Triterpenoid Saponins in Gotu Kola – How it Works
What do wound healing, neuropathy, improved circulation, and long-life have in common? They’re all...
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What do wound healing, neuropathy, improved circulation, and long-life have in common? They’re all...
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Pickles are foods, like cucumbers or red onions, that have been submerged in an acid solution, usually vinegar in Western tradition but in Ayurveda lemon and citrus are often as not key acidifiers. Pickling veggies helps begin the breaking-down of their chemical structures and encourages enzymatic activity.
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Herbalists often rely on the acetic acid in vinegar to improve their formulas by making the compounds more digestible.
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Most of the plants that produce higher levels of Cineole are connected with respiratory health and reducing inflammation. Rosemary and Eucalyptus, for instance…
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Witch Hazel (Hamamelis virginiana) sits on pharmacy shelves along with with other OTC (over the...
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The term adaptogen is a holistic term that refers to an herb that helps the body recover from stress by supporting metabolic functions. Tulsi/holy basil has this covered.
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Verbascum species like mullein have a multitude of chemical compounds that work together to defeat invading microbes like bacteria and yeasts.
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Mucilage is slime. The mucilage in mullein works in a variety of ways. It coats and soothes dry, chronic coughs.
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The rosmarinic acid in sage serves as an antiviral, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant agent.
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Galangin has proven its worth as a stout defense as a broad spectrum antibiotic.
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Skin infections are very responsive to the antimicrobial compounds in poplar buds. Balm of Gilead’s success lies in its clustered attack on the bacteria group.
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Spilanthes has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and analgesic properties thanks, in part, to the compound spilanthol.
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Topical application tincture of Spilanthes acmella (Toothache Plant) is the fastest acting dental application for inflamed gums. It’s pain numbing (analgesic) properties can be used on other areas of the body as well.
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Herbal Nerd Society Exclusive Article – Herbalists know that apple cider vinegar deserves its place in the spotlight is its proven effect of reducing low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol.
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Deep within the tissues of the starchy bulb is an enzyme that turns into the well known compound, allicin, when crushed or sliced.
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