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🌿 Black seed has a reputation as a culinary ...

Jan 18

🌿 Black seed has a reputation as a culinary herb as well as a medicinal one. It is a warming spice. The taste is slightly peppery and aromatic.
Black seed is antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory, which makes it useful in cases of both topical and internal inflammation. The oil can be readily employed in cases of acne, eczema and psoriasis.
👉 Discover black seed's traditional uses and what practitioners say. Link in bio.

🌿 Black seed - A traditional panacea
The ...

Jan 17

🌿 Black seed - A traditional panacea
The traditional uses of black seed are wide reaching, supporting its reputation as a panacea. As an aromatic culinary herb, dried black seed can aid in relieving flatulence, bloating, digestive spasm or colic. It has been used in treatments for intestinal worms, and has evidence for this in children.
👉 Find out more about evidence for black seed and how to use it. Link in bio.

🤸 Enjoy your relaxing Sunday. Here's a ...

Jan 16

🤸 Enjoy your relaxing Sunday. Here's a quick overview of what we've been looking at this week:

🌿 Elecampane is a bronchospasmolytic, expectorant and antimicrobial, making it an excellent remedy of choice for lung disease including where infection is present. It has a long history of use for ‘old coughs’, especially in tuberculosis and for advanced lung conditions to help remove phlegm, such as bronchiectasis, pneumoconiosis, whooping cough and bronchitis.
👉 Our Elecampane monograph goes into depth about this wonderful plant

🌿 Ma Huang also known as ephedra is a plant used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for a wide range of conditions and is most famous today as a treatment for asthma.
👉 “The history of ephedra: A powerful lung medicine from China” was written by ethnobotanist @foragewildfood

⚕️ Asthma is an obstructive lung disorder that affects the normal functioning of the bronchi. The bronchi contain smooth muscle in their walls that control the entry of air into the lungs by the contraction or relaxation. When these are not functioning properly, breathing can become difficult and laboured.
👉 Under our conditions page you can now find an article for asthma with guidance on herbs to help
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🌿 And don’t miss our podcast interview on The Liz Earle Well-being show talking about the top herbs to include on your life!

A study has found that processed foods have higher...

Jan 15

A study has found that processed foods have higher greenhouse emissions. An interesting parallel of that which harms our bodies harms the planet too...

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