Sentences with phrase «plants as a remedy»

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Marshmallow probably came first into being as a medicinal substance, since the mucilaginous extracts comes from the root of the marshmallow plant, Althaea officinalis, which were used as a remedy for sore throats.

That is until today, as a new generation of health - conscious consumers are returning to these pure, plant - based extracts for skincare solutions, toxin - free home cleaning, and homeopathic remedies.

Just as our foremothers did, Earth Mama Angel Baby honors the ancient knowledge of natural and herbal remedies and plant medicine.

In fact, people can use milk thistle seed extract as a herbal remedy that helps to improve hair and make it thicker because of the toxicity this plant contains.

An effective plant - based remedy, artemisinin, exists, but it is too expensive for poor regions such as sub-Saharan Africa.

Genomic sequencing experts at Johns Hopkins partnered with pharmacologists at Stony Brook University to reveal a striking mutational signature of upper urinary tract cancers caused by aristolochic acid, a plant compound contained in herbal remedies used for thousands of years to treat a variety of ailments such as arthritis, gout and inflammation.

To remedy that absence, Golden's lab, along with plant physiologist Takao Kondo and colleagues at Nagoya University in Japan, developed an easy - to - read gauge of changing photosynthetic activity in colonies of the cyanobacterium Synechococcus, a blue - green alga whose one - celled organisms divide as often as once every 5 to 6 hours.

Medicines derived from plants were widely used as remedies in Brazil until the end of World War II, when these were progressively replaced by synthetic compounds.

Some plant - based remedies may stand in for conventional ones, but most lack scientific support as treatments for psychological problems

Moringa seems to be most potent when fresh, and since the tree readily grows in most climates, it is possible to cultivate the plant for use as an herbal remedy.

Treatments include introducing foods rich in plant oestrogens (e.g. tofu), nutritional supplements such as evening primrose oil, a range of herbal remedies and more.

Like many herbs and plants used as remedies, certain parts of the plant are beneficial while others can be harmful in some way.

Cinnamon is a plant that is used as a spice and a remedy for hundreds of centuries.

Organic Fenugreek powder is created from the seeds of the Fenugreek plant, an Indian herb frequently used as a culinary spice and natural remedy.

Nettle is used in food, traditional remedies, as a fiber source, a dye plant and a rejuvenating spring tonic.

As I mentioned, a poultice uses the whole herb, plant, clay, salt or other remedy.

The gel - like substance from the leaves of the aloe vera plant (and found in many skincare products) is widely used as a remedy for burns and other skin conditions.

This plant that provides sweet foods with extraordinary taste has been used for centuries as a spice but also as a remedy.

The plant is native to Florida and Georgia and it's used as a remedy for enlarged prostate gland.

Ginkgo remedies and supplements have grown in popularity exponentially in modern times, as research into the plant's medicinal properties becomes more widely known.

Based on the use of plants as natural remedies for many day - to - day and chronic illnesses, botanical medicine continues to be the most common therapy used around the globe.

The plant is thought to be disliked by fleas, and a powdered version of the herb is sometimes used as a preventative home remedy for keeping the insects away from domesticated animals.

The first written records of fennel belong to the ancient Roman historian Pliny, who lived from 23 - 79 BCE and credited the plant as an herbal remedy for 22 different conditions.

Magnolia (Magnolia officinalis) and Phellodendron (Phellodendron amurense) barks are medicinal plants that have been used for centuries as traditional remedies for stress and anxiety.

In France alone, nearly forty plants have been identified as traditional remedies for indigestion.

Described below are a few of the more popular Sonoran Desert plants that are still being used today for food and as natural remedies.

But if you are afraid to avoid statins and metformin at least use them together with natural remedies and unrefined plant - based diet and seeing positive results slowly reduce those harmful drugs as otherwise sooner or later they will cause serious complications or new health problems.

It is therefore much better and wiser to improve lifestyle and go on plant - based unrefined diet including barley fibre (beta - glucan), oat bran, garlic, onion, ground flax seed, pulses, alfalfa, karela, nettle, niacin, l - arginine, lecithin, etc. and use other natural remedies which are equally or even more effective in lowering blood glucose and bad cholesterol as drugs yet without causing any harm.

Berberine is the active ingredient in a several different plants that have been used in natural remedies for centuries, such as Goldenseal (Hydrastis canadensis), Oregon grape (Berberis aquifolium), Barberry (Berberis vulgaris), and Chinese Goldthread (Coptis chinensis)(4).

There are also natural ways to replace lost hormones such as plant pseudo-estrogens and herbal remedies that are available over the counter, in addition to bio-identical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT — not to be confused with HRT which involves the use of synthetic hormones).

The olive plant is so all - conquering that we'll never know when primitive humans first grabbed and applied the leaf, perhaps as a last ditch remedy for a wound.

I'm trying to gain information to strengthen my suggestions to friends to investigate plant - based diets as an alternative remedy to healing ills.

As part of this resolution, I'd also like to take better care of my body by drinking more water, eating more plant - based foods, and sticking to a skincare routine that remedies my dry skin.

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Most cats that go outside do not eat poisonous plants but will nibble grass and other herbs, perhaps as a remedy for digestive problems.

In addition to local market staples such as fruits and vegetables, there are also dried fruits, homemade cereals and condiments, Maya herbal remedies, arts and crafts, clothing and tropical plants to be found.

There are remedies, such as planting grasses, windflowers and other materials as a protective blanket to stabilize areas disturbed by grading operations.

Some will seize on this news as proof that nuclear is inherently uneconomical, but that's just wrong: nuclear plants» financial woes, the Bloomberg data show, could be remedied by subsidies substantially smaller than those given to renewables.