Whether it is due to bronchitis, chronic or acute, emphysema or an ordinary catarrh, cough is a symptom that will make your days and nights pretty miserable. That’s why you don’t want to waste another minute. And while there are […]
Herbal Remedies
French Tamarisk – A Cure for Both Constipation and Diarrhea
Can you suffer from constipation and diarrhea at the same time? Not really. But there are more than a few medical conditions characterized by alternating constipation and diarrhea. So what do you do whan you find yourself in this kind […]
Control Asthma with Indian Coleus
One of the first identified actions of histamine was the constriction of respiratory smooth muscles. And histamine is also an important immune protein that causes swelling and inflammation when it is released. The body of an asthmatic person interprets most of […]
Lobelia – The Herb that Even Does the Thinking for You
Lobelia is considered to be likely unsafe for most people. In moderate to large doses it can cause a series of alarming symptoms and can even induce coma. Still, it was considered a love charm by some Native American tribes, […]
Improve Your Digestion with Gentian Tincture
There is no better way to understand the expression “to have guts” than looking at the medicinal properties of gentian, a genus of flowering plants that grow in alpine habitats in temperate regions of Asia, Europe and the Americas. Generally […]
No Aspirin? No Problem, Take some Aspen
Among the compounds with known medicinal value found in the american aspen are salicin and populin. Both of these glucosides have properties similar to aspirin: anti-inflammatory, fever reducing and pain relieving. But there is more to aspen than that. How […]
Rejuvenate Your Brain, Joints and Veins with Gotu Kola
Gotu kola is considered to be the favorite food of elephants in South India and that is perhaps the reason behind the old saying that “an elephant never forgets”. Because of the effects it has on the brain, gotu kola […]
Energy for Life with Bái Zhù – The Wonder of the South
When it comes to restoring the vital energy or, as a Traditional Chinese Medicine specialist would say, invigorating the Qi, the title of “the first herb” is held by Atractylodes macrocephala Koidz, known as Bái Zhù in China, Bach truat in Vietnam and large-headed […]
Motherwort Tincture to Reduce the Menopausal Symptoms
One of the most efficient natural remedies when it comes to reducing the menopause symptoms is motherwort. This plant has proven and efficient effects in what regards improving the unpleasant conditions that affect women during this period: hot flashes, night […]
Lemongrass – Fights Cancer and Depression
The fever grass or the lemongrass as it’s known in the popular culture is a plant that has long, thin leaves and it originates from Asia. It smells like lemon, hence the name, but the taste is sweeter and milder. […]