by Amy Goodrich Neanderthals are our closest extinct relatives. They left Africa some 200,000 years ago to venture into Eurasia long before humans did. It
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In the Alchemist’s Garden – The Passage of the Snail
by Annie Dieu-Le-Veut The ancient Egyptians honoured the scarab or dung beetle for several reasons, and not least because it oriented itself and navigated its
How ancient healing methods offer an alternative paradigm in health
By Rita Louise As long as life has existed on Earth, so have issues associated with maintaining health and the remediation of disease. For humanity,
How to source wild ingredients, sustainably and ethically,for herbal medicine
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
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
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
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
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