Here are some of these remedies that can help one through the Dark Night of Depression. Ashwagandha (Withania somnifera) in combination with Magnolia bark and theanine (there are products that have all three in health shops) is useful to reduce cortisol-crucial in high stress states and can be especially useful when weaning off benzodiazepines. For […]
As a nutritionist and herbalist healer I have always been interested in what are the phyto (plant) chemical compounds that are found in herbs and plant foods that provide the healing properties to these foods. I came to realize that it is the Diversity of plants & their healing substances that help prevent us from […]
ORIGIN : Africa GROWTH Multi stemmed perennial shrub up to two metres high. From seed sown in spring in well-drained soil. Can also be grown from soft-wood cuttings taken in spring when new shoots develop. Cold tolerant. PARTS USED: Leaves MEDICINAL USES Infusions (tea) or decoctions of the fresh or dried leaves, with honey, are […]
All Courses Special Offer 2021! To Help you Reconnect to Nature and Her Healing Plant Wisdom,Jean Francois Sobiecki is Currently Offering his PhytoAlchemy Online Herbal & Shamanic Plant Courses for a Summer 2021 Discount Offer at:R850! ($55/40£ ) The Normal Course Price =R1950, (115$/86£s) To make use of this exciting offer:You can either follow the payfast […]
Dear studentsWelcome to the Fourth Course unit: South African Medicinal Plants And Healing Walk.In this field course, Jean takes us on healing journey through the beautiful Klipriviersberg Nature Reserve close to Johannesburg to learn to identify and use South Africa’s most powerful medicinal healing plants, wild edible plants, as well as explaining principles of holistic medicine […]
Dear studentsWelcome to the Third Course unit: The Major Visionary Psychoactive Plants. Getting to Know your Plants, & FAQ’s.In this very informative and practical guidance course: Jean-Francois Sobiecki, phytoalchemist and healer takes his students through the major strong acting psychoactive visionary plants/fungi: Ayahuasca, San Pedro, Peyote, Psilocybe mushrooms, Ubulawu: Silene undulata (dream root), Synaptolepis kirkii (dream rhizome), and African imphepho, outlining their traditional uses, […]
Dear studentsWelcome to the Second Course unit: The Healing Power Of Psychoactive Plants.In this course we will explore how specific psychoactive plants affect behavior and mood through their action on the neurotransmitters such as dopamine and serotonin, and how visionary plants such as ayahuasca-DMT produce visions and heal through heightened emotional receptivity and interrupting behavioral patterns. Jean also covers psychoactive food […]
Dear studentsWelcome to the First course unit: Food as Medicine.In this colourful and interesting course, Jean will help you to know how to use super plant foods, herbs, spices, and vitamins and minerals to boost your mood, concentration, immunity, libido and energy, and how you can use these natural medicines to effectively treat and prevent lifestyle diseases such […]
