Mark Twain Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint
Thought to have derived from the Garden of Eden, ginger is a favourite spice and flavouring, and one of the world’s greatest medicines. Used in India since 5000BC, ginger is grown throughout the tropics and used extensively as both a culinary and therapeutic spice. It contains an active contituent, gingerol, which is responsible for much [...]
With its pungent scent, thyme has been used by healers for centuries, and today is among the most common and useful of herbs in the garden. A stimulating herb, thyme work well as a tonic for the nerves, helping to combat mental stress and enhance mood. It has powerful antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-viral actions, and [...]
Traditionally known as “nature’s medicine chest”, the elder tree provides both flowers and berries with medicinal properties. Elderflower has a well-established reputation as an immune stimulant and for fighting coughs and colds. It can induce perspiration, and is useful in the treatment of fevers. By acting as a diuretic, elder flowering tops aid the removal [...]
Liquorice has a wealth of healing properties, ancd the Chinese have been using this herb in traditional medicine for thousand of years. LIQUORICE PROPERTIES Liquorice is a good remedy for lowering stomach-acid levels, so it may help to relieve over-acidity in the digestive tract and stomach ulcers. With its expectorant properties, it is useful for [...]
Asthma is a lung disease in which there is intermittent narrowing of the bronchi (airways), which causes shortness of breath, wheezing and a cough. The illness often starts in childhood, although it can develop at any age. At least one child in seven suffers from asthma, and the number affected has increased dramatically in recent [...]