The Herbal Dog

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Rita Hogan, C.H., is a clinical canine herbalist with more than twenty years of experience specializing in holistic canine herbalism. An educator, speaker, writer, and herbal medicine maker, she lives and practices in Olympia, Washington.

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A hands-on guide to holistic canine herbalism

• Teaches the tenets of holistic herbalism for the individual dog

• Presents safe, clinically proven, and effective protocols for common canine conditions, from acid reflux to allergies to itching, scratching, and yeast

• Lays out a comprehensive materia medica of canine-specific herbs, including what conditions they are good for, their energetics, internal and external use, safe dosages, and contraindications

In this comprehensive guide to holistic care for dogs, clinical canine herbalist Rita Hogan explains that by looking at dogs as individual ecosystems with their unique personalities, physiology, and needs, we can select effective and personalized herbal remedies to support their constitutions and provide relief from many different ailments.

Hogan, who has spent more than two decades working with canines, uses energetic principles (cool, warm, dry, damp) to reveal how herbs are not “one size fits all” and to explain how to choose herbs and herbal combinations for dogs as individuals. She moves you, step-by-step, through the tenets of holistic canine herbalism, including exploring how to find the root cause of chronic imbalances. She discusses in depth how a dog’s main organ systems work, how they are connected to each other, and why we need to understand them when choosing specific herbs and foods.

Presenting safe, clinically proven, and effective protocols for common canine conditions, from acid reflux to allergies to itching, scratching, and yeast, Hogan explores a wide variety of holistic and herbal remedies, from herbal tinctures, glycerities, and phytoembryonics to flower essences, essential oils, medicinal mushrooms, and homeopathy. She provides readers detailed options and guidance according to their dog’s energetics. Sharing a comprehensive materia medica of canine-specific herbs used in her practice, she explains what herbs are good for which conditions and why, what types of energetics are involved, safe dosage recommendations for each herbal remedy, and when to discontinue an herb.

Allowing each of us to take a hands-on approach to our canine companions’ health and longevity, this herbal guide outlines how to heal them and support them as the individuals they are and help them live their best lives by our sides.

Zusammenfassung
A hands-on guide to holistic canine herbalism

Inhalt

Foreword by Isla Fishburn, Ph.D.

PREFACE
**My Herbal Beginnings

Acknowledgments

Introduction
Using This Book

PART ONE
Dogs and Plants Are Individuals

1 Holistic Canine Herbalism

The Dog as an Ecosystem • Whole-Plant Medicine • The Trap of Evidence-Based Medicine • The Principles of Holistic Herbalism •
Integrative Veterinary Medicine • Our Dogs, Ourselves

2 Food as Medicine

Facultative Carnivores • Kibble and Canned Food • Cooked Food • Raw Food • Supplements • Feeding Guidelines

**3 Canine Energetics

**The Five Flavors • Energetic Temperature: Heat and Cold • Dry Energetics • Damp Energetics • Energetic Tone: Tension and Relaxation • Energetic Guidelines

**4 Everything Is Connected

**The Nervous System • The Lymphatic System • The Liver System • The Skin • The Gastrointestinal System • The Cardiovascular System • The Respiratory System • The Renal System

PART TWO
**Herbal Practicum

5 Remedies

**Tinctures and Glycerites • Infusions and Decoctions • Rinses • Poultices • Capsules • Essential Oils • Flower Essences • Homeopathics • Medicinal Mushrooms • Phytoembryonics

**6 Planning Herbal Protocols

**Acute vs. Chronic • The Art of the Dose • Creating a Healing Protocol for Chronic Conditions • General Guidelines for Holistic Herbalism

**7 Herbal Applications

**Acid Reflux • Allergies and Sensitivities • Anal Gland Conditions • Antibiotics Recovery • Arthritis and Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain • Bladder and Urinary Tract Conditions • Candida Overgrowth • Constipation • Coughing • Diarrhea • Ear Infections • Grief • Growths and Warts • Histamine Intolerance • Hot Spots • Itchiness and Scratching • Leaky Gut • Lipomas • Nausea, Vomiting, and Poor Appetite • Paw Problems • Stings and Bug Bites • Surgery Preparation and Recovery •
Vaccine Preparation and Recovery

**8 Plant and Fungi Monographs

Herbs
***Agrimony, Alfalfa, Aloe, Angelica, Artichoke, Ashwagandha, Astragalus, Bee Balm, Blackberry, Burdock, Calendula, Cayenne, Chamomile, Chickweed, Cleavers, Couch Grass, Dandelion, Echinacea, Elecampane, Fennel, Ginger, Goldenrod, Goldenseal, Gotu Kola, Gravel Root, Hawthorn, Juniper Berry, Lemon Balm, Licorice, Marshmallow, Meadowsweet, Milk Thistle, Milky Oats, Mullein, Nettle, Olive, Oregon Grape Root, Parsley, Passionflower, Pau d’Arco, Plantain, Red Clover, Rose, Rosemary, Skullcap, Slippery Elm, Solomon’s Seal, St. John’s Wort, Turmeric, Usnea, Uva-Ursi, Violet, Wood Betony, Yarrow, Yellow Dock

***Medicinal Mushrooms

***Chaga, Cordyceps, Lion’s Mane, Maitake, Poria, Reishi, Tremella, Turkey Tail

• **Phytoembryonics

***Beech, Black Currant, Bramble, Cowberry, Fig, Heather, Horsetail, Mountain Pine, Olive, Walnut, Willow

• **Flower Essences

***Agrimony, Aspen, Beech, Bleeding Heart, Boneset, Borage, Bougainvillea, Centaury, Comfrey, Crab Apple, Easter Lily, Fireweed, Gorse, Impatiens, Mimulus, Nasturtium, Oak, Olive, Pine, Red Chestnut, Rescue Remedy, Rock Rose, Star of Bethlehem, Tomato, Vervain, Vine, Walnut, White Chestnut

***Appendices

1 Herbal Actions

2 Herbal Constituents

3 Vitamins and Minerals

4 Supplements

5 Food Energetics

Glossary

Notes and References

Index

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