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Author Information
Ian Finlayson
Member since 05th October 2006
Occupation: Webmaster Ian Finlayson, webmaster and author of The Herb Spiral, at http://www.theherbspiral.com has spent two decades studying the therapeutic properties of medicinal herbs. The Herb Spiral provides information to consumers of medicinal herbs and herbal supplements who seek to learn more about the properties of the ingredients of products they are using, or are considering using.
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22nd October 2007
Fennel is a more versatile herb than most people seem to think. Although commonly used to compliment fish, fennel is also found in a variety of Italian dishes. Its seed, which is used to flavor Italian sausage, is also called sweet cumin or large cumin be...
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19th October 2007
When it comes to herbs for women, that is to specifically address women’s problems, there are three important medicinal herbs, each of which have a long track record of use and effectiveness.Black Cohosh Firstly there is Black Co...
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21st August 2007
Great news! They are now making shakes with Hoodia!
With Hoodia Gordonii now generally accepted by everyone in the weight reduction business as the safest weight loss herb ever from the viewpoint of effectiveness and lack of side effects, it was only a...
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27th March 2007
Historically, Black Cohosh (cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma) Root has been used for a range of conditions. Native Americans and U.S. colonialists used it for amenorrhea, bronchitis, chorea, dropsy, fever, hysteria, itch, lumbago, nervous disorders, snakebit...
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12th March 2007
Ginkgo Biloba has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory.
Ginkgo is perhaps the most widely currently used herbal treatment aimed at augmenting cognitive functions--that is, improving memory, learning, alert...
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07th March 2007
St. John's wort has been traditionally used to treat mental disorders as well as nerve pain for centuries. It has been acknowledged by herbalists as a sedative and a effective treatment for malaria as well as a balm for wounds, burns, and insect bites.
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07th March 2007
Ginkgo has been used in traditional medicine to treat circulatory disorders and enhance memory.
Ginkgo Biloba is perhaps the most widely currently used herbal treatment aimed at augmenting cognitive functions--that is, improving memory, learning, alert...
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07th March 2007
Dandelion is a rich source of vitamins and minerals, including Vitamin A, D, C, various B Vitamins, iron, lecithin, silicon, potassium, magnesium, zinc and manganese. It enhances liver and gall bladder functioning and may decrease high blood pressure due ...
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07th March 2007
In North America and Asia, ginseng was traditionally used for treating a variety of illnesses. In Chinese medicine, ginseng was more frequently used for general preventive purposes.
Whereas ginseng was formerly supposed to be confined to Chinese Tartar...
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07th March 2007
Archaeological evidence suggests that tea leaves steeped in boiling water were consumed as many as 500,000 years ago. Botanical evidence indicates that India and China were among the first countries to cultivate tea
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07th March 2007
The Hoodia Gordonii plant has been used by the San Bushmen of the Kalahari desert long before Europeans came into contact with it. It was invaluable to them to ward off hunger during their lengthy nomadic trips through the desert. They also used it medica...
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17th October 2006
Excess weight and obesity is a growing epidemic.
It is tempting and easy to say that simply eating less and exercising more will make you lose weight. When I was a teenager I ate like a horse. My nickname was skinny Finny, and that's what I wa...
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05th October 2006
Today, women, more so than men, are taking greater personal responsibility for their own, and in many cases, their partner's, health outcomes.
For example, it is clear that more women are becoming disenchanted with Hormone Replacement Therapy to relie...
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