| Cure for Common Cold Announced | | Posted Tuesday, October 17, 2006 11:07:13 PM by Blog57 Team | | BERKELEY, CA (PRWEB) October 17, 2006 -- It may be Asia's best-kept secret. Millions in China have cured their colds with an ancient herbal mixture virtually unknown in America. Today, Dr. Shen, a Chinese herb company in Berkeley, California announced the introduction of this cure in the United States. .... | |
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| | | Herbal remedies for different diseases | | Posted Friday, September 08, 2006 12:58:39 PM by Blog57 Team | | IT is not a fallacy to say that a quarter of all modern day pharmaceuticals that people rely on today actually started out either wholly or in part as chemicals that occur in green plants. Most researches carried out on medicinal plants are done with the sole aim of isolating their active ingredients .For instance , a drug known as aspirin is obtained from salicin, found in the bark of the white willow tree. Herbs according to Dr. Nurudeen Animasaun, an Ibadan-based naturopath have enormous nutritional and medicinal values. He said if we look very well, the shape of many fruits, leaves and seeds of many plants resemble the shape of many organs of the human body. For example, an apple looks like the heart. As such, if such a fruit is eaten regularly, there is a high tendency for such organ of the body as well as others to benefit from such a fruit.... | |
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| | | Herbs, drugs don't always mix | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 2:56:51 AM by Blog57 Team | | Prescription bottles are labeled with do not take with alcohol and do not take on an empty stomach stickers, but do not take with herbs stickers are seldom seen."People should tell their pharmacist what they're taking because they (herbs) can alter some drug levels," said pharmacist Keith Broome of Pharmacare of Cumberland. "I would advise people to tell their pharmacist what (herbs) they're taking," said pharmacist Ernie Gregg of Gregg's Pharmacy in Oakland. Certain herbs can affect pharmaceutical drugs in a variety of ways, said Gregg. Taking St. John's wort with an antibiotic may make an antibiotic lose its affect in four hours instead of the scheduled six hours, said Gregg.Conversely, some herbs have the potential to make pharmaceutical drugs last longer than intended, according to Gregg.... | |
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| | | An introduction to herbal remedies | | Posted Friday, July 07, 2006 1:05:39 AM by Blog57 Team | | Our natural inclination is towards health or balanced wellness (homeostasis). We often only need some natural support and tender loving care to assist us in looking at disease as a teacher that is trying to show us that something is wrong below the surface of our lives. Disease can be compared with the tip of an iceberg most of the turmoil is happening underneath the physical manifestation of the disease in the mental, emotional or spiritual realm. Herbs and other food supplements can gently help us through the process of healing by providing support. It should not be regarded as a cure-all or quick fix, albeit natural! Such an attitude would defeat the whole purpose of natural medicine. [read more...] .... | |
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