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Parsley
Parsley is far more than just a decorative sprig gracing your dinner plate. A mild diuretic, it can be used to treat a number of ailments, including bad breath, and the common cold.
Muira Puama
Male sexual stimulants have always been a popular category in the health food marketplace. Let’s face it: many people are looking for a natural, herbal Viagra. Muira puama (Ptychopetalum olacoides), commonly known as “potency wood,” is one of the most popular herbs in this category. But—does it work as advertised?
Poultices Pack a Healing Punch
Some of us old enough to remember mustard packs and bread poultices might also recall the second verse of the classic nursery rhyme “Jack and Jill,” where a poultice receives honourable mention: "Up Jack got and home did trot As fast as hecould caper; And went to bed and bound his head In vinegar and brown paper.”