Thursday, April 23, 2015

Schisandra

 
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An All in One Tonic, The Five Flavor Berry Contains All Three Treasures, Nurtures the 5 Elements and Enters All 12 Meridians
‪#‎Schisandra‬ berries, often also spelled schizandra and known in China as Wu Wei Zi, are known as the five flavor fruit. It combines all five flavors, salty, sweet, sour, pungent and bitter in one food which is like nothing else on the planet. Just that alone will showcase the magical properties of this herb.
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Eleuthero



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Eleutherococcus senticosus
Known as Siberian #Ginseng,
Eleuthero is a Potent #Adaptogen...

Similar to ginseng in many respects, #Eleuthero earned the name Siberian ginseng, despite the fact that it is an entirely different genus than ginseng although both are of the family Araliaceae. While this name has been around for a long time, more people are beginning to use the actual name in short form, Eleuthero. Another lesser known name, at least in Western countries, is #Ciwujiia

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#Ciwujianosides
#Eleutherosides
#Friedelin
#sofraxidin
#Acanthosides



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Monday, August 4, 2014

Health>Mind+Body: Sage

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Saturday, July 26, 2014

Health Through God's Pharmacy

Maria Treben née Günzel (27 September 1907, Žatec, Bohemia - 26 July 1991, Grieskirchen, Austria) was an Austrian author and herbalist who came to fame in the 1980s for her books.


Treben became famous through her two books: Health Through God's Pharmacy  and Maria Treben's Cures. The first was translated into 24 languages and sold over 8 million copies.

Treben addressed seminars and presented at natural health conferences in Germany, Austria and across Europe, attracting hundreds of people. She is perceived as a pioneer of the renewed interest for natural remedies and traditional medicine at the end of the 20th century.
Remedies

Treben used traditional German/Eastern European remedies handed down from previous generations. She only used local herbs and always accompanied her remedies with advice on diet. She commonly used Thyme, Greater Celandine,Ramsons, Speedwell, Calamus, Camomile, Nettle and Lady's Mantle. She treated a broad range of conditions from psoriasis to constipation and diabetes to insomnia. She used her own recipes as well as traditional healing remedies like Swedish bitters that she believed was a cure-all. Some of her remedies and advice proved to be controversial as with all natural health cures it is difficult to prove their efficacy. Yet, to this day she is widely read and referred to for her knowledge of European medicinal herbs.

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Corn silks

Corn Silks

Ayurveda

The silky tufts emerging from the tip of a developing ear of corn, are common this time of year as people buy corn and eat it in piles I prefer GMO-free varieties!. But the corn silks often end up in the compost pile along with the husks as people prepare piles of corn for grilling, boiling, baking, or canning. But you can save those corn silks and put them to use in your home apothecary.


Corn has been used by indigenous peoples in Mexico and Central American for thousands of years.

Zea mays (corn) is in the grass plant family, and is one of the top three most important grains in the world (rice and wheat are the other two). Corn was bred in what is now Mexico and Central America almost 9,000 years ago by indigenous peoples who knew how to get the most out of corn to maximize its nutritional and medicinal benefits. Since they wasted nothing, they also made use of the corn silk.

Eaten on their own, corn silks taste like green corn: not unpleasant but not something you want as a heaping side dish, either. And their stringiness limits some uses. But corn silks can be used in some cooking and as a tea. Dried corn silks can also be found in capsule form in many health food stores and apothecaries.

CAUTIONS

Like any plant used for medicinal purposes, educate yourself about any potential side effects in discussion with your doctor; they may also interact with your medications. And consult with a master herbalist using a resource like the American Herbalists Guild.

MEDICINAL QUALITIES

Corn silks have some amazing medicinal benefits. They are very high in Vitamin K, C, and B, iron, zinc, and corn silks are a great source of potassium. The many flavonols and antioxidants found in corn silks also provide many of the medicinal benefits of the silks. Both historic traditions and recent research support the role of corn silk to treat many medical conditions (refer to the source information below for more information):
Sooth inflamed membranes and minor pain (such as honey for sore throats)
Dilate the blood vessels, such as a treatment for high blood pressure
Works as a diuretic
Kidney or bladder stones
Cystitis (urinary tract infection)

Congestive heart failure
Hyperglycemia
High blood pressure
High cholesterol
Diabetes
Enhance blood clotting
Reduce blood sugar levels
Gout
Gonorrhea

USES

Corn silk tea is the traditional and most commonly known medicinal use for corn silk. To make one serving of corn silk tea, boil either fresh or dried corn silks from one ear of corn in water for several minutes (dried silks can be used). Strain and drink the tea. You can also add corn silks to soups and stews, chopped, as they can serve as a soup thickener. Dried corn silks work great for this!

Friday, July 25, 2014

Horsetail

Horsetail

Equisetum  horsetail, snake grass, puzzle grass is the only living genus in Equisetaceae, a family of vascular plants that reproduce by spores rather than seeds.

Equisetum is a "living fossil" as it is the only living genus of the entire class Equisetopsida, which for over one hundred million years was much more diverse and dominated the understory of late Paleozoic forests. Some Equisetopsida were large trees reaching to 30 meters tall. The genus Calamites of the familyCalamitaceae, for example, is abundant in coal deposits from the Carboniferous period

What is it?
Horsetail is a plant. The above ground parts are used to make medicine. ITS MAIN COMPONENT IS SILICA

Horsetail is used for “fluid retention” (edema), kidney and bladder stones, urinary tract infections, the inability to control urination (incontinence), and general disturbances of the kidney and bladder.

It is also used for balding; tuberculosis; jaundice; hepatitis; brittle fingernails; joint diseases; gout; osteoarthritis; weak bones (osteoporosis); frostbite; weight loss; heavy menstrual periods; and uncontrolled bleeding (hemorrhage) of the nose, lung, or stomach.

Horsetail is applied directly to the skin to treat wounds and burns.

There have been reports of horsetail products being contaminated with a related plant called Equisetum palustre. This plant contains chemicals that can poison cattle, but toxicity in people has not been proven.


How effective is it?
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database rates effectiveness based on scientific evidence according to the following scale: Effective, Likely Effective, Possibly Effective, Possibly Ineffective, Likely Ineffective, Ineffective, and Insufficient Evidence to Rate.

The effectiveness ratings for HORSETAIL are as follows:

Insufficient evidence to rate effectiveness for...

Kidney and bladder stones.
Weight loss.
Hair loss.
Gout.
Frostbite.
Heavy periods.
Fluid retention.
Urinary tract infections.
Incontinence.
Use on the skin for wound healing.
Other conditions.More evidence is needed to rate the effectiveness of horsetail for these uses.



How does it work
The chemicals in horsetail may have antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. Plants related to horsetail contain chemicals that work like "water pills" (diuretics) and increase urine output. But it isn't clear whether horsetail has this effect.



Are there safety concerns?
Horsetail is POSSIBLY UNSAFE when taken by mouth long-term. It contains a chemical called thiaminase that breaks down the vitamin thiamine, possibly leading to thiamine deficiency. Some products are labeled "thiaminase-free," but there's not enough information available to know if these products are safe.
Special precautions & warnings:Pregnancy and breast-feeding: Not enough is known about the use of horsetail during pregnancy and breast-feeding. Stay on the safe side and avoid use.

Diabetes: Horsetail might lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes. Watch for signs of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) and monitor your blood sugar carefully if you have diabetes and use horsetail.

Low potassium levels (hypokalemia): Horsetail might flush potassium out of the body, possibly leading to potassium levels that are too low. Until more is known, use horsetail with caution if you are at risk for potassium deficiency.

Low thiamine levels (thiamine deficiency): There is a concern that horsetail could make thiamine deficiency worse.



Are there interactions with medications?

Moderate
Be cautious with this combination.

Lithium
Horsetail might have an effect like a water pill or "diuretic." Taking horsetail might decrease how well the body gets rid of lithium. This could increase how much lithium is in the body and result in serious side effects. Talk with your healthcare provider before using this product if you are taking lithium. Your lithium dose might need to be changed.


Are there interactions with herbs and supplements?
Areca
Horsetail and areca both reduce the amount of thiamine that the body has to use. Using these herbs together raises the risk that the amount of thiamine will become too low.

Chromium-containing herbs and supplements
Horsetail contains chromium (0.0006%) and could increase the risk of chromium poisoning when taken with chromium supplements or chromium-containing herbs such as bilberry, brewer's yeast, or cascara.

Thiamine
Crude horsetail contains thiaminase, a chemical that breaks down thiamine. Cattle that eat a lot of horsetail have developed thiamine deficiency.


Are there interactions with foods?
There are no known interactions with foods.


What dose is used?
The appropriate dose of horsetail depends on several factors such as the user’s age, health, and several other conditions. At this time there is not enough scientific information to determine an appropriate range of doses for horsetail. Keep in mind that natural products are not always necessarily safe and dosages can be important. Be sure to follow relevant directions on product labels and consult your pharmacist or physician or other healthcare professional before using.



Other names
Asprêle, Bottle Brush, Cavalinha, Coda Cavallina, Cola de Caballo, Common Horsetail, Corn Horsetail, Dutch Rushes, Equiseti Herba, Equisetum, Equisetum arvense, Equisetum hyemale, Equisetum telmateia, Field Horsetail, Herbe à Récurer, Horse Herb, Horsetail Grass, Horsetail Rush, Horse Willow, Paddock-Pipes, Pewterwort, Prele, Prêle, Prêle Commune, Prêle des Champs, Queue-de-Chat, Queue-de-Cheval, Queue-de-Rat, Queue-de-Renard, Scouring Rush, Souring Rush, Shave Grass, Shavegrass, Spring Horsetail, Toadpipe.



Methodology
To learn more about how this article was written, please see the Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database