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Althaea Officinalis
Althaea Officinalis is also known as: Marshmallow
Category: Health,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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Angina
Category: Health
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Angina is a chest pain or irritation that occurs when there is a lack of blood flow to the heart. Angina can be hazardous to your health, so it is important to take notice to chest pain your experiencing, know what is normal for you, teach  yourself how to check, manage it, and understand when you need to get medical care. Types of Angina: Stable angina. The pain is predictable and present only during hard work or extreme stress, fading away slowly. Unstable angina. This may signal an ...

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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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Apium Graveolens
Category: Health
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Herb name: Apium Graveolens. More commonly known as Celery Seed.   Herb Overview:   Since ancient times, celery seed has been used in many parts of the world as a therapeutic herb, although it still has not found a real stronghold as an herbal medicine in the Western part of the world. For thousands of years it has been used to treat arthritis, symptoms caused by cold and flu viruses, digestive ailments, and even problems with the spleen and liver.   As an herbal remedy ...

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Arctium Lappa
Category: Health
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Burdock   Botanical name: Arctium minus, Arctium tomentosum, Arctium lappa   Overview   Burdock has been used for healing scurvy, diabetes, rheumatism, and arthritis for hundreds of years. In ancient times, the Greeks used every part of the burdock plant, the leaves, the roots, and the seeds in cures for various ailments. In Japan, burdock or gobo, was prepared as a soup to energize and strengthen the body. As far back as the Middle Ages, shepherds in ...

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Arctium Minus
Category: Health
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Herb Name Arctium minus, or Burdock as most people know the herb, is a plant native to the regions of North America, Europe, and Asia. There are four other Burdock plants that are used medicinally as well; Arctium lappa (greater Burdock), Arctium minus nemorosum (woodland/wood Burdock), Arctium pubens (common Burdock), and Arctium tomentosum (Downy or wooly Burdock). Mostly though, when Burdock is mentioned, it is Arctium Minus that is being mentioned, or lesser Burdock that comes to ...

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Arnica
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Herb Name   Arnica is a relative of the sunflower that more often than not refers to the plant “Arnica montana.” Arnica is also known as leopard’s bane, wolf’s bane, and mountain tobacco. There are almost 30 varieties available of the Arnica genus however. Acaulis, alpina, amplexicaulis, augustifolia, cernua, chamissionis, cordifolia, dealbata, discoidea, frigida, fulgens, griscomii, lanceolata, latifolia, lessingii, lonchophylla, longifolia, louiseana, ...

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Arnica Montana
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Arnica montana or, as it is more commonly called, arnica, is an extremely popular ingredient in a variety of medications that soothe pain and reduce soreness in muscles and the inflammation associated with muscle strain. It is also called 'mountain tobacco' and 'leopard's bane' in different parts of the country and the world.   The huge popularity of arnica montana is demonstrated by the number of nations who use it regularly and the different forms in which one can purchase the product. ...

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Arthritis
Category: Health
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Inflamation Inflammation is one of the body's natural reactions to disease or injury, and includes swelling, pain and stiffness. inflammation that lasts for a very long time or recurs, as in arthritis, can lead to tissue damage. A joint is where two or more bones come together, such as the hip or knee. The bones of a joint are covered with a smooth, spongy material called cartilage, which cushions the bones and allows the joint to move without pain. the joint is enclosed in a fibrous ...

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Arthritis
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Arthritis What Is Arthritis? Arthritis is a general term for a group of more than 100 diseases. The word "arthritis" means "joint inflammation." Inflammation is one of the body's natural reactions to disease or injury, and includes swelling, pain and stiffness. Inflammation that lasts for a very long time or recurs, as in arthritis, can lead to tissue damage. A joint is where two or more bones come together, such as the hip or knee. The bones of a joint are ...

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