Seems helpful, December 8, 2009

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Jill Sealy “Jelizua” (Georgia) – See all my reviews

  

We first got a sample of this in a doggie gift bag at a hotel when our dog stayed with us. Yes, Hotel Indigo in Atlanta (right across the street from the Fox Theatre on Peachtree) lets your dog stay for free, provides them with a bed and a gift bag of goodies. All employees carry treats as well and give them to them.

Back to the salve, this salve seems to really help with the itching or irritation caused by hot spots, insect bites, and scratches. Our dog usually stops biting instantly. I don’t know if it actually soothes it or if it tastes bad. Hopefully, the first. I would recommend this product to anyone. Also, it doesn’t take a lot to coat the spot.

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Awesome, May 19, 2005

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Jennifer D. Wehunt “Thoughtfully Nostalgic” (Atlanta, Georgia) – See all my reviews

  

This stuff works great. My skin has never looked smoother. I had a few pimples and it “sucked” them right out after a 30 min treatment. I will be buying this in bulk from now on. One jar will last forever though.

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Suction, November 26, 2009

Let me tell you…if you ever want to know what it’s like to have a black hole on your face then all you have to do is get this product. If you mix it just right not only will you feel pulsating and tightening, you will feel as if your face has moved( such as your lips puckering) but it really hasn’t. It’s pretty amazing. I leave it on for as long as I want or can take. It doesn’t burn me or anything(though it did burn one of my friends with bad acne, but I think that was a good sign.) It just kind of sets me in stone. I make sure that when I mix it with Bragg’s Organic Apple Cider that the texture is silky and whipped. No clumps! I have seen that some use water but meh…I say go by the actual directions.

I think one of the misconceptions about a product like this is that your face becomes smooth when you scrub it off. This stuff is extremely hard to get off like that. I recommend taking a rag and soaking it with warm water and dabbing it generously on the clay so that it softens somewhat. THEN scrub/wipe it off.

I only do this once a week because my skin is pretty normal and do not want to dry it out. So far the best benefit this clay has given is it’s blackhead loosening. I always put a nose strip on right after I wash this off. When I pull that thing off I get almost all the blackheads on my nose. It makes me very happy. Now I know some people have T-Zone blackheads so I am sure you could also use strips on your chin and forehead.

This product is relatively inexpensive and the apple cider is too. It’s worth a try.

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I LOVE this stuff!!, December 22, 2005

I have been using this for about a week. I mix it with apple cider vinegar, and already my pimples have shrunk, and when I use the mask, the blackheads squeeze out and rinse away. I highly recommend this for anyone who has been a long time acne sufferer!!

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This will be the only book about herbs that you need, April 22, 2000

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M. Boothe “ArtLovah” (Texas) – See all my reviews

  

No stone left unturned in this book! This man has a thorough and accurate understanding of herbs and their uses. He was a Master Herbalist and I have many books on this subject…this one, however, is the 20th anniversary, expanded version issue and is the Bible of them all. I promise you, even if you’re traveling, you will want to keep it with you. His personal life story is a miracle to me, he was an abandoned child found by some loving people in an orphanage when he was a young boy. And what a contribution to humanity this man has made! It’s the best book that exist about the use of herbs. Also, helps you to identify plants and tells you what parts to use. I love his work, it’s written for all the right reasons, he had been critically ill in his youth and his work sprung from those hardships. It is inspired!

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Every herbalist should have this book on their bookshelves!!, March 17, 2002

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Christina Paul (Anamosa, IA USA) – See all my reviews

  

  

All of my teachers and mentors, from Rosemary Gladstar to Michael Tierra have all touted Dr. Christopher and this book! We even have it at the natural products cooperative where I work in our library. It really brings home herbal medicine and formulation. If you have ever used the Dr. John R. Christopher formulas that are available in health food stores, you know how good they are. All of the formulas are contained within this book and many more that are certain to find use in every home interested in empowering themselves through herbal healing.

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Wowzers – a must own for any aspiring herbalist, July 24, 2006

Dr. Christopher was an amazing pioneer in herbal medicine. The thick, lengthy book will never leave the wondering mind hungry, delving deeply into a variety of herbs with insightful personal usage, history, and formulas. The book begins with paragraphs under different conditions, but the heart of the book is the herbal details, where Christopher clearly expresses his love, admiration, and faith in natural medicine. He cites other herbalists such as Thomson and Shook, following in the same vein of thought as Eclectics before him, stretching it even further with personal opinions and sage advise. While some of the output is slightly dated, most of it is not, still stands as true today, and will always be invaluable information.

If you’re ever seeking a reference guide for herbs, this is surely the one, as Christopher goes as far as to describe in a detailed, eye-catching way the habitat, full description from leaf to odor to flower to taste to stem, to properties, dose, preparation, therapeutic action, oral/anal/skin administration of all. So many herbs are covered in such rich detail it’s impossible not to use this as a guide when learning a new herb. As many Eclectics were, Christopher was a big fan of the herb Lobelia, devoting here an entire chapter on it alone. However, the old “puke your brains out” use is now considered unsafe and outdated, but some of the herbs recommendations still stand strong today.

After the massive herbal index is read, there’s a marvelous chapter on collecting herbs, preparing them in a huge amount of way, from tinctures to compounds to cerates to suppositories to pills to capsules to washes and baths, and much more.

Formulas are here in every chapter, from older ones passed down from other great herbalists to lesser knowns, from Christopher himself and what he used in his personal practice, and from general herbal combinations that go under each herb in its own section. He wraps up the book with two great glossaries, and a chapter exclusively discussing his ‘mucusless diet’, an eating regimen still followed actively to this day. Of course the preceeding chapter brings up the regenerative diet, dietary recommendations on certain food substances, proper ways of living besides herbal therapy, and some deliciously appealing culinary recipes to whip up in the kitchen for a healthful treat.

Out of the dozens of herbal books I own, this is one of those I turn to the most, for the knowledge in here is thrilling, and the knowledge almost overwhelming since it covers so much. Well worth the price, Dr. Christopher’s name is a household one among herbalists for a good reason.

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