Using Herbs For:	Herbal Health Tonics	Herbal Remedies
: Kidney : : Liver : : Cancer Prevention : : Immune System : : General Health Tonics :

Natural Herbal Health Tonics Treatments

Some herbs also target specific body organs such as the heart (cordials), or the liver, (hepatic ). As the old saying goes, a pinch of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Think of these herbal tonics in the same light as your daily multi-vitamin. Just like the fruits, vegetables and grains that sustain our lives, these herbs nourish, protect and strengthen the whole body. In other words, they are just plain good for you.

Herbal Health Tonics

Using Herbs for :Apples and Vinegar Tonic Apples and apple vinegar An apple a day, as the old proverb goes, or a spoonful of vinegar, is a good, cheap, and commonsense addition to your daily health routine. Apples contain malic and tartic acids, and salts of potassium, sodium, magnesium, and iron. They are sighlty laxative, calming, and purging. In herbal medicine, apples are regarded as having a cleansing influence on the liver, colon, spleen, and kidneys.

Using Herbs for :Liver Support Dandelion A healthy liver is a vital component of good health. Dandelion is a great example of a tonic herb that can be taken freely over long periods of time. Dandelion contains taraxacin, a hepatic stimulant, insulin, as sugar, and lecithin, also good for liver problems. Medicinal mushrooms Reishi, and Maitake, helps to improve oxygen utilization and improve liver functions, significantly boost the immune system and build immune reserves

Using Herbs for :Strengthen immune response Echinacea In addition to using well known herbal remedies for immunity, such as Echinachea, Astragalus, and eleuthero, getting plenty of plant based essential fatty acids from herbs like flax seed and black seed oil also plays a vital role in a strong and healthy immune system.

Using Herbs for :Cancer prevention and Anti-tumor herbs Rosemary Using herbs as health tonics may help to lessen the occurance of cancers. Many herbs, including rosemary, contain compounds that prevent carcinogenic chemicals from binding to and inducing mutations in DNA. The benefits of antioxidents on health is well established. Traditional detoxifying herbs like burdock and dandelion have been studied for their antitumor effects. Evening primrose and borage oils and many nut and seed oils contain essential fatty acids called gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) that act on the same receptor in tumors as the powerful breast cancer drug Herceptin, and have many other life sustaining benefits as well.

Herbal Health Tonics Treatment Information

• Kidney : Herbs used for kidney infection and kidney stone treatment are often diuretic, increasing the flow of urine to wash out toxins.
• Liver : Milk thistle has been used for liver ailments for thousands of years
• Cancer Prevention : Many herbs have anti-tumor properties that can be incorporated into a healthy lifestyle.
• Immune System : Botanical and herbal medicines have a dual mode of action against infectious diseases - they kill germs and viruses, and they stimulate the body's own defenses by strengthening the immune system.
• General Health Tonics : Just like the fruits, vegetables and grains that sustain our lives, these herbs nourish, protect and strengthen the whole body.

Herbal Health Tonics: References

1. Duke, James The Green Pharmacy Herbal Handbook .(December 15, 2000)
2. Linda B. White, M.D., Steven Foster. Herbal Drugstore (2003)
3. Robert B Tisserand, The Art of Aromatherapy (1977)
4. Richard Mabey, The New Age Herbalist (1988)
5. Steven Foster and Yue chongxi, Herbal Emissaries (1992)
6. Maud Grieve, Modern Herbal Vols 1, II (1931)
7. Richo Cech, Making Plant Medicine (2000)
8. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed
9. Phyllis A. Balch, Prescription for Herbal Healing (2002)
10. Adele Dawson, Herbs: Partners in Life (2000)
11. Penelope Ody, Home Herbal (1995)

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