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Is tobacco good for you or bad for you?
Tobacco is considered to be a poisonous plant and smoking may be hazardous to your health.But tobacco can be consumed, used as an organic pesticide, and in the form of nicotine tartrate it is used in some medicines.
1- The most fascinating and widely recognized health benefit of smoking is itsability to seemingly alleviate symptoms of mental illnesses, including anxiety and schizophrenia.
2-A series of very interesting studies from multiple academic sources confirms that the risk of Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease is surprisingly higher in non-smokers than in smokers.
3-Cigarette smoking has also been linked to a decrease in risk of certain inflammatory disorders, since nicotine itself appears to be an anti-inflammatory agent.
4-Tobacco-influenced pharmaceuticals may at some point be an available option to treat obesity
Do not use this as a reason to begin smoking or to avoid smoking cessation.
Posted on 12 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Grape seeds
Chemical ingradients:polyphenols, including oligomeric proanthocyanidins recognized as antioxidants.
1- grape seed extract may be useful to treat heart diseases such as high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
2-seed phenolics may inhibit oral sugar metabolism and retard growth of certain bacteria causing dental caries.
3-grape seed proanthocyanidins decreased tumor numbers and reduced the malignancy of papillomas.
4-Grape seed components may also be active against HIV by inhibiting virus expression and replication.
5-grape seed extracts enhanced bone density.
Posted on 9 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Herbs fight swine and bird flu
Nutritional and herbal supplements may help to stop or weaken the swine flu/avian flu virus.
Vitamin D is extremely effective in fighting standard influenza strains. The following additional herbs and supplements may also provide the safe immune support necessary for preventing and defeating swine flu.”
5 herbs that can help your body fight off the swine and bird flu:
1-Sage is perfect for cold season.
2-Mullein is a very useful herb for lung congestion, helping in clearing them.
3-Sage is perfect for cold season.
4-Slippery Elm is actually the inner bark of the Elm tree.
5-Elderberries are a wonderful remedy for flu symptoms.
Posted on 5 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Ginger
Origin: China, Philippine and Mexico.
Used parts: roots.
Chemical ingredients: philandering, Linallol, and Alpha-Franesener.
Medical benefits: 1-Gout treatment.
2-Rheumatoid treatment.
3-Reduce cholesterol in blood.
4-Anti-vomiting.
5-Pneumonia and asthma treatment.
6-Activate liver function.
7-Vision straightness.
Posted on 2 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. 1 Comment.
Ginseng

Origin: China.
Used parts: Leaves and roots.
Chemical ingredients: Periactin, Cyproheptadin, Betamethasone, and B-Asarone.
Medical benefits: 1- Cancers treatment.
2- Stimulate the sexual activity.
3- Headache treatment.
Posted on 2 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Cocos nucifera
Origin: Portugal.
Used parts: fruit.
Chemical ingredients:Lauric acid, Myristic acid, Palmilic acid, and Caprylic acid.
Medical benefits: 1- Skin diseases treatment.
2-Pneumonia treatment.
3-Toothache treatment.
Posted on 2 May '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Theubroma cacao
Origin: Mexico and Middle America.
Used parts: Seeds.
Chemical ingredients: Purine alkaloids, Theobromine, caffeine, oleic acid, palmitic acid, Biogenic amines,
serotonin and Salsolinol.
Medical benefits: 1- Fever treatment.
2-Skin ulcers treatment.
3-Diarrhea treatment.
4-Diabetes treatment.
5-Bladder inflammation treatment.
Posted on 30 April '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Cinnamomum cassia

Origin:China
Used parts:Crusts.
Chemical ingredients: Eugenol , Cinnamaldehyde, Cinnzeylanin, Cinnamic acid, ethoyycinnamaldehyde,
Cinnamylacetate and Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins.
Medical benefits: 1- Headache.
2-Skin pigmentation.
3-Acne treatment.
4-Cold and flu treatment.
5-Diabetes treatment.
6-Hair fallout.
7-Gout treatment.
Posted on 30 April '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Capsicum

Origin:China
Used parts:fruit.
Chemical ingredients: Ascorbic acid, Vitamin A, and sulpher.
Medical benefits: 1- Activate blood circulation.
2-Thyroid gland activation.
3-Respiratory problems treatment.
4-Burning foot syndrome treatment.
5-Toothache.
Posted on 30 April '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. No Comments.
Aloe vera
Origin: East and South Africa.
Used parts: Liquid juice.
Chemical ingredients: Aloin, Barbalion, and Alue-emodin.
Medical benefits: 1- Hemorrhages.
2-Eye diseases.
3-Sunburns or hyperthermia.
4-Anti HIV viruses.
Posted on 22 April '09 by Ziad, under Herbal medicine. 1 Comment.







