Category Archives: Chinese Herbal Medicine

The Gut is a Zen Universe – and the Vagus Nerve is the Inner Bridge

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 22, 2026

Modern science is beginning to echo what ancient systems have long understood. At the center of this conversation is the vagus nerve—a powerful communication pathway linking the brain and the digestive system. When this connection is strong and harmonious, digestion improves, inflammation decreases, and the body shifts into a state of healing. When it is […]

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Beautiful and medicinal peonies

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: June 22, 2025

I love peonies!

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Liver Cleanse by Gaia Herbs’

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 23, 2025

Spring is the season of the liver and gallbladder, and of growth and transformation, the season when life is exploding everywhere around us. But that rising, expansive energy can get stuck and lead to stagnation symptoms such as irritability, frustration, explosive anger, tight shoulders and neck, headaches, and PMS. When in balance, the liver gives […]

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Immune Booster – Cinnamon Twig Tea

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: January 15, 2025

Cinnamon Twig Formula is a very widely used classic formula, and a formula that I talk about a lot. It is gentle and flavorful, and is useful for the very initial stages of a cold or flu – wind cold invasion – with mild symptoms such as sneezing, aversion to cold and wind, mild sweating, […]

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EVIL BONE WATER

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: October 21, 2024

Saint Apothecary I’d like to introduce you to a new topical product that is available in my office. My clients are loving it. This topical liniment was inspired by a 500 year old Chinese herbal liniment, Zheng Gu Shui. It’s main purpose is to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and promote healing. It is used for […]

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The Magical Mystery Soar part 3 – Free and Easy Wanderer

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: March 25, 2024

Yang naturally sprouts upward in the spring and that upward flow can get blocked creating stagnation. Help it flow smoothly by moving your body, being outside in nature and getting your creative juices flowing. Wood is the element related to spring and which is the beginning of the new cycle of life when yang emerges. […]

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Belamcanda chinensis, She Gan

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: September 12, 2023

aka Leonard Lily and Blackberry Lily Belamcanda is bitter & cold and enters the Lungs. It clears heat and transforms phlegm. It is used for coughs and wheezing with phlegm obstruction, and for sore throat with swelling and painful obstruction in the throat. It breaks up clumps to drain heat. This is only used short […]

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Magnolia Flower – Xin Yi Hua

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 21, 2023

Magnolia Flower bud – Xin Yi Hua – Flos Magnoliae Liliflorae properties: acrid, slightly warm channels entered: Lung Expels wind and opens the nasal passages: used for nasal obstruction or congestion, sinus problems, and related headaches. My Magnolia flowers just opened up today! Note: there are over 100 Magnolia varieties, and many don’t grow this […]

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Kuan Dong Hua – Coltsfoot

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: April 18, 2023

Kuan Dong Hua – Flos Tussilago farfara – Coltsfoot properties: acrid warm channels entered: Lung Redirects the Qi downward and stops cough: used commonly for cough and wheezing from many different etiologies. Use with caution for any cough with a Heat condition.   I was hiking near Camel’s Hump the other day and found lots […]

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Cold Season Medicine Cabinet

By Kelly Kaeding | Published: November 3, 2022

I’m thinking of you, hoping you are enjoying this glorious fall. I want to share with you my favorite combination of natural remedies that I like to have on hand for the cold and flu season. Early treatment boosts your body’s ability to fight the pathogenic invasion (virus), so symptoms resolve more quickly. Here are […]

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