How to get rid of water retention in the heat
Just when you want to look your best for the summer, hot and humid weather often means that your ankles become puffy or your tummy feels bloated due to water
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Understanding herbal extracts: it’s all in the detail
Brigitte Flower explains how to understand herbal extracts in medicines such as St John’s Wort and many more We’re all looking for value for money when we shop, whether it
Herbal water retention tablets ease that bloat
Sometimes we can all feel a little bloated, regardless of our diet. Feeling full, sluggish and generally uncomfortable can be a sign that you are suffering from fluid retention. It
Burdock root: the spiky way to get rid of skin problems
If you want to try a different approach to get rid of skin problems such as spots, mild eczema or psoriasis, Burdock Root may be able to help. You have
Show your body some love with a natural liver detox
Nights out, meals out and big celebrations can all lead to little bursts of over-indulgence all year round. Luckily, you can still have fun – without feeling too many after-effects
Milk Thistle benefits
Milk Thistle has long been trusted as a traditional healing herb. The medieval herbalist and Geman saint Hildegard von Bingen sang its praises, and the famous eighteenth-century herbalist Culpepper noted
Staying safe when buying herbal medicines online
Just like any other type of product you might buy over the Internet, you need to make sure that when you are buying herbal medicines online, they are what they
What is a THR?
HRI Herbal Medicine Director Brigitte Flower explains why the Traditional Herbal Registration scheme is so important in giving consumers peace of mind when buying herbal medicines. The UK government’s regulatory
Echinacea cuts chances of getting a cold
The largest ever clinical trial of the traditional herbal remedy Echinacea by the Centre for the Common Cold at Cardiff University and showed it to be ‘safe and beneficial in
BBC ‘Trust Me, I’m a Doctor’ on UK herbal medicines
In July 2015, the BBC’s Trust Me, I’m a Doctor, a consumer health programme, compared the quality of herbal medicines available in the UK. The study on herbal medicines in
