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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Hawthorn For the Health of Your Heart

Hawthorn reduces pain, relieves feeling of heaviness and compression of the heart, regulate blood pressure (high - reducing, reduction - improves) helps to get deep, calm and lasting sleep. Hawthorn preparations are used for angina, hypertension, atherosclerosis, anxiety.
Usage:  Take 3 tbsp. of equal parts fruit and flowers of hawthorn,  pour 3 cups boiling water and infuse for 1-2 hours, then strain. Take 1 glass 3 times a day 30min. before meals or one hour after eating.

Friday, April 8, 2011

St. John's Wort



St. John's wort is one of the most popular medicinal herbs in herbal tradition. It is used in astenic conditions, neurosis and neurastenia, headaches and insomnia, can be effective as anti-inflammatory and analgetic for sciatica. St. John's wort is useful for the treatment of gastrointestinal tract problems (gastritis, ulcers, enterocolitis), liver and gall bladder diseases. For its outstanding healing properties St. John's wort was previously considered as a magical plant.

Preparation:

Make an infusion of 1 tablespoon of the dry herb with 1,5 glass of boiling water. Drink 1/3 of a cup 3 times a day, 20-40 minutes before meal.