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

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

C. writes ATH asking for advice on expelling a pork tapeworm, after trying a number of herb combinations, foods, and pharmaceuticals to n...

Happy summer, readers! We're so grateful for your questions and subscriptions. Every question you send in to us serves as a source of ins...

A subscriber wrote in asking "how do essential oils affect the brain?" Essential oils (EO's) are wildly popular and, as a clinical herbal...

I hear so much about dietary fiber, but it's all very confusing. Can you help me out? Yes. Dietary fiber is found in plants and we need...

First we must explain the actions of bitters on the body. According to Simon Mills, who wrote the book “The Essential Book of Herbal Med...

I. Botanical Nomenclature: Name: Medicago sativa Family: Fabaceae Common name: alfalfa II. Definition of drug: leaf (not ...

If I have to choose only two, I’ll go with artichoke and chamomile. Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) – this wonderful herb is both food and me...

If you had just a couple of bitter herbs to help with digestion, what would they be and why? One of my favorite bitter herbs is the commo...

I often get gas and feel bloated when I eat quickly. Can you recommend anything for this? Yes, you have a number of options but first: W...