When the makers of Ex-Lax announced the arrival of a “new” formulation of the product a few years ago, herbal remedies took front-runner status in the treatment of common constipation. Of course, it wasn’t exactly a hard-to-win competition. The main ingredient of Ex-Lax, phenolphthalein, was taken off the market by the FDA, leaving little choice [...]
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Herbal Help for Constipation
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged apple, colon, herbal, laxatives, lazy, peels, prolonged, psyllium, syndrome, water on November 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Herbal extract found to increase lifespan
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged athletes, continued, depression, extract, impact, investigating, lifespan, stress on October 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The herbal extract of a yellow-flowered mountain plant indigenous to the Arctic regions of Europe and Asia increased the lifespan of fruit fly populations, according to a University of California, Irvine study. Flies that ate a diet rich with Rhodiola rosea, an herbal supplement long used for its purported stress-relief effects, lived on an average [...]
Benefits of Herbal Medicine
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged bowel, complaints, condition, digestive, headaches, herbalists, irritable, therapist, varicose on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Herbal medicine can treat almost any condition that patients might take to their doctor. Common complaints seen by herbalists include skin problems such as psoriasis, acne and eczema, digestive disorders such as peptic ulcers, colitis, irritable bowel syndrome and indigestion. Problems involving the heart and circulation like angina, high blood pressure, varicose veins, varicose ulcers [...]
Factors about Herbal Medicines
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged allopathic, ancient, conventional, doctor, extracts, herbal, natural, poppy, tinctures, village on September 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Herbal Medicine is a form of alternative medicine based on the use of plants in the form of herbal supplements, raw herbs, herbal extracts, herbal tinctures, and other herbal remedies such as tablets, ointments, and capsules. Herbal medicine use is on the rise. Many health enthusiasts are turning to this natural, plant-based form of medicine [...]
