By Susan Curtis The increasing demand for wild plants as ingredients for food, cosmetics, wellbeing and medicinal products poses major ecological and social challenges. Many
Category: Herbal Medicine
The multiple healing qualities of the herb burdock
Burdock is one of those seemingly magic herbal remedies which is good for so many aspects of our health. Burdock is popular in both Western
Helpful tips for building your own herb garden
By Ethan A Huff Spring is in the air, which means the sweet essences of flowering citrus, leafy greens and other fresh fare are soon
Time to talk about the miraculous wonders of thyme
Thyme is just one of those wonderful herbs that are almost magical in how they heal so many different ailments. It’s one of those great
New Herbal Method To Remove Fluoride from Drinking Water
Researchers in India have developed a filter system based on a medicinal herb, which they say can quickly and easily remove fluoride from drinking water.
How Clematis Brings Us Back To Earth
By Judith Reid of Nature Knows Best For years I used Bach Flower remedies and simply thought of them as essences in bottles, without
The Miraculous Healing Properties of Herb Robert
I’ve had this weed growing in the gravelled part at the front of my house for ages, and I always pull it out. But no
The Secrets of Australian Aborginal Bush Medicine
The Chinese drank tea from sweet wormwood leaves to cure chills and fevers, Egyptians used a herb from a plant called khella to help pass
Those “Weeds” Are There For A Reason
A very old and wizened gardener once told me that there was no such thing as ‘weeds’ “A ‘weed’ is just a plant in the
Effective natural remedies for hayfever sufferers
So it looks like the hayfever season is nearly upon us again, in the UK. After a mild winter and then a brief cold snap,
Five Top Herbs To Beat the Flu
We’re well into the ‘flu season now, and so what better time to look at natural cures and in particular, herbs that help? There are
Drink a cup of thyme a day
by Barbi Trejo Thyme is a delicate herb which is both pungent and hot with a penetrating fragrance. It is also a fabulous herb for
What is herbal medicine and how does it work?
The government’s announcement today that it would bypass EU legislation in order to stop hundreds of perfectly useful herbs disappearing off the shelves of our
Herbal medicine is often safer than pharmaceuticals
In the wake of the recent news that herbal medicine will now be kitemarked for safety reasons, it might be a good time to talk
More and more turning to medical use of marijuana
It’s difficult to think of a herb that has caused more controversy than marijuana. And even now, the medical community is split into two camps
Chinese herbs work their magic on heart disease
by Angelo Druda Cardiovascular diseases kill more Americans than cancer and motor vehicle accidents combined. Most of our aging baby-boomer population will be brought down
The growing interest in ayurvedic medicine in the West
Harry G. Psaros The word ‘Ayurveda’ is from the ancient Indian language, Sanskrit, and literally means “Science of Life” (ayus, means ‘life’ and veda, means
The ancient Vedic elixir of life
We find the ancient Indian elixir of life in a series of texts which reveal how our ancestors at least 5,000 years ago coped with
Milk thistle halts spread of lung cancer cells
By John Philip Lung cancer is a devastating disease with a traditionally poor survival rate of less than ten percent after five years from diagnosis.
Putting The Spirit Back Into Herbal Medicine
by Ishtar Dingir Hippocrates has a lot answer for, in my opinion. It was the 5th century Greek so-called Father of Medicine that separated out
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