Noni juice (Morinda citrifolia): hidden potential ... [Am J Kidney Dis. 2000] - PubMed result

Do you remember Noni Juice? It was one of the many fad supplements that have gone through the market of natural health products. this is a link to a case of some one who read all the great stuff about this healing juice and said "Hey I gotta get me some of that Noni juice".

Well the Noni juice, as it turned out was not good for him. He had kidney problems and was keeping to his low potassium diet. But who would of thought that this new wonder juice could be bad for anyone?

Well this goes to show us all that not every new supper herb is good for all of us. And also what happened to the Noni juice? I have not herd about it in a while. Well I am sure that there is some new supper anti-oxidant herb that they found out in the amazon.

I just get really upset when health becomes this big business, where every one is just trying to promote their product and not thinking about creating healthy living for the people of the world.

Wow I really must hope and pray that I don`t become one of those.

Noni juice (Morinda citrifolia): hidden potential ... [Am J Kidney Dis. 2000] - PubMed result

Natural Medicine Treatment for Fever Blisters, Oral Herpes and Herpes Simplex 1

All of the above are really the same thing.

The chances are that if you are reading this you know exactly what I am talking about. They usually come out when you get sick, are under a lot of stress or just made out with someone new. It starts with very mild irritation on the lip usually in one spot ant then the blisters form, those ugly little white areas of inflamed skin. Then if you are lucky they scab up after a couple days and after about a week or so the hole story is nothing but history, until the next brake out.

Well it doesn't have to be that way. From my experience taking 500 mg of L-Lysine, which is an amino acid found in any protein rich food, can keep those out brake from happening.

Also if you act fast and as soon as you start to feel the very first signs of an out brake, you can do two thing and be over with the whole story within two days.

Keep L-Lysine and tea-tree oil in your house at all time. As soon as you start to feel any inflammation of your lip, start this treatment. Take 1000 mg of L-Lysine 4 times a day on a empty stomach. And start putting tea-tree oil on the inflamed area. You can put the tea-tree on as much as you want the more the merrier. Just put a drop on your finger and apply it to the irritated area of the lip.

Do this and you will be done with the out brake very quickly.

Take the L-Lysine every day and you may not get another brake out.

Good luck

Sundew - Monograph

Common Name – Sundew

Botanical Name – Drosera Rotundifolia

Parts Used – Aerial Parts

Active Constituents – glycosides, flavonoids, resins, carotins, tannins, organic acids

So what is Sundew good for?

Therapeutic Properties – Anti-spasmodic, demulcent, anti-microbial, aphrodisiac, expectorant

Sundew can helpful in the treatment of tracheitis, bronchitis and asthma.

Sundew can be helpful in the treatment of gastritis and peptic ulcers.

Sundew can be used topically for minor skin irritations.

Dosage

Tincture – 10-20 drops three time a day

Dry herb in tea form – 1-2 grams per cup three cups per day

How do you make sundew tea?

Add one tea spoon of dry Catnip herb to one cup of boiling water, cover and let steep for five minutes, strain out used herb and enjoy.

Contraindications

Should not be used during pregnancy and nursing

Research articles with links

Antimicrobial activity of aerial parts of Drosera peltata Smith on oral bacteria


 
Sundew – A plant that really garbs you (if you are an ant)

Sundew is a beautiful plant with glistening tentacles on its colorful leaves. Now the glistening tentacles of sundew are attractive to more than just our human eye but insect senses as well. The glistening is a sweet and very sticky secretion that attracts and then traps insects. Sundew is a carnivorous plant, that's right sundew is a plant that eats insects. The tentacles on the leaf of all Drosera or sundew plants are so sensitive that they even cause the leaf to bend in toward its middle when they detect an insect in order to get a better bite. After the insect is trapped the plant secrets digestive enzymes which break down the insect so that it can be absorbed into the plant to supplement its diet.


 

 

Catnip - Monograph

Common Name – Catnip

Botanical Name – Nepeta Cararia

Parts Used – Leaves and Flowers

Active Constituents – volatile oils, Thymol, camphor, citieonellal, geranio, caryophyllene, rosemarinic acid and others

So what is Catnip good for?

Therapeutic Properties – Lowers fever, carminative, improves apatite, strengthens sleep, helps with stress, helps to prevent diarrhea.

Catnip can be good to help treat coughs, colds, flu and to help to bring down temperature in the case of a fever.

Catnip is suggested by many herbalists for treatment of chronic bronchitis and diarrhea.

Catnip can be used to treat flatulence's, poor apatite, poor digestion and diarrhea.

Catnip is a great herb to help with stress and difficulty falling asleep.

Dosage

Tincture – 30-60 drops three times a day

Tea – three cups a day

How do you make catnip tea?

Add one heaping tea spoon of dry Catnip herb to one cup of boiling water, cover and let steep for five minutes, strain out used herb and enjoy.

Contraindications

Should not be taken with sedatives or sleeping pills

Research articles with links

Antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of the essential oil and methanol extract of Nepeta cataria

Grandmother Twigleaf meditates over a cup of Catnip tea

As winter starts to spread its frosty fingers through the forest and the earth is already thick with the fall leaves. Life begins to slow down after the summer months which always seem to be so abundant with activity. Grandmother Twigleaf is always happy to see her exited grandchildren. But when they leave she needs to have her cup of catnip tea to help her relax. Normally she only drinks catnip tea when she has trouble falling asleep. But during the summer months full of family and excitement she has her catnip tea every afternoon to help her relax. Now as winter starts to seep in through the smallest openings around the door and windows, grandmother Twigleaf sits down to a hot cup of catnip tea to help her deal with some slight anxiety she is having about the coming cold months of the winter. As she sips on the warm catnip tea she feels more relaxed. She begins to feel calm and at ease. She pictures in her head all of her grandchildren and how nice it is to see them grow. She remembers the same feelings she had when her own children were young and these thoughts warm her heart while the catnip tea warms her stomach. As she finishes her catnip tea she fully reclines her chair and decides to take a short nap.

Easy Exercises to Help Prevent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome - CTS

CTS is what happens when the median nerve, which runs through the wrist gets compressed or damaged. This seems to be brought upon by repeated hand motions over many years. Today we see that anyone who spends many hours a day working on a computer has an increased chance of developing CTS.

Here are three easy exercises that can help to prevent CTS

1. Rest one forearm on a table palm down. Now with the other hand lift the fingers of the hand resting on the table to stretch the muscles of the wrist, hand and forearm. Hold the stretch for five minutes and then repeat with the other hand.
   
2. Stand at the edge of a table and place you hands palm down on the table. Now lean forward slowly to stretch the hands and forearms.
   
3. Place a rube band around you finger to create resistance and the open and close your fingers.
   

Linden - Monograph

Common Name – Linden or Lime Flower

Botanical Name – Tilia(platyphyllos)

Parts Used – Flowers and leaves

Active Constituents – Saponins, aromatic materials, flavonoids (quercitin, hesperidin, astragalin) and tannins.

So what is Linden good for?

Therapeutic Properties – peripheral vasodilator, helps to restore blood vessel walls, sedative, diaphoretic, diuretic, demulcent.

Linden can be good for kids who have trouble falling asleep.

Linden can be used to help with runny nose, stomachache and to help lower a fever.

Linden can be used to help with colds and flu.

Linden can be used to help with stress and any stress related physical symptoms.

Linden can be helpful in the treatment of high blood pressure, atherosclerosis and varicose veins.

Dosage

Tincture – 30-60 drops three times a day

Dry herb – 1-4 grams three times a day

How do you make Linden tea?

Add one heaping teaspoon of the dry herb to one cup of boiling water, cover and let steep for five minutes and then stain out the used herb.

Contraindications

None

Research articles with links


 

Yarrow - Monograph

Common Name – Yarrow

Botanical Name – Achilea Millefolum

Parts Used – Leaves and flowers

Active Constituents – Coumarins, tannins, flavonoids, volatile oils, bitter materials, resins, alkaloids and aspergin

So what is Yarrow good for?

Therapeutic Properties – Diaphoretic, carminative, anti-spasmodic, hypotensive, astringent, anti-inflammatory, diuretic, anti-microbial, bitter, hepatic, tonic, alterative, vulnerary.

Yarrow can be used with young children to help treat fever, colds, runny nose, diarrhea and bed wetting.

Yarrow can be used to help treat women who suffer from menstrual pains, heavy menstruation, delayed menstruation and bleeding in-between menstruation.

Yarrow can be used to help with stomach aches, gastritis, lack of appetite and diarrhea.

Yarrow can help with hematuria and kidney infections.

Yarrow can be useful in the treatment of high blood pressure and all problems of the veins (hemorrhoids and varicose veins).

Dosage

Tincture – 25-50 drops three times a day

Dry herb – 2-4 grams three time's day

How do you make Yarrow tea?

Add one heaping teaspoon of dry herb to one cup of boiling water, cover, let steep for five minutes and strain out the used herb.

Contraindications

May cause photosensitivity

Some people are allergic to yarrow

Research articles with links

Chemical Composition and in-vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Essential Oils

of Three Greek Achillea Species

http://znaturforsch.com/ac/v57c/s57c0287.pdf

Isolation of the anti-inflammatory principles from Achillea millefolium

http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jps.2600580805/abstract?systemMessage=Wiley+Online+Library+will+be+disrupted+2+July+from+10-12+BST+for+monthly+maintenance