Catarrh and Sinus – Garlic

February 3, 2021 by Jurgen

Allium Sativum aka Garlic.

USES: high cholesterol, respiratory tract infections, sinusitis and catarrh.

DESCRIPTION: Garlic is said to be the world’s oldest medicine and is still one of the best and most popular herbal remedies. Remains of garlic have been found in caves inhabited 10,000 years ago. A Sumerian clay tablet dating from 3,000 BC records the first garlic prescription.

HOW IT WORKS: It is now recognised that it is the ratio of the various types of cholesterol and fats in the blood, which is more relevant than the totals measured. Garlic reduces the level of low-density lipoproteins (LDL) whilst increasing the levels of high-density lipoproteins (HDL). It has been suggested that an increase in HDL may enhance the removal of cholesterol.

Garlic has also a mild action in lowering blood pressure and is well known for its antibiotic properties, which is very useful for sinus problems, catarrh and respiratory tract infections, like coughs and head colds. Garlic helps to improve the immune system.

Specially aged Kyolic Garlic extract is an organic and the only absolutely odourless form of Garlic. Aged for 20 months. Suitable for Vegans.

Silicea – Skin, Hair, Nails, Digestion

January 15, 2021 by Jurgen

Quartz – Silicon dioxide

Silicea to maintain the beauty of healthy skin, hair and nails.

Silicea can be very helpful for arthritis as well as digestive disorders to treat symptoms like heartburn, reflux, and for irritable bowel (IBS) symptoms like nausea, flatulence, abdominal pain, bowel discomfort and diarrhoea.

Silicon is an essential trace element in the body. It is present in all organs and structures, but particularly in bones, skin, hair and nails.

In skin and bones, connective tissue acts like scaffolding to support the tissue structures. Silicon is an important component of this connective tissue.

Silicea is the result of combining silicon and oxygen in a colloidal solution. This state between solid and liquid, presents the body with molecules, which are easily absorbed.

Colloidal Silicic Acid (Silicea) is available in capsules and liquid form for human consumption and for food supplementation.

>Silicea as a homeopathic remedy is used for poor stamina, weakness, inflammation of glands, chronic discharges, uncharacteristic odour, sensitivity to senses, boils and abscesses, earaches, splinters, and inflamed eyelids.

Echinacea Research and Coronaviruses

November 11, 2020 by Jurgen

To avoid the misery of Coronaviruses ask for the power of nature.

The Lancet Infectious Diseases has published research concluding that Echinacea (Purple Coneflower) can more than halve the risk of catching a common cold. This is the conclusion drawn by researchers from the School of Pharmacy at the University of Connecticut, who looked at 14 different studies on Echinacea. Overall, Echinacea was shown to decrease the odds of developing a cold by 58% and reduce the duration of colds by a day-and-a-half in people who were infected.

Echinacea reduced the likelihood of participants catching a cold naturally (i.e. in normal circumstances such as working with someone who has a cold) by 65%. Professor Ron Cutler of the University of London said that Echinacea, “decreases the severity of cough, headache and nasal congestion,” if people have already caught a cold. He gave it as his opinion that, “people with impaired immune function might benefit from taking Echinacea during the winter months to prevent colds and flu.”

There have been several positive trials on Echinacea in the last few years, including a trial that demonstrated the efficiency of Echinacea in the treatment of colds and flu, when it is used as soon as a cold starts. At 7 days, 95% of the subjects using Echinacea were free of symptoms compared with only 63% in the placebo group.

Echinacea purpurea – Purple Coneflower

Furthermore the observed virucidal activity of Echinacea was not restricted to common cold coronaviruses, as both SARS-CoV-1 and MERS-CoVs were inactivated at comparable concentrations. Echinacea purpurea preparations could be effective as prophylactic treatment for all Coronaviruses (CoVs) due to their structural similarities.

Source: >Echinacea purpurea preparations against coronaviruses, including common cold coronavirus 229E and SARS-CoV-2 ~BioMedCentral, Virology Journal, 21 September 2020.
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