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Important Facts About Cayenne Pepper and How to Make a Tincture

Black Henbane: The Hallucinogenic Intoxicator

Black henbane is a toxic herb that has been employed for both medicine and criminal intoxication. All parts of Black Henbane including the leaves, seeds, and roots are toxic. No amount of boiling can get rid of its toxicity. Small amounts can cause intoxication symptoms such as dizziness and delirium.

Incredible Herb For Malaria and Fevers: African Wormwood or Artemisia afra

Artemisia afra, named after the Greek goddess Artemis, is the one of the most employed herbs for medicine in Southern Africa. It is known for healing coughs, colds, headaches, chills, dyspepsia, loss of appetite, gastric derangements, colic, croup, whooping-cough, gout, asthma, malaria, diabetes, bladder and kidney disorders, influenza, convulsions, fever, heart inflammation, and rheumatism (Liu et al., 2008).

Cayenne Pepper or Capsicum Annuum Phytochemicals and Constituent

Pharmacovigilance: Eliminating the Bad but Limiting the Good

Safety of Green Tea and Implications of Animal Studies

One benefit of animal studies is that it researches concerns that may not be ethical to test in people. However, because of the differences in biology along with clinical conditions, animal testing may not provide an accurate picture of how an herb may react in a person.

Is Animal Testing Relevant to Herbal Medicine?

The Detrimental Misusage of Kratom

It has been found to alleviate diarrhea, fevers, diabetes, and hypertension. Southeast Asian tropical tree related to the coffee plant whose leaves were traditionally employed to make tea or chewed and smoked to provide energy for long working hours.