[Georgina-Cyr]

best ever is

Plants of the Pacific Northwest Coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Alaska Paperback – Aug. 1 2016. by Jim Pojar (Author), Andy MacKinnon (Author).

[Georgina-Cyr]

I totally agree !!! Thanks for your expertise and sharing information !

[Georgina-Cyr]

you might be interested in this… Richoh Cech says its plant-specific. Sometimes dehydration helps to make cell structure more fragile, and assists in extraction. dehydration also detoxifies different plants- like black cohosh and blue cohosh roots. some plants really make a superior tincture when processed fresh, due to the presence of heat-volatile constituents. Stachys officinalis (wood betony) would be a good example of that.

My book “making plant medicine” makes specific recommendations on each herb Pages 21- 24

vis a vis the advisability of extracting fresh vs dry, also seasonal harvest considerations, plant parts, etc. here’s a link to the book https://strictlymedicinalseeds.com/product/making-plant-medicine-by-richo-cech-fourth-edition/

[Georgina-Cyr]

You are awesome ! I love your honesty and the ability you have as an autistically detailed person 🙂

and yes the relationship and intention with the plants for both practitioner and receiver of the medicine is so very important.

For sure the fresh plant has the life energy, and various other components not available once dried,

but I do believe drying it concentrates the medicine that is left in the plant after the moisture is gone, so while you may not get all of the fresh constituents, you might likely get more concentrated medicine from the way the plants are traditionally used as a tea or decoction.

[Georgina-Cyr]

I totally agree with Heidi, Ive been a herbalist for 25 years and low heat or naturally dried plant materials will still do what nature intended to help a person if you cant get fresh… if you can do fresh thats great too… having said that, all ways to use healing plants with positive intention is helpful. Making Plant medicine by Ricoh Cech is a great book describing how each herb works best.

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