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Saw Palmetto

Botanical Illustration of Saw Palmetto

Today, we added Saw Palmetto to our Herb Guide. It looks at traditional uses as an herbal remedy, side-effects, research and resources.

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Flaxseed

Today, we added Flaxseed and Flaxseed Oil to our Herb Guide. It looks at traditional uses as an herbal remedy, side-effects, research and resources.

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Sage

Sage was used as a treatment to promote fertility in ancient Egypt. In ancient Greece physicians used a solution of sage and water to stop wounds from bleeding and to clean sores and ulcers.

Sage is used as a fresh herb, as dried leaves, in liquid extracts and sprays. Sage has a pungent, distinctive aroma.

Can Supplements Reduce Damage from Radiation?

By Dr. Leo Galland

The fallout from radioactive steam released by damaged nuclear reactors in Japan has raised concerns about radiation exposure in Asia, the Pacific and North America.

The disaster at Chernobyl in the Ukraine in 1986 provides an alarming example of how radiation can spread over long distances and in unsuspected ways.

Fighting Parasites

by Dr. Leo Galland

Testing for Parasites

Laboratories that specialize in tropical medicine or parasitology are more likely to find organisms in stool specimens than are general or hospital laboratories.

Licorice Root

Latin Names- Glycyrrhiza glabra, Glycyrrhiza uralensis (Chinese licorice)

Botanical Illustration of Glycyrrhiza glabra from Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885

As an herbal remedy licorice root has a long history in both Eastern and Western traditions. Most licorice is grown in Greece, Turkey, and Asia. Peeled licorice root is available in dried and powdered forms.

Licorice root is also made into capsules, tablets, and liquid extracts. Continue reading »