research, including pilot clinical trials undertaken at the physic garden
In England, summer is said to begin when the elderberry tree blooms and ends when its fruit ripens. Elderberry Sambucus nigra L. has been used for thousands of years and remains a popular natural remedy for coughs, colds, and flu. However, as a general health aid, its been highly regarded by English herbalists, and in the […]
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Throughout history, plant medicine was the cornerstone of medication until the chemical revolution and the enactment of the Pharmacy & Medicine Act. This revolution brought us many essential medical drugs, but contemporary scientific research now underscores the indispensable role medicinal plants still have to play in modern healthcare, highlighting three crucial dimensions: medical drugs derived
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Alternatives to Drugs: Asthma
While no one should stop taking a drug they’ve been prescribed for asthma, unless first consulting a health care practitioner, a recent article in the British Medical Journal highlights the urgent need to tell patients with more prominent warnings on the packet of the risks of taking montelukast (Singulair), an oral treatment for asthma, as recommended by the drug regulator (MHRA).
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Aid respiratory health with this anti-viral respiratory supporting medicinal plant.
There are safe plant medicines, that have been used by humans for centuries, that carry the same efficacy as drugs with fewer if any side-effects. Only a select few of these plant medicines have been studied in controlled clinical studies. For example in patients with bronchial asthma there are plant medicines that safely decrease airway resistance and improve forced expiratory volume. These plant medicines include dried Ivy Leaf Extract
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