St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum)

Medicinal Herbs
 
Dr. Olejak offers consultations on the use of herbs at his Delmar office as well as over the phone and via the web. (Send An Email )

After assessing each patient's  nutritional status using the Symptom Survey Form and Toxicity Questionnaire (found on the Downloads page) , Dr. Olejak will create an individualized treatment plan which may include medicinal herbs or dietary  changes. Since each patient is unique, we may outline different  plans for individuals presenting with the same problem.

Dr. Olejak employs the use of medicinal herbalism (phytotherapy) to nutritionally support a wide variety of ailments. Medicinal herbs  are used to help heal and strengthen a particular organ or body system, whereas pharmaceuticals are used to either suppress or promote a body process. Addressing symptoms in this way is like the tail wagging the dog. 

Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba)

It is far better to use natural products to normalize function than synthetics products to force function. 

Many medications have adverse side effects. Some, like Embrel, for example, can compromise the body's immune system, making the development of cancer a real possibility.  Others, like statin drugs, can lower cholesterol, but at the risk of kidney disease called rhabdomyolysis.

Medicinal herbalism is a very  sophisticated discipline, on the same level as pharmacologic treatments; utilizing organic chemistry to understand active constituents.  The difference is that medicinal herbalism is natural. The trained medicinal herbalist not only has an in-depth knowledge of the use of herbs, but is also highly trained in understanding how all of the body's systems function together. A simple example: A patient with high cholesterol (a disease which affects the heart, arteries, etc.) may be prescribed an herbal treatment that affects how the liver  packages cholesterol as well as herbs that support circulation.

  Skullcap (Scutellaria laterifloria)

The  use of medicinal herbs is not for the novice or medical doctors who have jumped on the alternative health care bandwagon by taking Dr. Weil’s year long weekends course on an Arizona ranch. 

It should be evaluated and supervised by a  highly trained practitioner who understands the phytochemistry of the plants and how they interact with both drugs and the human body.

Dr. Olejak has had 21 years experience in the field of medicinal herbs and lectures all over the United States on the subject.

Listen to a four part series on the benefits of Echinacea by top Australian Phytotherapist Kerry Bone (click audio icon to listen)

Clinical  applications of  Echinacea (22:25 min mp3 clip)

Quality issues with herbal preparations (14:21 min mp3 clip)

Echinacea Research (15:55 min mp3 clip) 

Conclusion (4:07 min mp3 clip)  

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