CORN SILK Zea mays Combined with agrimony and made into a tea it is used to treat bed-wetting; alone it treats cystitis. COUCH GRASS Agropyron repens Possessing antibiotic qualities, it acts as an antiseptic diuretic. CRANESBILL (AMERICAN) Geranium maculatum Useful in cases of diarrhoea, haemorrhoids, peptic ulcers, and haemorrhaging in the digestive tract. It can [...]

Migraine, a word derived from Greek, means half a head. This often describes a headache that attacks only one side of the head. This usually starts with interference to vision in one eye, seeing zig-zag patterns, shooting lights, or having blindspots. Pain, accompanied by nausea, blurred vision, tingling and numbness in the limbs, may last [...]

In my clinical practice I have use hawthorn in different and various combinations. In combination with garlic and Cereus grandiflorus, it has proved extremely beneficial in the treatment of high blood pressure. A patient who comes to mind first saw me with a systolic of 180, a diasystolic pressure of 100 and a blood cholesterol [...]

Do children need vitamin supplementation? Can they function well on the diets they are currently receiving? Do your children eat a lot of junk food? Children being children are known to spend their pocket money on junk foods at the local shop or leave their lunch in their school bag. Local takeaway foods and junk [...]

We must look after our backs. Back pain or injury can be caused by just picking up a tissue. We must remember that the head weighs about 7 kilograms and this puts a tremendous strain on the lower back when bending over and not bending the knees. It is very important to lift things correctly. [...]