1 Journal of the American THERAPEUTICS Herbalists Guild Committed to Excellence in Clinical Botanical Medicine and Herbal Education Since 1989 Volume 15 | Number 1 | Spring 2017 On Digestion Formulation, Probiotics Crohn’s Disease, Yellowroot Hippocrates’ Nature Cure Diet The Spleen in Traditional Medicine Special FEaTurE: Tagetes lucida in English y en español Video interview with la abuelita Committed to Excellence in Clinical Botanical Medicine and Herbal Education Since 1989 J A H G Volume 15 | Number 1 Journal of the American Herbalists Guild 3 Journal of the American Herbalists Guild ISSN 1538-7496 Volume 15 | Number 1 | Spring 2017 Contents Editor Susan Marynowski MS 05 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE 44 THERAPEUTICS Flexible Digestive Formulation Editorial Committee BevinClare PaulBergner Camille Freeman MS, RH (AHG), 07 EDITOR’S NOTE 49 Probiotics for Clinical Herbalists LDN Bill Schoenbart LAc, RH (AHG) SusanMarynowski SusanFidler James Snow RH (AHG) 08 AHG NEWS 58 MATERIA MEDICA / Advisory Board 8th Annual Product Contest Winners STUDENT PAPER 10 In Memoriam: Tricia McCauley Antimicrobial effects of Yellowroot Mark Blumenthal IreneePayneetal. Mary Bove ND, RH (AHG) 13 CULTURE OF HERBALISM Kerry Bone FNIMH, FNHAA, La Abuelita’s Favorite Remedy: Pericón 63 CASE STUDY MCPP, RH (AHG) Francis Brinker ND 19 El remedio preferido de La Abuelita Crohn’s Disease Chanchal Cabrera MNIMH, 24 VIDEO: Interview with La Abuelita Katja Swift RH (AHG) JaimeTrujillo Jerry Cott PhD 68 BOOK REvIEW Amanda McQuade Crawford 29 HISTORY / PHILOSOPHY “Body into Balance” MNIMH, RH (AHG) Hippocrates’ Nature Cure Diet Steven Dentali ReviewedbyJenniferSteinbachs PhD LaurenceLayne Christopher Hedley RH (AHG) 37 The Spleen in Traditional Medicine Christopher Hobbs RH (AHG), L.Ac JannaWeiss Tieraona LowDog MD, RH (AHG) Simon Mills MCPP, FNIMH, MA Cover: Doña Maria Evelina Díaz (“La Abuelita”) at James Reinhart RPh, RH (AHG) the door to her healing kitchen in Jocotenango, Kevin Spelman PhD, RH (AHG) Guatemala . 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With Cathy Skipper and Jade Shutes www.aromaticstudies.com J A H G Volume 15 | Number 1 Journal of the American Herbalists Guild 13 CULTURE OF HERBALISM an Experience with la abuelita’s Favorite remedy: The Uses of Tageteslucida (pericón) Jaime Trujillo n March 2015, I visited Guatemala. me. This is why I wanted to write a monograph Jaime Trujillo’s passion for There are some negative aspects of on Tagetes lucida (pericón). [Editor’s Note: herbalism grew from watching international travel. For example, With respect for the tradition of La Abuelita, his grandparents use herbs that grew in their yard, if you have a weak stomach, you we will use the regionally appropriate common where he was raised in Rio may suffer from gastrointestinal name “pericón” throughout the article.] Piedras, Puerto Rico. After I issues. As I have lived in Guatemala Pericón is native of the altiplano (highlands) earning a Master’s in Library and visit this beautiful country regularly, of Mexico and Guatemala, but this herb grows Information Science from gastrointestinal upset is an expected from the United States to Argentina (Lim Long Island University, Jaime embarked on a journey that occurrence. This time was no exception – I 2014). The Aztecs and Mayas had multiple uses brought him to La Antigua, got sick with gastrointestinal troubles. for pericón, mostly for medicinal, culinary, Guatemala, where he learned A couple of days later, my family and I were and ceremonial purposes (Davidow 1999). about the indigenous culture invited to dinner at the home of some friends. In 1552, an Aztec doctor recorded the use of and healing practices. While The table had a spread of Guatemalan cuisine pericón in Mexico (Mexicolore 2012). Later, later working in the library for us to devour. La Abuelita had heard of my the Spanish commissioned Frair Bernadino at Maryland University of Integrative Health, the gastrointestinal complaints. Doña Maria Evelina de Sahagún to record everything he saw in herbalism seed germinated Díaz (La Abuelita) is lanky, with snow white hair La Nueva España (New Spain; Kilian 2010). and Jaime earned the post and raisin skin that has been damaged by the Sahagún began to write Historia General de las bachelor certificate in herbal strong altiplano sun. She quickly ordered her Cosas de la Nueva España in 1558 (Kilian 2010). studies. Jaime’s passion is grandson, Luis Pedro, to make some pericón In this book, Sahagún first wrote about the use centered on medicine making – he often spends weekends tea for me. “Pericón?” I asked. La Abuelita of pericón, where he described and classified making soaps, shaving butter, explained that pericón was good for the stomach it as a medicinal plant used by the indigenous body butter and lotions, – that it would reduce my cramps and settle the population in Mexico (Mexicolore 2012). Pericón deodorant, and other personal stomach. As we had dinner, I sipped my tea. arrived in Europe in 1798 (Bown 2003). products. Jaime lives in Soon after arriving back at our hotel, I Lim (2014), described pericón as an “aromatic Concord, New Hampshire, became curious to learn more about pericón. herb” that grows at an altitude of 1,000 to 2,000 where he works for EBSCO Information Services. This curiosity led me to perform a basic internet meters, describing it as a “half-hardy semi- search. The first link was from Biblioteca Digital woody herb to subshrub that grows 46-76 cm de la Medicina Tradicional Mexicana or Digital high and 48 cm spread…the plant is bushy with Library of Mexican Traditional Medicine. This many smooth, upright, unbranched stems. The website has a professional monograph on pericón. leaves are opposite, linear to oblong, about 7.6 This information was helpful and insightful as cm long, and shiny.” Pericón blossoms in the it cemented my belief in the ancient wisdom summer with a yellow-orange bisexual flower and practices that La Abuelita was sharing with that measures 1.5 cm in diameter (Liam 2014). 14 The Aztecs had several