by Ciara Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | News
You can always tell a well-used plant by an abundance of common names and folklore stories about it. The herb yarrow (or Achillea millefolium) definitely falls into this category. It has been suggested that it got its Latin name from Achilles of Greek mythology using...
by Ciara Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | News
The emotion of joy is connected with the heart. Happy and sad situations can be a source of stress. Often people who have difficulty dealing with stress may develop heart imbalances which manifest as anxiety, palpitations, hypertension, insomnia, restlessness and...
by Ciara Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | News
The large intestine (colon) has a large resident population of microbiota, consisting of many organisms, together with the antigenic load provided by the diet and the constant threat of potential pathogens, means the intestinal immune system encounters more antigen...
by Ciara Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | News
Cayenne pepper is regarded by the professional Master Herbalist as the purist and safest stimulant known. It opens up every tissue in the body to an increased flow of blood. Cayenne is well suited to all people but in particular to persons of feeble constitution with...
by Ciara Murphy | Jan 12, 2021 | News
Garlic is ‘Natures Anti-biotic’, four cloves of garlic is equivalent to a single dose of penicillin. It is the paragon of blood cleansers and it is capable of killing viruses, bacteria and fungi. The sulphur in garlic is a mineral used as an oxygen...