Articles about Herbs

Healthy Skin - How Chinese Herbs Benefit Your Skin

Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) Chinese herbs are an excellent source of modern drugs and treatment cosmetics, provided one knows where and how to look. To those who are not familiar with it, traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) is mysterious and full of “mumbo jumbo,” as its theory and practice ... [read more]

Herbs that Heal Naturally

The word herb is used to refer to any part of a plant used for flavoring or medicine. Herbs for relaxation so sleep will come, and relieving pain or water retention have the welcome plus of being void of the side effects that come with chemical medications. Being pain free and relaxed with a clear h ... [read more]

Herbs for Women

The other day, I had a female customer bring in her bag of supplements. It was a rather large bag and we started to go through each bottle and what she was using it for. We came across one bottle that she wasn’t sure why she was taking it. I wasn’t really surprised when she said she didn’t know if i ... [read more]

The Healing Power of Natures Herbs

In today's world doctors and medicines are the ones we trust when it comes to our health matters. Medical progress is good news for all of us, but I've got good news too! Nature, our oldest doctor, has simple solutions to treat many cases effectively. Those solutions are called herbs. Below is a lis ... [read more]

Herbs That Ease Anxiety & Fear

In the wake of the terrorist attacks (9-11), many women find that they are fearful, anxious, nervous, or depressed. In this series of articles adapted from her best-selling book New Menopausal Years the Wise Woman Way (available through www.ashtreepublishing.com, herbalist Susun S Weed shares her fa ... [read more]

Preserving Herbs

Harvesting Herbs: Harvest in the morning of a hot and dry day--wait until the dew is off the plants. Snip off the top growth--about 6 inches of stem below the flower buds. Drying Herbs: If the leaves are clean, don't wash them--oils are lost in the washing process. If they are dusty ... [read more]

Herbs and Essential Oils - Powerful Medicine

We can find many beneficial uses for natural herbs and their essential oils in our lives. The essential oils contain the concentrated part of the herb. Using the herb in its purest oil form can allow us to store it for longer periods of time. We can use less of it this way due to the concentration i ... [read more]

Going Back to the Basics: Revival of Traditional Treatment through Herbs

Herbal medicine has its origins in ancient cultures including those of the Egyptians, American Indians and Chinese. It involves the medicinal use of plants to treat disease and enhance general health and wellbeing. There are over 750,000 plants on earth. Relatively speaking, only a very few of th ... [read more]

Guide To Some Common Herbs That Heal

Herbs have long been an acceptable way to fight common ailments and while they should not take the place of medical advice, can be a great supplement to your current medical care. There are many common herbs that have healing properties which you may not even know about. Some of the herbs like ga ... [read more]

Ayurveda, Ayurvedic Medicines, and Important Herbs

What is Ayurveda and Its Importance? Ayurveda is a traditional holistic healing. Translated from Sanskrit, Ayurveda means 'the science of life'. ayur means "life" and veda means "science. India system which largely depends on plant support to form major Chunk of its medicine. Most of the herbs, s ... [read more]

5 Herbs You Need Highly Concentrated

Herbs that Do Better as Pills Oil of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus) The principal active ingredient in eucalyptus oil is "eucalyptol" which has strong germicidal and disinfectant properties. Applying oil of Eucalyptus to cuts and scrapes will kill germs and speed up the healing process. It a ... [read more]

The Many Uses of Fresh Herbs

Herbs are fun and easy to grow. When harvested they make even the simplest meal seem like a gourmet delight. By using herbs in your cooking you can easily change the flavors of your recipes in many different ways, according to which herbs you add. Fresh herbs are great in breads, stews, soups or veg ... [read more]

Herbs Vs. Synthetic Vitamins And Minerals

COMPANIES do not KNOW HOW TO MAKE HERBAL FORMULAS without BULK VITAMINS and MINERALS There is a trend on the market mixing herbs with different ingredients also called the 'fillers'. Seriously, just look on the label – most Supplements are mixed with herbs... Why? To make those products mor ... [read more]

How Essential Oils Differ From Dried Herbs

Essential Oils are the heartbeat of the plant kingdom, and are perhaps the most exciting life-giving substance we have in the world today. They represent in plants what blood represents in humankind - life! This heartbeat is the energy that was created to deliver the nutrients into every cell of the ... [read more]

Herbs and Spices

In any number of cookbooks and recipes you will find advice on which herbs go with what. I’m not going to take that route. While there certainly are marriages that are tried and tested, such as tomatoes and basil or lamb and rosemary, the reality is that the use of herbs is every bit as much a ma ... [read more]

Plants, Herbs, And Roots For Love

In the column Plants, Herbs and Roots For Prosperity, I explain in detail how to practically use a plant material to attract things to you, so refer to that if you have never used plant matter in magic before. In brief, the main methods of using plant material to draw love are: carrying the subst ... [read more]