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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 […]

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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 […]

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Catnip Materia Medica

THIS PLANT MAY SEND CAT’S INTO A FRENZY, BUT IT’S CALMING FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS ALIKE Catnip, a perennial herb belonging to the mint family, grows wild as a weed in every U.S. state except Florida and Hawaii. This weed, loved by the household cat for its stimulating effects, actually is traditionally believed to […]

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Shepherd’s Purse

Shepherd’s purse if one of the most common and widely spread flowering plants in the world. Shepherd’s purse gets its unique name from the shape of the seed pod that resembles the silhouette of the purse shepherds used to carry. Shepherd’s purse is a folk remedy for treating diarrhea, bleeding, and to stimulate uterine contractions. […]

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