Facilitator – Dr. Martha Libster

Herbal Remedies

For centuries, nurses around the globe have been enlisting the aid of the plant kingdom when caring for patients in their communities. Healing plants have been my “teachers” for many years. My maternal grandfather first introduced me to the healing power of plants when I was a very small child. My mother’s family is from Cornwall in England. We are very close to plants, birds, and the earth. That is our way. My mother taught me organic gardening and took me on my first medicine walk to find checkerberries (Gaultheria procumbens) in the mountains of New Hampshire, USA. Checkerberry is also known as wintergreen. We were fortunate to find one berry on that first walk. Mother sat down on a large stone with my sister, my brother, and me; and she cut the tiny berry into four pieces for us. I will never forget the taste of that berry!  Do you remember your first experiences with healing plants?

If you love plants and enjoy working with them as you care for others, you have come to the right place!  The Bamboo Bridge holds enthusiastic discussion and educational programs on all topics related to the nurse-plant-patient relationship. Your love of the green world, flowers, and the life force they impart is quite welcome here. The Bamboo Bridge Community explores and celebrates the traditional, conventional, and visionary ways that engaging plant life has historically and continues to enrich and refresh nursing. 

Primary Purpose:
Our purpose is to build a community of nurse scholars and healers who have a caring connection with plants. This community is a place for communicating, connecting, sharing, and celebrating your work with people and plants. 

Topics of Interest:

• Technology Meets Tradition - Herbal Remedies Applied in Nursing Care
  
• Traditional and Indigenous Knowledge of Herbal Remedies
  
• Herbal Diplomacy
  
• Application of Essential Oils
• Research: Herbal remedies and nursing care
• Reduction of Bio-piracy
  
• Herbal Home Remedies and Self-Care Support
  
• Oral History – Sharing stories about healing plants
• Plant Conservation - Nursing Care for Earth, Responsible and Sustainable Applications of Healing Plants

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Contact Martha Libster – Martha@BambooBridge.org