Peppermint is an excellent carminative, having a relaxing effect on the muscles of the digestive system, combats flatulence and stimulates bile and digestive juice flow. It is used to relieve intestinal colic, flatulent dyspepsia and associated conditions. The volatile oil acts as a mild anesthetic to the stomach wall, which allays feelings of nausea and the desire to vomit. Relieves the nausea & vomiting of pregnancy and travel sickness.
December 05, 2010
Kudzu (Pueraria Lobata)
Kudzu root has been known for centuries in traditional Chinese medicine as ge-gen. The first written mention of the plant as a medicine is in the ancient herbal text of Shen Nong (circa A.D.100). In traditional Chinese medicine, kudzu root is used in prescriptions for the treatment of wei, or “superficial,” syndrome (a disease that manifests just under the surface—mild, but with fever), thirst, headache, and stiff neck with pain due to high blood pressure. It is also recommended for allergies, migraine headaches, inadequate measles eruptions in children, and diarrhea It is also used in modern Chinese medicine as a treatment for angina pectoris.
September 18, 2010
Natural Remedies for Acne and Blackheads
Natural Remedies for Acne and Blackheads
The polymorphism lesion is caused by an exaggerated sebaceous flux. The Acne Rosacea affects women during the period before the menopause (40-50 years). It appears as a red rash called erythrosis. It appears and disappears and then relapses. It is normally confined to the cheeks, nose, forehead and chin.
The Acne Conglobata has unaesthetic consequences and affects males. It is found on the face, nape, upper arms, chest, back, buttocks and thighs. They appear because the sebaceous cysts and the suppurations which open through small pores.
The content of nutrients found in mushrooms
The edible mushrooms are used as food but also in pharmacology. The content of nutrients found in mushrooms is remarkable: 30-40 percent of their dry weight are protein (meat is 15-25 percent). Mushrooms also contain about all the minerals necessary for human body, and vitamins A, B1, B2, C, D. Therefore, mushrooms have as main features the organic and brain stimulation, refills the body with mineralis. Mushroom consumption is indicated in cases of anemia, physical and intellectual fatigue, demineralization, in cases of no meet diets.
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