Garlic: One Plant, Two Worlds
Garlic (Allium sativum) is thought to be native to Central Asia. East of its homeland lies China and far to the West is Europe, where the Mediterranean region provides it with an ideal environment. Yes, the Mediterranean region is an ideal ecosystem for growing garlic. Its combination of mild, wet winters and warm, dry springs […]
Cherries, Vitamin C and Coffee for Gout
Herbs and Supplements for Uric Acid and Gout: Traditional Use and What the Evidence Says Gout is a form of inflammatory arthritis caused by elevated uric acid levels leading to the formation of urate crystals in joints. These crystals can trigger sudden episodes of intense pain, swelling, redness, and heat, most commonly affecting the joint […]
Antiviral Medicinal Plants
In both Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western herbal medicine, viral illness is understood not as a single entity, but as a dynamic interaction between an external pathogen and the internal terrain of the individual. Traditional Chinese Medicine views the conditions that Western medicine calls infections in terms of “perverse” influences originating from outside the body—described […]