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Inducing Labor with Black and Blue Cohosh

Using black and blue cohosh to induce labor has been a tradition for thousands of years.  These two herbs, in combination, are effective in getting labor started when the baby is post term.  They can also...

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Should You Try Salvia Divinorum? The Intense Hallucinations, Risks and Legality of Salvia

Most web-pages on Salvia seem to either rail against the "dangerous new drug" or preach the wonders of the divinorum experience (while often selling the extracts!). Neither point of view seem entirely...

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How-to Make Herbal Tinctures

Man has been using herbal tinctures for health for hundreds of years. They are potent, quick acting, and easy to make with a little instruction. Leanr to make this frugal alternative to conventional medicine.

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Medicinal Benefits of Calendula

Scientific name: Calendula officianalis Family: Asteraceae Origin: Europe to Africa Height: 12-15 inches Parts used: Flowers, fresh or dried. Culinary uses: food coloring for soups, rice,...

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Medicinal Benefits of Chaparral

Chaparral is an herb that has been used for centuries by Native American healers. Chaparral is one of the best herbal antibiotics that are useful against bacteria, viruses, and parasites, both internally...

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How to Make Tincture

Many herbs contain active ingredients which are not easily extracted by water, or are destroyed by heat, and a tincture solves these problems. A tincture is an herbal preparation made with alcohol or...

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Dangerous Medical Quackery Hubs Should Be Deleted

A high ranking Hub stating that cancer can be cured with a habanero pepper tincture has absolutely no basis in clinical evidence. I personally believe that HubPages should not be the platform which disseminates such dangerous and even lethal medical quackery.

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Kratom

A brief and informative insight to kratom. Information on usages and effects, kratom varieties and access to kratom community resources for advice and answers to common kratom questions.

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How to Make a Tincture

Step 1 Herbs for tinctures are aged in alcohol or apple cider vinegar. Put either 4 oz of the powdered herb or 8 oz of the dried herb in 1 pint of either the apple cider vinegar or...

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Medicinal Benefits of Chamomile Tea

Sometimes called the most soothing plant, chamomile (both the fresh and dried flowers) has traditionally been enjoyed as a tea to relax the nerves and ease digestive complaints. The healing properties of...

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