Virtual Herb Garden
2011-11-03 16:34
The berries of the Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens) plant are predominately used for Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (BPH), a condition suffered by older men who, due to the enlargement of the prostate gland, experience symptoms of urinary frequency, hesitancy, urgency and nocturia (night time...
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2011-08-08 16:43
I have been using such an awful lot of Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) lately I'm going to have to start buying in in bulk! The leaf of this multi-talented herb is very effective for the treatment of raised cholesterol and triglyceride levels and it works via it's 'choleretic' action...
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2011-06-07 10:46
Bladderwrack (Fucus versiculosus) is our most effective thyroid restorative plant. This familiar olive-green to yellow-brown seaweed contains a soothing gel like substance called mucilage along with a metabolically active substance fucoxanthin which raises metabolic rate generally. It also...
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2011-03-28 11:31
Burdock is (Arctium lappa) is classified as an 'alterative' or 'depurative'. This class of herbs cleanses the blood and lymphatics and, in the case of Burdock, the blood via increased kidney action. It is therefore a diuretic but also has a diaphoretic action (promotes sweat). The root of the plant...
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2011-02-22 14:48
Bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) is a European plant whose berries are harvested for medicinal purposes. it is related to the blueberry and cranberry and, like those similarly coloured fruits, contains purple pigmented antioxidants called anthrocyanosides such as myrtillin. Despite Bilberry...
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2011-02-02 10:37
Shiitake (Lentinula edodes) is referred to as a potent immune modulating plant which means it possesses the ability to strengthen the part of immune system required to fight off infection and dampen down the part of the immune system associated with autoimmune disorders and cancer.
The mushroom,...
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2011-01-13 17:15
Wild Yam (Dioscorea villosa) is a visceral relaxant and antispasmodic which means that it can relax smooth muscle, particularly that which surrounds the gastro-intestinal tract and uterus. This makes it an ideal herb for colicky and cramping conditions of these organs such as irritable bowel...
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2010-12-08 10:27
Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis) is a stalwart of any western herbalist's dispensary. It is a broad spectrum anti-microbial herb due largely to the presence of an alkaloid called berberine. As such it can be used for amoebic, bacterial, fungal and viral infections of the gastro-intestinal,...
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2010-11-23 14:32
A sticky substance called an oleo-gum resin exudes from the bark of the Myrrh (Commiphora molmol) tree and it is this substance which is used for medicinal purposes. The resin consists contains significant amounts of a class of chemicals called sesquiterpene lactones which provide local...
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2010-11-08 15:41
Hops (Humulus lupulus) is known more as an ingredient in beer than for it's medicinal action. It is predominately used as a sedative and tranquilizer due to the presence of a volatile oil called humulene consisting, in part, of the compound 2-methylbut-3-ene-2-ol. For this reason it's...
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