Always consult an Herbalist ! Herb’s are powerful medicine and should be treated that way. 


Cascade Wellness is a member of Natural Standard and Consumer Lab, if you can not find what you are looking for feel free to contact us for a consultation. 
           

Xi Xin/wild ginger (Spicy hot) & 
Xia Ku Cao/Self Heal (spicy cool)
Fox Glove / Digitalis  

2 of these 3 herbs could save your life in an emergency, or easily kill you if used incorrectly.   

Herbal Resources 
Organizations

American Botanical Council - providing education using science-based and traditional information to promote the responsible use of herbal medicine

Herb Society of America promoting the knowledge, use and delight of herbs through educational programs, research, and sharing the experience of its members with the community.

National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine Herbs at a glance

American Herbalist Guild, a society of herbal practitioners

More Information

Steven Foster - a great herbalist and photographer

Christopher Hobbs - Eastern and Western Herbs, lots of great information

Medline Plus

Toxonomic Information

Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Database

United Plant Savers - Protecting native medicinal plants of the United States and Canada and their native habitat.

Discover Herbs- publishers of The Herb Companion for information on cultivation and use, including recipes

California Native Plants - Calflora provides information on wild California plants for conservation, education, and appreciation.

Flower Essences

Schools of Herbalism

Michael Tierra’s East West School of Planetary Herbology

American Herbalist Guild list of schools

Christopher Hobbs

Med Herb - North American Institute of Medical Herbalism, Inc.

Seeds

Seeds of Change - for organic seeds of all kinds.

Elite Farmer Aims to disseminate information of use to people with small farms or rural property. Topics include seeds, crops, forage, flowers, fruit, fruit tree, herb, garden, shrubs, oil, vegetable and much more. Most documents are in pdf format.

Cascade Wellness Center offers acupuncture, acupressure, herbal medicine and functional medicine in Leavenworth Washington