The herbal tea of ​​the month of September: Regulate your blood pressure

Hypertension is characterised by abnormally high blood pressure on the artery walls. In stressful situations or during physical effort, it is normal for blood pressure to rise. But in people with hypertension, blood pressure remains high at all times, even at rest or in the absence of stress. What is hypertension? Hypertension is a disease … Read more

Reishi (Ganoderma lucidum): The versatile medicinal mushroom and its benefits in Mycotherapy

Does the idea of ​​using medicinal mushrooms surprise you? Take a deep breath and take the time to read what follows. Mycotherapy uses mushrooms used in oriental medicine for many years. However, it is only recently that Fungi reign has gained popularity. Do you know Reishi, this mushroom with multiple virtues , nicknamed the “  Swiss army knife  ” of the kingdom of Fungi? Let … Read more

Which organic hydrosol to use on my skin

Organicfloral water or hydrolat is the by-product of plant distillation, and is a natural flower or leaf water. It is suitable for all skin types and is used after cleansing and removing make-up to gently treat and tone the skin. You can choose a floral water for its benefits or simply for its scent. Cornflower … Read more

Multiple sclerosis and alternative treatment strategies

Nervous system disorders and multiple sclerosis The multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune neurological disease of the central nervous system. A dysfunction of the immune system leads to lesions causing motor, sensory, cognitive, visual or even sphincter disturbances (most often urinary and intestinal). In the more or less long term, these disorders can however progress towards an irreversible … Read more

The Tilleul, the image of majesty and opulence

Legend says that it was the leaf of a heart-shaped linden tree that landed on Siegfried ‘s back , the only vulnerable place in his body after he bathed in the blood of the vanquished dragon ( saga of the Nibelungen ). The genus Tilia includes many species and hybrids. More than 100 taxa have been counted for these lime trees, some of … Read more

The Elderberry, the purgative tree-medicine several thousand years old

The Elderberry, the purgative tree-medicine several thousand years old

Many vernacular names for elderberry refer to its slight acidity. This characteristic is often described by the adjective suret. Despite its acidity, elderberry has been appreciated since prehistoric times.Bronze and Iron Age sites bear witness to this. They have revealed deposits of elderberry seeds. We know that elderberries were already being harvested in Switzerland and … Read more

Calendula Officinalis, the calendar garden marigold

Pharmacological properties of marigold flowering tops

In ancient Greece, Theophrastus and Dioscorides spoke of a plant called Klymenos . At the same time, among the Romans ( Virgil , Pliny , Columella …), the case of Caltha is mentioned. Some writers who are not very informed have wanted to see in these two names the concern . If the first of these terms is forgotten, confusion over the second term persisted for so long that in the 16th century Jean Bauhin designated … Read more

Ginkgo, a primitive viviparous tree of the Mesozoic

The oldest medicinal plants in the vegetable kingdom are, as Darwin said , a veritable “living fossil”. Ginkgo is part of a plant group that developed in the Carboniferous, during the heyday of giant horsetails, 200 to 250 million years ago. Among other things, this tree has the advantage of being able to age for millennia . If we generally agree that 4000 years is … Read more

Figwort, plant in the anti-scrofulous arsenal

Figwort, plant in the anti-scrofulous arsenal

Perfectly ignored in Antiquity and the Middle Ages, Figwort made its timid beginnings in the 16th century, spotted by Jérôme Bock and Léonard Fuchs as a remedy for hemorrhoids, vulneraries and more specifically for skin diseases. This may pass for anecdotal, but behind the strange name of these plants hides a part of the medical history of Europe , which has been … Read more

White Willow, the multi-millennial natural aspirin

White Willow, the multi-millennial natural aspirin

As indicated by its Celtic root sa-lis (or salik ) which means ” near water “, the willow particularly likes temperate places throughout the northern hemisphere , along rivers and streams, on cool and humid grounds, even marshy, but above all it is a “green and beneficial tree of running waters” and riparian forests. A bit of mythology Mentioned in the Iliad , the willow … Read more