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Astragalus Materia Medica

ASTRAGALUS IS ONE OF THE MOST WIDELY PRESCRIBED HERBS IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE (TCM), PART OF THIS IS DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT IS NOT USED FOR ANY DISEASE IN PARTICULAR, BUT ACTS TO ENHANCE AND BALANCE THE ENTIRE BODY. TCM practitioners may use astragalus to boost overall vitality, build the blood, balance hormones, […]



Saw Palmetto

THIS WELL KNOWN “MEN’S HERB” IS AN EXCELLENT NUTRITIVE TONIC FOR FERTILITY, AND NOT JUST FOR MEN… Saw Palmetto is most popular for its use for symptoms of enlarged prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy – BPH).  It is even commonly recommended as an alternative treatment by the U.S. FDA for this condition (BPH). Its ethnobotanical uses […]



Lemon Balm Materia Medica

The Bright-Hearted Herb of Calm and Clarity “Lemon Balm causeth the mind and the heart to be merry,” wrote the great Arabic physician Avicenna, and for those who’ve sipped its sun-warmed leaves in tea or brushed past it in a garden, this truth is deeply felt. Bright, lemony, and ever-giving, Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis) has […]