Handmade Herbal Extracts
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During the spring of 1999 I lived on the Musqueam Reserve in Vancouver, BC, for the spring semester of my junior year in college. During this stay I befriended a Coast Salish Elder named Jerry Sparrow. She ran the Sulsila Lelum Healing Center and was a traditional herbalist. During my stay I was required to submit a final project to receive college credit. I had a strong interest in herbal medicine, so I asked Jerry if I could apprentice with her regarding her knowledge of plants. She agreed but in return for this apprenticeship I had to create a book for the tribe. This book would contain all the sacred plant information of the Coast Salish people. Jerry was concerned that as the elders passed away plant knowledge was being lost. This book was a way to preserve that knowledge. The book was never to leave the reservation and not allowed to be published. I was given a copy of the rough draft. Jerry taught me how to identify plants, how to harvest them in a sacred way, and how to make medicine. To this day I remember her lecturing me for harvesting plants “too rough” and not taking the time to honor each plant I took from the ground.
This was my introduction to herbal medicine and I honor Jerry Sparrow for passing on her sacred plant knowledge to me. Over the last 20 years I have used plant medicine to help people from many walks of life. I have primarily been what is called a folk herbalist, because I have never tried to market the medicine on a mass scale. I have developed recipes that work very well at boosting the immune system and keeping people from getting sick. I have also developed recipes for liver support, stress, anxiety and sleep.
Due to the current pandemic, it is clear that herbal medicine will become a greater part of mainstream life, so Mati and I decided to offer our tinctures to the public. We wild harvest and cultivate as many plants as we can locally. All of the medicine in our apothecary has been made with love, prayer, discernment and respect for the plants.
Luke
