Herb Articles
Brain Herbs
There are safe and effective plants out there that can help your mind, call them brain herbs. You might be surprised at what these simple herbs have to offer.
Maca, a True Superfood
A true superfood, Maca contains a host of health-giving mineral nutrients and vitamins, including zinc, iron, potassium, calcium (Maca root contains more calcium than does milk!) and B vitamins.
Marshmallow Root
Used as a medicinal herb for centuries, marshmallow root has properties that allow it to be one of the more popular choices in alternative medicine.
Herbal Remedies Created from Jasmine
In addition to its scent, the jasmine plant also has healing properties. It is also used as a well-known cleansing remedy. In China, Jasmine tea has been a long-standing healing favorite.
Cat's Claw: An Herb of Distinction
Native to Peru and Brazil, this climbing vine has been used in South American medicine for many years to treat infections, arthritis, and gastrointestinal disorders.
Coriander: A Herb For The Ages
Coriander is widely used in meal preparations. However, it is also a powerful herb which has many health benefits.
Wild Herbs
Introducing young children to wild herbs is a great way to help them tune into and connect with their environment.
Wild Foods
Wild Foods for Wise Women: The missing part of your diet may be in your own back yard.
Herbs for Pregnancy
Pregnancy is a time of rapid physical and emotional changes in the body. Herbs can be very useful in toning and nourishing the system to help allay potential problems and remedy discomforts that pregnant women may experience.
We Become Silent
WE BECOME SILENT will forever be immortalized as part of the debate on medical freedom of choice.
Healing Properties of Mullein
Mullein is a tall plant well-known for its soft fuzzy leaves. As a child, I was introduced to this plant by my blind aunt who loved to visit a special garden established for the enjoyment of those not sighted.
Remember the Rosemary
It used to be said that if rosemary flourishes in the garden, then the woman wears the pants in the house. Whether that is true or not, a flourishing rosemary tree is an asset to any home.
Organic Herbs
Organic herbs are such a wonderful gift from mother nature in so many ways. There uses are many, including culinary; medicinal; household; cosmetic and craft.
Drying Herbs
Learn about the best techniques that are available to dry herbs. The dried herbs can then be stored away and used later.
Herbs for Women
Transformations and alterations mark a woman's path through life. Every step of the way, herbs can enhance the quality of the journey.
Herbs for Men
"The only formulas typically bought by men are those for the enlargement of the male. Are there really no other uses of herbs for men?"
Fertility Herbs
Causes of fertility problems are complex and vary from woman to woman as well as from couple to couple. However, many women have used the help of certain herbs to establish pregnancy with very good results and without the side effects often associated with fertility drugs.
Kitchen Herbs
Although fruits and vegetables have been traditionally regarded as the best dietary source of antioxidants, a recent report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry revealed that common kitchen herbs have higher antioxidant activity than fruits, vegetables and some spices, including garlic.
Herbal Remedy Milk Thistle
You can easily use milk thistle as a herbal home remedy. The milk thistle is known as a versatile herb that has tonifying and restorative abilities and can help heal different ailments. In fact, it is best for nursing mothers and those with liver and gall bladder problems.
Mint Herbal Remedy
Mint can be used as a herbal remedy for different ailments. You probably equate mint to the flavoring used in toothpaste or your chewing gum. However, mint can be used more extensively than just as a breath freshener or even as a flavoring for your cooking.
Different Ways Herbs Can Be Prepared
If you're a follower of natural medicine, then you've undoubtedly been confused at some point about the different ways herbs can be prepared for your use in treating certain ailments or disease.
Kitchen Herb Garden
Creating a kitchen herb garden is another popular activity for gardeners new and experienced alike. One of the reasons herb gardens are so popular is because the plants can be grown quickly, and most of them can be clipped and used any time you want them.
Organic Herb Gardening
Organic herb gardening, for those who don't have enough time to devote to the garden or maybe you are a new gardener, is the garden to start with. If you have a small area, then an organic herb garden is ideal as it need not take up much room.
Herb Gardening
Herb gardening is a wonderful way to grow various types of food for your kitchen, have certain types of natural medicine on hand, or simply enjoy the ease of growth and beauty herb plants often provide.
Cosmetic Herbs
The earliest forms of perfumes were unguents, which were based on animal fat, heated with aromatic plant ingredients.
Useful Antibiotic Herbs
There are several all natural herbal antibiotics that you should learn more about, and keep on hand regularly. These herbs are extremely useful for dealing with almost any kind of infection or sickness, are quite inexpensive, and the pill forms can be stored for a year or more at room temperature.
Healthy Herbs: White Willow
In 1827, a French chemist named Leroux extracted a substance from the bark of a white willow tree which he named "Salicin". This substance is the main active ingredient of White Willow, and it works as a pain reliever. Many years later two other scientists - Felix Hofman and Fredrick Bayer found a related compound to Salicin, and later developed a synthetic version of that compound. This led to the development of a commercial product known as aspirin, or Bayers Aspirin.
Healthy Herbs: Kelp
Kelp is an herb which is so high in vitamins, nutrients and minerals that it works wonderfully as an all around every day vitamin. It's particularly useful as a women's vitamin, because it's high in iron, calcium and potassium - all of which tend to be essential for women during menstruation, and while pregnant or nursing.
Healthy Herbs: Echinacea
Echinacea is a well known and popular herb used widely today. It's primarily used for colds and to reduce flu symptoms, and you'll frequently find it mixed with other herbs because it's a great infection fighter and natural antibiotic.
Healthy Herbs: Chickweed
Chickweed is another little known herb which has a wide variety of medicinal and wellness uses. Chickweed is actually an edible plant which can be used as a table vegetable, and it can be used to create teas, or "green drinks". It's quite high in Vitamin C, calcium, magnesium and potassium too.
Healthy Herbs: Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is possibly the most popular and well known herbs in today's society. It grows as a large, cactus-like plant - in fact many people think it actually is a cactus, when in fact it's actually part of the lily family's succulent "aloes".
Healthy Herbs: Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll is sometimes referred to as Nature's Green Magic. It's also known as the blood of plant life, because it is the life force of plants. Chlorophyll contains many nutrients which are assimilated by the human body easily. In fact, the molecular structure of Chlorophyll is quite similar to the molecular structure of human hemoglobin - our red blood cells.
Healthy Herbs: Cayenne
Cayenne, also known as Capsicum, is one of the most important herbs for health and wellness I know of. It should be on the "must have" list of anyone who uses herbs for remedies or general health.
Healthy Herbs: Golden Seal
Golden Seal is another natural, extremely strong anti-biotic. This is an herb not many have heard of, but it's an excellent infection fighter with many other healthy properties.
Healthy Herbs: Garlic
Garlic is an excellent herb for creating and maintaining overall health, but it also has some specific health uses not a lot of people know about.
Kava - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
The kava plant (Piper methysticum) is a member of tho pepper family, and is widely cultivated throughout the Pacific Islands.
Lemon Balm - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Melissa officinalis, commonly known as lemon balm or melissa, is a member of the mint family. The leaves, which emit a fragrant lemony odor when bruised, are used medicinally.
Ginkgo - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Ginkgo biloba is one of the oldest living tree species. Almost extinct following the Ice Age, the ginkgo tree survived only in Asia, and was imported to Europe and America in the 18th century as an ornamental street tree. An extract is prepared from the dried green leaves.
Goldenseal - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Goldenseal, also called yellowroot or eyeroot, is a member of the buttercup family and is native to North America. It produces a golden-yellow dye. Goldenseal's popularity in the 1990s led to severe over-harvesting, causing concerns that it was becoming an endangered species in the U.S. this has stimulated increased cultivation.
Horehound - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Marrubium vulgare-white horehound or horehound-is a member of the mint family. This wild herb is indigenous to Europe and Morocco. The woolly, hairy (hoary) leaves and white flowers have been used in herbal medicines.
Horse Chestnut Seed - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
The fruit of the horse chestnut tree contains large seeds with a shiny, brown coat. The unprocessed seeds are toxic when ingested, and are not to be confused with the edible fruit of the sweet chestnut, Castanea sativa.
Ivy - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Common or English ivy is an evergreen climbing vine; it differs from ground ivy (Glechoma hederacea) and from American ivy (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) and the related Virginian creeper. Ivy is grown widely, but the commercial product is obtained mainly from Eastern Europe. The leaf is the part that is applied medicinally.
Elderberry - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
The tree and its products are quite popular in Europe, where it is known as elder, elderberry tree, or bour tree. Several species of Sambucus are well known, especially S. nigra, which is native to Europe, and S. canadensis from North America. The flowers, or cymes, are the parts that are most favored in herbal therapy; the berries, bark, and leaves are used less frequently.
Echinacea - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Echinacea, or coneflower, is a native North American wild-flower that is a member of the Asteraceae family. Of the nine known Echinacea species, three are favored for medicinal purposes: E. purpurea, E. angustifolia, and E. pallida.
Ephedra or Ma Huang - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage The best known ma huang comes from the stems of the Chinese ephedra bush, Ephedra sinica, although some may be derived from E. equisetum species; similar plants are used in India and in the Near East. The ephedra species found in the U.S. are used to produce Mormon tea, which has none of the major properties of Chinese ephedra.
Feverfew - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Feverfew, Tanacetum parthenium, is a member of the Asteraceae family. Other common names of feverfew include featherfew, febrifuge plant, and wild chamomile. The leaves of the plant are most commonly used in herbal preparations.
Fenugreek - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Fenugreek bears hard, irregularly shaped seeds, which are used both as a spice and as an herbal medicine. The seeds have a characteristic odor and a somewhat bitter taste. Fenugreek is native to Asia and southeastern Europe.
Garlic - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Garlic has many varieties, such as ramson (wild garlic, A.ursinum), garlic chives, and elephant garlic. The name Allium is derived from the Celtic word for pungent, hot, or burning; the species name, sativum, means cultivated or planted. The cloves in the garlic bulb are used medicinally and as a food component.
Comfrey - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Comfrey, Symphytum officinale, is an herb that grows in temperate climates. It was long known in Europe under names such as boneset, blackwort, slippery root, and gum plant. It is in the same family as borage. Various species of comfrey are grown in different countries.
Arnica - Medicinal Uses, Interactions, Dosage
Arnica is also used as an herbal remedy for senile heart, angina, or coronary artery disease. It can be used as an homeopathic medicine for the treatment of sore muscles and other conditions associated with over exertion or trauma.
Garlic - My Favorite Healing Herb
Garlic is a wonderful healing herb and, unlike many of the other herbs, it tastes great and can be incorporated into a variety of meals. Garlic has been used for over 5000 years as a healing herb and has strong antibacterial, and antiviral properties.
All About Basil
Basil is one of the most popular herbs used in cooking today. It is a very versatile herb, and is used in Italian, Thai and Vietnamese cuisines amongst many others.
Aloe The Miracle Plant Nutrition Facts
Aloe also holds the prestigious title of being the 6th most-used plant - its properties are found in numerous medical and health products around the world.
Grow Your Own Herb Garden
Growing your own herb garden is such a satisfying experience. There's nothing like having fresh, aromatic plants near your home and at your fingertips!
Sexually Stimulating Herbs
Herbs have been used in all cultures around the world to stimulate sexual arousal, physical sexual feelings and sexual abilities. In the modern world herbs are increasingly more used both to increase the sexual pleasure and as medicine to help for sexual dysfunctions.
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