Sentences with phrase «in folk medicine»

The extract has also been used in folk medicine to treat high blood pressure and liver disorder.

Both externally and internally, chiles have a significant role in folk medicine for treating ailments related to the head.

I ran across many instances of open wounds treated by chile powder to stop bleeding, and chile leaves are generally regarded in folk medicine to be antibiotic.

«A clove of garlic keeps worms away» Garlic has enjoyed a reputation for centuries in the folk medicine of many cultures as an antiseptic, a treatment for high blood pressure, etc..

Fire Cider is a traditional remedy with deep roots in folk medicine.

When whooping cough hits the McAllen family at a time when the bridge is out, racists Henry and Pappy are forced to accept help from Florence, a midwife trained in folk medicine.

More serious diseases than colds have also been treated with chile pepper concoctions in folk medicine.

Around A.D. 400, Chinese ships carried live ginger plants growing in ceramic pots, probably because eating the rhizomes eased seasickness — a common use in folk medicine today.

According to the science, the energy boosting properties of bee pollen are inconclusive, and mostly rely on the use of bee pollen in folk medicines.

A review article from Mexico and Jamaica on the use of guava in folk medicine highlights its fame for fighting diarrhea due to its antimicrobial abilities.

Barberry is noted in folk medicine as a cure for nearly every gastrointestinal ailment, lymphatics, urinary tract and respiratory infection.

Its seeds are used in various dishes at the Indian subcontinent, while its health properties have been known for centuries and applied in folk medicines in Asia, southern Europe and throughout the Mediterranean.

Silver has a long history as an antimicrobial in folk medicine, with the claims that people who ate from silver dishes and cutleries were less likely to get sick.

Parsley is sometimes used as a natural diuretic in folk medicine.

Only THE most talked - about «natural remedy» in Folk medicine ever — Apple Cider Vinegar!

Next on the list is valerian (Valeriana officinalis), a plant that's been used for centuries in folk medicine around the world for its sedative and calming properties.

Red raspberry leaf is also used in folk medicine for ailments unrelated to pregnancy such as to lower unhealthy blood pressure and blood sugar levels, as well as to treat acne, adrenal fatigue, sore throat, canker sores, and cold and fevers.

Recipe / Information credit: Rosemary Gladstar and Mountain Rose Herbs Fire Cider is a traditional remedy with deep roots in folk medicine.

The leaves of the olive plant (Olea europaea L.) have been used for centuries in folk medicine to treat diabetes (28).

Beet «s roots and leaves have been used in folk medicine for many years to treat a wide variety of ailments.

In folk medicine, chiles have long been reputed to heal ulcers.

In folk medicine, rosemary has been associated with having a good memory.

Echinacea purpurea is the species most often used as a natural remedy and in folk medicine.

In folk medicine it is sometimes referred to as «knitbone» for its ability to speed wound healing.

Licorice Root — This herb has long been used in folk medicine to ease sore throat discomfort, and current research suggests there is wisdom in that approach.

He explains that MRE has been used in folk medicine for a long time to, «relieve irritation or inflammation of the gastrointestinal and respiratory tract, or to soothe the skin.»

Regardless of the reasons for the negative outcome in this study, it doesn't negate the positive outcomes of the other 10 studies and centuries of use in folk medicine.

According to Phyllis Balch's book Prescription for Herbal Healing, «raspberry leaf has been used in folk medicine for hundreds of years.

Turmeric and tea leaf extracts are in here, which are both known for their uses in folk medicine.

Various parts of this tree reportedly have several medicinal uses in folk medicine (chew the root as an anti-venom, thorns are boiled for asthma, bark boiled for acne and erysipela, nine of the ants squeezed in water and the liquid drunk for catarrah).

Throughout history, onions have been used in folk medicine for purposes ranging from treating wounds and stomach ailments to treating infertility (Wikipedia 2011).