Garlic is very common herb that is grown all around the world. It is used both in culinary and medicine. Herbalists believe it is on of the most important and useful herbs that has properties used in medicine. Many cultures have been using garlic and have been benefiting from its potential for centuries. People have used garlic for hundreds of years to prevent colds, flu, menstrual pain, high blood [...]

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 [...]

Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera): In folk medicine it has been used to ease the pain on sprained ankles, and certain other uses that is in combination with other plants. In healing the sprained angle, the fruit of the vine, which is brownish in color is cut in have and the insides are scraped out and put into a cloth or something that will easily let the fluid out of it we massaging the sprained ankle [...]