Spiritual Herb
... Heckelman May 2, 2003 The Spiritual Herb From ancient times, herbs have played a vital role in the healing traditions of many cultures. The herbal systems in different parts of the world may seem incomprehensible or strange to us in modern society, but is an alternative way of looking at health care and the spiritual connection between man and nature. ... In this essay, I would like to address how three different cultures approach holistic healing and how it brings people of different nationalities together in connecting the human body, soul, and nature ¡V a spiritual experience. ... The Chinese usually prescribe herbs in different formulas that contain just one herb or up to twenty and the interaction between the different plants is just as significant as their individual properties. ... Chinese Gold Thread, for example, is a very bitter herb. ... They tried an herb, if the patient felt better, then they used that herb again. ... Sometimes, the use of an herb was prompted by a vision or a dream of a medicine man. ... It is the spiritual beliefs of the Navajo that dictates the procedures and ceremonies that are to be followed when herbs and other plants are gathered. ... Spiritual experience!