by Hilde Hemmes | Mar 17, 2020 | ASOHM NEWS, Digestive system, General Health, Herbal Medicine
The use of the liquorice plant was first learnt by the Greeks from the Scythians and it was prescribed by the father of medicine Hippocrates (460 B.C.), in cases of dropsy and to relieve thirst. As a medicine, liquorice was well known in Germany in the eleventh...
by Hilde Hemmes | Jan 29, 2020 | ASOHM NEWS, Digestive system, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Intestinal Health, Stomach & gastric tract, Urinary Tract
Thousands of years ago, our forefathers knew much about the juniper tree. The psalmist spoke of it as the “house or nesting place of storks” (Psalms 104:17) and its wood was used extensively in the temple built by King Solomon, “the leaves of the...
by Hilde Hemmes | Jan 14, 2020 | ASOHM NEWS, Digestive system, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Prostate problems
Belonging to the rose family, raspberries are native to many parts of Europe, growing wild in woodland and hilly thickets. With a pleasant smell and taste, the fruit of the wild plant differs from today’s cultivated varieties, mainly in its size. Recognised as a...
by Hilde Hemmes | Oct 15, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, Blood pressure, Digestive system, General Health, Kidneys, Respiratory Health, Skin disorders
The birch tree (Betula alba), also known as silver birch, gets its name from the Sanskrit word ‘bhurga’ meaning a tree whose bark is used for writing upon. Found growing wild through Europe in woods and mountain regions, this ornamental and...
by Hilde Hemmes | Aug 21, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, Digestive system, General Health, Stomach & gastric tract
Swedish Bitters is made up of 11 different herbs combined synergistically so that the resulting elixir has benefits far greater than can be attributed to the individual herbs that go into it. The formula contains aloe leaf, senna leaf, rhubarb root, manna and carline...
by Hilde Hemmes | Jul 29, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, Digestive system, General Health, Heart, Kidneys, Skin disorders, Weight Loss
The name “carota” for the garden carrot is found first in the writings of Athenaes (AD 200) and in a cookery book by Apicius (AD 230). It appears Galen (AD 130-200) named it “daucus” to distinguish the carrot from the parsnip and in the...
