The Text of an Act of Parliament passed in the reign of Henry VIII to protect herbalists from persecution by the Company of Physicians and Chirurgeons. Read the rest of this entry »
Archive for category Herbalism
With thanks to the MailOnline:
The new line of herbal tinctures will be officially launched in the New Year and be available in Boots and Waitrose.
Charles watched the new products rolling off the assembly line today as he toured the factory and laboratories of Nelson’s Homeopathic Pharmacy, a natural healthcare company. The family run firm was founded in 1860 and since then has been supplying over the counter remedies to a growing market. Read the rest of this entry »
With thanks to Mercola.com and ABC News:
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to soon decide the future of what some in the food industry are calling the holy grail of sweeteners, a low-calorie, natural substance derived from the South American stevia plant. The particular strain of stevia being considered for approval is called Rebaudioside A. Read the rest of this entry »
With thanks to the Independant 23.11.2007 and Zeus Information Service:
They range from the everyday to the decidedly obscure, from items with a specific, specialised use to those with a host of applications. Their common heritage is one of the world’s oldest cultures, and their details are being gathered together to guard against theft by the West. Read the rest of this entry »
With thanks to the Daily Mail 8.10.08:
In what is billed as the most thorough study of the plant, scientists have found it is just as effective as Prozac at treating depression. It also had fewer side effects than many standard drugs used to help those battling despair. Read the rest of this entry »
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