Prevent and alleviate Medicinal plants can help with a wide variety of mechanisms for skin problems and skin diseases: For example, they have an anti-inflammatory effect, promote wound healing, relieve itching, soothe irritated skin and/or have a cooling and decongestant effect. In addition, medicinal plants can also support the maintenance of healthy skin and be … Medicinal Plants for the Skin
Alleviate discomfort A weakened immune system can be the result of various diseases. Medicinal plants such as echinacea or linden blossoms can then help to get the immune system back on track. This supports the healing process. The best-known medicinal plants for the immune system What helps with infections such as cystitis and boosts performance? … Medicinal Plants for the Immune System
Prevent and alleviate Cyclical changes in hormone balance accompany girls and women for a large part of their lives. Sometimes, though not always, they make themselves felt with more or less unpleasant complaints – whether before menstruation in the form of PMS (premenstrual syndrome), during menstruation or during menopause. Another common problem, are urinary tract … Medicinal Plants for Women
Prevent and alleviate Known medicinal plants for respiratory tract and infections. There are several medicinal plants that relieve respiratory ailments and strengthen the immune system. Medicinal plants against cough Cowslip (primrose) promotes mucus production and expectoration. It therefore helps with respiratory catarrh. Read more about the medicinal plant cowslip (primrose)! Marshmallow relieves dry irritating cough … Medicinal Plants for the Respiratory System
Prevent and alleviate How well concentration and memory function depends on various factors: Oxygen and nutrient supply, sleep quality and quantity are some of them. Age and stress also have an influence on the ability to concentrate and remember. To a certain extent, this can be improved by medicinal plants – namely ginkgo and ginseng. … Medicinal plants for brain & nerves
In its history as a medicinal plant, valerian had to serve for almost everything. Thus, valerian was also considered an aphrodisiac for a long time: the recommendation was probably aimed at its harmonizing and calming effect even then. Although Romans, Egyptians and healers of the Middle Ages already used valerian root for medical treatment, the … Valerian with Calming Effect
Products Medicinal mushrooms are commercially available, for example, in the form of capsules, tablets and as powders as dietary supplements or as individually prepared mixtures. Also used are the pure ingredients that are extracted, synthetically produced or semi-synthetically modified. These are usually registered as medicinal products. About mushrooms Fungi are a very diverse group of … Medicinal Mushrooms
Products Extracts are contained in numerous medicinal products, for example, in tablets, capsules, drops, creams, ointments, and injection solutions (selection). They are also used in the preparation of cosmetics, dietary supplements, foods, and medical devices. Structure and properties Extracts are extracts made with a solvent (= extracting agent) such as water, ethanol, methanol, fatty oils, … Extracts
What does weakness mean? There are some synonyms for it, such as lassitude, feeling of weakness, malaise or fatigue. Experts also say mood disorder. It includes low resilience, listlessness, lack of strength or faintness. The attacked resilience and the tiredness are mostly considered as independent symptoms by the medical experts. Weakness may have a psychological … Home Remedies for Weakness
The yellow flowering medicinal plant St. John’s wort grows throughout Europe, as well as in parts of America, Asia and North Africa. Its Latin name is Hypericum perforatum. Occurrence and cultivation of St. John’s wort St. John’s wort owes its name to the fact that it begins to bloom around June 24, the feast of … St. Johns Wort: Applications, Treatments, Health Benefits
Products Hemp and preparations made from it, such as marijuana, cannabis resin, THC, and cannabis extracts, are generally among the prohibited narcotics in many countries. However, the Federal Office of Public Health may grant exemptions for research, drug development and limited medical use. In 2013, a cannabis oral spray (Sativex) was approved as a medicine … Cannabis
Gentle healing methods with plant-based medicines, so-called “phytopharmaceuticals“, were already used 6,000 BC. Whether in China, Persia or Egypt, among the Incas, Greeks or Romans – all great world empires cultivated medicinal plants for medical purposes. The knowledge of their effects was and is passed down orally or in writings and constantly expanded by new … History of Herbal Medicine