Harvesting Hiccups
There are many cures for hiccups. Drink a glass of water through a straw with you ears plugged without taking a breath. Eat a spoonful of peanut butter whilst upside […]
There are many cures for hiccups. Drink a glass of water through a straw with you ears plugged without taking a breath. Eat a spoonful of peanut butter whilst upside […]
Here’s our latest blog connecting herbal medicine folklore with today’s more pharmaceutical slant on herbal medicine. What’s old is new and what’s new is old. Enjoy!
Herbal medicine is currently experiencing a revival of interest at both a grassroots and scientific level. Super bugs such as Staphylococcus aureus, otherwise known as MRSA, have now become resistant […]
You can become addicted to almost anything these days. Just ask Charlie Sheen, Britney Spears or Hollywood hunk Tom Hardy who famously told the world, at the height of his […]
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you […]
Thirty years ago human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was relatively unknown, misunderstood, feared, untreatable and often fatal. Originally thought to be Kaposi’s Sarcoma, a relatively benign cancer that tended to occur […]
The doctrine of signatures, a concept developed by physician and botanist Paracelsus in the 15th century, claims that herbs that resemble various parts of the body can be used by […]
You wouldn’t wish shingles on your worst enemy. The pain it causes on the skin has been likened to being on fire. An unbearable, intense burning feeling which can be […]
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