Jun 142012
 

FemaleFirst.co.uk

Simple medicinal remedies you can find at home
FemaleFirst.co.uk
There is an increasing interest in natural remedies, so what better time to check out a few basics than Herbal Medicine Week which runs from 16 – 24 June 2012.

Jun 112012
 

Satyamev Jayate & doctors: look at the spurious basis of "modern ...
Moneylife Personal Finance site and magazine
Up until 1899 the most popular systems were chiropractic, homeopathy, radio aesthesia, herbal medicine and many other healing methods along with a tottering ...

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Apr 192012
 

The Blossoming of Springtime Plants: Herbal Medicine with Danette Steele
blogTO (blog)
Join Registered Clinical Herbalist Danette Steele and Toronto Green Community for the first event of our 2012 workshop series on medicinal plants! These workshops will teach the basics of identifying and using a variety of medicinal plants that are ...

Dose up on natural health – Northern Star

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Apr 162012
 

Dose up on natural health
Northern Star
WHEN Trish Clough founded Traditional Medicinals - Herbal Dispensary in 1993 it was all about demystifying herbal medicine and bringing it to the street. "I wanted to make herbal medicines more affordable and accessible," she said.

Apr 162012
 

The Ascof Lagundi story: The science behind nature
Philippine Star
Phytomedicine applies scientific research and professional standards to the practice of herbal medicine. Years of intensive study and research showed the efficacy of lagundi as a natural remedy for cough and asthma. Technology transfer from the ...

Apr 162012
 

MD News

Herbal acid: Poisonous remedy revealed
spectroscopyNOW.com
AA is found in some plant species that have been used in herbal medicine for centuries. Incidence of UUC is relatively high in Taiwan. The use of herbal remedies based on Aristolochia is also commonplace. Now, a study of 151 UUC patients by Arthur ...
Herbal remedies popular in Taiwan cause cancer and kidney failureExaminer.com
Herbal Carcinogen Linked to Urothelial Cancer in TaiwanOncology Nurse Advisor

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Apr 152012
 

Fijivillage

Ministry to clamp down on herbalists
Fijivillage
This is after herbalists have still been seen in town with their traditional medicine. Spokesperson Peni Namotu said tests should be carried out by the Health Ministry to prove if herbal medicine is effective. He said if it causes complications or ...

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Apr 102012
 

Junction Report

High Rate of Cancer Blamed on Herbal Remedy
Junction Report
A study in the US said that a toxic natural ingredient found in a very popular herbal medicine was connected to over 50% of the urinary tract cancer cases in Taiwan. In Taiwan, traditional remedies are used widely amongst citizens of the country.

Apr 092012
 

MyHealthNewsDaily

Herbal Remedy Linked With Urinary Tract Cancer, Study Shows
MyHealthNewsDaily
Herbal medicine causes a significant proportion of urinary tract cancers in Taiwan, a new study finds. The study found more than half of upper urinary tract cancers in Taiwanese patients contained a marker indicating they had been triggered by a ...

Apr 092012
 

Herbal remedy used to treat kidney ailments causes kidney ailments
Boing Boing
By Xeni Jardin at 11:48 am Monday, Apr 9 A plant known as "birthwort," popular in Asian and European herbal medicine for hundreds of years, causes kidney failure and cancer. Dan Vergano at USA Today digs into the fascinating medical detective work that ...