Herbal remedies have a long history of use for gum and tooth problems. In many traditional cultures, there are no plastic-bristle brushes, rather, the use of herbal "chewing sticks" are common. Chewing sticks are usually taken from plants, shrubs or...
Choices--they aren't so hard when we clearly see all the options. When considering ways to relieve symptoms and heal ourselves, or prevent illness in the first place, one is confronted with a vast array of healing models. Allopathy, naturopathy...
Burdock: A Lion in Porcupine's Clothes ;Many years ago, on a cold morning in February, the Kimur
Medicinal herbs play an important role in health care throughout the world--especially in non-industrialized continents such as Africa, South America and parts of Asia. However, even in many industrialized countries, a number of traditional herbs...
Synthetic cold remedies from the druggest shelf don't look quite as good as they did a few years ago. The warning labels barely fit into the space available on the product box and it is well-known to medical researchers that some ingredients in...
Ma Huang Appropriate vs. High-Risk Uses ;One of the worst things about a cold is that feeling tha
Medical doctors and traditional herbalists often use radically different medicines. But the phenomenon is that for disorders such as brain dysfunction, depression, mental weakness or confusion, loss of memory, ringing of the ears and many other...
Bitters (Bitterstoffe) L. Maiwald, Wu ;A different evaluation is given by the pharmacologist, o
Men's and women's reproductive health issues are an important part of herbal and medical health care in modern societies. Herbal remedies have been used throughout history to help ease symptoms and balance hormones. For instance, the Mediteranean...
Herbal medicines are the precursors of many common drugs prescribed in clinical practice in modern western industrial countries today. Further, herbs and herbal products are still an important part of the primary health care systems in many parts of...
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHG