A reader last time told us that she suffers from constant flatulence, which her doctor thinks may be associated with her vegetarian diet. One reader thinks dysbiosis, or the 'wrong' bacteria in the gut, could be the cause. Acidophilus and garlic may...
Thymus vulgaris
Labiatae
Names: Common Thyme, Garden Thyme
Habitat: Thyme is indigenous to the Medite
Mentha pulegiumLabiataeHabitat:A common wild or garden plant, in America, Britain, France andGermany.
Mentha piperita Part Used: Aerial parts. Constituents: The whole complex of primary plant constituent
Zanthoxylum americanumRutaceaeNames: Tootheache TreeHabitat: Canada and the USA.Collection: The ber
Carminative ;Carminatives' main action is to soothe the gut wall, ea
Nepeta cataria
Labiatae
Names: Catnip, Catnep.
Habitat: A common European herb, cultivated in Bri
Capsicum minimum
Solanaceae
Names: Capsicum, Chili or Chili Pepper, Hot Pepper, Tabasco Pepper.
Habi
Anethum graveolens
Parts Used : Seeds.
Collection : The seeds should be
collected when fully ripe,
Daucus carrotaUmbelliferaeNames: Queen Anne's Lace, Bird's Nest Weed, Devil's Plague (!)Habitat: Europe, Asia,
What Doctors Don't Tell You
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH