by Hilde Hemmes | Jul 15, 2021 | ASOHM NEWS, Blood pressure, General Health, Menstrual cycle, Muscular pain
English physician Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) wrote: “This plant is a remarkable instance of the truth of an observation. Few plants possess greater virtues than this, and yet it is utterly disregarded. It helps all fluxes of blood, either caused by inward or...
by Hilde Hemmes | May 24, 2021 | ASOHM NEWS, Depression, Endocrine System, Herbal Medicine
For thousands of years the Chinese have credited ginseng as the “king of the herbs”, believing it to be good for everything from sex problems to terminal diseases! Its botanical name Panax is derived from the Greek word panakos, a panacea, in reference to...
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...
