Herbs & Spices
Juniper Berry
Juniper Berries are beneficial in reducing congestion, inflammation, infection, and toxicity. Read More
Herb Power: Parsley
Parsley has been used for a very long time. In ancient Rome and Egypt, it was used for its cleansing properties to treat urinary tract, bladder, and kidney issues. Read More
Power of Spice: Ginger
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Tea party
A cup of warm tea after a long day at work sounds like a comforting way to unwind, and for many, it is a daily ritual. In certain countries, this ritual involves a specific preparation process that could be considered an art. Drinking tea comes with many benefits, but also a number of questions. Read More
Power of Spice: Turmeric
Not only do spices add a flavor boost to your meals, pleasant aroma, and often also color, some of them have really significant health benefits. Read More
Power of Spice: Cinnamon
Cinnamon bark from trees grown in Sri Lanka, however, is considered the true cinnamon, and is labeled as Ceylon cinnamon. Read More
Chocolate and cacao
Chocolate consumption should be evaluated based on your current state of health, but also on what you are actually calling chocolate. Read More
Herbal Teas
Technically, herbal teas are called tisanes. There are possibly hundreds of different herbal combinations you can try to experience a large number of benefits, allowing you to address your specific health issues by choosing the right herb or herbal blend. Read More
Witch Hazel
Witch Hazel has a deserved reputation in the treatment of bruises and inflamed swellings, also with varicose veins. Read More
Wild Indigo
Wild Indigo taken both internally and as a mouthwash it will heal mouth ulcers, gingivitis and help in the control of pyorrhea. Read More
Wheatgrass
Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll. The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly-oxygenated environment. Read More
Water Cress
Watercress contains significant amounts of vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, iron, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus – all of which are deficient in most common foods, and are required for health. Read More
Turkish Rhubarb
Turkish Rhubarb Root is used for its properties as antioxidant for Cellular Regeneration, Cleansing, Detoxifying, and Diuretic action. Read More
Tribulus, Puncture Vine
Tribulus, Puncture Vine helps with the organs and systems of the abdomen, especially the liver, kidneys, urinary tract and sexual systems. Read More
Tamarind, Citrimax, Garcinia
Tamarind, Citrimax, Garcinia seems to work in part by blocking the conversion of sugary foods and starches into fats. Read More
St. Johns Wort
St. Johns Wort is a valuable healing and anti-inflammatory remedy. Read More
Spices For Health
Spices offer interesting flavors and some potentially significant health benefits. Read More
Slippery Elm
Slippery Elm Bark is a soothing nutritive demulcent which is perfectly suited for sensitive or inflamed mucous membrane linings in the digestive system. Read More
Shephards Purse
Shephards Purse will prove effective in the treatment of diarrhea, wounds, nose bleeds, and other conditions. Read More
Schizandra
Schizandra is used to treat a variety of medical conditions and is widely known as a longevity herb and aphrodisiac. Read More
Saw Palmetto
Saw Palmetto is a herb that acts to tone and strengthen the male reproductive system. Read More
Samento for Lyme Disease
Samento for Lyme Disease, the fastest growing infectious disease in the world. Read More
Sage and Body Odor
Sage besides body odor is touted as a treatment for everything from mouth cancer to gray hair. Read More
Rhodiola, Golden Root
Rhodiola, Golden Root is used for treating depression and fatigue, enhancing memory and intellectual capacity, increasing work performance and endurance, and stimulating the nervous system. Read More
Persimmon Leaves
Persimmon Leaves are an allergy or itching preventive food. Read More
Milk Thistle
Milk Thistle can be used to increase the secretion and flow of bile from the liver and gallbladder. Read More
Marshmallow
Marshmallow is good for chronic inflammatory conditions affecting the gastrointestinal system or genitourinary tract. Read More
Malva Leaf
Malva Leaf soothes and softens irritated tissues, especially the mucus membranes. Read More
Horsetail, Equisetum
Horsetail is an excellent astringent for the genito-urinary system, reducing hemorrhage and healing wounds thanks to the high silica content. Read More
Goldenseal
Berberine, one of the alkaloids found in Goldenseal, was found to decrease the activity of an enzyme involved in tumor growth Read More
Devils Claw
Devils Claw grows in Africa in very arid conditions. The roots are collected at the end of the rainy season. Read More
Cinnamon and Honey
It is found that mixture of Honey and Cinnamon cures most of the diseases. Read More
Cascara Sagrada
Cascara Sagrada is used to help eliminate, to repair issues in the colon and in the liver. Read More
Capsicum – Cayenne
Capsicum – Cayenne is rich in carotenoids, important red pigments that are important anti-oxidants. Read More
Blessed Thistle
Blessed Thistle has been known to aid the body with many ailments. Read More
Antioxidant Activity in Chocolate
Flavonoids found in chocolate include the flavanols, notably the main flavonoid epicatechin, and catechin, and polymers of these, the proanthocyanidins. Read More
Yellow Dock
Yellow Dock is used extensively in the treatment of chronic skin complaints. Read More
Turmeric and Depression
Turmeric (curcumin) has long been used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine as an anti-inflammatory, to treat digestive disorders and liver problems and for the treatment of skin diseases and wound healing. Read More
Sarsaparilla
Sarsaparilla is useful in scaling skin conditions such as psoriasis, especially where there is much irritation. Read More
Red Clover
Red clover is also useful for soothing frantic nerves, systemic cleansing, coughs and for the lungs. Read More
Olivir – Olive Leaf Extract
Olivir – Olive Leaf Extract is a valuable antiparasitic, antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal agent. Read More
Olive Leaf
Olive Leaf extract supplement to support immune system function. Read More
Nettle – Urtica
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Green Tea Extract
Green Tea Extract EGCG also reduces the amount of platelet aggregation, regulates lipids, and promotes proliferation and migration of smooth muscle cells, which are all factors in reducing cardiovascular disease. Read More
Gingko Biloba
Ginkgo biloba is commonly used in the treatment of early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, vascular dementia, peripheral claudication, and tinnitus of vascular origin. Read More
Ginger
Ginger has been used in Asia for thousands of years for relief from arthritis, rheumatism, sprains, muscular aches and pains, catarrh, congestion, coughs, sinusitis, sore throats, diarrhea, colic, cramps, indigestion, loss of appetite, motion sickness, fever, flu, chills, and infectious disease. Read More
Coriander, Cilantro
Its leaves are known as Cilantro; the seeds are called Coriander. They pack the same medicinal benefits: both ease indigestion and prevent wound infection. Read More
Centella Gotu Kola
Centella Gotu Kola is great in helping and treating many problems and conditions, especially energy issues. Read More
Cayenne, Capsicum, Paprika
Cayenne moves blood to the sick and dying organs and with it nutrients and healing bio-chemicals. At the same time it gets the waste materials carried away. Read More
Burdock Root
Burdock is one of the foremost detoxifying herbs in both Chinese and Western herbal medicine. Read More
Astragalus
A relative of licorice and the pea plant, astragalus appears to give the immune system a powerful boost. Teas, tablets, and other healing formulations are made from the plant’s flat, yellowish root. Read More
Are Herbs Drugs? Or Better Than Drugs?
To understand better the question If Herbs Are Better Than Drugs, we need to consider an important point: have we developed through interaction with nature, or are we designed to ingest isolated compounds from a laboratory? Read More
Adaptogenic Herbs and How They Work
Adaptogenic Herbs are natures solution to stress. You know them when you see the signs of stress: impatience, anxiety, irritability. You can calm down the over-stimulated nerves and out-of-balance hormones with the right herbs. Read More
Coriander Better Than Vitamin D
Getting natural vitamin D from the sun is surely the best way, yet poses great skin cancer risks if you are antioxidant and/or omega 3 deficient! Read More
Scientific References: Plant Extracts
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Scientific References: Herbs and Plants
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