A couple of questions regarding tonight's call

[Kim]

Greetings!

I wanted to ask a couple of questions while we were on the phone this
evening, but was a bit shy ..

1.) Sean, you spoke of a few herbs that were particularly good for the
breath .. opening or relaxing the airways: Solomon Seal, Aster & Black
Cohosh. Would you refer to one or all as being a good ally for asthma?
I am called to offer the medicine of Mullein to a friend who is
struggling with asthma, but want to have a full medicine bag so to
speak once I understand the core from which this springs for her. I
am connected to the emotion of asthma and am wanting to share that
aspect of it with her and see how that fits .. and then seek a green
partner for that piece of her dance as well.

2.) Towards the end of our call there was some discussion of the wee
ones .. I am being drawn so profoundly into relationship with their
realm. I was introduced to them while on a vision quest some years
ago, but have not consciously worked with them since. Recently, I have
been sitting with an area of the land on which we live & have been
called by the fey there. I have been dreaming their names and have
been led to goddesses that are related to their world and their magic.
Apart from what I am experiencing & consciously journeying with, I
want to actively learn more about the fairy realms - Elphland... Does
anyone reading this post have a recommendation for resources I can
tap .. books, websites, .. etc. I am a voracious reader so if a book
springs to mind I would love to know it.

Thank you! And, Sean, thank you so much for your generosity of wisdom
in creating and holding space for these calls!

Bless,
Kim

[Sean Donahue]

Regarding asthma, it is a complex illness.  Each of these three herbs can be beneficial depending on the situation.

The three approaches I find almost universally helpful:

-- Elimination of gluten and cassein
-- Schizandra decoctions daily
-- Lobelia as needed in emergencies

But much of the rest varies depending on the constitution, symptoms, and history of the person.

Regarding the Good People:
http://www.scribd.com/doc/22654340/Hugh-Mynne-The-Faerie-Way

is an excellent starting place and will lead you in turn to some more primary material.

That is all I shall say of Them for now.

Blessings,
Sean

--
Sean Donahue, Traditional Herbalist
http://brighidswellherbs.blogspot.com
http://greenmanramblings.blogspot.com/

[AstroHerbalist]

I would imagine you will cover Asthma on the upcoming 4/28 call, right
Sean? Grief is often stored in the lungs if it is not processed
correctly. I am sure Sean will also address other herbs and/or
homeopathic remedies and flower essences. Indeed, Dr. Christopher
used Lobelia alone one time to cure asthma! The usual formula he used
though was 3/4 Mullein, 1/4 Lobelia. As I remember, other lung herbs
(depending on the person, as Sean mentions) are Elecampane, Comfrey,
Yerba Santa and a few we discussed on the last call. I am thinking
Star of Bethlehem for flower essence, as that is a specific for
grief. I also wonder if any of the so-called smoking herbs (like Uva
Ursi) help Asthma, as I have not had any personal cases like these - I
am so looking forward to it! And as an aside - check out
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/index.htm#fairies and
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/yeats/index.htm - some good stuff
there (I have hard copies of a couple of those)!

Lisa
http://astroherbalist.com