Botanicals for Graves’ Disease
Botanicals for Graves’ Disease An Herbal Case Study BRIAN KEENAN, ND, LAC During my early years as a clinical intern I was tasked with seeing a new patient who was […]
Botanical Medicine
Herbal Medicine
Botanical Medicine
Sceletium tortuosum: A South African Plant for Mood and Stress
JEREMY APPLETON, ND Sceletium tortuosum (aka Mesembryanthemum tortuosum) is a South African plant medicine with a centuries-long history of use. Not all Sceletium preparations are alike, owing to the presence or absence of standardization, differences
Anti-Aging, Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine, Dermatology
Gemmotherapy: A Powerful Modality for Treating Allergies
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Trees are sanctuaries. Whoever knows how to speak to them, whoever knows how to listen to them, can learn the truth. They
Naturopathic News
Prominent Swiss scientist recognized for lifelong career in medicinal plant research
Node Smith, ND Congratulations and Thank You to Prof. Otto Sticher The nonprofit American Botanical Council (ABC) announced that the 2018 ABC Norman R. Farnsworth Excellence in Botanical Research Award
Autoimmune/Allergy Medicine
Herbs & Autoimmunity: Using Botanicals to Balance T-Cell Activity
Vis Medicatrix Naturae Tanya Lee, ND Autoimmune diseases are complex, multifactorial conditions that arise from the loss of “self tolerance” and the infiltration of inflammatory cells within the target tissue.
Naturopathic News
American Botanical Council Update on Ashwagandha Adulteration
Node Smith, ND Bulletin emphasizes the issue of undeclared addition of ashwagandha leaf materials to ashwagandha root products The ABC-AHP-NCNPR Botanical Adulterants Prevention Program (BAPP) has released a Botanical Adulterants
Nature Cure, Naturopathic News
Kneipp’s love of herbs
Sussanna Czeranko, ND Nature Cure Clinical Pearls Most of my medicinal herbs are easy to recognize and many people will doubtless have taken the trouble to furnish for themselves a sort
Botanical Medicine, Detoxification Medicine
Looking More Closely at Andrographis paniculata
Robin DiPasquale, ND, AHG(RH) Andrographis paniculata is a lanky-growing plant in the Acanthaceae family with small white flowers; the flowers are covered with fine hairs and are splashed with purple
Bacterial/Viral Infections, Botanical Medicine, Nature Cure
Resistant or Not Resistant? MRSA and Herbal Medicine
Robin DiPasquale, ND, RH (AHG) Do we know whether herbal medicine can effectively treat methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)? If we look at the review of the literature done by Martin
Book Reviews, Botanical Medicine, Education, Nature Cure
Book Review: Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth
Stacie Deyglio, ND Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth Sharol Tilgner’s second edition of Herbal Medicine is an exciting update from the original. It is a must have