Herbalists use the leaves, flowers, stems, berries, and roots of plants to prevent, relieve, and treat illness. From a "scientific" perspective, many herbal treatments are considered experimental. The reality is, however, that herbal medicine has a...
The herbal treatments recommended in this book include teas, baths, compresses, poultices, oils, and ointments. Some require that you start from scratch, while others, especially tablets or capsules, are available ready made. The recipes and...
Sarah, a normally exuberant young woman, felt fatigued and out of sorts. For three weeks, she had dreaded getting out of bed in the morning and found little joy in her occupation as a physical education teacher at a California high school.
I can't believe it! I feel normal for the first time in a long, long time-maybe ever. Can a natural and inexpensive supplement actually relieve depression? Yes, it can. For thousands of years, people have enjoyed the health benefits of a wide...
I have used St. John's wort with patients who were already on antidepressants, including Prozac, Zoloft, Effexor and the tricyclics. Prozac and Beyond-The Synthetic Antidepressants, as well as those taking the amino acids such as tyrosine. Of...
It was never like this on Prozac ... there's more laughter. (Kate, 48-year-old author. The herbalists of ancient times knew about the powers of St. John's wort, and they used it for a wide variety of ailments. However, Western medicine discarded the...
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...
New Stone Age 8,000 to 5,000 B.C. Europe. Transition from the paleolithic to neolithic period...from a food gathering to a food producing economy.
Stone was polished, creating tools to clear trees, help farming.
St. John's wort is a member of the genus Hypericum, of which there are 400 species worldwide, and a member of the St. John's wort family, Hypericaceae. St. John's wort is native to Europe, West Asia, North Africa, Madeira and the Azores, and is...
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...
Janet Zand LAc OMD
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