ENTHEOBOTANICA
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en- |ɛn| from Greek
prefix
1. within; inside
theo- |ˈθiːəʊ | from Greek theos 'god'
combining form
1. relating to God or deities
botánica |bəˈtɑnɪkə| from Spanish botánico ‘botanical.’
noun
1. a small shop specialising in herbs and traditional remedies
2. relating to botany
ABOUT OUR SERVICES
Herbalism is the oldest form of medicine used by mankind. It is an ongoing relationship with our Earthly flora & fungi that, as a practice, has been growing & moving with us for tens of thousands of years. Today, this ancient wisdom is kept alive in our in relationships with plants; our gardens, our foraging, and our herbal medicine practice.
The plant path; where the wyldeorness meets our wyld hearts.
At EntheoBotanica we recognise not only the pharmacological basis for use of a herb, but also the traditional, cultural, magickal and spiritual basis for use; that science may not yet have mapped out. A people with a detailed & developed history of use of a plant or fungi for multiple generations, is considered strong evidence for a beneficial alliance. That is if there are no dangers when utilised correctly with proper guidance.
We can learn from our ancestors.
We support a holistic approach to healing rather than reductionist, which means the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
Zoom out, and see the micro in the macro.
Zoom in, and see the patterns of nature in ourselves.
Guided by the principles of natural medicine, we approach life, healing and our medicine as perfect and full in itself, being supportive rather than inhibitive to the body's natural healing process.
We treat you and your medicine as an intelligent & integrated whole.
: OUR ETHOS
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ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS
We stock only the highest quality plants and natural preparations available. After all, a medicine can only be as powerful as the starting material. A plant or fungi is best utilised as fresh, alive and as untouched by the hand of man or machine as possible. This helps to capture and preserve the life force from the living organism; the spirit of the plant. It is through this life force that the healing wisdom is transmitted.
We focus on community-minded projects, to cultivate sustainable relating.
Many of our products are grown in our own nurseries & gardens, cultivated under permaculture principles and supported by synergist plant, fungi & bacterial allies. The neural-network of the interconnected kingdom of nature is tapped into a self regulatory system of sustenance. We draw from this power source in our approach to living & healing.
Synergy in the wholesome. Perfection in nature.
We therefore use whole & fresh plant extractions where-ever humanly possible as there are often many beneficial components to a plant that are compromised when standardised & isolated. The spirit of the plant is more accessible in a digestible, yet raw form. This is the ethos of our products. A balance between removing any interference between plant & person, and delivering a potent supportive medicine.
Healing is our journey, and nature is our guide.
akin to nature
FIRST DO NO HARM
Primum Non Nocere
All therapeutic actions
should be complementary
to & synergistic with the
body’s own healing process.
Utilise the most natural,
least invasive, & least
toxic therapies.
THE HEALING POWER OF
NATURE
Vis Mediatrix Naturae
Trust in the inherent wisdom
& power of the body to heal
itself. The healing process is
ordered & intelligent; nature
heals through the response of
the life force.
IDENTIFY &
TREAT THE CAUSE
Tolle Causam
Symptoms express the bodies
attempt to heal, & should not
merely be suppressed. Look
beyond the symptoms to the
underlying root cause.
The Principles of
Natural Medicine
HEAL THE WHOLE PERSON
Tolle Totum
View the body as an
integrated whole with
physical, mental, emotional
& spiritual aspects. The
harmonious functioning of
these aspects is essential
for healing.
THE DOCTOR AS TEACHER
Docere
The practitioner's role is to
educate the patient to take
responsibility over their own
health. The doctor-patient
relationship acts to enable
the patient to heal
themselves.
PREVENTION
Prevention is the best cure
The ultimate goal of health
care is to prevent sickness.
Building health works better
than curing dis-ease. Focus
on overall health, wellness
& vitality as dis-ease
prevention.
THE GREATEST YIELD FOR THE LEAST CHANGE
The low maintenance approach, where small changes are met
with less resistance than large overhauls.
WORK WITH NATURE
NOT AGAINST IT
Observe the natural forces, pressures and elements to
assist rather than impede natural developments.
The Principles of
Permaculture
THE PROBLEM
IS THE SOLUTION
Perspective. Everything has a
positive use, it is only how
we see things that makes
them advantageous or not.
THE YIELD IS THEORETICALLY UNLIMITED
The only limit is of the information and
the imagination of the designer.
EVERYTHING GARDENS
Everything has an effect on
and modifies its environment.