Herbal Remedies and Medical Tips

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Poultice, is one of the common methods used in its simplest form is to crush the plants to get a plaster. Other more elaborate use a base of vegetable meal, or in decoction, infusion or saline.
Can be applied hot or cold.

Decoction; this type of preparation is to boil for a few minutes the plant parts to be used (roots, flowers, leaves, etc), so, to get maximum concentrate of active ingredients.
Hard parts such as stems, bark or roots, it is desirable pieces or crumble and let marinate beforehand in cold water.
This technique is appropriate in non-volatile products (which do not lose their effectiveness over heat), or hard parts.

Dialysis in this technique is first becoming a solution freshly harvested plants slurry and using as a water or alcohol in different concentrations, or a combination of both. Then used as a membrane of parchment paper to filter the solution.
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Rosemary is an annual plant that grows up to 2 meters tall, has leaves rigid, linear needle-shaped and covered with a layer of tiny hairs. This is a woody shrub that grows in almost any soil worldwide.

One of the best medicinal plants: rosemary. This factory, which scientific name is “Rosmarinus officinalis” has some medicinal properties. It stands out as a digestive and carminative good and useful to relieve abdominal pain and a mild diuretic. It is indicated for cases of constipation by improving digestion and the digestive system as a whole.

This is a plant used since ancient times for many drugs and the aromatic properties. In its chemical composition is the alkaloid, saponin, organic acid and camphor, and other substances that make rosemary plants highly valued by the pharmaceutical industry for the manufacture of many drugs.

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There are various methods that offer us the ways how to make essential oils from different plants and for different purposes, one of them, which is associated with aromatherapy, or production of a special perfume.

But ultimately, the process of making essential oils are the same in all cases, has little variation between each method in accordance with the urgency or haste with which is required.

For example, essential oils of the fastest and most effective way to obtain, is the slow cooking of the plant to be treated, which should be fully submerged in olive oil or sweet almond, cooking should take about an hour and then filtered and packaged.

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Castor oil (sometimes mistranslated as castor oil) has many properties of natural medicine that has been able to capitalize on countless opportunities. Aromatherapy apply it as one of the most comprehensive treatment, providing a very effective contribution to improving the overall health of individuals.

Castor oil benefits are numerous, and useful in many situations.

For example, when it comes to skin health of this essential oil helps to fight infections in our largest organ. This oil contains natural antimicrobial properties and helps in cases of inflammation, sunburn or stretch marks. Also, apply a little castor oil for wrinkles we can not only reduce, but to prevent future occurrence.

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The scar is left marks on the skin injury, burns or skin disease. Once damaged, repair of skin collagen and leaving a trail of injuries in the form of scar tissue.

Who does not have a scar somewhere on your body? we present some homemade recipe to remove these marks in the skin that you do not like much.

1. Daily application of honey, Aloe vera pulp of aloe oil and palm butter ricini scar area increase the skin’s appearance so adorable, so much it will cost you to identify where it is.

2. There are other options with the pulp of aloe vera, lime juice and two tablespoons of milk. First mix the lemon juice with milk and rub some on the scar. When dry, apply aloe vera pulp and covered with thin gauze. Leave overnight and the next day cream hydrates.

3. Collect the large shells, crush them with water, make a paste and apply on the scar area every day.

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If you have a fault or serious injury, you might have noticed that your scar is not anything good on the skin. Achieving good operation can hide (although never eliminate entirely), and therefore if you have an ugly scar is good to start thinking about strategies to eliminate them.

Since there is a natural remedy food is very famous for its ability to remove scar on the skin. These are onions, traditionally known as healthy food, but that each day is associated with an increased number of benefits. Among them is the ability to hide the scars.

onion extract can be used in gel form, and only apply it three or four times daily in the affected areas of skin scar. It is important to be consistent for the treatment of irreversible act.

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Alarm. You open your eyes. The crusts have seized them. You have much sleep. With effort yawn and get up. I put his slippers and go to the bathroom. And there, at that precise moment, you realize that your face is completely disfigured. “The major cause? Dark circles!

Easy, easy. These circles around your eyes tiolucanos be solved. Are formed for the reasons I have outlined here, and with some tinkering you can at least dispel home slightly.
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The dark circles are a common cosmetic problem that has multiple causes. One is the act of passing awake until late at night, which is why the next morning you may notice the appearance of dark spots on the skin under the eyes. There are two types of dark circles. One of them is in the form of dark coloration on the underside of the eyes, while the other is manifested in the form of eye bags.

A very easy method that we adopt in order to quickly remove dark circles, is to get some yogurt with an aspirin, something incredible as it may seem, can be used to quickly remove dark circles.
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Lemon Grass: A natural aspirin?

Given the slightest headache, industrialized Western societies automatically use aspirin and ibuprofen variants. However, the natural medicine chest of herbal medicine has a very large and healthy supply of herbal medicine for headache, without side effects and as effective as conventional medicines.

Australian Aborigines have long used the herb lemon (lemongrass English, and also known as lemon grass, lemon grass, lemon verbena, lemongrass or yerbalimón) for medicinal purposes, and a study conducted by Lyn Griffiths and her collaborators Griffith University in Australia have highlighted to combat headaches and migraines.
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The liver has the function to break, break, remove and neutralize a number of potentially toxic substances. These substances can be natural, hormonal or from food or environment. It also makes proteins in a series of amino acids used for the body.

There are a number of conditions that directly damage the liver such as hepatitis (which is an inflammation of the liver caused by viruses or external agents), cirrhosis, which prevents the liver to perform its functions properly and less blood flowing throug Read the rest of this entry »