David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHBitters ;Bitter herbs are fundamental to Phytotherapy's contribut
Allium sativum
Liliaceae
Habitat: Cultivated worldwide.
Collection: The bulb
An acute, highly communicable bacterial disease, characterizedby a paroxysmal or spasmodic cough that usually ends in a prolonged, hig
Shingles, or herpes zoster, is a viral infection of sensory nerve cells caused by the same virus (Varicella zoster) that causes chicken pox. The virus remains latent in the dorsal root ganglia of the spinal cord after the initial attack of chicken...
Berberis vulgaris
Part Used : Bark of root or stem
Constituents :
Alkaloids
Acute or chronic infection of the urinary bladder.
This is an inflammation of the wall and lining of t
Tonics for the Upper Respiratory System ;Nature is abundant in herbs that have an anti-catarrhal
The common cold is a virus infection of the upper respiratory tract. There are many different strains of virus which can cause cold symptoms, and these are constantly mutating. While the mucous membranes of the nose and throat are inflamed as a...
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Ericaceae
Names : Uva Ursi
Habitat : Britain, Central and Northern Europe
A common problem that is a potentially disfiguring skin disease. Unfortunately it often affects those in an emotionally vulnerable stage of life--adolescence. It involves the sebaceous glands in the skin which secrete lubrication (sebum)for the hair...
