Dr. Martha Libster is an educator, psychiatric clinical nurse specialist, healthcare historian, and Herbal Diplomat® known internationally for her work on the complementarity of nursing practice, technology, and healing traditions, in particular the use of botanical therapies. Learn more about Dr. Libster
Healing Flowers & Plants
Dr. Libster was the first to recognize that the Nurses Float is an ALIVE float and brought to life the history of how nurses have used botanical therapies for centuries. We are so grateful that Dr. Libster will provide information about botanical therapies during the life of this project.
Introduction
Dr. Libster provides an Introduction to the World of Healing Flowers and Plants.
The Rose
Fittingly the Rose is the first botanical presented. She tantilizes us to read more:
"The Rose distills a Healing Balm,
The beating pulse of pain to calm."
Read more about the botanical that carries the name of this event— Tournament of Roses/Rose Parade.