Natural Foods Digest - Natural Foods

Sarsaparilla Plant
Sarsaparilla is a tropical American perennial plant. Its long slender root and short, thick rhizomes produce a vine that trails on the ground and climbs by means of tendrils growing in pairs of the alternate, evergreen leaves. The root of the plant is used for medicinal purposes.Sarsaparilla's medicinal use has been as a tonic and blood purifier. Tonics tone the whole system. A blood purifier refers to an agent that cleanses and purifies the ...
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Is Genetically Altered Food Safe?
For centuries, food growers have tampered with plant and animal genetics by crossbreeding to bring out desirable traits while suppressing less desirable ones. Refinement of such techniques has enabled farmers to produce increasingly abundant crops. But in recent years modern agriculture has added a new dimension, thanks to genetic engineering. Using space-age techniques, scientists can now alter cell DNA by means of cloning and other techniques t ...
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The Hawthorn Plant
Hawthorn was a well known plant in the ancient world. The Greeks and Romans linked it to hope, marriage, and fertility. Greek bridesmaids wore fragrant hawthorn blossoms, and brides carried a bough. The Romans placed hawthorn leaves in babies' cradles to ward off evil spirits. Christianity changed hawthorn's image dramatically. Christ's crown of thorns was reputedly made of hawthorn, and as a result, it became a symbol of bad luck and ...
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6 Reasons Why Red Peppers Are Extremely Healthy For You
Red pepper owes its heat and its value in herbal healing to one chemical found in its fruit - capsaicin. Below is a list of it's many benefits.1. Digestive aid: Red pepper aids digestion by stimulating the flow of both saliva and stomach secretions. Saliva contains enzymes that begin the breakdown of carbohydrate, while stomach secretions (gastric juices) contain acids and other substances that further digest food.2. Diarrhea: Like many culin ...
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Cures Using Acidophilus
One type of bacteria that is attracted to acid is the Lactobacillus acidophilus. It has a lot of important functions in the human body and because of this it is termed the friendly bacteria. Acidophilus is found naturally in the vagina and the intestines and its job is to protect the body from organisms that can cause harm. Apart from this natural source it is also found in yogurt of different types, in carrots, bananas, garlic, soybeans, rice st ...
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The Wonder Plant Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is a plant of the liliaceous genus of which the lily and onion are examples. The plant has toothed fleshy leaves that yield a gelatinous substance. Aloe vera goes way back in time. It has been given exotic names like Wand of Heaven and Plant of Life. These terms indicate the esteem that the plant was held in. The Greeks used it widely. Alexander, it is said, applied the juice from the leaves to the wounds of his soldiers. The Romans use ...
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Red Yeast Rice for Cholesterol
Red Yeast Rice has been an ancient, Asian dietary staple. It was made by fermenting white rice with the red yeast, Monascus Purpureus. The low cholesterol levels found in the Chinese population, led to discovering the benefits of red yeast rice consumption. Today, this natural cure has made its name as a cholesterol and triglyceride lowering agent, without the problems and side effects of the traditional statin drugs. It i ...
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Healthy Properties of Flaxseed
Flax seeds are larger than sesame seeds with a hard shell that is smooth and shiny. It has colors that range from amber to reddish brown. Ground seeds feature a soft crunch and are easily absorbed. Flaxseed oil is nut-flavored oil that has a high nutritional profile. The flax plant has provided food as well as fiber for clothing as far back as recorded history. Flaxseed oil also contains an omega-3 fatty acid that is being ...
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Apple Cider Vinegar
Bothered by heartburn? Feel an acid reflux? Suffer from nausea or other stomach problems?Why fight a losing battle with heartburn using the usual pills and liquids when you can do the job with a natural product from the health food store?Apple Cider Vinegar!Most available heartburn medications are antacids, which do exactly what their name says -- neutralize and reduce the acid in your stomach. But you may be surprised to learn that doing so isn& ...
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Kelp Protects From Radiation, Heart Disease, and Infection
Kelp is a healing herb today because it contains a chemical (sodium alginate, also known simply as alginate), which is beneficial for health problems unique to the 20th century: radiation exposure, heavy metal toxicity, and heart disease.Protection From Radiation: The sodium alginate in kelp helps prevent absorption of radioactive strontium 90, a by-product of nuclear explosions and nuclear power and weapons facilities. Strontium 90, one of many ...
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Feverfew To Treat Severe Migraines
Feverfew, a member of the sunflower family, grows in flower gardens throughout Europe and the United States. The round, leafy, branching stems bear alternate, bipinnate leaves with ovate, hoary-green leaflets. The flowers are small and daisy-like, with yellow disks and from ten to twenty white, toothed rays. The name feverfew is a corruption of the word febrifuge, used to signify its tonic and fever-dispelling properties.Feverfew has been used fo ...
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The Rhus Glabra or Sumac Plant
The sight of the bright colored leaves and the maroon red clusters of hairy fruit on this ten- foot-high shrub can be found in dry, rocky places over all but the central parts of the United States. It is also a popular shrub in home landscaping. The scarlet sumac has a larger but similar-looking relative, the staghorn Rhus glabra sumac and the two are most accurately distinguished from one another by examining their stems. The stems of the scarle ...
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The 7 Healing Benefits Of Chamomile
Chamomile is one of the nation's best-selling herbs. It's a very popular tea, by itself or in blends. Its apple scent is the fragrance in many herbal skin-care products. In addition, it has been used in shampoos since the days of the Vikings because it adds luster to blond hair. Contemporary herbalists recommend chamomile externally to spur wound healing and treat inflammation, and internally for fever, digestive upsets, anxiety, and inso ...
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