J. D. Heyes of Natural News lists herbs and foods you can easily have on hand at home to nip physical imbalances in the bud.
Numen: the presiding divinity or spirit (of a place); the spirit believed by animists to inhabit natural objects.
Article by Edward Guthmann on Ma Prem Savita and her work with and knowledge of medicinal plants. Published in SF Chronicle on May 14, 2012