Master Herbal Remedies
7 Tips For
Using Herbs Effectively
by Neva Howell
This free herb lesson from the SA Herb Academy focus on 7 ways to use herbs
effectively for health and wellness.
Borage - Nature's Best Stress Tonic
Just looking at the list of Borage's
properties should convince you that it is a herb you can't be without.
The leaves are used as an adrenal tonic to balance and restore the
health of the adrenal glands following periods of stress...
Immune-boosting
basics. No news is good news
Just as there are things in life that sap our immune system's vigour and
capacity, there are also things that give it a break, or even actively
nurture it. So in the simplest sense, the strategy for strengthening the
immune system is to increase the positive influences in our life as much as
possible, while at the same time reducing the negative's as much as
possible.
Busting your cold
Most people are
content to let the common cold run its course. My granny used to say that "If
you take medicine for a cold, you will be cured within seven days, and if you
don't, you will be cured within a week." But the common cold is the cause of
considerable misery, especially at this time of the year. Searches for its cure
are like searches for the Holy Grail. Fortunately herbs have much to offer.
The
importance of herbs in the diet
Apart from enhancing the flavour of food, herbs are good for you. From
ancient times herbs had been used for medicinal and culinary purposes. In
recent times both these practices have been sadly neglected.
3-day Herbal
Detox Programme
Rigid detoxes leave you feeling listless and unable to cope with everyday
tasks. To help you function at your best, I've included the following
guidelines to help you tailor your three-day detox to suit your needs and
lifestyle.
Preparing an
infusion
When we take herbs medicinally for their therapeutic effect we need a way to
'extract' their medicinally active constituents.
Infusions are the basis of thousands of home remedies.
How to use herbs safely
Overall, herbs are safer than drugs, but
they are potent medicine, and anyone who uses them should do so cautiously
and responsibly. Fortunately you don’t need to be a master herbalist to use
medicinal herbs safely. All you need is a little information and some common
sense.
The tonic herbs
Tonic herbs
are a great way to begin with herbal remedies, to try something new and
see what it does for you. And they can be taken throughout life. We live
in such as toxic and disease-filled world that it cannot hurt to
strengthen our "shields." Article includes
strategies for tonic supplementation.
The subtle therapeutic effects of herbs
Using herbs engages you in
communicating with your self, leads to more self-awareness and challenges
you to learn. It may happen that you notice you have a particular affinity
for one or more herbs.
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