Articles Containing ‘licorice root’

By Brigitte Mars
New studies are being conducted on neural nutrients. The amino acid, phenylalanine helps to improve mental alertness, ambition and awareness. Choline and inositol are both components of lecithin (available derived from soybeans in natural food stores). They contribute to our ability to plan and focus. Autopsies show that lecithin is present in [...]

Tags: brain function, cardamom seed, chickweed, Ginkgo, licorice root, mental health, Oatstraw, prickly ash, Rosemary, Siberian Ginseng, spearmint

By Brigitte Mars
Colds often occur when we’re overworked, overtired or overindulged. A cold may be your body’s way of saying, “Rest up. Nurture me, pay attention.” Some ways to do just that include adding a nourishing soup to the diet. I often saute some garlic and onions in a bit of olive oil, add [...]

Tags: astragalus, colds, ear oil, earache, earaches, echinacea, elder flowers, ginger, lemon grass, licorice root, marshmallow, peppermint, rose hips, sore throats, St. John's wort, thyme

By Brigitte Mars
Are you tired of being tired? Has your get up and go got up and gone? When you make your bed in the morning, do you feel like getting back into it? Fatigue may have multiple causes, including nutritional deficiencies, chi and blood deficiencies, allergies (both food and environmental), poor elimination, lack [...]

Tags: aromatherapy, ashwaghanda root, codonopsis root, dandelion root, energy, essential oils, Ginkgo, ginseng, green foods, hawthorn, licorice root, overeating, schizandra berries, stress

Colds and flu, both viral infections often occur when too much going is on in our lives. Rest, relaxation and nourishment help us be more resistant. Viruses enter the body through the respiratory tract and attach to cells lining the nose, throat and bronchial tubes. Exposure to cold, damp, wind and rapid temperature change can [...]

Tags: antiobiotic, antispectic, antiviral, aromatherapy, beta carotene, boneset, cayenne peper, colds, congestion, cough, echinacea root, elderberry, fever, flu, gan mao ling, garlic, ginger root, headache, healing foods, herbs, homeopathic, honeysuckle flowers, immunity, isatis root, licorice root, marshmallow root, mucus, myrrh resin, osha root, peppermint, propolis, respiratory infection, sage leaf, sore muscles, sore throat, thyme leaf, tonsillitis, usnea lichen, viral infections, vitamin a, vitamin c, yarrow, yin chiao, zinc