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What is Arctium Lappa?
Burdock root, also known as Arctium lappa is a time-trusted botanical traditionally used to support dry, reactive, eczema-prone skin. In this article, Dr. Peter Klapper breaks down what burdock root is, how it’s been used over time, and why its naturally occurring antioxidants and plant compounds make it a thoughtful ingredient in clean topical skincare routines.
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What is Inula helenium?
By Dr. Peter Klapper Ph.D.What is it?Inula helenium, also known as elecampane, is a soothing herb with a long list of potential health benefits. It’s a sunflower-like plant from the daisy family that is native to Europe and northern Asia. Its roots and rhizomes are rich in flavonoids, polysaccharides, fatty acids, and other healthful compounds.What is its history?This herb is the stuff that legends are made of…literally. Folklore suggests that Helen of Troy wore this flower in her hair as she was abducted from her homeland and that this plant grew wherever Helen's tears fell during this time. Its genus name, Helenium, refers to Helen of Troy.How is it used? The list of potential health benefits associated with the roots and rhizomes of Inula helenium is a lengthy one. It has been used to treat coughing associated with bronchitis, asthma, and even whooping cough.How is it taken?Inula helenium is available in teas, tinctures, medicinal honey, syrup, capsules, extracts, or drops such as in Forces of Nature’s Allergy Maximum Strength, opens in a new tab. Health benefits aside, the root is also used to give absinthe its bitter flavor.How does it work?It’s rich in mucilage which helps thin the mucus that can trigger coughing. (Sometimes mucus is produced in response to irritation from an allergen.) A study in the journal Antioxidants showed that elecampane has anti-inflammatory effects, opens in a new tab in the lungs, which can also help ease coughing and congestion. This herb is also rich in the prebiotic soluble fiber inulin. Prebiotics help to encourage a healthy and well-balanced gut. Inulin has other positive effects too. It can slow metabolism and reduce blood sugar spikes in people with diabetes.Thinking of giving elecampane a try?Forces of Nature’s Allergy Maximum Strength contains Inula helenium along with other all-natural herbs such as stinging nettle, marshmallow, and Scots pines to reduce vexing allergy symptoms. Place 5 to 10 drops under your tongue at first signs of sniffling, sneezing, cough or other allergy symptoms. Repeat this every 15 minutes until symptoms subside. You can also add three to six drops in water and drink throughout the day.Where can I learn more?Interested in learning more about Inula Helenium? Check out these articles: Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine - Elecampane Monograph, opens in a new tab- Eclectic School of Herbal Medicine Elecampane Monograph Missouri Botanical Garden - Inula Helenium, opens in a new tab - Missouri Botanical Garden Inula helenium details
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What is Coffea Cruda?
By Dr. Peter Klapper Ph.D.Coffee may keep you up at night, but Coffea cruda promotes a good night's sleep and more. Confused? Don’t be. This is the guiding principle of homeopathy, a 200-plus-year-old medical system developed in Germany. In a nutshell, homeopathy posits that like cures like (as long as the strength is diluted…but more on that later).What is it: A popular homeopathic remedy, Coffea cruda comes from unroasted coffee beans. The beans are macerated (softened) in water or alcohol and filtered. After that, the liquid is repeatedly diluted and vigorously shaken (succession). This is how all homeopathic remedies are made. These remedies usually have an X or C next to their name on the label. An X means that a substance is diluted in a ratio of 1:10, and a C means that a substance is diluted in a ratio of 1:100.How is it taken? Coffea cruda can be taken as a pill, liquid, pellet, or drop. It can also be applied topically as it is with Force of Nature’s Sleep Well Remedy, opens in a new tab and Nerve Pain Treatment, opens in a new tab.How does it work? Homeopathic medicine operates under the premise that like cures like. Put another way: what ails you can also cure you as long as it's properly diluted. Coffee can lead to sleeplessness, which is why most health experts say to avoid caffeine starting in the early afternoon. Homeopathic Coffea cruda, however, may help relieve insomnia and sleeplessness. It may also help treat other conditions caused or worsened by excitability or hypersensitivity. Just like caffeine can give you the jitters, Coffea cruda can promote calmness.How well does it work? Coffea cruda is a mainstay in the homeopathic world. Its purported benefits include easing sleeplessness, insomnia, addictions, toothaches, headaches, fainting due to over excitement, labor pains, and other pains brought on and worsened by a nervous system on overdrive.There’s even a so-called 'Coffea cruda personality,' and people who fall into this camp tend to respond well to this homeopathic all-star. People with the Coffea cruda personality may be quick to anger, nervous, excitable, and/or overly sensitive. One study in a 2011 issue of Sleep Medicine showed that coffee cruda increased polysomnographic total sleep time, opens in a new tab (the total amount of sleep time scored during a recording) and non-rapid eye movement sleep or the stages before you start dreaming (REM sleep) among people with coffee-related insomnia habits.Is it safe? The best way to make sure that you get what you pay for is to choose a high-quality Coffea cruda product from a reputable company like Forces of Nature.Thinking of giving Coffea cruda a try?If you’re having trouble sleeping and have a ‘Coffea cruda personality,’ roll Sleep Well Remedy under your nose, on your forehead, upper chest, back of your neck, and feet upon early awakening to go back to sleep. If you are hypersensitive to pain or have nerve pain, roll Nerve Pain Treatment over the affected area, rub into the skin up to 3 to 4 times daily, as needed.Where can I learn more? Check out this article on Coffea cruda: National Center of Homeopathy. Coffea cruda. https://www.homeopathycenter.org/materia-medica/coffea-cruda/
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What is Melaleuca quinquenervia?
The structure of niaouli oil is rather unique.Its main components are terpene oxides and cineole. Due to the high presence of cineole, we can conclude this oil has an expectorant effect and strengthening qualities which are associated with its levels of terpene alcohols.
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What is Hydrocotyle Asiatica?
By Dr. Peter Klapper Ph.D.When it comes to dermatological issues, when the root cause is an immune disorder such as psoriasis, opens in a new tab, eczema, opens in a new tab, and possibly rosacea, certain homeopathic, opens in a new tab medicinal plants can be of great benefit to provide an immune response to help return the skin back to its normal state. Our go to in this case is homeopathic Gotu Kola (Pennywort), it stands heads and shoulders above most others to help heal skin ailments. The scientific name of this herbal plant is Hydrocotyle Asiatica or Centella Asiatica. Recent published medical studies establish efficacy for this herb to treat dermatitis related conditions. Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease caused mainly by immune imbalance. The anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of Pennywort have been demonstrated to have a positive healing effect in the treatment of AD. Collectively, the data demonstrates the pharmacological role of Pennywort is its anti-inflammatory action on the skin, which supports its action to be used as a therapeutic agent for AD. This includes eczemaGo to eczema control, opens in a new tab and psoriasisGo to psoriasis relief, opens in a new tab. According to the Journal of American Academic Dermatology, selected natural therapies have been reported to promote wound healing, reduce edema or purpura, and provide anti-inflammatory effects. Because of high rates of use of natural medicines amongst the global populations, more and more doctors and health practitioners are familiarizing themselves with their common uses, potential benefits, and complications.
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What is Rosehip Seed Oil?
The beauty of rosehip seed oil is its high levels of triple unsaturated fatty acids. This creates the ideal medium for healing damaged skin from atopic dermatitis (AD) including psoriasis and rosacea.
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What is Matricaria chamomilla?
There are four distinguishable chemotypes of German Chamomile. Of those, the a-bisoblol type performs the dynamic healing properties associated with true German Chamomile.
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What is Calendula officinalis
This remarkable botanical is especially valued for helping calm redness, discomfort, and inflammation associated with blemish-prone skin.
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Why we use Thuja Occidentalis to Remove Warts
Scientifically, Thuja occidentalis, in specific concentrations, has the demonstrated the ability to safely eradicate warts on the body. Thus, Thuja represents an effective agent for the treatment of warts due to its wide variety of naturally occurring antimicrobial phytochemicals.
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