Herbs and Health
Horsetail as a remedy for arteriosclerosis and joint inf...
Horsetail is a unique and primitive plant with two distinctive types of stems. In spring the horsetail grows a short brownish scape with a cone-like tip containing spores. When the air is dry the spores ... more information
Sages and Black Currant
Spring allergies: a real problem! Ragweed allergy is an increasingly widespread phenomenon that sometimes causes severe erythema and rhinitis. It often happens that a subject cannot bear several kinds o... more information
Primrose against respiratory tract infections
It is really surprising how this plant succeeds in avoiding auto-pollination, thus defending its own species at best. The process is interesting and quite complicated. There are two types of primrose flo... more information
Valerian
Insomnia Insomnia is a consequence of several kinds of indisposition, from chronic diseases, such as hypertension, hyperthyroidism and hepatic insufficiency, to acute and chronic intoxication and an ex... more information
Willow against fever and pain
The Willow-tree is a grey/silvery tree that grows along the shores of streams and rivers, near marshes and in wet woods. The willow is a tree of medium size, with a trunk covered with a pale yellow bark ... more information
Chelidonia against warts and gallstones
Chelidonia, one of the earliest plants to bloom in spring, grows both in uncultivated areas and in thickets. Its vivid yellow flowers are gathered in terminal umbels and have four petals and 2 short-live... more information
Mistletoe against high blood pressure
The term hypertension refers to either a transitory or a permanent increase in blood pressure. Blood circulation is a consequence of the pressure generated in our arteries by heart contractions... more information
Herbs and health: natural remedies month by month
May is the first stage in our voyage through "health & herbs". Every month our botany expert will teach us to recognize officinal herbs, which can also be used in cooking and beauty treatme... more information
