http://herbreview.net all herbs in one place Wed, 02 Nov 2011 07:10:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://herbreview.net/alfalfa-medicago-sativa/ http://herbreview.net/alfalfa-medicago-sativa/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 14:01:05 +0000 admin http://herbreview.net/?p=112 Alfalfa (Medicago sativa): The whole herb is used medicinally to help stop bleeding to benefit the kidneys and as a general tonic. It is a good laxative and a natural diuretic. It is a folk remedy for arthritis and is reputed to be an excellent appetite stimulant. Alfalfa possesses extremely high nutritional value. An excellent source of vitamins A and D, alfalfa leaf is used in the infants’ cereal pablum. Also rich in vitamin K, alfalfa leaf has been used in medicine to encourage blood clotting. Alfalfa also lowers blood cholesterol. Other recommended uses for alfalfa are for asthma and hayfever. It has also been found to retard the development of streptozotocin diabetes in mice. It is a traditional European and Russian tea for wasting diseases and is used in some German clinics as a dietary aid in Celiac Disease, together with traditional treatment and diet. A safe and appropriate tea for pregnancy, along with raspberry leaves; also good to drink when sulfa or antibiotic drugs are taken.

]]> http://herbreview.net/alfalfa-medicago-sativa/feed/ 0 http://herbreview.net/alexanders-smyrnium-olusatrum/ http://herbreview.net/alexanders-smyrnium-olusatrum/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 13:59:22 +0000 admin http://herbreview.net/?p=110 Alexanders (Smyrnium olusatrum): The plant was used in ancient days to relieve dropsy. The seeds were often soaked in wine to create a tonic for scurvy when other sources of vitamin C were not available and also to promote menstruation. The root is a diuretic. The crushed leaves or their juice was a soothing and healing treatment for cuts and minor abrasions. It was also used for asthma. These uses are now obsolete.

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