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Horse Chestnut Herbal Remedies

Horse chestnut has been shown to have a tonifying effect on the venous system and is used both internally and externally for varicose veins, hemorrhoids, and phlebitis. It increases blood circulation, reducing fragility and leakage from tiny vess...

Horse Chestnut - Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

The European horse chestnut, , is the horse chestnut most frequently used in herbal medicine. It is a member of the H...

Herbal Remedies for Easy Bruising

This can often be remedied with an increase in some important nutrients, such as vitamin E and vitamin C. Herbs that...

Herbal Remedies for Anal Fissures

Herbal treatments can include venous tonics (witch hazel, horse chestnut), venous stimulants (stone root), anti-infla...

Herbal Remedies for Edema

An herbal treatment program can include venous tonics and aquaretics.

Herbal Remedies for Capillary Fragility

An herbal program can include artery-strengthening herbs and vein-strengthening tonics. Vitamin C and bioflavonoids ...

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Varicose veins can be an unsightly condition that brings about a sense of self consciousness in its victims, especially for those of us living in hot and humid conditions where shorts that expose t...

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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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