Medicinal Healing Herbs : Properties and Uses A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A-Z Herb Chart: Over 400 natural healing herbs and plants are profiled along with detailed herb descriptions, common names, botanical names, medicinal uses, folklore, and references from the leading herbalists of today and ancient times.

Bulk Organic Medicinal Herbs

Before the relatively modern age of drugs controlled and marketed by pharmaceutical conglomerates, we relied solely on plants to treat ourselves. There are very distinct advantages to using herbs whenever possible instead of commercial drugs. The pharmaceutical companies extract what they believe to be the "active ingredient" and isolate it, and mix it with synthetic substances. This can lead to a very powerful drug, but one that is not balanced, and often produces many unwanted side effects. By using herbs, you are taking in the whole synergy of complex chemical components, exactly as they occur together in nature. The average testing time for a new drug is a only a few years, and then only on small populations of patients. Many of the healing plants that we use today have been used for centuries.

Home Healing with Herbs:

Herbal Preparation:
Save money and ensure purity and freshness by making your own herbal infusions, decoctions, salves, and tinctures. No special equipment or complicated instructions, if you can boil water you are well on your way to making your own home remedies.

Home Herbal Remedies In times past, the pantry was the control center of the household. It was here that the countrywoman stored her precious herbs and spices, to make the herbal home remedies for the family. Her knowledge of plants was of a practical nature, based on skill, observation, and recipes that were passed down from generation to generation. She was the family doctor, herbalist, candle maker, chef, and seamstress all rolled into one. These women were grounded in common sense and had a real understanding of the plants and natural materials they worked with. Modern herbalists and wise women have added to this store of knowledge that you can draw on to make your own lotions, potions and natural beauty products. This herbal database grew out of a personal desire to organize and keep track of my personal research into natural ways to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis. I hope you will find something here that helps you also, whatever you interest in natural medicine may be.

Organic Aromatherapy Essential Oils
It's far from a new age idea, Hippocrates understood the antibacterial properties of aromatic plants and urged the people of Athens to burn them during an outbreak of plague. Easy ways to incorporate the power of essential oils, resins and hydrosols into your life.

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