Plant Medicine Summit
Jump Start Your Metabolism with Ayurvedic Detoxification
Ayurvedic herbal detoxification employing kichari diet and triphala formula. Kichari integrates rice mung beans and The three fruits comprising the ancient ayurvedic formula given to practically every patient regardless of the disease. Triphala is comprised of three botanicals, one for each of the ayurvedic doshas, Amla (beleric myrobalan), haridra (chebulic myrabalan) and bibhitaki (beleric myrobalan).
In This Session:
- Good digestion and elimination is the key to health. As with all bio-physiological processes it must be done in a balanced way so that the process of detoxification doesn't deplete our reserves, causing us to overeat after fasting.
- Kichari is an ancient dish consisting of White rice and yellow mung beans, ghee and three important spices, turmeric, cumin and coriender. Fasting for a week or longer on kichari provides all the nutrients needed to sustain life while detoxifying.
- Suplementing with Triphala herbal formula, consisting of three herbs, is a foundation formula that balances vital life processes, involving digestion, body fluids, and the nervous system.
Michael Tierra
Michael Tierra is author of the best selling Way of Herbs (Simon and Schuster, 1980; newest ed. 1998, which has sold over 450,000 copies), Planetary Herbology (Lotus Press, 1988); Biomagnetic Herbal Therapy (Lotus Press, 1997); The Way of Chinese Herbs (Simon and Schuster, 1998); Treating Cancer with Herbs (Lotus Press, 2003); and co-author with Candis Cantin of the Herbal Tarot (U.S. Games, 1988); his wife Lesley Tierra of Chinese Traditional Herbal Medicine Vol I & II (Lotus Press, 1998), with the late Dr. John Lust of the Natural Remedy Bible (Simon and Schuster, 2003); and with Karta Purkh Singh Khalsa of The Way of Ayurvedic Herbs (Simon and Schuster, 2008).
Michael is a California State licensed acupuncturist and herbalist OMD (Oriental Medical Doctor), with over 35 years of clinical practice. He is the formulator of Planetary Herbals. Michael and Lesley Tierra are co-authors of the The East West School of Planetary Herbology, a part correspondence, online and onsite course, created with his wife, Lesley Tierra, has provided a solid foundation in herbal diagnosis and training for many of the leading herbalists of our time and includes 1000’s from around the world who are presently enrolled.
Michael is the founder of the East West Herbal Free Clinic, including his students and local practitioners who provide free herbal healing, including herbs and health guidance to the homeless, financially limited and mentally handicapped members of the community.
