by Hilde Hemmes | Apr 7, 2021 | ASOHM NEWS
What is knotgrass? In the past, knotgrass has been known as pigweed, swine’s grass, nine-joints, allseed and bird’s tongue. The plant is a member of the Polygonaceae family and its botanical name is Polyganum aviculare. Knotgrass is generally regarded as a...
by Hilde Hemmes | Mar 29, 2021 | ASOHM NEWS, Bladder, Inflammatory conditions, Kidneys, Uncategorized
Common club moss is found world-wide and grows abundantly in moors and dry, evergreen forests. If the forests are cut down, the plant shrivels up and turns yellow due to the direct sunlight. The four-year-old plants develop yellowish spikes which yield spores called...
by Hilde Hemmes | Feb 15, 2021 | Anti-cancer, ASOHM NEWS, General Health
Breaking the habit of smoking Remember that smoking can kill but it is a preventable cause of death – for you to kick the habit, you personally must reverse the process that hooked you. “The decision has to be made deep inside. Once this decision is made, the biggest...
by Hilde Hemmes | Feb 8, 2021 | ASOHM NEWS
Tobacco or Nicotiana is a native plant of North America that was cultivated for its leaves, which when cured, were used for smoking, chewing and snuff. It has been around for centuries and early civilisations used it in many different ways – from medicinally, for...
by Hilde Hemmes | Nov 16, 2020 | ASOHM NEWS, Uncategorized
Ancient cultures regarded celeriac (Apium graveolens) as “nature’s purifier” and it was valued all over the world, including by Hippocrates who used this wondrous vegetable in treatments, over 2,000 years ago! Taken as an appetiser to stimulate...
by Hilde Hemmes | Oct 28, 2020 | ASOHM NEWS, Liver & Gall bladder, Liver & Gallbladder, Uncategorized
The radish or Raphanus sativus was originally grown in Asia and the Mediterranean, then was cultivated by the Egyptians, who even included them in drawings found on their tombs and temple walls. As well as garlic and onions, radishes were considered a health-promoting...
