Stop Asking "What's the Herbal Aspirin? | Episode 519

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What's the herbal equivalent of aspirin, Tylenol, or ibuprofen? It's one of the most common questions people ask when they first start learning about medicinal herbs, and it makes sense. Most of us have been taught to identify a symptom and then reach for something designed to make that symptom go away. But herbalism works differently. In this episode, I'm sharing why simply swapping a pharmaceutical for an herb can cause us to miss one of the most important parts of herbal medicine: looking at the whole person, not just the symptom. We'll talk about how herbal actions and herbal energetics work together, why two people with the same cold may benefit from completely different herbs, and how…