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Herbal Therapies
From times immemorial, herbs have always been a vital component of major therapies and healing practices. They were the most important component for healing someone before the era of synthetic drugs came. In oriental countries herbal therapies have perhaps the longest history and continue to develop even nowadays. Christianity looked down at the herbal therapies for many years which lead to the fact that many herbs used by shamans of Indian tribes, or sorcerers of Slavonic tribes, or yogi of India. Nowadays many of the pearls of wisdom of those cultures have been unveiled for the general public and herbal science became an officially recognized branch of medicine.
Presently, yoga has become one of the most faithful followers of the healers of the past. The practitioners use the knowledge stored by the centuries of application to a full extent. Thus, ayurveda developed from the combination of yoga practices and knowledge of herbs. For example, ginseng is recognized as particularly helpful herb from China for toping up.
In yoga ginseng helps with increasing chi energy that is kept deep in our body. The muscles grow stronger and the nerves rest. Due to its strengthening properties ginseng is known as longevity herb. It is even recommended to vegetarians who need nutrients they are not getting due to lack of meat consumption. For anyone practicing yoga ginseng makes the difference. It makes the person feel refreshed after the exercises, the body seem to be revitalized, and the muscles grow stronger and fitter. To repeat, ginseng is great for those who do the asanas.
No less important for yoga is the herb called tang kuei. Its first and most important function is to support the reproductive system of women. The tonic made of tang kuei is considered to be rejuvenative. Additionally, it calms one’s nerves, and promotes well-being.
Bayberry, calamus and barberry are only a few of the long list of western herbs used for ayurvedic purposes. Their effects vary, yet, they are great in helping treating diseases like colds, sores, high blood pressure, and even fighting cancer. Other internationally acclaimed herbs include garlic, cinnamon, mint, aloe and many more.
To cut the long story short, ayurveda deals with the balance between soul and body. The recent openings and findings as well as globalization of the modern world have led to incorporation of the modern knowledge of herbs into the ayurvedic disease treatment and yoga practices. Is not that a great idea to have a sip of warm apple and cinnamon tree after yoga asanas? It does boost your energy and make you feel stress-free and relaxed. Any knowledge that helps us and makes us stronger and happier is the knowledge that is meant to be.
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A Woman’s Herbal Formula for Cycles #410
www.therenegadehealthshow.com – I ran into Rehmannia (Dean from the Shaman Shack) and we talked herbs for woman’s health and for the cycles. Take a look…
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Relieve PMS With Alternative Treatments
Cramps, headaches, mood swings – it’s all part of being a woman and suffering with PMS. Having a regular menstrual cycle is a sign of good health but along with it can come pain, bloating and over 100 other symptoms! And because each woman is different there is no agreed upon case or treatment for PMS within the medical community.
Conventional doctors will tell you to take aspirin and may offer water pills or hormonal therapy but alternatives to these forms of comfort can be more relaxing and have fewer side effects.
Acupuncture can relieve pain and stress for any ailment so it is worth a try for PMS. Same goes for massage, and your massage therapist can show you self massage to do on your lower abdomen any time you need to relax cramps. No medicine is involved, and both of these alternative therapies are non-invasive. Plus, they leave you so relaxed that having them can turn a bad PMS day into a happy one.
There are a couple of medicinal herbs that are used in making teas and poultices for the relief of PMS symptoms. These include Kava Kava Chai and ginseng. To relive cramping, swelling and irritability, try Viburnum.
If you have trouble with swollen breasts and muscle spasms or tend to get PMS acne, the answer to these symptoms could be right in your front yard – dandelion! As a herbalist to recommend the appropriate combination of herbs for your individual symptoms.
Many people use crystal healing energy to increase blood flow which lessens the headache and tension you can get with PMS. But if you want something more mainstream you might try yoga. In fact, exercise, and yoga in particular is a great way to relieve symptoms and lessen fatigue. The slow stretching movements and low impact cardio of yoga is very good for menstrual symptoms.
One method of treating PMS that is becoming more and more popular is hypnosis . Hypnosis is geared toward finding out the causes and conditions of symptoms, therefore relieving the pain holistically. In the case of PMS, that would mean removing the root cause of irritability and stress. While these are obviously caused by hormones, the mood swings of PMS can be brought under control with light hypnosis that focuses on teaching the patient that the moodiness is temporary, and not to be taken to heart.
If you suffer from PMS and don’t feel that hormone therapy is safe and aspirin just doesn’t do the trick, why not try one of these alternative treatmenst? What have you got to lose besides cramps, bloating, irritability and mood swings?
Lee Dobbins enjoys learning and writing about herbs, home remedies and alternative treatments. Please visit http://www.herbs-home-remedies.com for more on alternative healing.



