Herb components with beneficial healing benefits

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Herbs have primary and secondary actions, while some have multiple healing properties. For example;  Birch Bark has the primary action used for pain relief (anti-inflammatory) but, it's also known for it's anti-bacterial and anti-viral actions. 

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Alkaloids. Alkaloids are common to many plants and form the basis of many modern drugs such as morphine, atropine and codeine.

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Bitters. Bitters are primarily used as digestive aids since they tend to stimulate the secretion of gastric juices. However, others are noted for their sedative or antimicrobial properties.

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Flavenoids and bioflavenoids. Herbs containing flavenoid-like components are primarily used for diuretic, antispasmodic and anti-inflammatory purposes. For this reason, they are especially useful in the treatment and prevention of colic in horses.

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Glycosides. Some herbs contain extremely powerful glycosides. For example, foxglove contains digoxin, a component of the very powerful heart drug digitalis, which can cause death by producing heart spasms if taken in large doses.

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Mucilage. Mucilaginous substances found in various herbs are noted for their ability to form gel-like substances in the gastrointestinal tract when ingested. They are favored for their ability to soothe inflamed intestinal tissue and provide mild laxative effects.

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Saponins. Various herbs contain steroidal-like saponins that are used as blood tonics and in aiding wound healing (i.e., liquorice root contains a cortisone-like saponin).

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Tannins. Herbal tannins primarily act as astringents

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Herb Energetic ​

Herbal energetics is a system where-in certain herbs correspond to certain universal forces such as the Four Elements.

These Four Elements are considered to be the Roots of the Four Primary Qualities or Forces of Nature: Hot, Cold, Moist, and Dry.

• Air: Hot and Wet

• Fire: Hot and Dry

• Earth: Cold and Dry

• Water: Cold and Wet

Elements transmute into one another by changes in primary qualities; for example, air becomes water if its Hot changes to Cold, while Wet remains the same. Dry Earth, by leaving Cold and becoming Hot, turns into Dry Fire.

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I am so thrilled to be able to offer my own equine whole food herb blends and offer herb testing. Healing is my blessing. Watching horses thrive from changing over to a whole food, forage based diet is one of the most amazing things I have ever witnessed. 

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~Debbi, The Natural Equine

*Certified

Equine Muo-manipulative Functional Therapist

Barefoot Trimmer

Herbalist (advanced master)

Homeopath (beginner)

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