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Cinnamon Materia Medica

DURING THE FIFTEENTH AND SIXTEENTH CENTURIES CINNAMON WAS ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER SPICES.  ITS SWEET AND SPICY TASTE STILL MAKES IT A POPULAR HERB USED TODAY.  CINNAMON IS MOST COMMONLY ADDED TO FOOD TO ENHANCE ITS FLAVOR, HOWEVER IT WAS USED FOR MUCH MORE THAN COOKING IN ANCIENT TIMES. The use of cinnamon is dated back all the way the […]

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Echinacea Materia Medica

Today Echinacea is one of the most popular herbs used in America.  Echinacea is often used to help relieve cold and flu symptoms as well as shorten the duration of the cold.  It is also often used to help boost the immune system during the onset of cold season. Although echinacea is a very popular […]

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Licorice Root

Licorice is very popular in the winter time taken as a tea with other herbs to help relieve sore throats, coughs, stomach aches, and help boost the immune system.  Just the thought of curling up on a cold fall or winter day with a cup of licorice tea may have a calming and peaceful effect […]

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Schizandra Materia Medica

SCHIZANDRA BERRIES WERE WIDELY USED BY THE ANCIENT CHINESE ROYALTY AS A BEAUTIFIER, YOUTH PRESERVER, AND REPRODUCTIVE TONIC. It is still very popular in the Asian culture today often used to help improve mental function, to strengthen sex organs, and as a skin beautifier.  Siberian hunters consume the berries to help their bodies function in […]

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