There is a virtual cornucopia of foods, herbs, and other forms of nourishment that are readily available to lower high blood pressure, or hypertension, naturally. Fruits, vegetables, and nuts are just a handful of healthy things you can eat to promote healthy blood flow. Learning the benefits of these foods and determining which ones are … Continue reading All About Your Heart; Foods That Lower Blood Pressure
Tag: Medicinal Herbs
Combination of Sage, Rosemary, and Melissa May Enhance Memory in Healthy People Younger than 63 Years
New treatment approaches are needed to prevent cognitive decline and dementia in the growing elderly population. Several traditionally used medicinal plants have been reported to enhance cognitive function and improve brain health through their antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties. Among those plants are sage (Salvia officinalis, Lamiaceae), rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis, Lamiaceae), and Melissa (lemon balm; Melissa … Continue reading Combination of Sage, Rosemary, and Melissa May Enhance Memory in Healthy People Younger than 63 Years
Clinical Efficacy of Snow Fungus for Improving Cognitive Function
Snow fungus (TF; Tremella fuciformis, Tremellaceae) is a mushroom with a long history of use in traditional Chinese medicine. It is used for enhancing cognition, promoting healthy brain aging, and preventing neurodegenerative disorders. The bioactive polysaccharides in TF have demonstrated antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, immunomodulating, lipid-lowering, and hypoglycemic effects. According to the authors, TF has not been studied clinically for improving … Continue reading Clinical Efficacy of Snow Fungus for Improving Cognitive Function
American Ginseng Extract Used with Conventional Therapy Enhances Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Several herbal supplements are used to help manage type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Among them is American ginseng (AG, Panax quinquefolius, Araliaceae), which has been evaluated in randomized, controlled trials for its effects on glycemic control. These authors conducted a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, crossover, clinical trial to investigate the effects of AG on glycemic control and … Continue reading American Ginseng Extract Used with Conventional Therapy Enhances Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Winter: Natural Home Remedies for Sore Throat
Sore throats are one of the most common reasons people go to the doctor and they tend to affect children the most. A sore throat is usually considered a minor complaint until you have one and every swallow induces pain — pain that may seem unbearable. Unfortunately, the only option is to treat the symptoms … Continue reading Winter: Natural Home Remedies for Sore Throat
Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
Cayenne pepper has been used for a variety of ailments including heartburn, delirium, tremors, gout, paralysis, fever, dyspepsia, atonic dyspepsia, flatulence, sore throat, hemorrhoids, menorrhagia in women, nausea, tonsillitis, scarlet fever, and diphtheria. Let’s take a look at some of the best health benefits cayenne pepper has to offer. The Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper 1. … Continue reading Health Benefits of Cayenne Pepper
Ginseng Aggregate Data Analyses Show Evidence of Modest yet Significant Benefit for Improving Fasting Blood Glucose
Diabetes is a global epidemic, and ginseng (Panax spp., Araliaceae) is a popular complementary and alternative medicine that has shown promise in type 2 diabetes. However, systematic reviews of ginseng's effects on blood glucose parameters have not been conclusive. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effect of ginseng on glycemic … Continue reading Ginseng Aggregate Data Analyses Show Evidence of Modest yet Significant Benefit for Improving Fasting Blood Glucose
Making Sense of Medicinal Plant Research
Anyone who claims that "there's no scientific evidence to support herbal medicine" clearly hasn't been paying attention. Scientists have conducted hundreds of thousands of scientific studies on medicinal botanicals, and this data complements our long tradition {several millennia} of using plants safely as medicine. But to the general public and budding herbalists, this research seems … Continue reading Making Sense of Medicinal Plant Research
The Forager’s: Foraging for Summertime Herbs
Go beyond the confines of the garden and into the wild to find some of nature's most valuable medicine. Summer is the perfect time to stock up on nature's healing gifts. But all too often we walk right by these treasures, not recognizing them as valuable plants. Learning how to identify and then use a … Continue reading The Forager’s: Foraging for Summertime Herbs
Medicinal Value of Turmeric {Curcuma longa syn. C. domestica}
Also, Known As: Turmeric Belonging to the ginger family, turmeric grows round the year. The herb has a broad bulb that has big, rectangular and long leaves that are attached to the stem. Basically found and cultivated on a large scale in tropical countries like India, China, Jamaica, Indonesia. Haiti and Philippines, turmeric normally grows to a … Continue reading Medicinal Value of Turmeric {Curcuma longa syn. C. domestica}
