Among the many medicinal herbs used throughout the long history of Occidental culture, St. John's wort, has always been and still is of great interest. From the time of the ancient Greeks down through the Middle Ages, the plant was considered to be...
Many natural health practitioners and herbalists view children's severe hyperactivity in connection with being starved for affection, attention, or important nutrients that are not available in some modern fast-food diets. Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac...
Christopher Hobbs, L.Ac., a fourth generation herbalist, discusses the organic and mental/emotional factors leading to impotence among men. Hobbs outlines both standard medical treatments and an herbal approach that, depending upon the cause, may...
Kava is Piper methisticum Forst. from the pepper family, Piperaceae.
Depending on the area of the Pacific, Piper methisticum has been called
Kava, awa, waka, lawena, or yaqona by the people who have used it perhaps
for thousands of years.
Our health depends on our ability to adapt--whether it be the specific, close-up everyday environment of our home, workplace or office, the wider environment of the Amazon jungles, or the planet on which we live. Dorland's medical dictionary defines...
Vitex agnus-castus is a perfect example of a modern medicinal plant, with important clinical applications, validated by modern science, and known and used by the ancient Greeks. From the writings of three of the best-known herbalists and healers of...
The Lloyd Library: The Unknown Alexandria of Herbal Medicine ;All of the knowledge of the ancient world available in p
Bitters (Bitterstoffe) L. Maiwald, Wu ;A different evaluation is given by the pharmacologist, o
Men's and women's reproductive health issues are an important part of herbal and medical health care in modern societies. Herbal remedies have been used throughout history to help ease symptoms and balance hormones. For instance, the Mediteranean...
Herbal medicines are the precursors of many common drugs prescribed in clinical practice in modern western industrial countries today. Further, herbs and herbal products are still an important part of the primary health care systems in many parts of...
Christopher Hobbs LAc AHG