Christopher Hobbs LAc AHGThe over the Counter (OTC) drugs Aspirin and acetominophin (the main
active ingredient of Tylenol and other analgesics) are two of the w
When European settlers began to arrive in what is now Massachusetts at the beginning of the 17th century, they brought the plants and remedies they knew, along with a few of the famous works on herbal medicine that were consulted by all. For...
Medicinal herbs play an important role in health care throughout the world--especially in non-industrialized continents such as Africa, South America and parts of Asia. However, even in many industrialized countries, a number of traditional herbs...
Burdock: A Lion in Porcupine's Clothes ;Many years ago, on a cold morning in February, the Kimur
Choices--they aren't so hard when we clearly see all the options. When considering ways to relieve symptoms and heal ourselves, or prevent illness in the first place, one is confronted with a vast array of healing models. Allopathy, naturopathy...
Herbal remedies have a long history of use for gum and tooth problems. In many traditional cultures, there are no plastic-bristle brushes, rather, the use of herbal "chewing sticks" are common. Chewing sticks are usually taken from plants, shrubs or...
Cayenne --This Popular Herb is Hot ;It's well known that cayenne pepper is an important ingr
The following outline covers the therapeutic categories most often recommended in western herbal practice. Some diets include the Live foods (purifying diet), Macrobiotic diet, Protein-shock (mitogen) therapy (Enderlein therapy, Mistletoe, poke...
Botanical Taxonomy -- A Historical Summary ;The names of the plants, whether scientific or common ar
Tonics, Bitters and Digestion ;"What does bitter have to do with good digestion?" an Am
