Valerian as a Herbal Remedy for Anxiety 2/18/2006 2:56 PM
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Anxiety is one of our most common modern feelings. Fear evolved to help us survive so that we could respond quickly if in danger. The fight or flight response was intended to prepare an individual in a dangerous situation to fight or run away. Modern life has unprecedented dangers, but they’re usually not the sort you can physically deal with or run away from. So our anxiety accumulates and our bodies are powerless to resist its deleterious effects. The herb Valerian has long been known to be effective in reducing tension and anxiety with little or no soporific effect.
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Some complementary therapies and herbal remedies for insomnia 7/20/2006 1:46 PM
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Insomnia is a difficulty with going off to sleep or staying asleep. There are a number of complementary or therapies or herbal remedies that can help in this area, as orthodox treatment often offers only sleeping tablets.
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More on Lemon Balm – more herbal uses and companion planting ideas 3/16/2006 3:44 PM
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Lemon balm (Melissa officinalis), a member of the mint family is a herb used since the Middle Ages to reduce stress and anxiety, promote sleep, improve appetite, and ease pain and discomfort associated with digestion (including flatulence and blo

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John Wesley on Nervous Disorders – a Nervous mixture 4/20/2006 3:05 PM
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John Wesley gave considerable amount of advice on herbal remedies for a range of maladies. These are his recommendations for Nervous Disorders.
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Herbal remedies for Headache and Migraine 1/31/2006 2:25 PM
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There have been a number of herbal remedies proposed for the alleviation of the pain of headaches and one or two for the prevention of migraine. A recipe is given here for a decoction of herbs for the relief of headache – including centaury and chamomile, and a list of herbs suggested to have an impact on headache pain. In addition, some recent research and personal evidence is discussed on the effect of Feverfew on the prevention of migraines
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Growing Herbs: Herbs that can be grown in heavy shade 5/11/2006 1:10 PM
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So many people have land –either in a yard or garden that they feel they cannot grow anything in because the shade is too heavy. Some herbs will grow well even in heavy shade, but you may want to pass on one or two that would spread and become a menace
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A chessboard design for planting herbs for herbal remedies 5/16/2006 1:33 PM
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Using paving stones in a chess board design (with the white squares being the soil) allows you better to grow invasive herbs that otherwise take over the whole bed.
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