Topic: United States
Native to the American continent, pokeweed (Phytolacca americana) was valued by native American healers as a blood purifier, fever reducer, and pain killer. A perennial member of the Phytolaccaceae family, pokeweed grows in moist soils in woodlands and waste areas from Maine ...
(Sometimes referred to by other names: Annual grown grain or dry seed of which is consumed for food or feed and a starchy seed processed (pounded) into meat or flour.1 Yellow Dock is leafy stem plant with large or small leaves, and ...
Massage a word that can conjure many images in ones mind . The earliest known written records go back to 3000 BCE . The medical benefits of massage therapy were documented in Chinese texts dating to 2700 BCE. Athletes would use massage ...
To many, it would seem that winter would be a very poor time to collect any medicinal herbs and plants. During the wintertime when the plant is no longer growing actively, nutrients and medicinal substances are drawn back into the roots where ...
At 56, my husband died of colon cancer . He emigrated from Athens, Greece to the United States as a teenager. Cancer was something most people did not survive, but my husband was more concerned at the beginning with having a colostomy ...
An incident occurred in an southwestern Texas, near the border of Mexico, where it was necessary that the Texas Department of Health be involved. Agents of the Texas DH, found it necessary to question the family because a three-year-old toddler had been ...
The essential oil of the Indian Winter Cherry plant have been used in herbal medicine for many centuries to improve memory loss, calm the mind, insomnia, and relaxation. The Indian winter cherry plant grows abundantly in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and ...
We've all heard about acupressure and reflexology, but perhaps we don't really know that much about them. Velvet Phillips-Sullivan, a? certified reflexology practitioner in Whitefish, Montana, and owner of Velvet Touch Reflexology and Acupressure,?says that reflexology, ?is very effective in relieving back ...
Echinacea, also known as ? purple coneflower? and ?Sampson root,? is often the first herbal remedy an individual will try. A dose is 1 drop of tincture per 2 pounds of body weight. When purchasing echinacea tincture, look for tincture prepared from ...
Chiropractic care is often needed for various reasons. Midland, Texas has many highly qualified chiropractic clinics to relieve any pain you may be suffering from. Advance Chiropractic Care also accepts most insurance and Auto and Workers compensation insurance pays up to 100% ...
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