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Balm Leaves
Category: Animal Health,Health,Natural Meds,Nutrition
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Balm leaves, known by its botanical name, Melissa officinalis, is also commonly referred to as Lemon Balm, Sweet Balm, Lemon Balsam, Bee Balm and Melissa.   Overview   Balm is a shortened form of the word Balsam, deriving from Latin balsamum “balsam tree”, which was also used for the resin obtained from it. The Latin species name melissa is shortened from Classical Greek melisso-phyllon.   Early use of the leaf were for its calming effects to relieve stress and ...

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California poppy (eschscholzia californica)
Category: Natural Meds
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This herb calms mild anxiety and promotes relaxation and refreshing sleep. A typical dosage is 2-3 cups of tea per day (steep 1 tsp of dried herb and/or roots in 1 cup of boiling water for 15 minuts); or 30-40 drops of tincture two or three times per day.  Caution:  May interact with monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitor antidepressants.  Not recommended for use during ...

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KathiG
Skullcap
Category: Natural Meds
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Skullcap Did you know...? Overview: Too much anxiety and stress in your life? try skull cap as a natural way to ease frayed nerves, relax, and get a restful sleep. It is an old remedy that helps to relieve "women's complaints," such as premenstrual syndrome and monthly cramps. skull cap is also considered very useful for alleviating the difficulties of barbiturate and drug withdrawal. plant description: Skull cap (also spelled scullcap) is a small, herbaceous perennial, ...

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Anti depressant
Category: Health
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Anti depressant Did you know…? Overview: An antidepressant, in the most common usage, is a psychiatric medication taken to alleviate clinical depression or dysthymia ('milder' depression). A number of antidepressant drugs, such as the herbal supplement St John's Wort, are also widely studied and used. Antidepressants are generally considered separately from stimulants. They are usually taken as a course over several weeks, months or years, and have a delayed onset of therapeutic ...

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Ginkgo
Category: Natural Meds
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Because ginkgo increases the Circulation of blood and oxygen to all parts of the body, the herb is an effective overall tonic that aids in the treatment of a variety of conditions, ranging from impotence to ringing in the ears. plant description: Ginkgo biloba is sometimes called a living fossil and the only surviving member of the ginkgo family.  it is one of the oldest living tree species, a deciduous conifer, dating back over three-hundred million years.  individual trees ...

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