University of Cincinnati – Main Campus Botanicals Paper

BODY:

Share with your classmates a simple overview “encapsulation” (of approx 150 words) about a botanical* you have not had much experience with already, but one you find intriguing, and explain some history, the use, indications and cautions using it. This can be a botanical/herb/supplement or multiple that could help with a condition or symptom you experience, or what you might recommend to someone else. The botanical could be used in pure form, capsules, extracts, tinctures, teas, or other forms. *Please choose something distinct from your DB mates and something OTHER THAN marijuana/cannabis since that is the topic of a later module ! :>)

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Beyond the 150 word encapsulation above, share why you chose the botanical(s)/herb(s)/supplement(s) you did. Is this something you do or would use in your life as an integrative treatment? What if any cognitive benefits are documented with this botanical?

(Resources can be found under the Module 11 page, including Botanical Dietary Supplements Background Information (https://www.nccih.nih.gov/health/dietary-and-herbal-supplements (Links to an external site.)) and an Herbs at a Glance (Links to an external site.) index that links to a nice overview page on each herb.)

MIND:

2. The Mahabharata (ancient Indian epic from approx 400 BCE) recounts the source of all foods. Reflect on this ancient wisdom regarding the relationship between the sun and all life depicted in this brief sloka/ poem

Vana Parva Section 3. (Links to an external site.)

Compare and contrast with the way contemporary scientists typically conceptualize food and food sources.

Translation:

With the Moon, Infused by its light, the Sun energizes the plants with six tastes,

Which constitute the food for all living beings on the earth.

Thus, the food that supports the lives of creatures is filled with solar energy and the

Sun is the father of all living things.

SPIRIT:

3. Referring to the video

Secrets of Herbal Medicine (Links to an external site.)

(28 min, link in Learning outcomes) of the Curacao botanical healers and the scientists researching medicinal plants. Compare and contrast their approaches to the plants, the environment and their motivations and hopes for their work.