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Achillea Millefolium
Category: Women's Health
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Achillea Millefolium   Achillea millefolium is known by a variety of names including Bad Man's Plaything, Bloodwort, Carpenter's Weed, Devil’s Nettle, Devil’s Plaything, Field Hop, Herbe Militaris, Knight's Milfoil, Nose Bleed, Old Man's Pepper, Sanguinary, Soldier's Woundwort, Staunchweed, Thousand Weed, Yarroway, Gearwe, and Yerw.  The most commonly understood name for Achillea millefolium is Yarrow.   Herb Overview   Achillea millefolium has its origins ...

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ALOE VERA
Category: Women's Health
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Herb Name including Botanical and other names:   Aloe Barbadenis, Aloe Ferox. Other common names include Aloe Vera gel, Aloe juice, Aloe latex, and Aloe sap. It is often referred to as the lily of the desert.   Herb Overview:    Aloe Vera is grown in areas such as South Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America, and other warmer climates. Although Aloe Vera is not a cactus, it is a member of the lily family and is considered to be very useful for burns and ...

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Althaea Officinalis
Category: Women's Health
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Marshmallow, known by its scientific name Althaea officinalis is one plant of about six to twelve in the genus “Althaea”. While there are relatives of Althaea officinialis that are used medicinally, it’s never the whole plant that is used, and is not as useful or efficient as Marshmallow. At one point, several other species belonged to the Althaea genus, but such species were later found to belong to a completely different genus.   Herb Overview   Marshmallow is ...

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AMERICAN GINSENG
Category: Women's Health
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Herb name including Botanical and other names:    Herb Overview: Ginseng was mainly thought to only be found in Manchuria and Chinese Tartary but has also been harvested in Korea and Japan, parts of North America including Ontario and Quebec, and in parts of France. Ginseng was mostly used by the North American Indians in their love potions and charms and it is currently considered useful today for all types of ailments. American Ginseng packaging is commonly that of the American ...

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Angelica Sinensis
Category: Women's Health
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Angelica sinensis is the botanical name for an herb more commonly known as Chinese Angelica, women's ginseng, Dang gui, Danngui, Tang Kuei, Tan Jue Bai zhi, Dong quai, or Dong Qua. The pharmaceutical name is Radix Angelicae Sinensis. Though the names are similar, dong quai is not to be mixed up with Angelica seed or Angelica root.   Herb Overview   Historically, dong quai has been used in culinary dishes and as a medicinal remedy. Its usage began in Japan, China, and Korea and ...

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Arctostaphylos Uva Ursi
Category: Women's Health
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Name   Arctostaphylos uva ursi  is the botanical name for an herb commonly known by a variety of different names including bear grape, sagackhomi, mountain box or mountain cranberry, carillo, bearberry, barberry, uva ursi, sand berry, meal berry, pinemat mananita, kinnikinnick. A wide variety of names come from the fact that uva ursi has been used around the world by many cultures for centuries. A bit of trivia: of all the English words that are pronounced the same way whether ...

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Aromatherapy
Category: Women's Health
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De-Stress with Aromatherapy     What is Aromatherapy?   Aromatherapy is a practice that has been around for thousands of years and is gaining more and more popularity in our society today. Put in a very simple and easy to understand way, aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils and specific scents, such as lavender, jasmine, lemon and vanilla to improve one’s mood and overall health as well as to reduce high levels of stress. It is defined specifically as ...

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Aromatherapy
Category: Women's Health
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De-Stress with Aromatherapy     What is Aromatherapy?   Aromatherapy is a practice that has been around for thousands of years and is gaining more and more popularity in our society today. Put in a very simple and easy to understand way, aromatherapy is the practice of using essential oils and specific scents, such as lavender, jasmine, lemon and vanilla to improve one’s mood and overall health as well as to reduce high levels of stress. It is defined specifically as ...

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Asian Ginseng
Category: Women's Health
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Herb Names Asian ginseng is a powerful herb native to Korea and China. Its botanical name and Latin name is Panax ginseng. Other commonly used names for Asian ginseng include ginseng, Korean ginseng, Chinese ginseng and Asiatic ginseng. Overview Asian ginseng is a true ginseng, like American ginseng. Both ginsengs are part of the Araliacae family and the Panax species and contain the active ingredient ginsenosides. Asian ginseng has been used for centuries as an effective herbal ...

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Astragalus Membranaceus
Category: Women's Health
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Name   Milk-Vetch Root and Huang-qi are both common names for the Astragalus herb (Astragalus membranaceus). Milk-Vetch Root refers specifically to the astragalus species grown in the United States.   Herb Overview   In herbalist terminology, astragalus is an adaptogen. This means that it serves to balance a body’s functions. Boosting stamina, lowering blood pressure, and aiding the discharge of urine are the uses to which this herb was put in Traditional Chinese ...

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