THE NATURAL HERBAL SUPPLEMENT

Eczema is an inflammatory skin condition characterized by small, wet blisters and dry, itchy rashes. While eczema isn't contagious, it is very common. Eczema may affect as many as 15 million Americans and is especially prevalent among people with a history of other allergy-related conditions. If you're struggling with this embarrassing and often painful skin disorder, ask your doctor about adding natural and herbal remedies to your treatment regimen.

Nourishing Eczema-Ravaged Skin With Evening Primrose Oil

Without a doubt, today's most promising herbal remedy for eczema is evening primrose oil. Study after study suggests that this small perennial herb, or at least the oil produced from it, can give eczema sufferers significantly better control of their eczema flare-ups.

I have a history of intermittent lower back pain. It began when I herniated a lumbar disk from exertion in sports when I was in school. It healed from 2-3 weeks of rest, but five years later I developed severe lower back pain. I tried rest, physical therapy and pain killers but did not get much relief. So I cut back my hours at work, minimized my activity during the day and pulled on with the condition for a couple of years. My pain was more bearable with a reduced work load but I was not close to leading a normal active life.

A friend recommended a Chinese acupuncturist in Maryland to me. Although skeptical, I decided to give it a try. Besides, my insurance covered 70% of the acupuncturist's fee.

Ginger has been around through many changes in different societies. In your memory, you may remember when your mother gave you ginger ale to soothe your upset stomach. If you're old enough, you may recall when a parent or grandparent advised to make a tea from fresh ginger root slices to sweat out your flu symptoms.

Ginger contains a strong free radical substance called gingerol which acts as an antioxidant.

Some good advice before we get into what ginger may help with is to always proceed with caution and make sure your body can handle something. Don't just dive into twelve slices of strong ginger in the event that your body has a bad reaction to it. Give it a small sample first.

One problem where it's seemed to offer assistance is nausea. Nausea is caused by oxidative products made in the digestive tract. Ginger reduces these products relieving the nausea.

Whether you are just celebrating the weekend finally being here, or it's your birthday (or a friends), or maybe it's even the biggest bar night of the year or you're just celebrating the new year, no matter what the reason is for your drinking too much alcohol, there are herbal tonics that can help ease the after effects when you wake up the next morning with a hangover. Unless you are a mild drinker, chances are you will have some sort of hangover symptoms. Maybe you will be lucky and just have a headache, or maybe you'll be sick to your stomach, worst of all you could have both. Get over your grouchiness and dehydration quick with these easy herbal remedies.

1. What is an herbal remedy?

Herbal remedies are dietary supplements prepared from plants for their therapeutic or medicinal value. The approach of an herbal remedy is to address the underlying, core cause of the illness.

Although we may not realize it, many conventional medicines found in stores today originally came from plants. However, conventional medication is synthetically manufactured and goes through many chemical processes, causing it to have a high chemical content and risk of side effects - often doing as much harm as good.

Correctly manufactured herbal remedies, on the other hand, use properly extracted active properties of herbs to maintain and support stability of an organ or body system of an individual as a whole in the long-term.

2. Are herbal remedies safe?

When researching information for my book concerning the acupressure point on the upper spine, the seventh cervical, and how it relates to pain for broken bones and the pituitary, I felt it would be worthwhile to see if there may be a connection between arthritis remedies and pituitary benefits.

Ginger brings extra blood to inflamed areas and research studies have shown that ginger is effective for pain in 75% of those who suffer from both rheumatoid and osteoarthritis. The dosage used in research studies was 500-1000 mg. per day but double or triple that dose brought quicker and better relief than with conventional drugs, and without any adverse effects. Bromelain, derived from the stem of pineapples, produced no side effects and relieved pain from surgery, injury and wounds better than drugs. Research participants were released from the hospital in half the time as those on conventional drugs. Bromelain also reduced inflammation from arthritis and sports injuries.

I've had a lot of success getting over colds and influenza after learning about some herbal remedies. By making some fast dietary changes when you feel you are getting sick, you can avoid or drastically lesson the onset of the cold or flu. If you are very sick - go to a doctor. This advice is only for getting over mild illness.

Everyone may be different, but the first sign I feel when getting sick is a minor irritation at the back of my throat, then it turns into a scratchy throat, and if left untreated it becomes the dreaded raw sore throat! Another sign is slight congestion, which sometimes I think is just allergies, but most times it means I am fighting a cold. The key is to act as soon as you feel those first symptoms that let you know you are getting sick.

Your first steps

Modern medicine is discouraging to many consumers these days. Learning that there is an alternative can be very enticing. However it is important to know what you maybe getting yourself into before hand. Learning the different types of Herbal remedies and what reactions they may have with conventional or modern medicine could mean less pain and frustration.

Below are 10 Herbal Remedies that have been proven unsafe and why:

1.Colon Cleansing: Many people are taken by the amount of advertising and marketing that have graced this little remedy however few truly know what colon cleansing does to the bodies system. Colon cleansing can cause severe dehydration, anemia, salt depletion, Malnutrition, and heart fatigue. Discovering that use of Laxatives can cause your body to become dependent on them to use the bathroom can be disturbing and this is why thorough research should be done before you decide to use any remedy.

There are many kinds of headaches. One of the headaches to be mentioned here is vertex headache, which occurs on the vertex area of the head, or the whorl area. In Chinese medicine, regular headaches are considered a common symptom of exterior wind-cold syndrome. Vertex headaches, however, has to do the liver and pericardium. Gao Ben, or Chinese lovage root, is an effective herb for exterior wind-cold syndrome that can also be used for vertex headache. Below are descriptions of its functions, dosage, and explanation of the contraindications.

Gao Ben

Gao Ben is the Pin-Yin name for the Chinese lovage root. Gao Ben is also known as Ligusticum root under its botanical name. It is quite popular in China and Korea, and besides having the roots used as herbal medicine, the plant is also used for flavor in certain dishes, and as a fragrance in beauty products.

Functions

One of my favorite herbal supplements to take when I need to relieve some stress and help calm down my upset stomach is Nature's Way Chamomile Herbal Supplements. These herbal supplements are made from pure chamomile flowers. They come in capsule form which makes them very easy for me to swallow, and maybe even those of you who decide to try them and take them yourselves who have trouble swallowing supplements as well.