Archive for the Herbal Category

ALPINE PLANTS AND LOWLAND PLANTS – ALPINE PLANTS

The alpine plant is usually richer in its constituents and medicinal value than its lowland relative. I have proved this for myself through analysis. For example, the lowland yarrow contains less essential oil and is less aromatic than the highland yarrow from the Engadine, the Lower Engadine to be exact. Mind you, it may be [...]

THE SKIN – IMPETIGO

Young people often suffer from pustules all over the face and on the back. The condition may be attributable to a disturbance in the internal hormone secretions and especially associated with the sex glands. At the same time, an external bacterial infection -mainly staphylococci or streptococci – may also be diagnosed. This unpleasant condition usually [...]

OUR TEETH – THE CONSEQUENCES OF DEAD TEETH

As the expression indicates, a dead tooth is completely lifeless. Since it can no longer be regenerated, bacteria are able to form pus and abscesses. It may seem strange, however, that pain, or a toothache, is not always felt. An X-ray picture will disclose the presence of a granuloma full of bacteria at the root [...]

IS CANCER COMMUNICABLE? 2

Then there is the time spent in caring for the patient and the deep sympathy felt for his suffering. Both are a strain on the energy reserves, apart from the shattering experience of the loved one’s eventual death, the resulting loss being difficult to bear. The feeling of loneliness after decades of companionship can be [...]

A TESTIMONIAL OF SUCCESS

‘Now I can watch television for hours without any difficulty, participate quite normally in conversations, and I read a lot.’

Letters like this one from our Belgian patient are indeed encouraging. They show that if we support nature it has the power to bring about a regeneration even in serious cases of illness. The patient in [...]

COLDS – DURING A CHANGE OF SEASON 3

You can see that it is not at all surprising that we need to be much more careful during the change of seasons than in the depths of winter, since we become chilled much more quickly when the body is still attuned to the warmth of sunny autumn days. Therefore, do not be tempted to [...]

TAKING PRECAUTIONS

During the productive years of youth an active person often neglects to think about the fact that the central nervous system and brain must still serve their purpose during the autumn of life. If we wish to be sprightly and in good spirits, feeling well physically and mentally during our old age, we must see [...]

MEASLES

Even though in many lands this is a harmless infectious disease of childhood, in areas where it has only recently become known, for example among some American Indian tribes, the affected children often die. The causative agent is a virus, one of the submicroscopic entities that have been discovered only in more recent times. These [...]

INFERTILITY

Infertility – the Pros and Cons of Hormone Treatment Women who would love to have children but remain childless often do everything in their power to fulfil their natural desire. This is understandable, since an unfulfilled yearning for children may lead to severe mental and emotional suffering. There are, of course, some women who have [...]

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