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Help for Parkinsons

Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly progressive & degenerative neurological/brain disorder that is caused by nerve damage to areas of the brain that control muscle tension and movement.  It is associated with a progressive degeneration of the pigmented nuclei of the brain stem and a loss of dopamine in the basal ganglia.  The disease produces three […]

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Arctium lappa – Burdock

  Burdock has many names including Great bur, Clot bur, Cocklebur, Beggars buttons, Cockle buttons, Lappa, Gypsy’s rhubarb & Snake’s rhubarb. From the Asteraceae Family, the fresh & dried roots are used medicinally in cooking, tea & tincture from.  Origins in Europe, Asia & North America, naturalised in New Zealand now considered a noxious weed. Historically it

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Blue September 2013

  This Blue September let your Dad, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Nephew, Friend know about “Naturalus Prostate Tea”….it contains: Organic Saw Palmetto, Organic Nettle Root, Calendula & Organic Cleavers designed to help with overall health of the prostate gland….Click HERE to get some now or read on for more info on each herb…… ….SAW PALMETTO Serenoa

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Marshmallow Anyone?

Marshmallow (not the sticky sweet kind!) is a perennial herb which dies back in winter.  It’s covered with soft, dense, velvety down and it has small flowers which range from white – pink in colour.  The root is mainly used medicinally (leaves have also been used). Active constituents within marshmallow are: • Mucilage • Tannins

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Help with Acne

Acne was described to us at College as …. “an inflammatory papulopustular skin eruption commonly occurring in or near the sebaceous glands in the face, neck, shoulders and upper back” What can you do to help lessen the effects? Firstly acne mainly occurs when puberty begins, basically when a hormonal imbalance of the sex hormones

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Holy Basil

Holy Basil (Tulsi)  –  Ocimum tenuiflorum (sanctum) Native to India, Eastern Africa, Hainan Island & Taiwan.  Is found grown up to an altitude of 5900 feet in the Himalayas.  Holy Basil (Tulsi) is one of the main herbs used in Ayurvedic medicine.  It is believed that the best way to take Tulsi medicinally is in

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Elder Anyone?

Sambucus nigra  Commonly known as European Elder, Black Elder, Common Elder, Bore Tree.  It grows up to 9 metres tall, spreads like a weed throughout New Zealand, its origins from England & Europe.  It has clusters of small creamy white flowers in the summer which turn into large drooping bunches of purplish-black juicy berries. Both

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