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BENEFITS OF BERBERINE — UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Berberine is a chemical found in several plants including European barberry, goldenseal, goldthread, Oregon grape, phellodendron, and tree turmeric. Berberine is most commonly taken by mouth for diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Some people apply...
BENEFITS OF BERBERINE — UNDER THE MICROSCOPE
Berberine is a chemical found in several plants including European barberry, goldenseal, goldthread, Oregon grape, phellodendron, and tree turmeric. Berberine is most commonly taken by mouth for diabetes, high cholesterol, and high blood pressure. Some people apply...
WHAT A PAIR, ECHINACEA AND GOLDENSEAL
Echinacea and goldenseal are non-specific stimulators, which make the body capable of resisting all kinds of disease. They multiply the activity of the immune system and increase white blood cells. The vaccines of conventional medicine only work against one specific...
REVIEW OF REHMANNIA
Rehmannia glutinosa is also known as di huang in traditional Chinese medicine, beloNgs to the family Phrymaceae and native to China. It is easy to recognize due to the flowers shaped-like bells that are yellow or red/violet in color. It is one of 50 most commonly used...
How Mental Health Impacts Your Physical Health
For centuries, we’ve drawn a clear line between mental health and physical health, treating the latter as the concern of all and the former as issue only for an unlucky few. We were wrong. If there’s one thing we’ve learned about mental health in the 21st century,...
How to Avoid Food Poisoning in the Kitchen
You’ve scrubbed the chopping boards, changed out the baking soda at the back of the fridge, bleached the drain, and mopped the floor with disinfectant. Everything smells nice, gleams, and doesn’t have any sticky film on it.The kitchen couldn’t be cleaner or safer,...
DID YOU KNOW THE BENEFITS OF FEVERFEW?
The word "Feverfew" derives from the Latin word febrifugia, meaning "fever reducer" or "to drive out fevers". Feverfew is a plant that is native to Asia Minor and the Balkans. It is now common throughout the world. Feverfew (Tanacetum...
EXPERIENCE THE BENEFITS OF EVENING PRIMROSE OIL
Evening Primrose Oil (EPO) is cold-pressed from the seeds of the Oenothera biennis botanical. It has traditionally been referred to as the 'King's Cure-All' due to the belief that its 'majestic' benefits and 'honorable' properties made it fit for kings and...
A QUICK STUDY ON AZO CRANBERRY PILLS
Azo Cranberry is produced from the berry fruit of a North American evergreen shrub. Azo Cranberry is acidic and can interfere with unwanted bacteria in the urinary tract. It is also believed to act as a diuretic ("water pill"). Azo-Cranberry (as juice or in capsules)...
HOW MILK THISTLE BENEFITS WEIGHT LOSS
Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) is a flowering plant in the Aster family. The name “Milk thistle" is from its leaves, which contain milky sap and thistle. The plant is native to the Mediterranean areas of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa. Milk...
TEA TREE OIL FOR ACNE SCARS
Tea tree oil comes from the leaves of the Melaleuca alternifolia, a genus of plants belonging to the myrtle family which is a plant native to Australia. It is a species of tree or tall shrub indigenous to New South Wales in Southeastern Australia. Native Aboriginal...
DEALING WITH THROBBING PAIN
Throbbing tooth pain is a sign that you might have tooth damage. Tooth decay or a cavity can give you a toothache. A tooth abscess can also give you a toothache. A tooth abscess is a pus-filled lesion at the roots of a tooth. Throbbing tooth pain can also happen if...
