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Medicinal mushrooms and immune function

The immunomodulatory virtues of medicinal mushrooms offer therapeutic value in the treatment of immune conditions, such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and thyroid conditions. For centuries,...

Supporting doctors: How herbs can help reduce antibiotic overprescribing

The overuse of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance and higher risk of major health issues. We share how herbalism can help.

The sustainability of echinacea within herbal medicine

Echinacea is one of the most popular herbal medicines, but its popularity has come at a cost. We share sustainability issues around the precious medicinal...

Save our antibiotics: 5 antibacterial herbs to fight infection

The overuse of antibiotics has meant that our pharmaceutical antibiotics do not work as well as they used to. However herbs can work fantastically, and...

Inflammation: The global epidemic we should be worried about

In herb book Inflammation, Christine Herbert discusses the complex networks which create chronic inflammation and the use of herbs and natural healing to strengthen them.

Chaga (Inonotus obliquus): A mushroom with many medicinal properties

Medicinal fungi like chaga have boomed in popularity in recent years. Matthew Clark shares some of the potential ways it can support our health.

Pollutants, pesticides and our microbiome: How they all affect allergies

The onslaught of synthetic chemicals has affected people’s immune systems, and microbiomes. We explain how.

The 3 types of echinacea: A comparison of medicinal actions

Ruth Weaver explores the 3 types of echinacea and their different medicinal actions.

Essential oils for treating inflammation: An aromatherapist’s perspective

Aromatherapist Ellen Rowland takes a look at treatment strategies of inflammation with essential oils.

Pain and CBD: How it works and how to use it

Use of CBD is from the cannabis and hemp plants has boomed in recent years, but is its use for pain really valid?

5 herbs instead of anti-inflammatories

Inflammation is part of many common diseases. Herbalist Simon Mills explores herbal alternatives to anti-inflammatory drugs.

Inflammation in acute hypersensitivities

Kevin Spelman looks at three cases of acute inflammation in hypersensitivities and their clinical resolution.

The Chinese herbal medicine approach to inflammation: Solving the “Turmeric Paradox”

Alex Jacobs explores how Chinese Herbal Medicine can help to treat a range of inflammation symptoms.

Botanical drugs and supplements that may be safe and useful in COVID-19

Mark Blumenthal explores the misapprehensions surrounding the safety and efficacy of herbal ingredients to help guide clinical use.

Why there is such an increase in allergies and what herbalism can do about it

With rising numbers in allergic reactions, Vilma Matuleviciute explores why there is such an increase and how herbal medicine can help.

The relevance of complementary and integrative medicine in the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative review

Dr Vijay Murthy and his colleagues conducted a review of scientific evidence on Complementary and Integrative Medicine (CIM).

Botanical drugs and supplements affecting the immune response

The potential benefit of botanical drugs and supplements emerges as a focus of attention, although controversial efficacy claims are rightly a concern.

Skin inflammations in Ayurveda

Skin inflammations are becoming increasingly common, with atopic dermatitis or eczema affecting 1–3% of adults.

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