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Herbs Essays and Term Papers
Herbal MedicinesWhat is herbal medicine?
Herbal medicine -- also called botanical medicine or phytomedicine -- refers to using a plant's seeds, berries, roots, leaves, bark, or flowers for medicinal purposes. Herbalism has a long tradition of use outside of conventional medicine. It is becoming more mainstream ...
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Herbal Extracts And HormonesHerbs are found everywhere, and hormones are a natural product of
everyone's body. The production of hormones increases and decreases with the
age and development of the individual. Due to the nature of hormones and the
ongoing research still being done, this article will investigate only ...
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Herbal MedicinesWhat has been on the earth for hundreds of years, pushed out of the way and forgotten, and now the number one drug of America and other countries around the world? It is herbal medicine. have lasted through all the new technology of penicillin and over-the-counter antibiotics and are still one ...
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Hydroponic Gardeningis a method of growing plants without the use of soil. There are two main categories of hydroponic growing: liquid and aggregate. The liquid method uses no growing medium; the plant is merely suspended over the nutrient solution so that its roots may absorb the needed elements. The aggregate ...
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Human HealthWho hasn't heard the old saying "early to bed, early
to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise"? Everyone's
heard it, but of course the problem is that it is not so
simple. However, it stands to reason
if a person has health, they have a better chance at the
other two. Bob Geary of ...
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Alternative MedicineIf you have ever taken high-dose vitamins, used an herbal remedy, or sought treatment from a chiropractor, you are among the millions all over the world who use to ward off illness or treat a variety of ailments. Known by a variety of terms--complementary, holistic, unorthodox, integrative-- ...
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The Controversies Surrounding Herbal Medicine And St Johns Wort,1.0 Introduction
The aim of this report is to outline some of the controversies surrounding herbal medicine and St Johns Wort, in order to gain a greater understanding of the role of research and regulation in complementary therapy.
2.0 Herbal remedies and St Johns Wort
Herbal remedies ...
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Homeopathic RemediesWe may be seeing the seeds of revolution being sown in the American health industry. People are turning from traditional medicine in increasingly large numbers. Visits to Alternative practitioners have grown 47% from 1991 to 1997; 427 million visits in 1991 to 629 million visits in 1997. People ...
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RastafarianismLiving in harmony with the environment and the laws of Nature is one of the
central ideas of . To live in accordance with the Earth is to live in accordance with Jah; it is incorporated into the morality that is Rastafarian consciousness. The Rasta's reverence for nature is influenced by the ...
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A Look Into Asian HerbologyOne of the most fascinating areas of Chinese culture is their use of traditional and folk remedies in order to restore vitality after illness and even improve many areas if their lives when healthy. This dedication in preserving ancient remedies, while almost entirely overlooked in the west, is a ...
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Native American MedicineIn the western world medicine is used primarily in the art of healing. Native Americans utilized the world of medicine for not only healing, but also religion and culture. There is no separation between them, the overlap. Native Americans believed that natural things are connected and harmonic ...
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Come HomeA History of the Brooklyn Botanic Garden Growing from its humble beginnings as an ash dump in the late 1800's, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden has come to represent today the very best in urban gardening and horticultural display. The Brooklyn Botanical Garden blooms in the middle of one of the ...
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Indian Healing BeliefsBelieving that evil spirits caused diseases, the Indians used
charms and magic to remove the evil influence. The magical procedures were
usually preformed by those supposed to have the power to control spirit
forces. Indians might call them such names as “mystery man”, “singer”, or
the ...
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Chinese MedicineTraditional medicine of China has a long historical and cultural
background dating back about 2500 years. The ancient Chinese people were able
to reach a level of social stability that included the ability to treat disease
of emotional, physical, and spiritual origins. Although a belief in ...
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Comparative Harms Of Legal AndThere is much harm that comes about due to the use of drugs, legal or illegal. For starters there are many health risks that one takes if he or she abuses the power of drugs. Someone that is addicted to drugs, either legal or illegal, puts an awful strain on their bodies. They also put an awful ...
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Ethnobotanical ResearchEthnobotanical Research, Review
The nettle plant or root has been used in traditional folk medicine for many years. Almost all Native Americans used the nettle for a many reasons, like to stop nosebleeds, as a painkiller, and to slow arthritis. The tribes used its herbal steam to relieve pain, ...
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Alternative Medicine vs. Conventional MedicineAlternative medicines and therapies have seen a resurgence of interest in recent years, leading to voiced skepticism by the medical community. Many physicians stress the dangers of alternative medicines, siting the lack of scientific evidence behind its claims. Is it possible, in today’s society, ...
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Traditional and Holistic MedicineAn overview of Traditional and Holistic Medicine
Traditional vaccines are designed to develop immunity to diseases. This is done by using either killed or modified live viruses. Today most vaccines are administered by SQ injection or IN intranassally, as in the case of Bordetella. Once the ...
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From Legend To Science The Health Benefits Of TeaFrom Legend to Science: the Health Benefits of Tea
Throughout the world, tea and coffee rival each other as mankind's most popular brewed beverages. For thousands of years, however, tea has had one great advantage over coffee: it is believed to have a wide range of medicinal properties. In his ...
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