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A brief history of herbal quality assessment: From Ancient Rome to 21st century mitochondria

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🌿 Myrrh - Soothing arthritic pain and ...

Oct 18

🌿 Myrrh - Soothing arthritic pain and swelling
Myrrh, also known as guggul, possesses strong anti-inflammatory and anti-infective components. One of these particular components, the steroid guggulsterone, is responsible for the plants ability to lower LDL (low density lipoprotein) based cholesterols and to lower levels of blood based triglycerides. Myrrh also possesses antioxidant properties that provide protection for the blood vessels against the onset of conditions such as atherosclerosis.

👉 Learn more about Myrrh's ability to support the body’s natural ability to metabolise and protect against musculoskeletal symptoms: www.herbalreality.com/herb/myrrh

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Oct 17

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🌿 Celery seeds are classically used throughout western and eastern medical traditions as an effective diuretic. Also known as ajmoda, celery encourages diuresis and helps to relieve excess inflammation and water retention commonly associated with musculoskeletal conditions.
👉 Find out more: www.herbalreality.com/herb/celery-seeds/

⚕️ An Ayurvedic Perspective on Arthritis
Our joints tend to be affected by unfavourable conditions, such as the weather, stress and weight. The Ayurvedic cannon details various symptoms associated with joint pain as part of other diseases involving fever (jwara) and neurological vata disorders (vatavyadhi).
👉 Sebastian Pole explores the history of arthritis in Ayurveda, causes and effective treatment strategy based on Ayurvedic principles: www.herbalreality.com/healthy-living/ayurvedic-perspective-arthritis/

⚕️ A brief history of herbal quality assessment: From Ancient Rome to 21st century mitochondria
👉 Herbalist Steve Woodley explores the history of herbal quality assessment: www.herbalreality.com/safety-sustainability/brief-history-herbal-quality-assessment-ancient-rome-21st-century-mitochondria/

☕️ It’s almost an inevitable human condition that we will suffer from some sort of joint pain as we get older. All that wear-and-tear through our life can catch up with us but we have a herbal tea recipe that will help keep the red-hot inflammation of arthritis and gout at bay.
👉 Find the delicious ache-free tea recipe on our website: www.herbalreality.com/herb/turmeric

☕️ It’s almost an inevitable human condition...

Oct 15

☕️ It’s almost an inevitable human condition that we will suffer from some sort of joint pain as we get older. All that wear-and-tear through our life can catch up with us but we have a herbal tea recipe that will help keep the red-hot inflammation of arthritis and gout at bay.

Ingredients:
✔️ Turmeric root powder 3g
✔️ Boswellia resin 2g
✔️ Ginger root powder 2g
✔️ Celery seed 2g
✔️ Ashwagandha root 1g
✔️ Licorice root 1g
✔️ Meadowsweet leaf 1g
✔️ Honey to taste

This will serve 2–3 cups of ache-free tea.

Method:
✔️ Put all of the ingredients (except for the meadowsweet leaf and honey) in a saucepan with 600ml (21fl oz) cold filtered water. Cover with a lid and simmer for 15 minutes.
✔️ Take off the heat and add the meadowsweet leaf.
✔️ Leave to steep for 10 minutes, strain and add some honey to taste.

⚕️A brief history of herbal quality ...

Oct 14

⚕️A brief history of herbal quality assessment: From Ancient Rome to 21st century mitochondria
Quality control has been an issue for as long as humans have used herbs to heal. Herbal medicines can be adulterated for a variety of reasons, both accidental from a lack of knowledge by foragers, handlers, market traders and buyers, and deliberate where the drive to maximise profits eclipses the need for high quality materials. In the historical development of quality assessment it is apparent that as the division of labour becomes more specialised, so does the concern for adulteration as the physician must rely on others for high quality materials.
👉 Herbalist Steve Woodley explores the history of herbal quality assessment: www.herbalreality.com/safety-sustainability/brief-history-herbal-quality-assessment-ancient-rome-21st-century-mitochondria/