Poke Phytolacca Americana Phytolaccaceae (pokeberry family) This powerful medicinal plant has a battery of regional names: pokeweed, scoke, poocan, garget, pigeon berry, pigeon-blood, poke-salat, cancer root, and cancer jalap. Its Latin name, Phytolacca, refers to the family it belongs to: phyto, meaning plant, and lac, meaning a crimson dye; americana speaks for itself, identifying the…
DetailsA liver cleanse will help clean all the bad toxins out of the liver. Many types of things can cause toxins to build up in the liver. Cigarette smoking will add toxins to this vital organ, believe it or not. The smoke travels through the bloodstream and into many vital organs within the body. The…
DetailsFerrets are fun loving animals and they are great as pets at home. Indeed, a ferret can brighten up your house and he can definitely be a source of joy to you and your family. However, taking care of a ferret is not as easy as many people may think. Indeed, a person needs to…
DetailsHimalaya health care products are result of rigorous research & development carried out by Himalaya Drug Company. The company carries out research and development in Pharmacognosy, Formulation and Development of medicines, Immuno-pharmacology, Veterinary Pharmacology, etc. Whereas, the company started as small unit with a hand operated tablet punching machine, today, Himalaya Drugs Company has ultramodern…
DetailsArthritis is a disease which causes pain and damage to the body's joints. Any joint can be affected, and all will cause different quality of life issues. One of the problems that affects many sufferers is arthritis knee pain. There are different causes for this pain depending on the type of arthritis that you have.…
DetailsI wanted to talk to you about the morning sickness remedies that work in a relatively short period of time. Hearing the news about being pregnant can put in a very emotional state. You’ll be filled with a sense of happiness and joy. There will be another side of worry and anxiety for the baby.…
DetailsHip fractures are an extremely common occurrence in elderly populations and have significant negative consequences for the individual and the society looking after them. Younger people do fracture the neck of the femur but it is in elderly people with a degree of osteoporosis that the overwhelming number of these injuries occur. If the fracture…
DetailsA common complaint that brings many people into the emergency room seeking pain relief is pain in the sternum. The pain may or may not feel like pressure, bruising, cracking or just plain hurt. The sternum is the bone that ribs are attached to that runs down the front of the chest. Most of the…
DetailsBefore you get into the details of Athetoid cerebral palsy, it is very important for you to understand what it means. This term refers to neurological disorders that affect the child before or right after the birth. The affects can also take place within the kids aging from 1-5 years. It affects the body movements…
DetailsUlcers that develop in the stomach are known as gastric or peptic ulcers. These ulcers are generally quite painful, and the pain is felt immediately after eating something. It lasts for about one to one and a half hours – this is the time taken ordinarily to digest food – and then it subsides. Due…
DetailsMillions of people around the world, especially those in the above fifty age group bracket are known to suffer from shingles Shingles is typically characterized by the formation of blisters on the sides of the body. The blisters on the patch which are formed on the sides of the body are filled with fluids. This…
DetailsTonsil stones can be frustratingly uncomfortable. In order to know how to get rid of tonsil stones safely however, let’s examine just what a tonsil stone is (these are also called “tonsilloliths”), and then we can have a better understanding of how to keep these away forever. Basically, the condition of having tonsil stones (this…
DetailsPatients undergoing Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) are at an increased risk of coronary artery occlusion related to clot formation (thrombosis) or plaque rupture, especially in the acute period after procedure. It is imperative that individuals providing care for this patient population are knowledgeable in reading EKG’s and are able to correlate EKG changes with…
DetailsPanic disorder therapy is a blanket term applied to any form of treatment or approach taken in an attempt to alleviate or overcome the symptoms and associated problems linked to all forms of panic disorder. The therapies may be psychologically-based, and include things such as professional counselling, visits with psychiatrists and psychologists, and even group…
DetailsHome remedies to reduce swelling can help you take care of your health. There’s nothing too complicated, just what the old-fashioned doctor would have ordered. You’ll want to make sure you’ve got clothing on that won’t be stained when you use these types of home remedies to reduce swelling, as the smell is strong. That’s…
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