by Cheryl Hoard There are a lot of us allergy sufferers out there! An estimated 30 million in this country deal with hay fever. Another 12 million experience allergies to food, drugs and bee stings. Other conditions like asthma and eczema are sometimes linked to allergies. We tend to blame dust, mold, pollen and […]
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Kava – Benefits and Safety
by Cheryl Hoard Many physicians in Germany prescribe Kava Kava Root (Piper methysticum)as a first line of defense for symptoms associated with anxiety. Alternatively, the common chemical prescription is Valium which belongs to a class of conventional drugs called benzodiazepines. Kava Kava does not cause the side effects associated with these drugs and in […]
Is your Essential Oil Natural, Standardized or Synthetic?
by Cheryl Hoard Essential oils are the fragrant soul of a plant. They are the characteristic scent or odor of a plant. Many chemical constituents make up this volatile oil. Peppermint essential oil (Mentha x piperita), for example is made up of menthol, menthyl acetate, menthone, cineole, pulegone, limonene, phellandrene, pinene, beta-bisabolene […]
If I Found Myself in a Serious Health Situation
by Cheryl Hoard If I found myself in a serious health situation, I would make changes in my life. I believe the more change one makes, the more chance there is to do well. How many changes you make will depend on how important it is to you and how much effort […]
Herbal Information Sheet: Ginseng
by Cheryl Hoard Common Name Ginseng Latin Binomial Panax quinquefolium (American) Panax ginseng (Asian) Family Araliaceae Other Common Names True Ginseng, Five Fingers, Tartar Root, Red Berry, Man’s Health, Ren Shen, Man Root, Finger Root Parts Used Root Uses Ginseng is taken to improve stamina and concentration, for […]
Herbal Support For Diabetes
by Cheryl Hoard There are quite a few herbs which support proper blood sugar levels as well as soothe other symptoms or related conditions of diabetes. Lapacho, also known as Pau D’Arco a famous rain forest herb, has reportedly been used successfully for diabetes. While not citing any research studies for […]
Herbal Spring Tonics
by Cheryl Hoard Spring is a traditional time for all kinds of cleaning. Spring house cleaning is a common occurrence in many cultures as well as the use of spring tonics for the body. These spring tonics are usually blood and liver purifying herbs. The folk concept behind these spring cleaners was to counteract […]
The Herbal Formula Known as Essiac
by Jeff & Cheryl Hoard "It is from nature that the disease arises and from nature comes the cure, not from the physician." – Paracelsus [1493?-1541] In 1922, a Canadian nurse, Rene M. Caisse met an elderly woman who had some 20 years prior been successfully treated for breast cancer by […]
Herbal and Aromatic Aphrodisiacs
By Ingrid Petres Our species evolved using scent to help us survive. We recognized what was food through scent. As a flower lures a bee, an animal emits pheromones to lure a mate to propagate our species. These hormonal emissions, the breath of desire, contain all kinds of tiny chemical constituents. They have […]
German Commission E Monographs and The European Market for Herbal Remedies
by Cheryl Hoard In 1978 the German government established a committee, called Commission E, comprised of physicians, pharmacologists, toxicologists, representatives of the pharmaceutical industry and lay persons. Phytomedicines, simply called herbal remedies, are commonly used and very popular in Germany. The German government saw the need to create a process to affirm […]