byconcentratingitorifthecurativeagentscouldbedistilledandisolated.There-
fore,whiletinctures 138 usingalcoholorglycerinorotheragentscanbeusefulto
somepeople,thepreferredmethodofusageshouldbethenaturalform.Otherwise,
check with your health care professional 139 for more guidance.
Onemustbecarefulnottogooverboardwiththeideathatthebodyisamachine.It
hassomeaspectsthataremachine-likehowever,itismuchmorethanamachine
since,ifgiventheopportunity(properrestandrelieffromstress)andtheproper
buildingblocksorrawmaterials(nutritiousfoodandvitalLifeForceenergy),itcan
manufactureallofthenecessarychemicalstosustainahighqualityoflife.There-
fore,wemustneverforgetthatwearehelpingthebody,workingwithitandnotma-
nipulating it.
Onceagain,rememberthatdigestionhasthreeaspects,physicaldigestionofthe
body,mentaldigestionrelatingtothemindandspiritualdigestionrelatingtothe
soul.Wehavealreadyspokenaboutthespiritualandmentaldimensionsoflifeand
whatconstitutes“goodfood”forthemindandsoul,andwillgointospecificdetails
inthelasttwosections.Inthissectionwewillbeconcernedwithherbsforthephys-
ical body.
col·icn.1.Severeabdominalpaincausedbyspasm,obstruction,
ordistentionofanyofthehollowviscera,suchastheintestines.
Oftenaconditionofearlyinfancy,colicismarkedbychronicirrit-
ability and crying.
Colicisatermusedtorefertoaproblemfromwhichinfantssuffer.However,itis
onlythebeginningofgastrointestinalproblemsthatwilllaterbereferredtoasindi-
gestioninolderage.Itisaproblemthatdevelopsweeksafterbirth,andthenap-
pearstofadeafterthefourthmonth.Theproblemwouldbealleviatedifinfants
werefedondemandasopposedtoasettimeschedule.Onceagain,thebodyknows
itsneeds.Ifthelifestyleoffollowingthebody’sneedsisobserved,theneedforspe-
cial herbs and remedies is reduced.
hem·or·rhoid(hμm“...-roid”)n.1.Anitchingorpainfulmassofdilatedveinsin
swollenanaltissue.2.hemorrhoids.Thepathologicalconditioninwhich
such painful masses occur. In this sense, also called piles.
Hemorrhoidsareasideeffectofindigestion.Medicaldoctorsarenotsurewhyhemorrhoidsdevelop
butthereisabeliefamongsomethemedicalfieldaswellasthoseinthealternativemedicalfieldthat