Garlic efficacy

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Food medicine, Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

garlicBeing used as vampire antidote in movies, this herbal have lots more capabilities in human health.
Garlic is a wonderful herbal supplements that can help health in many ways. Research shows that garlic contains a composition that can help prevent and cure infections, some types of cancer including stomach cancer, skin, breast, esophagus, mouth, and colon cancer, reduce body stress from pollution, boost the immune system, lowering blood pressure and cholesterol , used for arthritis, asthma, respiratory problems, fever and flu, digestive problems, insomnia, liver disease, sinusitis, and for wounds. Read more

Schizophrenia potential alternative medicine

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Food medicine, Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

korean ginseng copyGinseng is not only useful as an energy enhancer, these herbal ingredients according to research also has potential to overcome the symptoms of schizophrenia similar brain disease that can damage and destroy the emotions.
In a small study, scientists from the University of Western Ontario, Canada, managed to prove that Asian ginseng, or Panax ginseng can alleviate symptoms of schizophrenia sufferers called Flat Affect. These symptoms include a marked negative symptoms of lack of motivation and emotional expression drastic decline. Read more

Traditional medicines repellent Children Fever

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

herbal-medicineAs a first step aid, traditional medicine can be relied upon to overcome the fever.
Many parents panicked when her son found the body temperature above the average or often called a fever. As first aid, usually given febrifuge-based chemicals such as type of paracetamol, salicylic acid, ibuprofen, and others. Parents who rarely thought of giving traditional medicines.

In fact, traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants is no less powerful as a repellent fever. In fact, traditional medicine has its own advantages, the relatively lower toxicity than chemical drugs. Thus, relatively more secure, even no side effects when use correctly. You see, the content of medicinal plants are so complex and organic food can be synchronized with, a substance that is consumed in order to reconstruct the organ or system damage. In addition, the price is cheaper. Read more

Meniran Extracts could Help AIDS Patients

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

meniranThe HIV / AIDS patients now have a new hope in improving recovery. Based on initial findings from the Clinical Pathology Section Faculty of Medicine Airlangga University Surabaya, chances HIV / AIDS patients to recover increased by combining antiretroviral treatment with adjuvant therapy using extract Meniran or phylanthus.
“Extracts Meniran for HIV-AIDS sufferers are as adjuvant, especially to enhance T-helpernya. I will plan to examine further and very confident the result will be good, ” Read more

Ginger Efficacy

December 14, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

gingerPopular for addition recipes for cooking spices, ginger (Zingiber officinale) is also beneficial to health. Latest facts of ginger is able to relieve pain and restore gastric arthritis. Ginger rhizome tubers obtained from quasi tuber living plants annuals. It is said that the spicy was first discovered by Marcopolo. Other sources mention the ginger came from mainland Asia and was used by the Chinese and India since 5000 years ago. Read more

Jamu, Traditional Herbal mix in Indonesia

December 13, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

jamu-gendongJamu is the name for traditional medicine from Indonesia. Later, popularly known as herbs.
Herbal medicine made from natural materials, form part of such plant rhizome (roots), leaves and bark, fruit. There also used material from the animal body, such as bile tangkur goat or alligator.
Jamu is usually tastes bitter, so need to add honey as a sweetener to taste more tolerable peminumnya. Read more

Nigela Sativa (Black seeds), All cure medicine

December 13, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

n-sativa
Nigella sativa or black seeds grown in various parts of the world, including Saudi Arabia, North Africa and parts of Asia. Nigella sativa is a fennel flowers from the family Ranunculaceae. The seeds of Nigella sativa small size and short (length between 1-2mm), black, trigonal shape, have a strong flavor and spicy like a pepper. Nigella sativa flower types there are two kinds, one purple and the other white.

The growth rate is located at the branch, while the leaves grow opposite each other in pairs. Leaves at the bottom of a small and short forms, while the upper leaves longer (6 – 10 cm). Flower stems can reach 12 -18 inches. Read more

Herbs, traditional medicine

December 13, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

herbsUnderstanding Herbs
Herbal term usually associated with plants that are not woody or plants are shrubs. In the world of medicine, herbal term has a broader meaning, ie all types of plants and all parts of which contains one or more active ingredients that can be used as a drug (therapeutic). For example mengkudu forest (Morinda citrifolia) which contains Morindin, anti-cancer active ingredients; Centella asiatica (Centela asiatica) which contains useful Asiaticoside for skin problems and increased IQ. Read more

Arabian Herbal Medicine

December 13, 2009 · Posted in Traditional Herbal · Comments Off 

Herbal remedies and alternative medicines are used throughout the world and in the past herbs often represented the original sources of most drugs. The plant kingdom has provided an endless source of medicinal plants first used in their crude forms as herbal teas, syrups, infusions, ointments, liniments and powders. Evidence of use of herbal remedies goes back some 60 000 years to a burial site in a cave in northern Iraq, which was uncovered in 1960. An analysis of the soil around the human bones revealed extraordinary quantities of plant pollen of eight species. Seven of these are medicinal plants and still used throughout the herbal world. With the development of chemistry and Western medicine, the active substances of many species have been isolated and in some cases duplicated in the form of synthetic drugs. Read more