

It acts as a natural chemotherapy, for arthritis and rheumatism, as well as diabetes. He would give it to people for free, and recommended 1 or 2 tbsp before each meal, three times a day, for 10 days, then break for 10 days. 1.5 bottle of pure honey.īlend it together and strain to get a medicinal honey. 2 large aloe leaves, cleaned, spin cut with skin. He was sent to Bethlehem, which is home of Aloe plant, and was used by Arabian cultures for centuries.
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Great for all skin problems, fungus growth, scars, burns, is a intestinal cleanser when taken internally.įriar Romano was from Basil, and entered the Benedictine Catholic Church. Superstar! From northern Africa, adapted well, contains many yellow bitter alkaloids. When working with people be objective, see whats behind and whats going on to overcome lower level emotions.Įd learned a lot from the Natural Herbarium in San Jose, Costa Rica.Īloe growing in the garden. Medicine is looking into the internal garden to see whats growing.

The Rodell Institute was founded on biological agriculture. In the 1950s there was a huge diet revolution, and people we taking different approached inspired by eastern medicine. We have to realize we have to be responsible for our health, and not use authoritarian medicine. Superior medicine prevents disease, mediocre medicine treats the symptoms, inferior medicine alleviates the pain. Since then he has done extensive research on tropical medicinal plants and folklore of these plants, healing people and teaching students.Ī book that inspired Ed to venture down the path of healing was The Handbook to High Conciousness by Ken Kease, and creative psychology. For about 5 years he worked alongside a native Costa Rican of indigenous heritage, who showed him his use of plants. He is a graduate of naturopathy and botany, and moved to Costa Rica more then 30 years ago. The teacher of the course is named Ed Bernhardt, and he has written four books, Natural Health Care Guide for Tropical Living, Tropical Medicinal Plants in Costa Rica, Huertas Naturales, and The Costa Rican Organic Home Gardening Guide. This is a culmination of my notes reflecting what I learned from my first week taking the Tropical Medicinal Plant Course at New Dawn Educational Center in San Isidro del General, Costa Rica. Taken by Marie, a fellow student taking the Tropical Medicinal Plant course. Me, Ed, Eric, Jessica, and Alex eating our last breakfast.
