1000 Year Old Herbal Remedy ~ out guns antibiotics in fight with Super Bugs

Scientist Go Medieval: The AncientBiotics Project In a unique and innovation collaboration between the Microbiology Department and the English Literature Department at the University of Nottingham an absolutely amazing discovery was unearthed. A one thousand year old Anglo-Saxon remedy, that uses kitchen ingredients, for eye infections found a manuscript called “Bald’s Leech Book” in the…

Many Medicinal Uses of Peppermint

Peppermint or Mentha piperata is a pleasant tasting herb, yes they do exist with a wide variety of medicinal uses. Peppermint is a medicinal paradox because it can be used as both a stimulant and a relaxant. It is stimulating to the circulation but soothing to the nerves. Peppermint is different from other members of…