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. [...]

Once a man has ejaculated his interest in sex, and possibly his partner, declines rapidly. His penis will shrink and his sex drive diminishes. For a period of time, depending mainly on his age and health, he can’t achieve another erection and so his interest in sex is reduced. For many men, the penis becomes [...]

• Making love with one’s partner. • Making love with a former lover or someone other than one’s partner. • Having sex in an exotic location. • Being made by a man to have sex against one’s will. • Having sex in public while being watched by others. • Taking part in group sex. • [...]

Getting to know every inch of your lover’s body is among the most pleasurable shared experiences, and it is worth taking the time and trouble to set the scene properly. You should alternate between being the passive or pleasure-giving partner. Choose a time when you won’t be interrupted, and a place that is warm and [...]

• In matters of love, go for it; don’t dissemble and deceive. Nothing works as well as going full tilt after someone you want, and to keep on working at it once you are together. Going after someone means giving yourself. • Take some care over your appearance; clean, well-cut, sweet-smelling, freely moving hair and [...]

Physical response How long orgasmic contractions last, their level of intensity and the space between them, varies from woman to woman and from one orgasm to another. Some women experience a high peak of pleasure that fades away rapidly, while others feel orgasm as a more widespread, warm, internal sensation; some arrive at a peak, [...]