Articles

Christa writes about the medicinal uses of herbs because she believes in sharing vital information about botanical medicine. She has contributed articles and/or videos to the American Herbalist Guild, Learning Herbs, Herb Rally, Plant Healer Magazine, Medical Herbalism Journal, Starwest Botanicals Newsletter, Moonrise Herbs Quarterly Newsletter, and Humboldt Herbalist Guild Newsletter. She is among the herbalists featured in Kathleen Brown’s book entitled Herbal Teas. She wrote the easily accessible reference Herbs at a Glance which is also featured on the website. Christa recently published The Essential Guide to Western Botanical Medicine. She encourages you to register for the newsletter and review her blog to obtain additional educational information on herbs, excerpts from her forthcoming book, and seasonal recipes. 

• Medicinal Uses of Mullein Root

http://medherb.com/archive/Issue-162.pdf

• Herbal Aphrodisiacs

http://www.moonriseherbs.com/newsletter/sp2007.pdf 

• Herbal First Aid 

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/topical_first_aid.html 

• Herbs for Cold and Flu Season

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/cold_flu.html 

• Herbs for the Respiratory System

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/respiratory_herbs.html 

• Improving Digestive Health with Carminative Herbs

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/carminative_herbs.html 

• Mediterranean Medicinal Culinary Herbs

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/mediterranean_herbs.html 

• Spring Cleaning: Supporting the Liver with Herbs 

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/spring_clean_liver.html 

• Stress Relief with Nervine Herbs

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/stress_relief.html 

• Women's Reproductive Health: A Perspective on Four Key Herbs 

http://www.starwest-botanicals.com/content/womens_health.html