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Question submitted by Edwin: Asking for suggestions for liver cancer. The liver is the largest solid organ of the human body and a powerful organ that perfor...

We’ve received a few questions recently about interactions between herbs and hormonal birth control, so I’ll address them all here. Erica would like to use S...

ATH thanks Theresa for asking: “What is the best herb for a 24 year old female for amenorrhea due to low body weight, low body fat, with very poor eating hab...

Missy writes: My mom has an under active thyroid. I have purchased ashwagandha, brahmi, and bladderwrack in powdered form. I’m looking for advice on dosag...

With all the choices out there, eating healthy and losing weight can be a challenge. Therefore, I have put together a food pyramid to help make sense of it ...

Most of us are preoccupied with COVID-19 right now, and for good reason. We’ve had to drastically change the way go about our day to day lives in order to pr...

Your body’s immune system is a remarkable machine designed to protect you from harmful threats that may arise from outside or inside your own body. Overall, ...

COVID-19 TCM Herbal Protocol for Western Herbalists with Thomas Avery Garran, PhD How can Western Herbalists learn from the Traditional Chinese Medicine prot...

The COVID-19 situation is changing by the minute in the United States. Consider these simple diet, lifestyle, and herbal recommendations.

Herbal powders are a simple, cost-effective method of taking herbs because they are ingested as food. I like to use them because you are guaranteed to be get...

"laid upon an hard tumour or swelling..do help to dissolve or discuss them"

Infusing herbs into oil is a wonderful way to extract an herbs phytochemicals, aromatics and culinary flavors. Depending on the composition,

On the cusp of February, visions of and dreams of hearts are on our minds in anticipation of Valentine’s Day. According to the American Heart Association, Fe...

Drinking tea may be good for your heart, researchers report.

the distilled water applied to places pained with the gout, or sciatica, doth give a great deal of ease

Exploring the herbal writings of Nicholas Culpeper.

Because I am an herbalist, people often ask me -- what is the best way to consume nettles (urtica dioica)? It's a good question because nettles are delicious...

We sure get a lot of questions about sleep here at Ask the Herbalists. We can work with herbs to promote sleep and support natural rhythms.

Folk herbalist Jade posed a question about how to calculate exact amounts of each herb in a multi-herb liquid (extract) formula blended in oil, for the purpo...