Herbal Medicine
105 Articles & Excerpts
Toward a Deeper Understanding of Health
 Naturally Healthy Babies and Children: A Commonsense Guide to Herbal Remedies, Nutrition and Health
by Aviva Jill Romm
As parents seek a more natural approach to children's health, Aviva Romm offers the most comprehensive and effective compilation of herbal remedies for children from infancy to pre-adolescence. Romm, a mother, midwife, and practicing herbalist with
Glucosamine : Uses and Health Benefits
by MedlinePlus
Glucosamine is a natural compound that is found in healthy cartilage. Glucosamine sulfate is a normal constituent of glycoaminoglycans in cartilage matrix and synovial fluid. Available evidence from randomized controlled trials supports the use
Lactobacillus Acidophilus
by MedlinePlus
Lactobacilli are bacteria that normally live in the human small intestine and vagina. Lactobacillus acidophilus is generally considered to be beneficial because it produces vitamin K, lactase, and anti-microbial substances such as acidolin, acidolphilin
Maitake Mushroom Health Benefits
by MedlinePlus
Maitake is the Japanese name for the edible fungus Grifola frondosa , which is characterized by a large fruiting body and overlapping caps. Maitake has been used traditionally both as a food and for medicinal purposes.
The Peak Performance Phenomenon
 Earl Mindell's Peak Performance Bible
by Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
You're reading this book because you want to do everything better! You want to excel at the gym, win on the playing field, succeed at work or at school, and have energy to spare to enjoy your life. You're not alone.
Saw Palmetto : Uses and Health Benefits
by MedlinePlus
Saw palmetto (Serenoa repens, Sabal serrulata) is used popularly in Europe for symptoms associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy (enlargement of the prostate). Although not considered standard of care in the US, it is the most popular herbal treatment
Niacin (Vitamin-B3), Niacinamide
by MedlinePlus
Vitamin B-3 is made up of niacin (nicotinic acid) and its amide, niacinamide, and can be found in many foods, including yeast, meat, fish, milk, eggs, green vegetables, and cereal grains. Dietary tryptophan is also converted to niacin in the body.
Food Remedies
by Florence Daniel
While there is life - and fruit - there is hope. When this truth is realised by the laity nine hundred and ninety-nine out of every thousand professors of the healing art will be obliged to abandon their profession and take to fruit-growing for a living.
Valerian : Uses and Health Benefits
by MedlinePlus
Valerian is an herb native to Europe and Asia, and now grows in most parts of the world. The name is believed to come from the Latin word valere meaning to be healthy or strong. The root of the plant is believed to contain its active constituents.
Seaweed, Kelp, Bladderwrack
by MedlinePlus
Fucus vesiculosus is a brown seaweed that grows on the northern coasts of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and the North and Baltic seas. Its name is sometimes used for Ascophyllum nodosum, which is another brown seaweed that grows alongside Fucus
Pycnogenol
by MedlinePlus
Pycnogenol is the patented trade name for a water extract of the bark of the French maritime pine ( Pinus pinaster ssp. atlantica ), which is grown in coastal south-west France. Pycnogenol contains oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs) as well
The Rattlesnake King
 Natural Causes: Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry
by Dan Hurley
Over 60 percent of Americans buy and take herbal and dietary supplements for all sorts of reasons-to prevent illness (vitamin C), to ease depression (St. John's wort), to aid weight loss (ephedra), to boost the memory (ginkgo biloba), and even to cure
Yohimbe Bark Extract
by MedlinePlus
The terms yohimbine, yohimbine hydrochloride, and yohimbe bark extract are related but not interchangeable. Yohimbine is an active chemical (indole alkaloid) found in the bark of the Pausinystalia yohimbe tree.
Cranberry : Scientific and Traditional Uses
by MedlinePlus
Cranberry is widely used to prevent urinary tract infection (UTI). It was initially believed to function by acidifying urine. However, the mechanism is now thought to be inhibition of adhesion of bacteria to uroepithelial cells by proanthocyanadin
Eucalyptus Oil
by MedlinePlus
Eucalyptus oil is used commonly as a decongestant and expectorant for upper respiratory tract infections or inflammations, as well as for various musculoskeletal conditions. The oil is found in numerous over-the-counter cough and cold lozenges as well as
Psyllium : Health Benefits
by MedlinePlus
Psyllium, also referred to as ispaghula, is derived from the husks of the seeds of Plantago ovata . Psyllium contains a high level of soluble dietary fiber, and is the chief ingredient in many commonly used bulk laxatives, including products such as Metam
Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil
by MedlinePlus
Flaxseed and its derivative flaxseed oil/linseed oil are rich sources of the essential fatty acid alpha-linolenic acid, which is a biologic precursor to omega-3 fatty acids such as eicosapentaenoic acid.
Melatonin
by MedlinePlus
Melatonin is a neurohormone produced in the brain by the pineal gland, from the amino acid tryptophan. The synthesis and release of melatonin are stimulated by darkness and suppressed by light, suggesting the involvement of melatonin in circadian rhythm
Polypodium Leucotomos Extract and Anapsos
by MedlinePlus
Extracts of fern species (family Polypodiaceae ) have been used traditionally for numerous indications, most commonly in South America and Europe. The South American species Polypodium leucotomos L. is commonly known as calaguala.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure
by William Thomas Fernie
It may happen that one or another enquirer taking up this book will ask, to begin with, 'What is a Herbal Simple?' The English word 'Simple,' composed of two Latin words, Singula plica (a single fold), means 'Singleness,' whether of material or purpose.
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