India Herbs

Publication: CBS Broadcasting Inc; CBS5.com
Author: Kim Mulvihill, MD
Date: November 27 2006
You can’t cure the common cold. However, some research suggests you can reduce your chances of getting sick with botanicals.
In Sweden, Andrographis — an herbal supplement — is used to boost the immune system. The supplement is based on Elderberry herb, which is found in […]

Publication: The News Journal
Author: SETH TORREGIANI
Date: Nov 21, 2006
As a group, people with cancer have expressed more interest in, and use of, complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) than perhaps any other class of patient. As it relates to cancer treatment, CAM encompasses a wide variety of therapies that traditionally have been considered outside mainstream oncology […]

Publication: Newindpress
Author:Moulshree Singhal
Date: Nov 23, 2006
When talked about herbal teas, there is a major misconception about the meaning of herbal teas. It can be specifically defined as teas not having the tea leaves either green or black as its ingredient.
Herbal teas or tisanes are beverages made by steeping dried or fresh plant parts (herbs) in […]

Publication: Los Angeles Times
Author: HILARY E. MACGREGOR
Date: 21 November 2006 
 
Whether meditating before bed or sipping a kava kava nightcap, more than 1.6 million Americans use some form of alternative medicine when they have trouble sleeping.
In analyzing data from 31,000 Americans interviewed for the 2002 National Health Interview Survey, researchers found that nearly one-fifth of adults […]

1. Journal: Phytother Res. 2006 Nov 6
Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses.
* Anwar F,
* Latif S,
* Ashraf M,
* Gilani AH.
Department of Chemistry, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, Pakistan.
Moringa oleifera Lam (Moringaceae) is a highly valued plant, distributed in many countries of the tropics and subtropics. It has an impressive range of medicinal uses […]