Rosemary Gladstar, the famed herbalist, is credited with creating and popularizing Fire Cider. The recipe infuses apple cider vinegar with grated ginger root, horseradish, cayenne pepper, and other ingredients. After the vinegar is infused and strained, it’s sweetened with honey. I know people who take fire cider all year long to strengthen their […]
Body into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care
Body Into Balance: An Herbal Guide to Holistic Self-Care by Maria Noel Groves won the Silver Nautilus Book Award Winner for Health & Healing. It covers the foundations of good health, a review of body systems, chapters on managing pain, longevity and vitality, herbal medicine for children and pets, monographs, recipes, and key recommendations. From the […]
Top 10 Anti-Inflammatory Herbs
This is an informative and balanced article on the top 10 anti-inflammatory herbs. These herbs have been shown to help with conditions like inflammation and infection. The author notes that similar to traditional medication there can be side-effects and for each herb lists its benefits, risks and health concerns (if any.) There is also a […]
Herbal Medicine for Families
Virginia makes a good point that while a lot of people know something about herbs, they don’t really know anything about herbal medicine. People tend to take a single herb for a chronic medical problem like black cohash for arthritis. However, taking a single herb for a condition is often not the right approach. Instead, long […]
Best 10 Herbs to Treat Asthma
This article discusses the best 10 herbs that can be used to naturally treat asthma. Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and constricts the airways. The result is shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing and chest tightness. Before quick relief inhalers and allergy medications, herbs were used to treat asthma. The advantage of herbs is […]
Two Excellent Books About Herbal Alternatives to Traditional Antibiotics
There are an increasing number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Essentially bacteria are rapidly mutating so that particular antibiotics are no longer effective against them. Certain medicinal herbs have antibiotic properties that bacteria are not resistant to. These two books discuss the roots of antibiotic resistance, the value of herbs as an alternative, and how to […]