Herbal, Nutritional Healing & Health Guide

Kudzu (Pueraria lobata). Chinese studies suggest that kudzu helps normalize blood pressure. When a tea containing about eight teaspoons of kudzu root was given daily to 52 people for two to eight weeks, 17 people experienced marked decline in their blood pressure. Kudzu is a powerful antioxidant. It has 100 ...

New research shows there's a natural, herbal remedy that can help prevent and treat some of the most common complications of diabetes, a condition that affects 16 million of us worldwide. It's gotu kola, a tropical creeping plant that's been a mainstay of ancient herbal medicine for centuries. (Gotu kola is also known by its Latin name, centella asiatica, or as Indian pennywort.) Gotu kola can improve your circulation to help you avoid serious problems

A group of cancer-fighting compounds derived from a substance used in ancient Chinese medicine will be developed for potential use in humans. The compounds, all developed through the research of University of Washington (UW) scientists Henry Lai, Narendra Singh and Tomikazu Sasaki, make use of a substance known as artemisinin, found in the wormwood plant and used throughout Asia since ancient times to treat malaria. Although the compounds are promising, potential medical applications are still years away, officials say.