Being Well With Plants
Safety & Scope Disclaimer
My hope is that this website enhances your well being by providing paths for deeper intimacy with nature. The healing impacts of connecting with nature are available to each of us. When applied with care and discernment, you can engage herbal remedies safely and effectively at home.
You are ultimately responsible for verifying information and discerning how to incorporate medicinal plants, mushrooms and herbal medicines into your life and seeking the advice of your medical care provider about potential interactions and contraindications, especially if ingesting plants internally or applying them to your body.
I am not a medical doctor, and I do not make diagnoses or prescribe medication. The information I provide through Becoming Medicine and affiliated offerings is not intended to be a substitute for medical treatment.
Plants Meet Each Body Uniquely
Each of us is unique. People react differently to different botanical medicines and remedies. Some herbs may be contraindicated with certain conditions or pharmaceutical drugs or have unknown interactions with pharmaceuticals. Different phases of development and factors such as age, size, gender, pregnancy, nursing as well as individual make-up can affect safety and sensitivity to herbal medicines. In keeping within the scope of this offering and legal guidelines, I cannot make specific recommendations outside of a full herbal medicine and health consultation.
Safety in Gathering Wild Foods
Gathering wild food and medicine safely and respectively requires more than the correct identification of a plant. While this website and Becoming Medicine classes includes resources to enhance your intimacy with and identification of plants, this information alone is not sufficient to ensure safety, and we cannot be responsible for incorrect identification or reactions to plants or fungi. In gathering wild foods and plant medicines, please use your discernment and only gather something that you can positively identify and ensure is safe for you in all other ways. Sometimes a new plant or mushroom, even properly prepared, can cause an uncomfortable reaction – from intolerance to allergic reaction. It is your choice to try any new food or plant medicine.