ExclusiveAn herbalist uses traditional medicine to treat the individual, not a disease

There’s a cure in nature for everything, but it takes wisdom, discernment, and careful analysis of the patient to find the right treatment. Herbalist David Winston, a founding member of the American Herbalists Guild and founder of the David Winston Center for Herbal Studies, has loved herbs since a Boy Scouts camp counselor introduced him to sheep’s sorrel as a boy. For fifty-five years, he has delighted in studying plants, their healing properties, and how they are utilized by different traditional healing methods.
Plants can be used as food, medicine, or poison. Food herbs often have healing properties, but they are less potent, so they can be used safely without extensive herbal knowledge. For instance, ginger has powerful soothing and healing properties for the digestive system, as well as treating sore throats and coughs and boosting the immune system. For those seeking to treat more serious conditions with herbs, Winston recommends looking at root causes. Great herbalists treat people, not diseases, so it’s important to consider the whole person before prescribing an herbal remedy.