Topic: Herbal Medicine

Herb Safety

Herbal safety is very important. You have no idea the effect on your body. As soon as you get an adverse reaction, cease taking the herb. There could be a change in your body, medication, hormones, brand of herbs, or even foods ...

Flu prevention the natural way

Everyone gets concerned when a new 'strain' of flu starts stretching it's sickly arms around the globe. This helps to flush toxins out of your body - which means there is less for your immune system to worry about. If you manage ...
As Dragon Quest V opens you'll watch as a regal-looking man, no less than a king named Pankraz, hurries through his castle. Pankraz beams over his tiny son, though as the scene draws to a close his wife begins to cough... Head ...

How to make elderberry tincture

The dark purple elderberry (Sambucus nigra) has provided immune support and relief from coughs and sore throats for centuries. If the tincture is prepared from fresh berries, they should be harvested at "the peak of their readiness," as herbalist Gail Edwards recommends. ...

Uses of basil essential oil

Traditionally, the herb basil has been used in cooking and as a herbal medicine for centuries and there are many different varieties of it grown around the world. In Ayurvedic medicine, developed many years ago by sages in the Himalayas, basil is ...
Yarrow is a humble flower, growing in fields and meadows throughout the northeast. When it come to herbal remedies the aerial (or flowering) parts are the ones predominately used in preparations. This herb is especially valuable as an addition to skin cleansers. ...
For many women the end of breast feeding can be a very painful time, and getting the milk to stop flowing can be a difficult and lengthy process. One of the oldest and most effective remedies for both the pain and inconvenience ...
There are some health problems where using herbs in medicinal quantities can be downright dangerous. Sometimes herbs can increase the effect of your drugs, in others they can block the absorption of your medication. - Exercise extreme caution using herbs where your ...
Herbs have been used in Chinese medicine for millennia, dating back to at least 1,000 BC. Chinese herbs can be used to help people with all sorts of ailments, and there are a clutch of Chinese herbs which are considered beneficial for ...

Horehound - Uses and History

Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) was named for the Egyptian god of the sky, Horus. It was used to treat coughs and sore throats as long ago the time of the ancient Greeks, when horehound was prescribed by the Greek physician Dioscorides. As a ...