Herbal Remedies

Dandelion Benefits
Benefits of Dandelion
The Common Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) is familiar to most of us, with it's cheery yellow flower head that turns into a puffy sphere of seeds which then float off in the wind. Perhaps you already know that dandelions have culinary and medicinal uses. But, chances are if you're a lawn-owner, you don't care much about dandelion benefits! Possibly you're much more interested in figuring out how to eradicate these common weeds than in learning about the benefits of dandelions. I hear you! ...

Essiac Tea: A Healing Herbal Tea
Essiac Herbal Tea is a Healing Medicinal Tea
Essiac tea is a mild-tasting medicinal herbal tea that supports the immune system and nourishes the body. I drink Essiac herbal tea for 2 - 3 weeks a couple times a year to detox my body -- I feel "internally cleansed" and more energetic from drinking the tea! But Essiac tea is probably best known for its cancer fighting properties, and for its uses for other serious diseases. There are thousands of testimonials from people who believe Essiac has helped them recover from serious illnesses. ...

Grow Your Own Drugs
Make your own herbal remedies
I watched the BBC program, "Grow Your Own Drugs" presented by James Wong and found it to be utterly fascinating. Of course, when I found out the BBC had released a book to go along with the series, I had to get it as well. I have a strong interest in herbal remedies and alternative healing methods. This book presents remedies simply, using ingredients that people probably already have growing in their own garden or have stocked in their larder.

Sheep Sorrel Herb - Edible Weed With Healing Benefits
Sheep Sorrel Benefits - Nutritional and Medicinal
Sheep sorrel, or Rumex acetosella is a common weedy plant that grows throughout most of the Northern Hemisphere. Like the many species within this genus, it has a tangy, acidic taste, and adds a lemony flavor to salads, soups, and stews. Did you ever, as a child, discover that certain weedy plants were fun to eat because of their zingy, sour, lemony taste? Chances are you were nibbling on one of the sorrel plants. "Sorrel" comes from an old French word for "sour". Sorrel plants ("sour plant...

Red Clover Benefits
Red Clover Benefits People, Animals, Soil
Red clover is a common plant, and familiar to many of us, with its showy dark pink flowers and attractive broad trifoliate (3 leaflets) leaves. Red clover is grown mostly for agricultural purposes, but it's also one of the common herbal remedies used to promote womens health (menstruation, fertility, menopause) and a variety of other health problems, from asthma and bronchitis to cancer (red clover is one of the herbs in the 8-herb version of Essiac tea). The botanical name for red clover i...

Burdock Benefits Your Body
Burdock is a Healing Herb
Burdock is often considered a weed, but it's also used as an herbal medicine. The benefits of burdock include its use as a blood purifier and a diuretic, and it supports the health of the liver, kidneys, and bladder. Burdock root makes up the largest portion of the four herb Essiac Tea formula. Burdock is easy to identify, and it's easy to find in "disturbed" areas, such as along fences and roads. We have it growing in our garden area (not on purpose!), but we've been putting it to great use...

Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Remedies
Welcome to my Medicinal Herbs and Herbal Remedies Adventure
In this world of Doctor's surgeries and 'magic' pills it's sometimes forgotten that the vast majority of these drugs are derived from the world of herbs and plants. Take the common aspirin for instance. It actually dates back to the 5th century B.C., to the time of Hippocrates. It was discovered that an extract of white willow bark worked to reduce pain and inflammation. Hippocrates would not have been aware that white willow bark contains Salicin, the basic ingredient of aspirin. Much of her...

Best Female Herbal Tonic
Over the last 1000 years there have been some tried and true herbal formula for women!
In Chinese medicine, there have been a couple of herbal formulas that have really made a difference for a women desiring an ultimate balance tonic. Whether its hormonal imbalance, endometrial complications, infertility, menopause, or general health, Chinese herbalists have had over 3000 years to test on real women without cultural, government, invasion or any inteference in its refinement. When you think of the advances that American allopathic medicine (conventional) of 140 years, can you im...

Fight Disease Naturally With Homeopathic Herbs
Ways Of Using Homeopathic Herbs Against Diseases
This lens will focus on a few of the great and beneficial herbs that we all use today. Don't think that these herbs are good for just cooking alone, but as powerful alternative medicine that is effective and safe to use.These aromatic plants used fresh or dried for seasoning, for their medicinal properties, or perfumes. Anti-oxidant & Anti-bacterial properties are derived from their usage.