Monthly Archives: September 2021

Clove As An Antidepressant

Cloves refer to the dried flower buds of the Syzygium aromaticum plant. Cloves are known to possess a number of medicinally important phytochemicals and these explain the traditional use of cloves in medicine for treating a number of conditions. Cloves … Continue reading

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Cloves For Memory Decline?

Clove (Eugenia caryophyllata (Myrtaceae; syn. Syzygium aromaticum, Caryophyllus aromaticus) is a traditional medicinal plant used for its wide ranging healing properties. Like most plants, cloves are high in antioxidant phytochemicals and have excellent free radical scavenging ability. In addition, cloves … Continue reading

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Anti-inflammatory Effects of Arnica montana

Arnica montana is a rich source of phytochemicals that include flavonoids (quercetin, and quercetin glucosides), sesquiterpene lactones (arnicolide, helenaline and dihydro-helenaline), alcohols (arnidiol, arnilenediol, isoarnilenediol), carotenoids, essential oil, inuline, and tannins. Some of these phytochemicals may contribute towards the anti-inflammatory … Continue reading

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Anti-inflammatory Effects of Arnica montana

Arnica montana is a rich source of phytochemicals that include flavonoids (quercetin, and quercetin glucosides), sesquiterpene lactones (arnicolide, helenaline and dihydro-helenaline), alcohols (arnidiol, arnilenediol, isoarnilenediol), carotenoids, essential oil, inuline, and tannins. Some of these phytochemicals may contribute towards the anti-inflammatory … Continue reading

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Arnica Montana For Tissue Injuries

Arnica montana (Leopard’s Bane) is a plant that has been evidenced to possess significant anti-inflammatory effects. These effects may relate to the presence of a group of phytochemicals called sesquiterpene lactones that includes the main active principle helenalin. Evidence suggests … Continue reading

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Arnica montana as an Anxiolytic

Arnica is a group of plants that belong to the Asteraceae family of flowering plants. Arnica montana, one plant in this group has been researched for its anti-inflammatory effects. In this regard Arnica montana has been evidenced to be effective … Continue reading

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Can Arnica montana Compounds Diffuse Through Skin?

Arnica is a group of plants that have medicinal uses against inflammation. It has been reported that compounds within arnica, including a group of sesquiterpene lactones, are able to attenuate the inflammatory process and in doing so may reduce pain … Continue reading

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Arnica montana: Effective Anti-Inflammatory?

Arnica is a well known traditional remedy for the treatment of inflammation and its associated pain. Arnica actually includes a large number of closely related plants from the Asteraceae family including Arnica montana, Arnica chamissonis, Arnica fulgens, Arnica cordifolia and … Continue reading

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Saffron (Crocus sativus): Potential Weight Loss Benefits?

Saffron (Crocus sativus) is a herb that is known to possess potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. These effects relate to the presence of a number of phytochemicals in the plant including crocetin, safranal, crocin and picrocrocin. Evidence suggests that saffron … Continue reading

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Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum): Medicinal Plant

Cloves (Syzygium aromaticum) are evergreen trees that grow in tropical locations. The flower buds of clove plants are known to possess an oil with a number of medicinal effects including germicidal properties as well as anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antiseptic and antifungal … Continue reading

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