The Benefits Of Banaba
Banaba extracts are taken from the leaves of a tree species, Lagerstroemia speciosa L. which is in the Crape Myrtle family. The leaves have been […]
Kidney Disease
The Biomarkers Used in Assessing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Patients
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a long-term and progressive condition characterized by the gradual loss of kidney function over time. The kidneys play a vital […]
Aristolochic Acids In Some Herbal Medicines Capable Of Causing Liver Cancers As Well As Kidney Cancers
Not all Chinese medicinal herbs are safe. One group in particular causes serious kidney diseases and cancers due to a series of compounds found in […]
Which Foods have the best diuretic effect?
A diuretic is something which increases the amount of water and salt expelled from the body as urine. Frequent needs to go to the toilet […]
Psoralea corylifolia
Psoralea corylifolia is known as Malay tea, babchi or scurf pea. It belongs to a large group of perennials and sub-shrubs in this genus which […]
Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus) – A Herbal Treatment For Premenstrual Tension
The Chasteberry (Vitex agnus-castus) tree, commonly shortened to ‘vitex’, Abraham’s Balm, Monk’s Pepper, Lilac Chastetree, or the chaste tree as it is often known has been […]
Kidney Disease Just One Of The Risks For Obese Young People
Abdominal obesity (or central obesity) – the layers of excess fat which hug the stomach has a considerable impact on health and none of it […]
Suo Yang (Cynomorium songaricum)
Cynomorium songaricum Rupt. Known in China as Suo Yang (Family: Cynomoriaceae) is an achlorophyllous parasitic herb found in the northwest of China. Parasitic plants and […]