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Lemongrass oil: the aromatherapy and health properties of lemongrass essential oil

This article looks at the aromatherapy properties and health benefits of lemongrass oil, and tells you a bit about how it works, and how it is used. It also considers historical and folk medicine uses for lemongrass essential oil.

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Slippery Elm Bark

Slippery elm has been used for many years for a variety of ailments. For many of these ailments, it has proven to be a worthwhile treatment. Slippery elm is native to North America. It can achieve well over...

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Greek Ouzo – 'To Farmako' – The Medicine

For centuries, Greeks have believed that Greek Ouzo and its predecessor, Tsipouro; have some distinct medicinal benefits. Ouzo has so many uses in Greek folk medicine that they call it To Farmako, the...

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The voice of little Wilson Smith

Wilson Smith was born in 1876 to Liza Suttles Smith. Liza was a rich girl transplant from New York to the newly cleared John Smith farm in Ohio. She absolutely hated Ohio until little Willie was born. She...

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Categories of Folklore

Folklore is a term with tremendous numbers of sub-set categories. Types of oral tradition, kinds of folklore stories and narratives are just some of the considerations involved when discussing "folklore."...

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Traditional Greek Folk Medicine

Inspired by PGrundy’s excellent Hub about the increasing cost and declining quality of healthcare in the US, here are is some traditional Greek folk medicne, hopefully saving you all some money. Some of...

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Alternative medicine in United States

More commonly referred to as complementary medicine (also as additional medicine, integrative medicine, and natural health), this includes myriad medical practices and perceptions that have expert systems...

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Almond oil as demulcent and emollient will relieve irritation of your skin in certain surface level skin diseases, soften your skin and mucous membranes and also prevent them from cracking or chapping due to the cold. It contains antioxidants.  65

The Old Ways of Treating Conditions/Ailments Were the Best

Who really enjoys home remedies?  People who like the older, simpler ways of doing things.  People who don't much trust modern medicine, doctors and prescription drugs collect home remedies like others...

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Homemade remedy for upset tummy or diarrhea

  Step1   Take one or two pieces of bread and put them in the toaster oven, conventional oven on a cookie sheet, or in your toaster, and turn the heat up high. It really doesn't matter how high as long...

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Are You Addicted to Capsicum?

Would you go rummaging around in every cupboard in the house just to find any amount -- no matter how small?Would you get up in the middle of the night and start scouring the neighborhood for any supplier...

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