Fruits and Veggies for Your Health
April 8th, 2008 in Diets, Herbal medicine
- Apple
- Apple is considered very good for the heart.
- Oranges
- Oranges are prescribed for patients with a high blood pressure.
Rauwolfia in Herbal Medicine
April 2nd, 2008 in Herbal medicine
Rauwolfia is a very popular medicinal herb which grows to a height of about 0.9 meters. The lanceolate, bright green leaves of the plant are arranged in whorls of three and are about 7.5 to 18 cm. long. The flowers are found in clusters referred to as corymbose or umbellate cymes. The flower stalk and the calyx may be red and the corolla white with a red tinge. The fruit or drupes are purplish-black in color.