Interviews

By David Crow, L.Ac.

The Strange and Wonderful Alchemy of Agarwood

There are some fragrances that are so old, that have been used with so many prayers in so many rituals and are so deeply entwined with the human psyche that people claim they have smelled them before, even though they have not. The woody cinnamon-sweet aroma of agarwood (Aquillaria agallocha) is one of those mysterious fragrances.

One of agarwoods first mysteries is how it appears. Not every agarwood tree growing in Assam, Burma, or other mountainous countries of Southeast Asia produces the treasured black resin that delights the minds and intoxicates the senses. (more…)

Aromatherapy Goes Organic With David Crow

Posted by Paul Freibott on March 6, 2007
(http://www.lime.com/health/story/5215/meet-floracopeias-david-crow)

Aromatherapist and social activist David Crow founded Floracopeia: Aromatic Treasures for Health, Beauty and Abundance three years ago. Its mission is twofold: to bring organic, fair-trade, community-supported principles to the production, distribution, and sale of essential oils and to educate people about their benefits.

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(www.gorgeouslygreen.com/thoughtleaders.php)

What is a thought leader? Someone who comes along and is recognized by their peers for an innovative idea that changes the landscape of our world.

Each month at Gorgeously Green we are going to interview “Green Thought Leaders” to give you a inside look at the lives and companies that make up the eco-friendly landscape.

David Crow
Founder of Floracopeia

David Crow is an acupuncturist and herbalist with twenty-five years experience. He is the author of “In Search of the Medicine Buddha,” a book about his studies of Tibetan and Ayurvedic medicine in the Himalayas. (more…)

Written by Franke C. Prater (21) and Radha Ruiz (17)

talkin’ ‘bout sports medicine, herbs for young people and healing the earth

David Crow, author of In Search of the Medicine Buddha, is an acupuncturist and herbalist who travels the world supporting a vision of grassroots healthcare, sustainable use of botanical medicine and restoration of global ecology through indigenous systems of healing including Chinese medicine and Ayurveda. In order to learn more about the present – and future of botanical medicines and youth involvement in health and wellness – YAP staffers sat down with David Crow. (more…)