If your goal is spiritual growth then having a stong and healthy root chakra is essential. Discover my top 7 quick and easy tips for healing the root chakra.
Botanical Name: Althea officinalis. Other Common Names: Mallow, white mallow, common marshmallow, malvavisco, altea, hatmi, iviscus, ghasul, khitmi, khatmah, usubeni-tati-aoi. Habitat: Marshmallow root is native to Europe. It has been brought to America recently as a plant of medicinal uses. It thrives in an environment of dark and salty marshes. Description: The marshmallow plant is a perennial which has a height that can vary between two to four feet. The color of the flower itself is a pink or light pink variant or that of a pale gray. The flower is about 1 to 1 ½ inches in length and
Botanical Name of Ashwagandha: Withania somnifera. The ashwagandha root is often referred to as the 'Indian ginseng' because it is used in a similar way in Ayurvedic (Indian) medicine as Panax ginseng is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). The herb has been used for more than 2500 years to restore overall health and increase longevity. The Indian or Hindu common name ashwagandha (Sanskrit), translates roughly to 'the smell and strength of a horse,' referring to the plant's alleged ability to enhance sexual vigor. Ashwagandha Seedpods (Withania somnifera) - Attribution: Vinayaraj V. R What is Ashwagandha Used For? Some of
Botanical Name of Blue Cohosh: Caulophyllum thalictroides (L). Other Common Names Blueberry root, blue ginseng, yellow ginseng, beechdrops, pappoose root, squaw root, caulophylle faux-pigamon (French), cohosh azul (Spanish), Frauenwurzel (German), løveblad (Danish), azurbär (Swedish). Habitat Blue cohosh is a perennial herbaceous plant native to Eastern USA and Canada. It grows in rich, moist soil near water. Description Blue cohosh is a slow-growing, perennial plant belonging to the barberry family (Berberidaceae). It can grow up to a meter in height with a simple stem and leaves that are large and tri-lobed. The small yellowish-green to purple flowers appear in clusters from
8 ways to use for cinnamon in the garden and on house plants. From rooting hormone to gnat removal, cinnamon can be your gardens best friend!
Read about the many health benefits of ashwagandha root. What is ashwagandha, side effects, dosage, ksm 66, male hormones boost and more.
What is inflammation, how does an autoimmune disease work, and what are doctors doing to treat them? We explain, plus steps you can take to heal from autoimmune diseases.
Feng Shui is the Chinese traditional art and science of placement of home decor and furniture. Feng Shui is a large topic to cover in just one post, so I'm focusing on just a few aspects of Feng Shui in this post: placement of art in the home, particularly colours that correspond to good Feng Shui p
Maca root -- an ancient superfood that can naturally boost your energy, help you manage stress, sharpen your memory, and even increase your libido.
Botanical Name of Licorice: Glycyrrhiza glabra. Other Common Names: Sweetwood, sweetroot, black sugar, liquorice, regliss (French), lakritze (German), liquirizia (Italian), regaliz (Spanish), mulethi (Hindi), European Licorice Habitat: The licorice root is native to Southeastern Europe and cultivated in most of Europe. It prefers the open, dry areas with rich soil. It was first harvested from the wild until it was cultivated one thousand years ago. Plant Description: The licorice plant is erect, standing about 1.5 meters tall with spikes bearing lilac-colored flowers with bean-like pods containing three or four seeds. The main root (taproot) descends up to a meter into
Love that golden orange color. It's prettier in real life.So finally I get around to finishing off this mini series on Calendula (pot marigold). This post will be on infusing oil, and next week we'll have the one on salves.
Joint pain can limit you from enjoying your life and living it to the fullest. In this article, discover 12 natural strategies to get relief.
Karoline Hjorth and Riitta Ikonen take amazing photos showing elderly people trussed up in pieces of nature, from seaweed to rhubarb.
Botanical Name: Asclepias tuberosa. Other Common Names: Butterfly milkweed, butterfly weed, Canada root, chiggerflower, fluxroot, Indian paintbrush, Indian posy, orange milkweed, silkweed, silky swallow-wort, tuber root, yellow milkweed, white-root, windroot. Habitat: Butterfly weed or pleurisy root is native to North America and is found in Ontario, Canada and throughout the continental United States except for the Pacific Northwest. It is principally found in the Southwestern and Midwestern region of the United States. It prefers full sun, and gravelly and sandy soils of open, dry fields, along roadsides and grassy areas. Gardeners love this plant for its showy reddish-orange flowers which
Botanical Name: Cimicifuga racemosa L, Actaea racemosa L Black cohosh was once classified with the Genus name Cimicifuga but today the Genus name Actaea is considered the correct scientific name. The old Latin genus name Cimicifuga derives from Cimex, the genus name of the bedbug and the Latin verb 'fugare' meaning to repel indicating that the unpleasant smell of the plant was used as an insect repellent. Other Common Names: Black snake root, bugbane, rattleroot, rattletop, rattleweed, snakeroot, black bugbane, squaw root, serpentaria (Spanish), Traubiges Wanzenkraut, Schwarzes Wanzenkraut (German), herbe aux punaises (French), silfurkerti (Icelandic), sølvlys (Danish), läkesilverax (Swedish), klaseormedrue
Botanical Name: Zingiber officinale. Other Common Names: Jamaican ginger, Indian Ginger, gan-jiang, sheng-jiang, African ginger, black ginger, zingiber officinale. Description and Habitat: The ginger plant is an erect plant that grows from one to three feet tall. It is a tropical plant found in East Asia and Australia. India and China are the largest suppliers of the herb used today. The large, scaly rhizome (underground stem) is the part of the plant used in herbal and medicinal use. It is cultivated in most tropical and sub-tropical countries now, but its origin is unclear. Plant Parts Used: The rhizome of the
Information on the health benefits, dosages and side effects of the herb astragalus (Astragalus membranaceus) and the traditional uses of its root
Botanical Name of Golden Seal: Hydrastis canadensis. Other Common Names: Goldenseal, eyebalm, ground raspberry, orangeroot, yellowroot, yellow puccoon, Indian dye, eye root, jaundice root. Habitat: Golden seal is found in the northeastern United States in shady woodland areas at the edges of forests in rich, moist soil. This plant prefers slightly acidic soils and will prosper in partial sun, or even shaded areas. Description: Golden seal is a small perennial herb. The woody, yellowish rhizome gives rise to a single hairy stem and top with two five to nine-lobed leaves that terminate in a single greenish-white flower. It grows to
The combination of dandelion root and high quality butter offers many potential benefits for the liver and heart.
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Thyroid disease occurs when the thyroid gland isn’t functioning correctly. Learn more about the causes and risk factors of thyroid disease.
How to understand that without thoughts we can not feel and vice versa. To feel good, thoughts become more important then you may know.
Botanical Name: Polygala senega. Other Common Names: Seneca snakeroot, seneka snakeroot, rattlesnake root, mountain flax, milkwort, northern senega, polygala root, Klapperschlangenwurze (German), serpentaria senegalesa (Spanish), polygala de Virginie (French), senegarot (Swedish). Habitat: Senega root is native to North America and can be found from Newfoundland to Alberta in Canada and from New England to Georgia and Arkansas and west to Dakota in the United States. Description: Senega is a perennial plant, belonging to the milkwort family (Polygalaceae), that can grow up to half a meter in height. It has green or purple, erect stems and numerous lanceolate bright green leaves.
I've been lost in a serene Pinterest scroll-a-thon, and I've handpicked 30 nature aesthetic pictures that are like a breath of fresh air for your soul.
Learn about chakras and how to balance your chakras is with herbal tea. Herbal teas have plenty of benefits for body and mind.
Ayurveda is one of the world´s oldest science. It dates back to 3000 BC when India's sages have established the roots and Ayurveda concept in the Vedas, which is the ancient book of knowledge. Ayurveda is a holistic healing system based on the belief that our health depends on the…