering irritability and their unique indications
- Whether tinctures or capsules make a better delivery method when taking herbs for irritability
- Lifestyle factors that contribute to irritability
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https://www.evolutionaryherbalism.com/2021/11/17/herbal-remedies-for-the-irritable-mind/
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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.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the plant path, your window into the world of herbal medicine, with Saja and Whitney Popham, founders of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. |
| 0:24.6 | Hey there, everyone. |
| 0:25.7 | Saja Popham here, founder of the School of Evolutionary Herbalism. |
| 0:29.8 | And have you ever been in a situation or a time of your life where you just feel like you can't |
| 0:36.3 | settle down your mind's racing, you're nervous, |
| 0:40.4 | you're stressed out, you can't sleep at night. Maybe the only way you can is maybe have a couple |
| 0:47.2 | drinks at the end of the day. I think we've all been there at some point in our life where we just can't really seem to turn |
| 0:56.5 | our minds off. We have a really hard time relaxing. We have a really hard time settling in because life |
| 1:03.5 | gets crazy and chaotic sometimes, right? Well, this is where I think herbal medicine has some really unique and special gifts that we |
| 1:14.7 | can't really get from a lot of conventional approaches to medicine. |
| 1:20.8 | And so I wanted to take some time to talk about this specifically because, you know, |
| 1:26.6 | our modern world is rampant with stress and people are nervous |
| 1:31.4 | and people are anxious and especially these days with COVID and everyone's really worried |
| 1:36.3 | and the world's changing and it's a little topsy-turvy and it can be very stressful. |
| 1:42.8 | And I think during these times |
| 1:44.7 | are really, really important to attend to the health |
| 1:50.6 | of our nervous systems, |
| 1:52.1 | attend to our how we navigate |
| 1:56.1 | and manage our stress. |
| 1:58.3 | And there's just so many very, very helpful herbal medicines for this that I |
| 2:03.9 | really wanted to take the time to share this with the greater evolutionary herbalism community. |
| 2:10.5 | So be sure to subscribe to the channel if you're not already. |
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