LAST week we spoke about the power of chamomile as it relates to the unleashing of positive energy to cure that green-eyed monster, Envy, and its unattactive counterpart, Jealousy. This week I’ll tell you about a few more of the things I learnt during my sojourns across the globe, not, I repeat, for the sake of boasting, but for the record.

While on my fellowship in North Carolina, I was required to spend some time at a place called Blue Ridge, Black Mountain.

The sessions were staged at the YMCA auditorium there and alternative health practitioners from all over the world came to contribute to the course of study entitled “The protocol Journal for Botanical medicine”.

I learned about a herb called Kava Kava from one of Fiji’s most famous bush doctors.

According to him, this herb is very good for sexual impotency among other ailments.

A German, who dealt with the issue of herbal cures for cancer, gave us many valuable pointers, among them, the reason why we should not eat raw peanuts or raw Brazil nuts as they contain bacteria that is not good for the intestinal tract.

He also taught me the importance of shifting the bed of cancer patients in order to change the channel of enegery from the earth’s magnetic field via gravity.

I ,too, had ocassion to share my knowledge about the untapped potential of the Jamaican Kola Nut as well as the use of ganja in eye lotions for glaucoma’s specialists.

I brought home many invaluable lessons from Blue Ridge. Many of them have helped countless people who have come to me for assistance.

I learned how to conduct herb walks and talks before moving on, spending on a large farm in a place called Sherwood Forrest. There I learned the practical intricacies of growing herbs such as Ginko, Gotukola, Echinacea, and many others.

I learned that there is far more to growing herbs than meets the eye. I learned that the herbs must be grown and administered according to seasons of the giver and the taker.

There is so much more that I could share with you this week, but I’ll restrict myself to talking about the blue vervain. Governed by Venus, this herb is said to exude love. It cleanses spiritually and physically and promotes sleep and healing.

Next week I’ll tell you about some of the lessons I took home from Texas and Arizona. Stay tuned.

Buckston Harrison is well known for his work as a herbalist, especially in western Jamaica. He resides in Sheffield, Westmoreland.

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