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Ma huang has a long history of use for colds, coughs, asthma, and hay fever. It is also used for fevers and edema. Ma huang contains ephedrine, a stimulant and decongestant; it works by promoting sweating, drying mucus secretions, dilating the air passages and easing bronchial spasms. Ma huang is often added to stimulant energy products and weight-loss products. The herb is effective for these uses, but it has side effects; deaths have occurred from its abuse. Traditional use only is recommend
Naturopathic medicine can play a helpful role in your child’s health. Some of the factors that profoundly impact health begin at an early age, such as the habits we develop, the food we eat, and the environment we grow up in.
Grindelia has anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, expectorant, and mild pain-relieving properties. It was formerly included in the United States Pharmacopoeia as an internal remedy for asthma, bronchitis, and other upper respiratory tract ailments. It is often blended with yerba santa, marshmallow root, licorice, and other respiratory herbs. Grindelia is used topically for burns, poison oak, and other skin rashes. The tincture is beneficial when useful locally for poison oak rashes. It has a
Red cedar, also called western red cedar, is the species . It should not be confused with the eastern red cedar, , or the Lebanon cedar, , which are unrelated species. Eastern red cedar is toxic if ty....
The eucalyptus tree is a large, fast-growing evergreen that is native to Australia and Tasmania. The tree can grow to 375-480 feet (125-160 meters). Eucalyptus belongs to the myrtle (Myrtaceae) famild ...
Pinellia () is a member of the Aroid family. Originating from China and Japan, it is a small plant that is popular for ornamental use and known in Asia as "green dragon." Pinellia is a r....
Breath therapy is an umbrella term covering a broad range of therapeutic approaches that emphasize the importance of breathing and its potential to affect human health. Most breath therapies employ sn....
Honeysuckle is a large, volubilate shrub of the genus . There are over 300 species of honeysuckle in the Caprifoliaceae family, found from Asia to North America. The shrub reaches heights of 20ȁ (...
is the common onion. Although it is usually thought of as a vegetable, also has a long history of medicinal use.Onions are perennials that are cultivated for food worldwide. There are many varietiey....
Reishi mushrooms are some of the most widely used medicinal mushrooms in the world. Their scientific name is . In Chinese medicine, reishi mushrooms are known as , which means spiritual plant as the e....
A cough often accompanies the common cold, seasonal allergies, and other common ailments. Aromatherapists suggest essential oil aromatherapy as a natural treatment for cough.
Herbs for acute bronchitis include immune stimulants, cooling expectorants if there is heat, warming expectorants, respiratory tonics, and anti-infection herbs.
also known as Indian tobacco, wild tobacco, pukeweed, emetic weed, asthma weed and gag-root, is native to North America and can commonly be found growing wild over much of the United States. Lobeliap....
True to its name, this root is used mainly to treat pleurisy and inflammation of the lungs and to alleviate breathing difficulties. The Eclectic doctors used it to lower fevers as a diaphoretic, for the acute stages of bronchitis and pneumonia, for dry asthma with fever, as well as for a number of other complaints. Pleurisy root has a taste of ACRID, BITTER and a temperature of COOL.
Food allergies can be life threatening. Learning correct nutrition can help identify and avoid foods that cause allergic reactions while maintain proper nutritional needs.
Veganism is a system of dietary and lifestyle practices that seeks to promote health and peace while reducing the suffering of both people and animals. Vegans (pronounced vee-guns) are vegetarians whs....
Emphysema is a progressive, incurable chronic lung condition. The air sacs (alveoli) are destroyed and oxygen uptake is restricted due to the loss of elasticity of lung tissue.As of 1998 there were ae....
Black haw (), is a shrub or small tree with serrated oval leaves. Its white flowers and dark berries occur in clusters. The stem bark of black haw is approved for use in foods in the United States. Iy....
Allergies are abnormal reactions of the immune system that occur in response to otherwise harmless substances.Allergies are among the most common medical disorders. It is estimated that 60 million Ame....
Bromelain, also known as bromelin, is a protein-digesting enzyme extracted from the flesh and stem of the pineapple plant, . Although the people of Guadeloupe introduced Christopher Columbus to the ft....