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Acanthopanax Senticosus
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Acanthopanax Senticosus   Acanthopanax Senticosus is also known as Ci wu jia, Devil's Root, Eleuthero, Eleutherococcus Senticosus, Shigoka, Touch-Me-Not, Wuchaseng, and in the regions of North America, is most commonly referred to as Siberian Ginseng.   Herb Overview   Acanthopanax Senticosus is an herb that was introduced to the west in the 70’s under the name of Wuchaseng and is native to China, Japan, Korea and Russia.  The plant is understood to be an ...

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Achilleamille Folium
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Botanical Name: Achilleamille Folium Yarrow is effective in treating and stopping excessive bleeding. Although clinical trials have yet to prove other properties, many people believe that Yarrow lowers blood pressure and can be used to treat insomnia. Although the bitter flavor of the yarrow plant is actually an acquired taste, it is recommended to take yarrow along with honey to sweeten its flavor. Native American prized the Yarrow plant for many of its medicinal properties, including as a ...

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Acid Alkaline
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  The Acid Alkaline Balance By Anika Logan   Doctors, nutritionists and herbalists often do not agree on all aspects regarding health but one thing they are able to reach a consensus on is that they believe that many illnesses and diseases in our modern day society are related to an acid alkaline imbalance in the body. Let us take a closer look at this concept.   Having too much acidity in the body, otherwise known as over acidity can be very dangerous to the human body as ...

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Acid or Alkaline
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Acid or Alkaline, Does it Matter?               Numerous health writes believe that controlling the fluctuations in acidity acquired by the blood from diet is essential to maintaining health and treating disease.               Many nutritionists and practitioners of alternative medicine emphasize the issue of day-to-day acid-alkaline balance in the diet, which, they say, ...

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Acne 101
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Unfortunately, the best way to find out which product is best for your skin type is to try them.  Go for the trial size initially – it will cost less, but give you enough to determine if the product is right for you.  Also keep in mind that that price has no bearing on what works.    Trial and error is the only way you’ll find out.  Below you will find a list of natural remedies that may help to control your bouts of acne. Simple and natural methods of ...

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Acupuncture
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Acupuncture In Support of an Integrative Medicine Hence, scientifically speaking, physiology occurs when a universal wave moves throughout the body, creating new matter. It has been almost 35 years since the late New York Times reporter, James Reston introduced acupuncture to the American public in 1971, as he wrote a first-page story on the way he was relieved from post-surgical pain after an emergency operation in Beijing.  At that time in the United States, there had been only a ...

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Adaptogenic
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The Miracle of Herbs Written by Elena Marcus The most dramatic proof that herbs are an essential part of human health is the existence of adaptogens. Plants existed millions of years before any animal, or human for that matter. The oldest tree, or one of the oldest, Ginko Biloba, existed 250 million ago.  Humans did not roam about vegetation stumbling upon plants which happened to be good for them, but the vegetation was there first, active in the making of the human physiology. The ...

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Adaptogenic - a look into adaptogenic herbs
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  Adaptogenic is a word that is used in relation to healing herbs. Adaptogenic herbs or adaptogens are herbs which increase the human body’s own unique ability to resist a variety of stressors whether they be physical, emotional, biological or environmental. The term “adaptogenic” was coined by a Russian scientist by the name of Dr. Nikolai Lazarev in 1947 although knowledge of adaptogenic substances dates back to ancient India and China and is thousands of years old. ...

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Alcoholism
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Alcoholism   What Is Alcoholism? People have been brewing and fermenting alcoholic drinks since the dawn of civilization. Consumed in moderate amounts, alcoholic beverages are relaxing and in some cases may even have beneficial effects on health. Consumed in excess, alcohol is poisonous to human systems and is considered a drug. It is estimated that between 12 and 14 million adults in the U.S. abuse alcohol or are chronic alcoholics. Nearly 100,000 Americans die each year as a ...

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