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A large amount of confusion exists today regarding the actual species of tree that is harvested in Brazilian forests and sold around the world as “catuaba.” Experienced Brazilian harvesters will refer to two species: a “big catuaba” and a “small catuaba.” The confusion thickens when relating these trees to approved botanical species names. “Small catuaba” is Erythroxylum catuaba (A. J. Silva ex. Raym.-Hamet – the name was accepted in 1936), which grows 2-4 m tall and sports yellow-to-orange flowers and, in Brazil, is referred to as catuaba. “Big catuaba,” in the mahogany family, is Trichilia catigua (A. Juss.), which grows … Continue Reading

Obesity is on the rise, and so is a new herb that has the obese taking a second look. Let’s explore Hoodia’s benefits for weight loss.

Overweight and obesity results from accumulation of body fat. This could lead to health problems. Overweight and obesity is measured with Body mass index (BMI). It is weight in relation to height of a person. When the BMI increases and falls within a range of 25 kg/m2 and 30 kg/m2, the person is overweight and in the pre-obese stage. If the BMI exceeds 30 kg/m2, then obesity has set in already. Obesity is said to … Continue Reading

During the European “Copper Age” five thousand years ago, a man of high ranking status fled his home valley of Val Venosta, Italy, across an Alpine glacier. But his enemies caught up with him. An arrow penetrated his subclavian artery, which soon bled him to death. In 1991, two unsuspecting tourists came upon his mummified remains. On the body of “Oetzi the Iceman” were found pouches with two medicinal mushroom species, the oldest known example of mushrooms used medicinally.

One of the mushrooms was Birch polypore – Piptoporus betulinus – which it is believed he used as a remedy against intestinal … Continue Reading

In order to carry out a full body detoxification, a lot of folks believe that there are too many steps in order to complete. Yet, this plainly is not true and you\’ll be shown that there can be a complete body detoxification that uses the herbal way.

Detoxification is a total-body process that involves each of the body\’s seven channels of elimination-the colon, kidneys, skin, lungs, liver, lymphatic system and blood-each of which must be supported for complete detoxification to occur. The following are some of the most effective ways in which you can facilitate total-body cleansing and detoxification.

Since the immune … Continue Reading

Cat\’s claw, known as una de gato in Spanish, is a herb derived from a vine-type plant which grows widely in the countries of Central and South America, and is particularly common in the Amazon rainforests and Peru. So vast and botanically rich are the wilds of the Amazon rain forest that many herbal practitioners still look to it as a potential source of powerful, but as yet undiscovered, herbal remedies. Although this hope might seem to some like wishful thinking, the example of cat\’s claw suggests that it may not be entirely fanciful; because although the herb has only … Continue Reading