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• Archive: Hua Lu: Flower DewFrom the mind of herbalist, acupuncturist and Floracopeia founder, David Crow, we are pleased to offer the audio course Hua Lu: Using Essential Oils and Aromatherapy According to Traditional Chinese Medicine.Study the art and science of aromatic botanical medicine through the lens of China’s ancient healing system with one of its leading teachers.
• In this unique educational experience, David Crow illustrates how the vast and profound wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine can be applied to the use of aromatic plants and their essential oils.Topics Covered Include:The history of aromatic botanical medicine in ChinaWhich application method David Crow does NOT recommendHow to increase the effectiveness of your TCM techniques with aromatic botanical medicineVarious methods for integrating aromatherapy into your TCM practice, and when they should be usedWhich oils to use for imbalances of TCM’s Seven EmotionsWays to use aromatherapy to enhance the health of Shen, or spiritThe physiological reason why essential oils work on our emotionsThe strength of the healing relationship between certain imbalances and aromatic botanicalsHow to understand the oils according to the Five Elements, the Five Flavors, Shen, Yin and Yang, San Jiao, and the Six ExcessesAnd much more…Hua means “flower,” and lu means “dew.” This term describes how drops of aromatic water are collected during the creation of an exquisite perfume, made by distilling neroli flowers (Citrus aurantium, chih shih) together with chen xiang (agarwood, Aquillaria agalocha).
• In this one of a kind course, you will learn through both audio recordings and written material the vast and profound wisdom of Traditional Chinese Medicine and how it applies to the use and study of aromatic plants and their essential oils.Essential oils can be looked at through many lenses.
• They can be described in terms of chemistry, physiology, microbiology, clinical therapeutics, agriculture, ecophysiology, history, commerce, etc. They can also be looked at through the lens of spiritual applications and shamanism.
• They can be described both according to modern physiology and according to the language of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).This course utilizes two basic approaches.