Herb

The mucilage is what makes the seeds so beneficial to the health. It is very comforting as it covers any delicate, inflamed tissue of the body. This herb works well for stomach ailments, such as ulcers, gastritis, and food poisoning. And the intestines are aided by it too. Some people with Crone's disease and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) find it especially helpful. Fenugreek also reduces high fevers that are difficult to control, and it aids in diseases of the upper respiratory system, such as…

As herbal medicine benefits claims on internet become wilder and wilder, the public becomes more and more confused about what herbs can actually do. Ironically, the public is not the only one confused. Even the scientists are asking the same questions: does herbal medicine works? How does it work? What is the optimal dosage? The safety issues are what? Who can use it and who cannot?... As the list grow longer, the confusions also grow greater. Luckily, as we speak, more and more research studies…

The life of herbs When growing up I was always surrounded by interesting herbs but nothing stands out like basil, parsley and mint. My father being an Italian who loves food and being in the culinary industry as a small manager of a market team for Unileaver’s food and beverage department he was never shy to try new things. I can remember growing up and all recipes he stock piled from books and magazines with pride and how excited he was when he found a new recipe to add to the pile. But even…

Hazel Hazel trees can be found all over the northern Hemisphere but turkey and Asia is the place where they are from. The nuts from the tree are called brain food, hazel nuts are good if you have a cough just mix with water and honey. Witch hazel is made from the leaves and bark of a witch hazel tree, witch hazel is good for a lot of things such as itches from bites and also helps with hemorrhoids, varicose veins, fevers, excessive menstrual flow, circulatory problems, and diarrhea are a few…

Vitamin and dietary supplements attract a large amount of attention and money. However, some of the claims of their abilities seem far-fetched and exaggerated. What does research suggest about some of these new and alternative treatments? Huperzine A Huperzine A is a treatment derived from a plant, huperzia serrata, and is used as a treatment for Alzheimer’s in China. Huperzine A is now being popularized in the United States. It has a similar effect to drugs such as tacrine, rivastigmine, and…

Those herbs you grow in your kitchen are more than charming and tasty. They just might save your life. Who knew? Everybody realizes they're good for you, but these plants contain the secrets of optimum health and longevity. I'm not going to tell you culinary herbs might be beneficial. Do the research and you will surely find that your most powerful medicine very well may be growing in your window sill. What's also amazing about this discovery is you don't have to spend time and money hunting…

carrots belong. You will usually be able to find them next to each other in the produce section of grocery stores and often used in similar ways. It is easy to believe that these two herbs are interchangeable, but are they? Do they have similar flavors? Do they look alike? These questions and others will be answered in this installment of SPICEography Showdown. Do cilantro and parsley differ in flavor? For many people, one of the key differences between the two herbs has to do with their…

But according to two large studies, one sponsored by the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), showed that the herb was no more effective than a placebo in treating major depression of moderate severity. But also the conventional drugs also studied did not fare any better than placebo either, if anything the herb is being studied in the spectrum of mood disorders. According to WebMD, the herb is usually a capsule form, sometimes a liquid and most taken three times a…

characterization. The potent isolate showed characterization of epicatechin due to some modern technique like H1NMR, Mass, IR spectroscopy etc. Introduction Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and major endocrine disorder caused by a deficiency in the production of insulin by the pancreas or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced (Veeramani et al., 2008). Currently there are over 150 million diabetics worldwide and this is likely to increase to 300 million or more by 2025. Statistical…

Herb Lubalin is a worldwide known typographer, designer, and teacher who has contributed many forms of typefaces to the typography world. He has never seen himself as a typographer because he felt that there was a beauty in the design of letters and numbers that qualified them to be seen as a work of art in their own accord. Lubalin stated once that, “What I do is not really typography, which I think of as an essentially mechanical means of putting characters down on a page. It's designing with…