Articles related to "Alkaloids"



Cat's Claw - Alkaloid Benefits
Studies have show the alkaloids found in Cat's Claw to be anti-viral, anti-inflammatory, immuno-stimulating, and to act as antioxidants.
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Dorothy Maud Wrinch - A Multidisciplinary Researcher
Dorothy Maud Wrinch earned a place in genetic history for her early theory on the structure of amino acids. She was the first woman to receive a DSc from Oxford, and spent much of her career at Smith College.
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What is Alkaline?
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Psychoactive Plants
Historically plants have been valued not only for their medical value but also for their psychoactive effects.
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Sophora Flavescens
Sophora flavescens is a frequently prescribed herb in traditional Chinese Medicine. Modern research has substantiated many of its traditional uses.
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Soil in A Desert Garden
Preparing soil in a desert garden is an important part of the process. There are some definite do's and don'ts in this part of your garden planning.
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Nightshade Plants: Good or Bad?
Known for belladonna or "deadly nightshade," the nightshade family boasts vegetables that may cause inflammation, as well as wolfberries and cayenne - touted for healing.
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Starting Eggplants Indoors
Eggplant's recent popularity may be due to claims of its anti-cancer properties. People familiar with its use in the kitchen don't need another reason to grow eggplants.
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Uses of and How to Grow the Toad Tree
This deciduous ethnobotanical tree from Africa is easy to cultivate and contains a number of beneficial medicinal compounds.
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How to Identify the Poppy Family
Poppies are reminiscent of war, symbolizing the fallen soldiers of battles lost; however, there are several species of poppies, some with surprising medicinal properties.
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VENI, VIDI, VINCA
Periwinkles -- a groundcover for all reasons
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Motherships and Wildflowers
When I was a kid ... well, not just as a kid but well into my 20s ... I was profoundly intrigued by flying saucers; UFOs; aliens; Close Encounters. It was the possibility of silvery spaceships full of little green men that paved the way for my studying astronomy in college, and has absolutely nothing to do with wildflowers, but if you read on...
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Myth and Folklore: Dangerous Datura
In wildflowers, nothing spells myth and folklore like chemistry; compounds found in plants that do dastardly things to a body. A poster child for botany with pharmacological implications, not to mention myth and folklore is the genus <I>Datura</I>, in the Nightshade (<I>Solanaceae</I>) clan.
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Treasure of the Sierra Nevada
Other than escaped cultivars and hybrids that grow along roadsides, the Eastern U.S. has little more to offer in the way of lupine than Wild Lupine (L. perennis). California, I have discovered, has over 80 species of this lovely wildflower. There are over 200 species of lupine worldwide. North American species include Sky or Douglas Lupine (L. nanus) with deep blue flowers, Texas Bluebonnets (L. subcarnosus), which is the state flower of Texas, Dove Lupine (L. bicolor) with its blue and white flowers, and Desert or Coulter&#8217;s Lupine (L. sparsiflorus), which has blue to lilac flowers. Lupines are members of the Pea Family (Fabacea), an enormous family of trees, shrubs, herbs and vines that includes peas, beans, soybeans, peanuts and lentils.
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Dangerous Diets, Supplements, Do They Yet Exist?
Diets are all those foods eaten regularly. A good diet can promote health. A poor or bad diet may cause illness or death, so one must choose well.
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Pet Birds and Toxic Foods
Lots of plants, or parts of plants, that we have around the house are toxic to birds. This article describes just a few of them.
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 3
Herbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance, and you can too.
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Be Your Own Herbal Expert - Part 1
Herbal medicine is the medicine of the people. It is simple, safe, effective, and free. Our ancestors knew how to use an enormous variety of plants for health and well-being. Our neighbors around the world continue to use local plants for healing and health maintenance. You can too.
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Berberine
An alkaloid found in common plant species has the potential to address many modern maladies.
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Robert Burns Woodward - The Harvard Chemist
Robert Burns Woodward was a noted chemist and educator. He had a lifelong professional association with Harvard University. He received the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1965.
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Cat's Claw (Uncaria tomentosa)
Not the domestic cats claw - a exotic tropical vine found in South America
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Comfrey Pulled by the FDA
In a major policy shift, the FDA has ordered the recall of the herb Comfrey. This herb commonly used for a variety of conditions has been found to cause liver damage, is a carcinogen and can be deadly.
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Comfrey, the Miracle Herb
Learn what makes comfrey work as a healing plant and how to get the most out of comfrey. Includes detailed instructions on making a comfrey poultice.
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Goldenseal: The Mysteries & Myths
Goldenseal - one of the top-selling herbs.
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Oregon Grape as a Medicine
Oregon grape is more closely related to holly than it is to grapes; it has a long history of medicinal uses among indigenous peoples and Eclectic physicians.
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Goldenseal
Its really not a weed!
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Medicine Wheel of Plant Uses - Pt 1
There is so much to learn about herbs and healing. How can we assure ourselves of our own competence? How can we feel safe in our recommendations? Susun Weed tries to answer these questions in this article.
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Natural Care for Upper Respiratory Conditions
For centuries, natural herbs have offered a safe way to ease the common symptoms of upper respiratory infections, including cough, sore throat, and bronchitis.
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Huperzine A
An alkaloid extracted from Huperizia Serrata (Club Moss) supports cognitive function and appears to be an alternative to prescription medications.
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Oxymatrine and Viral Hepatitis
A substance from a plant used in traditional Chinese medicine is effective in addressing inflammation and infection specific to the liver.
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A Nobile Winter Orchid
Orchids that like winter weather? unheard of? Just in time for Christmas the Orchid Garden presents the Nobile Dendrobiums!
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Diet Pills: Are they safe? Part III
The ups and downs of diet pills from fat/carb blockers to appetite suppressants and metabolism boosters.
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Borage for Courage!
You don't have to be brave to add this bountiful beauty to your list of favorites as a medicinal herb, culinary favorite or garden highlight...see why Borage is one worth foraging for!
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A Witch's Brew of Plants
The poisonous consequences of some angelic plants this Halloween.
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Aphrodisiacs to Spice Up Your Life
If your blaze of passion has turned into the smoldering ashes of a dying fire, you may be considering ways to spice up your love life.
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Bog Garden Spotlight on Vinca Minor
Common Periwinkle is an evergreen bog plant that grows fast and easy.
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Bog Garden Spotlight: Cardinal Flower
Find out how to use the Cardinal Flower in a Bog Garden setting.
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Herb Interactions with Drugs
Although from nature, even if not tampered with by man, herbs often have side effects, as well as affecting prescription drugs being taken.
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How to Make Oolong - the Tastiest Green Tea
Oolong Tea and the Chinese Wedding Tea Ceremony. How this fine tea is manufactured and processed and how it should be brewed.
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Moist Soil Loving Native Plants
A look at the native plants that like to have a moist soil. These plants are all native to the United States.
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Moringa Oleifera- Food, Medicine and Forage Crop
In a world that's running short of assets, Moringa oleifera offers excellent economic alternatives.
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Red Bull Cola Banned in Germany
The new Red Bull Cola claims to have all natural ingredients, but is the secret "energy boost"...cocaine?
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The Bell Pepper - Names and Uses
The bell pepper is a cultivar species which has many uses in culinary dishes; bell peppers are distinguishable by their colors of red, green, orange and yellow.
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The Potato
Many of us know that the potato has traditional connections to Ireland but are we aware that they are also enjoyed in the Netherlands, New Zealand and Scotland as well?
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Top Five Herbs for Immune System Health
These are the top five herbs to help support proper immune functioning and serve as immune system boosters.
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Annual Poppies as Landscape Focus
Seaside and sheltered landscape plantings and herb gardens present some down-to-earth examples for using annual poppies in natural appearing gardens.
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Beers' List—Drugs NOT to Use
Some prescription medications are especially troublesome for older people, and have safer alternatives. These drugs are on the Beers' List.
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Boneset Herb for Muscle Pain of Influenza
The vile tasting boneset herb plant was one of the most hated yet most widely used medicinal plants of early America and well into the 20th century.
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Brahmi – The Wonder Drug
Brahmi (Bacopa monnieri) has enjoyed a tremendous reputation in the Indian Ayurvedic System of holistic healing as a brain tonic. Its effects have been validated.
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British Spring Flowers
The UK has a number of common spring flowers; amongst these flowers are daffodil, English primrose and bluebell, each having had a long association with British history.
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