Echinacea is very popular and wide used herbal plants. It has been used for centuries by various cultures around the world to improve human’s health bun unfortunately its potential and properties are not completely known by many people involved with the medical profession. Echinacea is also known as coneflowers. It grows in Midwestern United Stated, in meadows or wet valleys. This wildflower is [...]

A new study warns that use of certain Chinese herbal products may be linked to increased risk of urinary tract cancer. The study focused on aristolochic acid, a carcinogen found in Chinese herbs such as mu tong (an ingredient in some formulas said to alleviate urinary tract infections). Researchers analyzed data on 179,295 people, examining the association between use of mu tong and incidence of urinary [...]

Cooking with anti cancer herbs may be better than the therapeutic effect of some medicines. Most diseases are related to some sort of inflammatory response in the body. An anti cancer herb studied extensively comes from the Asian turmeric plant. Curcumin from turmeric has been extensively studied for its anti cancer properties, specifically by Bharat B. Aggarwal, PhD., professor of experimental therapeutics [...]