Food Remedies That Can Starve Cancer Cells
As the saying goes, food is medicine and boy is that true. What we put inside not only provides fuel for our body but also ingredients by which the body uses to keep us healthy or cause us to be…
Add This Plant to Your Coffee to Reduce Pain and Inflammation
What do you add to your coffee? Milk? sugar? Coconut or soymilk? Or how about turmeric? Yes, really! For the longest time, putting anything but milk or white sugar in your daily coffee was akin to heresy. Now, an abundance…
How to Make Infused Oil for Your Herbal Apothecary
Learning how to make herb-infused oils is just one of the first things beginners learn in herbalism. An infused oil is extracting the medicinal chemical compounds out of dry plant material by soaking it in oil. Put simply, some of…
Herbal Mixture for Chronic Cough
Coughing is a perfectly normal reaction. It can help with keeping your throat clear from phlegm and other irritants as well. However, sustained coughing can also represent a symptom of a few conditions, such as allergies, viral infections, or bacterial infections. A modern…
DIY Chlorophyll Extract
Chlorophyll was first isolated in 1817 by two French chemists: Joseph Bienaimé Caventou and Pierre-Joseph Pelletier. Together, they isolated other important compounds too, such as caffeine and quinine. Chlorophyll is a green pigment found in plants that is essential to…
How to Make Quinine at Home for The Immune System
Quinine is found in the Cinchona tree which is native to Peru. Even before Quinine was isolated as a compound in 1820 it was used to treat malaria nearly 200 years prior using the bark from the Cinchona tree. It’s…
How to Make Pine Cough Syrup
Pine is a traditional natural remedy for relieving coughs and irritated throats. It’s so effective that these days you can buy pine cough syrups or pine cough drops from pharmacies or online. There’s also a cheaper, more satisfying way to…
Warming Turmeric and Cayenne Pain-Relief Balm
Warming spices have been used throughout history as pain relievers and even modern medicine utilizes the natural compounds found in these spices as more and more people are looking for alternative, natural treatments to manage their pain. This is especially…
Anti-Anxiety Elixir
Anxiety can leave us feeling exhausted and agitated. It can cause difficulties at work and other important parts of life. Furthermore, it may create unneeded tension in our relationships. Finding natural ways to recognize and reduce anxiety can improve the…