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Goldenseal - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Goldenseal () is a perennial North American native plant found wild in eastern deciduous woodlands and damp meadows as far north as Vermont and Minnesota, and south to Georgia and Arkansas. This vers, ...

Coptis - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Coptis is the underground stem (rhizome) or root of the plant . It is used in traditional Chinese medicine as a stoma...

Strep Throat - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Strep throat is a contagious infection caused by the bacterium .Strep throat primarily affects children, especially t...

Eyebright - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Eyebright () is an annual plant that grows wild in meadows, grassy areas, heaths, and pastures of Britain, northern a...

Cuts and Scratches - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Cuts are wounds that break through the skin, and sometimes reach the underlying tissue. Scratches are usually superfi...

Bedsores - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Bedsores are the result of inflammation and damage caused by irritation to the skin and inhibited blood flow. The con...

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Nature For Life - Women's & Men's Health

Common name(s): Golden Seal, Eye Balm, Ground Raspberry, Jaundice Root, Orange Root, Turmeric Root, Wild Curcuma, Yellow Puccoon, Yellow Root Botanical name: Hydrastis canadensis Plant p...

Lakeshore Wellness Center..Naturopathic Wellness and Acupuncture--Chicago, Illinois

As winter changes into spring, around the world many of us are suffering from the sneezing, wheezing, runny nose and itching eyes that accompanies seasonal allergies. Relief doesn't necessarily hav...

Nature For Life - Women's & Men's Health

Avoiding catching a cold can sometimes be impossible, especially when everyone around you seems to have one. For many, the first response will be to run to the local drugstore to buy one of the ...

American College of Healthcare Sciences, USA

Springtime allergies can put a damper on even the sunniest day. But—they don’t have to. If you’ve relied upon store-bought allergy medications in the past—and have been disappointed—this is the s...

Chattanooga Massage & Bodyworks

Up to the eighteenth century, herbal medicine was the usual form of medical treatment. Even nearly 20% of all medicines that are prescribed are plant based. Primitive tribes still use their traditi...

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