A Day in the Life of a Mom-Herbalism Student

This daily blog is about the struggles of juggling motherhood with being a full-time student. I also share information each day on herbs that I've learned along this journey. The herbs I am currently discussing are all things I received in my lab kits for class, meaning I get to actually work with them and pass on first-hand knowledge. While my herbariums are listed for free membership, I provide four fields from them in my blog: Constituents (the active ingredients of the herbs), the therapeutic actions (Examples are expectorant and stimulant), indications (colds, skin rashes, emphysema, etc), and safety information. More information can be found in the herbariums but these are the most important educational fields.

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Summer Break Day 13

9/3/2019

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Not as much to discuss in the constituents today but still great information! Class starts back up in two days and I still have so much more to do around here. I've gotten NOTHING done outside I wanted to accomplish and probably won't. My son is wanting a nap so I need to get off here soon. I've already gotten my errands done today so I can now focus on the house once I get him to sleep. That is, if my daughter cooperates, I can focus on the house. If she doesn't quit trying to take a bath in my kitchen sink, I'll be turning the water off to the sink when I'm not using it! Time to induce sleep!

On to the rest of the constituents for European Elder!

Alkanes simply means it's a compound that has hydrocarbon molecules with only single bonds. This suffix -ane, generally means it is one of these compounds (Ganora, 2009, p. 20, 93).

Hyperoside (Quercetin Glycosides, Flavonoids) is a cardioprotective antioxidant and is anti-inflammatory (Ganora, 2009, p. 120).

Sambunigrin accumulates in the leaves and bark of the elderberry plant. It can have toxic levels in the unripe berries. This includes the red-berry variety so cooking is needed. CAN have toxic levels doesn't mean DOES (Ganora, 2009, p. 105).

Constituents: Triterpenes (A- and B-amyrin), quercetin glycosides, isoquercitrin

Have a Great Day!

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Mindy

I am currently a student at American College of Healthcare Sciences earning my Masters of Science degree in Herbal Medicine. This blog is my journey of juggling mom-life with student life. My husband is a truck driver so I'm essentially a single mom all but 3 days a month. It's a challenge but we will get through this. I complete this degree on 18 December 2019 and will take one additional semester and then be done for a while. I'm looking for funding for that final semester so I may be done at the end of December if I can't find any. I plan to write books and continue here on my blog after I complete school. My children need more attention from their mommy but I can't wait on getting this education done. I will do what I must for now.