By Health Tips Now Monk fruit also known as “Luo Han Guo”, Buddha fruit, the Lohan or Arhat fruit is a sweet fruit and its healing properties are known for centuries. The fruit grows on a vine and it was named after Buddhist practitioners, called…
By Mae Chan Ashwagandha is an herb from India used for centuries as a body tonic for general health of the body and mind. Adults supplemented with ashwagandha root extract had improved memory test scores, researchers in India found. Ashwagandha has been used as an…
Some people choose herbs and plants to smoke for a desired hallucinogenic effect while others do so to reap the many health benefits associated with herbs. Thanks to items like vaporizers and wax pens, getting the benefits of herbs through smoking is a lot easier…
By Health Tips Now Schizandra is a berry also known as Chinese Magnolia Vine, Gomishi, Lemonwood, Northern Magnolia Vine, Omija, Omija Cha, Repnihat, Matsbouza, Wuweizi. In China, is known as the ‘Five Taste Fruit’. It contains all five flavours—sweet, bitter, pungent, sour, and salty. Schizandra…
By Health Tips Now “He/she loves me, he/she loves me not …” many of us have picked at least one daisy. This flower is also known as lawn daisy, common daisy or English daisy. But no matter how small this flower is – daisy benefits…
By Health Tips Now Gemmotherapy (from Latin gemma -precious stone, bud, and therapy – treatment), is a kind of herbal medicine which uses special preparations made of embryonic tissues of shrubs and trees. Buds are most commonly used for the preparations, and less frequently inner…
By Health Tips Now In Ancient Greece, viola or sweet violet was known as a symbol of spring, eternal life, and love. Many myths are associated with this plant due to its numerous health benefits. Sweet violet (Viola odorata) is a medicinal and nutritional powerhouse….
By HTN Lemon balm is also known as Melissa officinalis and by the folk names Bee Balm, Melissa, Heart’s Delight, Dropsy Plant, Balm, and Paracelsus named it “Elixir of Life”. It is used in traditional medicine to treat a number of health concerns. The list…
By Sayer Ji H. pylori infection may be treated effectively with two ancient food-based remedies, new research suggests. Natural solutions for H. pylori are gaining increased attention due to the failure of conventional antibiotics to produce a permanent resolution of the condition without attendant adverse effects….
By HTN Kidney detox, along with the liver and colon cleanse are the top three detoxes and cleanses people should be doing on a regular basis. Unfortunately, people tend to forget about the importance of kidney detox. A kidney detox is especially important if have…
By Jeremiah Johnson Who’s itching to get outside and start gardening? This article has to do with some things you can start preparing in your herbal gardens for the spring…but prepare now. Yes, now, while the snow and ice and the Yeti are all around… well, probably…
By Organic and Healthy Plants and Animals work in conjunction with each other to sustain life and one without the other would simply just not exist. Gardening is the essential building block of all life, whether it’s purposely done by humans or naturally by the…
By Organic and Healthy In Italy, Italian researchers have found that saffron can cure the loss of vision from macular degeneration, which comes related to age. WE KNOW OF WHAT MACULAR DEGENERATION CONSISTS: In the center of our eyes, we have a macula that is…
By Organic and Healthy Another member of the labiatae, or mint, family, thyme is an herb native to the Mediterranean basin and comes in many varieties. There is only one plant, thymus vulgaris, but the composition of the oil distilled from the plant shows variations…
By Organic and Healthy Papaya leaf juice can be a new and exciting thing to try and/or a perfect substitute for a smoothie or juice recipe. Not to mention the health benefits you get from it are brilliant. It was found through studies that papaya…
By Brandon Turbeville and Heather Callaghan As health trends ebb and flow throughout the centuries, the use of herbs to heal is often banished, suppressed, ignored or scoffed at. This statement might be said for the humble milk thistle – sadly and too often scorned as a…
By Organic and Healthy While Native American medicine is something many people hold in high regard, it’s not something many people know very well. We’re here with nine plants that the Cherokee people used extensively for medicinal purposes: 1. Big Stretch (Wild Ginger) Mild tea…
By Alma Causey When it comes to our health, we do everything humanly possible to maintain it. However, when it comes to our mental well-being, we often ignore our emotional extremes and mood swings. Stress, insomnia, and genetics all contribute to hormonal imbalances and this…
By Dr. Scott Graves, Natural Blaze Food is the most underrated, but concurrently one of the most powerful things that can help someone to heal from having migraines or headaches. It never ceases to amaze me how people think they eat healthy but when we…
By Dr. Scott Graves Understanding how to heal from a migraine or headache with Chinese medicine involves a very detailed answer. However, this is one of the conditions that is very effectively dealt with from an Oriental perspective. The Chinese believed in dealing with health…
