Sean Russell, Author at Dimmak Herbs

Diet and Weight Loss Tips, Tricks, and Help – Part 1

Welcome to the first of my 3 part series on Dieting and Weight. This topic is on dieting in itself. The next part will include an actual diet along with grocery help. The last part will help you out with easy exercises that are targeted at losing fat. Enjoy! There seems to be a phenomenon that dieting must be followed by some type of celebrity or ‘scientific breakthrough’. I’m here to tell you this simply isn’t true. The same fundamentals that...

March 6, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice, Recepiesdiet, Nutrition, weight loss0 CommentsRead more...

Energy & Weight Maintenance Congee Recipe

I have gotten many emails about recipes for Congee and Kicharee. Although the generic recipes are posted here: https://www.dimmakherbs.com/recepies/food-for-life-and-health-kicharee , https://www.dimmakherbs.com/recepies/appetite-for-health-heres-a-recipe-congee . Many people don't want to figure out how to make recipes by adding in their own ingredients. Well, here is my favorite Congee recipe although I do make my Congee very similar to Kicharee. The difference to me is that I make congee with a little sweetness and dates/berries and Kicharee with vegetables and such. Ok here is a...

February 21, 2008By Sean RussellHerbs, RecepiesAstragalus, Bob’s Red Mill, Cascara Sagrada, Cassia, Congee, da huang, Da Zao, Gan Jiang, Ginger, Ginseng, Goji, Gou Qi Zi, Huang Qi, Kombuchu, Long Yan Rou, Mung Beans, Ren Shen, rhubarb, Rou Gui0 CommentsRead more...

Herbs to Manage Menstrual Cramps, PMS, and PMDD

Jamika asks: Dear Sean- Can you advise an herb for really really really bad menstrual cramps? Yes I can. In the herbal world cramping is considered spasms. What you want to control cramping is naturally an anti-spasmodic. This would be similar to formulas that one would use for nervousness, shock, as well as cramping. To name 1 herb for this condition I would definitely go with one that is anti-spasmodic and has affinity for the Female Reproductive System. Black Haw is the most powerful single...

February 14, 2008By Sean RussellAsk Sean, Herbsand PMDD, Herbs to Manage Menstrual Cramps, pms0 CommentsRead more...

Get Quick Health Information Online!

If you want to find out what your western diagnosis is or what type of medication your going to get when you see your doctor you can easily go to WebMD and it can tell you how terminal your cough is. However, some of us are proactive and use complementary medicines for disease and illness. Not every answer out there can be found on Google and other sites for alternative healing and help. This was the first blog to move into...

February 14, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice0 CommentsRead more...

Garlic- A True Miracle Herb

I have seen other sites and pages on the Internet that are dedicated to the power of Garlic. It seems however that Garlic is just too simple of an herb for people to give it any credit. Garlic seems like a 'grandma herbs' or something that you just use for Italian cooking. Well, there is of-course some truth to this because to use an herb medicinally you have to use it in much higher potency than you put...

February 7, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice, First Aid, HerbsAntibacterial, Antiparasitic, Cold, Earache, Flu, garlic, Garlic Oil, Onion, Sore Throat, Worms0 CommentsRead more...

Lung Tonifying and Decongestion. Releif and Prevention

Lets talk a little about your lungs. Your lungs are much bigger than one thinks at least as far as surface area is concerned. I have seen it quoted that your lungs total surface area is about as big as a tennis court. The area that creates the largest part of the surface area gets down to 1 cell thick so that Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide can pass between them freely. This makes for a delicate area, and...

January 30, 2008By Sean RussellHerbsBan Ban Lian, Cough, Decongestion, Elecampane, Ephedra, Ginger, Lobelia, Lungs, Ma huang, Mucous, Mullein, Phlegm, Respiratory Tract, Thyme, Xuan Fu Hua0 CommentsRead more...

English, Chinese (PIN YIN), and Latin Herb Cross Reference List

I occasionally get questions asking me to translate a herb name for them. The list is in alphabetical order from PIN YIN. Let me explain quickly why we use Chinese names and not English names when working with Chinese herbs. English names for herbs usually use the Latin names or other common names for herbs. This poses a problem because English names can use family names and 'slang' names. Lets take Angelica for example. Now there are 3 different types of Angelica....

January 29, 2008By Sean RussellHerbsChinese Herb List, English Names, Latin Names, Pin Yin Names0 CommentsRead more...

Food for Life and Health – Kicharee

I have a new recipe that I have been promising to get on here. You can find a few recipes online, but I will show you how I make it and what its about. I've talked before about Congee, a Chinese porridge that is made for the purpose of health and healing. Personally I like Congee for breakfast. The white rice porridge with Gou Qi Zi, Da Zao, some cinnamon and sweeten it up a bit. Add whatever you...

January 24, 2008By Sean RussellRecepiesBrown Rice, Curry, diet, kicharee, Mung Beans, Recipe, sea weed0 CommentsRead more...

Herbs for Cough, Sore Throat, and Phlegm

Vanessa, 31 from Garner, NC asks me "what is a good herbal expectorant for phlegm? I am having allergic reactions to ?? I am not sure of. However, i seem to have alot of phlegm collecting in my lungs." Well Vanessa lets look at this. Phlegm is also called sputum and mucous. In Chinese Medicine phlegm does not really need to be a physical form coughed up from your lungs, but that is another discussion. Typically here is how phlegm develops....

January 18, 2008By Sean RussellAdvice, Ask Sean, HerbsColtsfoot, Comfrey, Cough, Kuan Dong Hua, Lobelia, Mucous, Phlegm, Slippery Elm, Soar Throat, Sputum, Syrup, Wild Cherry Bark0 CommentsRead more...

Vitamin and Mineral Seasoning made with Household Herbs and Spices

Most of the herbs used by a herbalist are not household herbs. In fact, 'spices' are herbs that are of quite different quality than the others herbs used to treat illnesses most of the time. So, I know that I talk about herbs that many people don't have around the house. Of course I always recommend the right herbs for the job and I am not here to give you 'home remedies' and tell you to take ginger for a...

December 28, 2007By Sean RussellHerbs, Recepiesburdock, Comfrey, Congee, dandelion, garlic, kelp, kicharee, nettles, parsley, rose hips0 CommentsRead more...