Breadcrumb IconHome >> Wiki >> Articles
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 View All
1 2  Next>>
Wiki Articles
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Acupuncture
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Seniors' Health,Sex,Women's Health
Description:
  A Brief Look at the Practice of Acupuncture By Anika Logan   Acupuncture is a type of natural healing that has been around for thousands of years and first got its start in China over 2,000 years ago. Acupuncture is one of the oldest as well as one of the most commonly used of all natural therapies the world over. The breakthrough for acupuncture in the United States took place in 1971 when a New York Times reporter by the name of James Reston wrote an article about how medical ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Admin Admin
Anxiety
Category: Animal Health
Description:
Just like people, dogs can exhibit a whole range of nervousness, stress, inner tension, anxiety and terror. Some dogs you can't rouse with a marching band, they are so calm and trusting, they make a cucumber look nervous. Some dogs are so jittery, pacing the floor, yipping and whining at anything new in the environment.  And yet others are terrified at almost everything that moves - a car ride, the vacuum cleaner or even loud noises, especially thunder.  Many dogs go crazy ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Astralagus
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Gardening,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Seniors' Health,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
  Astralagus   Astralagus is a plant that has been used for medicinal purposes in China for many centuries. Astralagus is native to the temperate areas of the Northern Hemisphere. A common name for astralagus is Huang qi, which stands for “yellow leader.” It is the root of the astralagus plant that is used for its healing properties. More specifically it is the four to seven-year-old dried root of the astralagus plant that is used and then harvested in the springtime. ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Admin Admin
Balm Leaves
Category: Animal Health,Health,Natural Meds,Nutrition
Description:
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 ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Black Cohosh 2
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Gardening,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Seniors' Health,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
    Black Cohosh   Black cohosh (cimicifuga racemosa) is an herb that can be found growing in the United States and Canada. In particular it is found in central Georgia, Arkansas and Missouri as well as in southern Ontario. This perennial plant comes from the same family as the buttercup and often is referred to by a variety of names such as black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, rattletop, rattleroot, macrotys and rattleweed.   Many Native Americans have used the root of ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Chamomile
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Gardening,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Nutrition,Seniors' Health,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
  Chamomile   The leaves, flowers and seeds of the chamomile plant are used as a type of herbal medicine and also in some cases as a flavoring for a variety of recipes. Chamomile (or camomile) belong to two different kinds of plants in the Asteraceae family- the Roman chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) and the German chamomile (Matricaria recutita). The name chamomile comes from the Latin root which means, “green crops.”   Chamomile is most readily found to be growing ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Comfrey
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Nutrition,Seniors' Health,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
  Comfrey   Comfrey (also written sometimes as comphrey) is a perennial type of herb that has a black root that resembles a turnip. Comfrey is a member of the Boraginaceae family and yields flowers that are shaped liked bells in the colors pink, white, purple and cream. Both the leaves and the roots of the comfrey plant have been used for medicinal purposes for many centuries. Comfrey was first found growing in Europe and in particular in the British Isles. It is also widespread in ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Admin Admin
Ginger 2
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Health,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Seniors' Health,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
Ginger Upset Stomach? Reach for Ginger Root for Relief Ginger root has long been found to be effective in combating stomach problems such as indigestion, nausea, morning sickness, motion sickness and diarrhea. In fact since ancient times it has been used as an ingredient of herbal medicines in places such as Arabia, Asia and India. China has been reaping the benefits of ginger root for its dietary benefits for over 2,000 years. The British medical journal Lancet reported that when it ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Admin Admin
Lymes Disease
Category: Animal Health
Description:
 Lyme disease started in large numbers of children in Lyme, Connecticut.  Many kids were diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Although children do get arthritis, children in Lyme were developing joint disease at a rate 100 times greater than normal. Finally, researchers traced the children's symptoms not to arthritis, but to a bacterial infection caused by deer ticks. The infection was named Lyme disease. Since then, Lyme disease has spread across the United States. Although ...

Read More>>
Contributor
Anika
Anika
Milk Thistle 2
Category: Animal Health,Children's Health,Gardening,Men's Health,Natural Meds,Symptoms and Herbs,Women's Health
Description:
  Milk Thistle   Milk thistle belongs to the family Silybrum Adans. Milk thistles are flowering plants that are members of the Asterceae family (or better known as the daisy family). The milk thistle plant can be found growing in the Middle East, North Africa and the Mediterranean areas of Europe. The milk thistle plant is either an annual or a biennial kind of plant.   Milk thistle is an herb that is most commonly used to treat stomach, gallbladder and liver problems. The ...

Read More>>
1 2  Next>>