by Felicity | Nov 12, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Immune system, Respiratory Health
Plantain (Plantago lanceolate) is usually considered “only a weed”, as it is found growing in gardens, lawns, paddocks and along roadsides, all over the world. However, plantain is actually a very old herb whose healing powers are mentioned in literary...
by Felicity | Nov 6, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, Bladder, Bleedings, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Inflammatory conditions, Menstrual cycle
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla vulgaris) was probably the first cosmetic herb, setting the scene for the popularity of cosmetic surgery centuries after Nicholas Culpeper wrote in 1649: “When drank and outwardly applied, it helps women who have over-flagging...
by Felicity | Oct 29, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Pain, Stomach & gastric tract
Thyme (Thymus serpyllum) is a neat little plant, often found in gardens as ground cover and dwarf edgings. They are virtually pest and disease free, and bees are especially fond of the blossoms for their honey. As one of the old-time remedies, this herb can be used...
by Felicity | Aug 13, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Immune system
Paracelsus (1493-1541) The Swedish Bitters’ formula has existed for hundreds of years, in many different forms and with a variety of names, and can be found in pharmacy books (called pharmacopoeias) dating back to the Middle Ages. At the beginning of the 16th Century,...
by Felicity | May 13, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Immune system
Influenza epidemics have a long history and were first reported in 1610. The most severe and destructive flu outbreaks were those in 1889-90 and 1918, where it is estimated that 20 million people died within a few months and more than 50 times as many were sick. Other...
by Felicity | Apr 2, 2019 | ASOHM NEWS, Circulation, General Health, Herbal Medicine, Respiratory Health
Garlic (Allium sativum) is a member of the onion family, also known as “Poor Man’s Treacle” and “Stink Plant”. Cultivated world-wide, it is one of the strongest flavoured perennial plants used in food. Bulbs consist of numerous bulblets,...
