Do plants actually work? How to support your unique Homeostasis....
Quiz: Plant Energetics & You
Our Herbal Allies are Gifts that can support us in quest to Health & Wellness...
Gentle remedies that Nourish, Strengthen, Heal, and Uplift the Body Mind & Spirit.
Forgotten Knowledge: Instinctual & Intuitive, is laden within these Healing Herbs..
One key to Understanding this Knowledge is the realization that WE are unique creatures, and that the Plants are ALSO unique.
The "energy" or patterns that are unique to us can be balanced by the unique "energy" or patterns of the plants themselves...
Energy patterns like: Heat, Cold, Stagnation, Stimulation, Dryness...can be understood and utilized to find the plants that are right for YOU.
Perhaps a plant is known to be "good for digestion" - like Ginger for example...Ginger has very HOT and DRY energetics. If you are also someone who tends to have dry skin, a dry throat, and tends to run hot - then Ginger, even though it is technically a very reliable digestive aid, can in fact WORSEN your condition of digestive distress!
In this case - you would benefit more from a Cooling Peppermint with a Moistening Marshmallow Root as a supportive herb.....
This wee Quiz can help clarify some of this for you...and in my Apothecary I have made notes about the Energetics of Plants to best help you decide what plants are best for you....
Energetics Quiz:
In terms of body type I would say I am:
Thin Curvy Average
My hair and skin & scalp are mostly:
Oily/Moist Oily Hair, Dry Hands Dry Scalp & Hands
I am ______________ thirsty:
Always Never Depends on the Day
My mind is:
Going/Dreaming/Thinking Tired/Slow/Thoughtful Intelligent/Strong/Quick
When I have a warm blanket on (other than when it’s a billion below zero outside), I feel:
Great - I can never get warm! Calm- keeps me grounded! Horrible - I’m too hot already!
My moods are usually:
Steady Passionate Erratic
My appetite is usually:
Abundant Erratic Steady
When someone suggests a physical activity/exercise I think:
Do I have to? Let’s go-Let’s go! Maybe- if it’s competitive
When I go to the bathroom it is surprisingly:
A lot and fast Minimal Oily and slow
When I get sick I tend to feel it most in my:
Stomach & Digestive Tract Throat, Lungs & Lymphs Nervous System
I Sleep:
Heavy - don’t try to wake me Light - I’m always thinking Average - I fall back asleep easily
The Herbal Key....
If you mostly answered...
Green: Your Energetics are primarily Cold, Dry & Energized. To bring balance you should look for plants that are warming, moistening, calming and neutral.
Orange: Your Energetics are primarily Hot, Dry & Tense. To bring balance you should look for plants that are cooling, moistening, calming and relaxing.
Blue: Your Energetics are primarily Cold, Moist & Stagnant (or lazy to put it bluntly:) To bring balance you should look for plants that are warming, drying & stimulating.
This all being said - if you are dealing with an ACUTE issue (like a cold) then you look to the energetics of the ACUTE issue and address those. So for a cold - treatment is for the feverish, viral or bacterial issue - not so much for the personal energetics of the sick person.....basically a cold is a cold is a cold - and you treat the cold very similarly regardless of the person you are treating......
Healing Blessings♥️
dani
