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May
26

Herbal preparations, Father’s Sroka achievements.

Natural medicine practitioners used to find it difficult to persuade traditional doctors that herbs can be a sufficient remedy for serious diseases, such as coronary disease, psorisis, bronchitis etc. Nevertheless, herbalists continued their research and worked out new methods of treatment. Their effort has paid of and today we can see that natural therapy is very popular. Read the rest of this entry »

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May
26

Herbs around us

People usually do not pay attention to the nature surrounding us. Even if they notice a beautiful flower bed in a garden, they ignore the “natural treasures” that they go past strolling about the meadow or forest. Usually the people’s knowledge concerning the world surrounding us is scarce. However, it would be interesting to look around and see how many useful plants surround us. They are beautiful, healthy, they have an unique fragrance and can be used not only for medical purposes. Read the rest of this entry »

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May
26

Nettles - natural treasures within arm’s reach

The old practice of beating children with nettles has its grounds just like shredding them and using as a fodder for chickens. When somebody gets stung by the nettle, we say “don’t worry, it’s good for your health”. Finally, dermatologists advice people with greasy hair to use shampoos with nettle essence.
In the past, people used it for various medical purposes such as healing wounds or to stop bleeding. What is more, some ancient people considered this plant a magical one. People kept dry nettles at home to prevent themselves from neurosis and deter the powers of evil. Another, untypical use of nettle was to make fishing nets and ropes. During the First World War, Germans produced a kind of fabric to sew clothes with the help of nettles. Read the rest of this entry »

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May
26

Herbal medicines- effective but not always safe

It is commonly known that herbs can protect our organism from many diseases and alleviate numerous ailments. Although everyone would agree that they are safe for our health, do not cause nay side effects and can be used with other medicines, this is not always the case. Using herbal medicines or herbal preparations carelessly may lead to more or less serious complications. Read the rest of this entry »

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May
26

Herbal preparations- ageless remedies.

The plants that are necessary for herbal preparations can be either picked up in meadows, forests or anywhere (like nettles or chamomile) or planted in flower pots(sweet balm, basil)/ our gardens(e.g. lavender). Such herb gardens are very fashionable nowadays. The goal of the preparations is to activate all the healing substances that a herb contains.
The most popular home remedies are various teas. We can divide herbal teas into decoctions and infusions. Roots and seeds are usually used for decoctions as these hard, woody materials need some boiling to take healing elements out of them. Infusions, on the other hand, are teas made by pouring boiled (not actively boiling) water over fresh or dried herbs. Read the rest of this entry »

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