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  1. Ginseng Tea the Ancient Root
    🍵🌿 For centuries, ginseng has been prized as the “ancient root” of vitality and resilience. Discover its history, benefits and why it remains one of the world's most respected herbal teas. 💪✨
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    #GinsengTea #HerbalTea #NaturalWellness #HealthyLiving #TeaLovers #AncientWisdom #HerbalRemedies

  2. Herbal Teas for Hair Loss in Men
    👨‍🦲🍵 Looking for natural ways to support healthy hair? Discover herbal teas traditionally used to promote scalp health and overall wellbeing in men. 🌿💚
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    #HairLossInMen #HerbalTea #MensHealth #NaturalWellness #HealthyHair #TeaBenefits #HerbalRemedies

  3. Herbal Teas for Male Fertility
    🌿👨 Discover herbal teas traditionally associated with male reproductive health and overall vitality. Learn which herbal infusions may help support wellness naturally. 🍵✨
    #MaleFertility #MensHealth #HerbalTea #NaturalWellness #HealthyLiving #TeaBenefits #HerbalRemedies
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  4. Soothe stress and indigestion with calming camomile tea. 🍵 For the freshest brew, grow your own! It's easy—just sow seeds in a sunny, well-drained spot in spring. Enjoy deep sleep and a happy stomach, straight from the garden. 🌼
    #camomile #growyourown #gardeninguk #herbalremedies

  5. Soothe stress and indigestion with calming camomile tea. 🍵 For the freshest brew, grow your own! It's easy—just sow seeds in a sunny, well-drained spot in spring. Enjoy deep sleep and a happy stomach, straight from the garden. 🌼
    #camomile #growyourown #gardeninguk #herbalremedies

  6. The Top 10 Most Useful Herbal Teas
    Do you know which the top 10 #herbal teas are that should be on everyone's weekly diet?
    A doctor's appointment can be hard to get, so are you paying for medicine at the pharmacy now?
    Try these!
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    #herbalremedies #homecures

  7. 🧠 Feeling mentally drained or struggling to stay focused? Some traditional herbs have been used for generations to support clarity, calmness and balanced thinking. 🌿✨
    Find out more here:
    meganpublishingservices.com/he
    #HerbalRemedies #NaturalLiving #MentalClarity #HolisticHealth #Mindfulness #BrainHealth

  8. 🧠 Feeling mentally drained or struggling to stay focused? Some traditional herbs have been used for generations to support clarity, calmness and balanced thinking. 🌿✨
    Find out more here:
    meganpublishingservices.com/he
    #HerbalRemedies #NaturalLiving #MentalClarity #HolisticHealth #Mindfulness #BrainHealth

  9. “It is a most extraordinary thing, but I never read a patent medicine advertisement without being impelled to the conclusion that I am suffering from the particular disease therein dealt with in its most virulent form”*…

    A bottle of Shaker Anodyne from Enfield Shaker Village in New Hampshire (source)

    We Americans spend over $60 Billion a year on dietary supplements and herbal remedies; to the extent that the market is regulated here in the U.S. it is (essentially exclusively) by the FDA– which treats the category as “food,” not “medicine” and “oversees” the industry/market very lightly. Indeed, while the extent of fraud in the supplement/remedy market (ineffective, mislabeled, or dangerous products) is estimated to be in the billions of dollars per year, the introduction to the FDA’s data base of “Health Fraud Products” reads:

    This list includes unapproved products that have been subject to FDA health fraud related violations. These products have been cited in warning letters, online advisory letters, recalls, public notifications, and press announcements for issues varying from products marketed as dietary supplements claiming to cure, mitigate, treat or prevent disease, to the use of undeclared ingredients or new dietary ingredients.

    This list only includes a small fraction of the potentially hazardous products marketed to consumers online and in retail establishments. Even if a product is not included in this list, consumers should exercise caution before using certain products… 

    That said, over half of us make those choices based on health and wellness information from social media influencers or podcasts… and too often these days, even the ostensibly qualified pitch-people are being faked by AI.

    As Matthew Wills reminds us, we’ve been here before…

    Never more than seventeen thousand people, the Shakers are today best remembered for their handsome furniture. In their own time they were renowned for their homemade medicinal remedies. They might have had a dubious reputation for their outlandish dancing, celibacy, gender equality, and for believing that their founder, “Mother” Ann Lee, was a manifestation of Christ’s Second Coming, but their guarantee of purity in their botanical products was generally accepted as given.

    So much so that as Shaker communities dwindled through the nineteenth century, others wanted the cachet of their name in the patent medicine world. Amid all the fakery and flimflam of the pre-regulated drug market, the Shaker brand was the best.

    It was worth stealing, and defending.

    The Shakers, or more properly the United Society of Believers in Christ’s Second Appearing, arrived in North America from England in 1774. They established their first communes in New York and New England, then farther into the continent as the European frontier expanded. Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Georgia, and Florida also boasted Shaker outposts, mostly shorter-lived than the original ones.

    At first, Shakers funded their separation from the “world” by selling furniture and housewares to non-Shakers. But as the number of Shakers dwindled and America’s industrial capacity increased, Shakers typically turned to selling seeds, simples [here], and botanically-based remedies. These were easier to produce, and, imbued with the Shaker reputation for purity, were as good as gold.

    Medical historian J. Worth Estes quotes an 1881 almanac advertising Shaker remedies on the basic principles of Shakerism:

    innocence, temperance, virgin purity, love, peace, justice, holiness, goodness, and truth. The almanac further explained that Shakers are “just and honest in all [their] dealings with mankind,” and that they “eschew every species of falsehood: lying, deceit and hypocrisy.” Such statements helped “guarantee” the purity and high quality of Shaker-made drugs in the nineteenth century struggle for the American drug market.

    Shakers provided ingredients for “worldly” producers, and, in some cases, they even provided start-up capital for non-Shaker manufacturers. The A.J. White company of New York, New York, made Shaker Extract of Roots and Mother Seigel’s Curative Syrup with Shaker-sourced botanicals and capital. This remedy was advertised as “a cure for impurities of the blood” and “a cure for dyspepsia and liver complaints.” A.J. White’s company successfully expanded overseas, and when he died in 1898, his English branch bought out his American branch; in various guises the company existed until 1957, when it was purchased by Smith, Kline & French, whose successor entity is today the world’s tenth largest pharmaceutical company.

    In the 1880s, Smith Bros. & Co. of Montreal started producing a product called Shakers’ Blood Syrup. This had a label similar to A.J. White’s Shaker Extract, except it said “Cures completely scrofula, cancer, rheumatism, catarrh, ulcers & skin & blood diseases.” The Shakers of New Lebanon, New York, sued for patent infringement and Smith Bros. agreed to stop pirating the Shaker name.

    Shakers also produced their own remedies on their communes. Corbett’s Syrup of Sarsaparilla, for instance, was made in Canterbury, New Hampshire for about half a century until 1896. In 1886, it was one of the few Shaker products to be awarded a U.S. patent. Promoted as “a blood purifier and therefore, by implication, as a panacea,” it was made of “an aqueous mixture of sarsaparilla root, pipsissewa, yellow dock root, dandelion, thoroughwort, black cohosh, elder flowers, Epsom salts (magnesium sulfate), juniper berries, blue gentian, pokeweed root, sugar and alcohol.” At some point potassium iodide was added to “ensure the remedy’s ‘purity.’”

    Estes provides a checklist of some 80 other proprietary medicines made in Shaker communities. The names are marvelous: Brother Barnabas Hinckley’s Compound Concentrated Syrup of Bitter Bugle, Eclectic Live Pills, Larus Eye Water, Vegetable Family Pills, Young Shakers’ Grand Catholicon. As Estes notes, more than a few of these products had active ingredients that were cathartic or purgative, a fact rarely noted on labels. Cathartics are generally defined as working faster than laxatives.

    After the Food and Drug Act of 1906, products like the 75% alcohol (sanitizer strength!) Norwood’s Tincture of Veratrum Viride, made by non-Shakers with Shaker-sourced botanical ingredients, had to be labeled “Poison” on their instructions for use. Patent medicines, and the Shakers, didn’t survive the twentieth century…

    Amid the fraud and flimflam of early drug markets, Shakers stood for purity, creating a brand others were eager to exploit: “A Trusted Name in a Dubious Drug Market” from @jstordaily.bsky.social.

    Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat

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    As we hear history rhyme, we might recall that it was on this date in 1626 that Peter Minuit, the new director of “New Netherland” for the Dutch West India Company, in what we now know as Manhattan, “purchased” the island from the the Canarsee tribe of Native Americans for a parcel of goods worth 60 guilders: roughly $24 dollars at the time, now just over $1,000. 

    In the event, Native Americans in the area were unfamiliar with the European notions and definitions of ownership rights. As they understood it, water, air and land could not be traded. So scholars are convinced that both parties probably went home with totally different interpretations of the sales agreement. In any case, the Carnarsees were likely happy to take payment in any meaningful amount pertaining to land that was mostly controlled by their rivals, the Weckquaesgeeks.

    1626 letter from Pieter Schaghen (a colleague of Minuit) reporting the purchase of Manhattan for 60 guilders [source]

    #culture #Drugs #DutchWestIndiaCompany #FDA #fraud #health #healthCare #herbalRemedies #herbals #history #Manhattan #PeterMinuit #Science #Shakers #supplements #wellness
  10. Are these in your ‘First Aid Box’?
    🌿 Which herbal teas are actually the most useful to keep at home? 🍵
    Discover 10 popular herbal teas traditionally linked with relaxation, digestion, sleep, circulation, and everyday wellbeing.
    Read more here:
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    #UsefulHerbalTeas #HerbalRemedies #SelfCare #NaturalHealth

  11. A dreading another cold sore?
    🍵 Looking for soothing herbal teas that may help support comfort during cold sore flare-ups? Discover several popular traditional options 🌿
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    #ColdSores #HerbalRemedies #UsefulHerbalTeas #tiktokenglish

  12. Boost your Vitamin C level with tea!?
    🌹☕ This tea isn’t just tasty - it’s a vitamin C powerhouse for skin, immunity & more! 🍊💪
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    #VitaminC #ImmuneBoost #SkinHealth #HerbalRemedies #TeaTime

  13. Struggling with menopause? 🌡️ You’re not alone. Learn which soothing herbal brews may help ease hot flushes and bring you comfort during those warmer moments. 🌸🍵
    👉 Explore the blend: meganpublishingservices.com/he
    #MenopauseSupport #HotFlushes #HerbalRemedies #NaturalWellness #TeaForLife

  14. Mint: a versatile herb! Freshens breath & aids digestion in medicine. Brightens dishes from drinks to desserts in cooking. Tip: Plant in pots to control its vigorous spread! #Mint #HerbalRemedies #CookingTips

    Grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/mint

  15. Mint: a versatile herb! Freshens breath & aids digestion in medicine. Brightens dishes from drinks to desserts in cooking. Tip: Plant in pots to control its vigorous spread! #Mint #HerbalRemedies #CookingTips

    Grow guide here: vegplotter.com/grow-guides/mint

  16. Herbal Teas for Allergies
    Sneezing, itchy eyes and constant irritation can wear you down 🌿 Many people turn to traditional herbal teas for gentle seasonal support and everyday comfort.
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    #NaturalWellness #HerbalRemedies #HealthyLiving #Wellbeing #TeaLovers

  17. Herbal Teas for Allergies
    Sneezing, itchy eyes and constant irritation can wear you down 🌿 Many people turn to traditional herbal teas for gentle seasonal support and everyday comfort.
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    #NaturalWellness #HerbalRemedies #HealthyLiving #Wellbeing #TeaLovers

  18. That acne won't clear. The bloating won't go away. Your hormones might be the problem. 🌿
    One clinical study proved this tea lowers androgens in just five days.
    The evidence might surprise you.
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    #HormonalHealth #HerbalRemedies #WellnessTips

  19. Most people have never heard of it. Ancient warriors carried it into battle. 🌿
    Fever. Digestion. Menstrual cramps. Minor wounds. One herb does all four.
    Read before you need it.
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    #PeriodPain #HerbalRemedies #WellnessTips #GutHealth #tiktokenglish

  20. Most people have never heard of it. Ancient warriors carried it into battle. 🌿
    Fever. Digestion. Menstrual cramps. Minor wounds. One herb does all four.
    Read before you need it.
    meganpublishingservices.com/he
    #PeriodPain #HerbalRemedies #WellnessTips #GutHealth #tiktokenglish

  21. It's not a weed. It's medicine. 🌱
    Liver support. Digestion. Skin clarity. Mild fluid balance. And it makes a surprisingly good coffee substitute.
    The most underrated herb in your garden.
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    #Indigestion #LiverHealth #HerbalRemedies

  22. That cough has lingered for weeks. 🌿 Most syrups just mask it. This herb works differently.
    Gentle enough for children. Strong enough to work.
    One cup might surprise you.
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    #RespiratoryHealth #HerbalRemedies #WellnessTips

  23. 🌿💊 Nature's original pain reliever. Used since Hippocrates. Contains the same active ingredient as aspirin. For headaches, back pain, arthritis. Link below:
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    #NaturalPainRelief #HeadacheRelief #BackPain #HerbalRemedies #health

  24. 🌿💊 Nature's original pain reliever. Used since Hippocrates. Contains the same active ingredient as aspirin. For headaches, back pain, arthritis. Link below:
    meganpublishingservices.com/he
    #NaturalPainRelief #HeadacheRelief #BackPain #HerbalRemedies #health

  25. Stressed or overstuffed? 🌼 A warm cup of calming camomile tea at bedtime can help you unwind and sleep deeply. It also soothes the effects of overeating. For best results, use freshly opened flowers—nature’s gentle remedy at its finest. 🍵 #HerbalRemedies #Camomile #NaturalCalm

  26. Stressed or overstuffed? 🌼 A warm cup of calming camomile tea at bedtime can help you unwind and sleep deeply. It also soothes the effects of overeating. For best results, use freshly opened flowers—nature’s gentle remedy at its finest. 🍵 #HerbalRemedies #Camomile #NaturalCalm

  27. Hospitalizations from ‘natural’ supplement have shot up 1,150%

    You might want to leaf this drug alone. A new study found that calls to the nation’s poison centers about a natural supplement marketed as an energy booster, mood lifter and pain …
    #dining #cooking #diet #food #Nutrition #drugoverdoses #drugs #health #HerbalRemedies #Kratom #nutrition #poison #studysays #supplements #usnews #wellness
    diningandcooking.com/2571971/h

  28. Excellent @BrambleBearGrrrauwling I make white pine needle tea along the same lines. It contains shikimic acid, one of the ingredients in Tamiflu! One should make absolutely certain they are using white pine, as opposed to other evergreens, some of which are toxic!

    From Pine Needle Tea Benefits: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Health

    Posted by Noor Ain, BSc, Master Herbalist | Jul 28, 2024

    "Toxic Varieties to Avoid

    Some species of pine and their relatives are toxic. Yew and Ponderosa Pine are particularly dangerous. Symptoms of toxicity include vomiting, nausea, dizziness, and headaches.

    Brewing tea with yew trees can be harmful as they contain toxic compounds. Ponderosa Pine contains isocupressic acid, which is a specific risk to pregnant animals. Cypress and certain other pine species should also be avoided. Always verify that the pine needles come from a safe tree species such as Pinus strobus, also known as Eastern White Pine.
    Precautions for Specific Groups

    Some groups should be extra cautious when drinking pine needle tea. Pregnant women should avoid it altogether due to risks like miscarriage linked to isocupressic acid found in some pines. People with allergies or a history of allergic reactions should consult a doctor before consuming the tea.

    Those prone to nausea or dizziness should start with a small amount to test tolerance. Children and the elderly are also advised to consume pine needle tea only after consulting with healthcare professionals due to their potential sensitivities to toxins.

    Historical and Cultural Significance

    Pine needle tea has a rich history and is deeply rooted in both ancient traditions and modern practices. This brew has been valued across various cultures for its healing properties and its role in wellness.

    Traditional Uses in Indigenous Cultures

    Indigenous peoples of North America, such as Native Americans, greatly valued pine needle tea for its health benefits. They used white pine (Pinus strobus) needles to prepare teas and remedies to treat coughs, colds, and other respiratory issues. Jacques Cartier, an early French explorer, documented the use of pine tea by Native Americans to treat scurvy during his travels.

    In Korea, pine needle tea is a traditional beverage known for its ability to invigorate the body and mind. It was often used to alleviate fatigue and enhance vitality. The eastern white pine and cedrus deodara were particularly favored for their medicinal properties.
    Pine Tea in Modern Alternative Medicine

    Today, pine needle tea remains a staple in alternative medicine. It is believed to support immune function due to its high vitamin C content and antioxidant properties. Bioactive compounds in pine needle tea, particularly from species like red pine and Scots pine, may help reduce inflammation and act against free radicals.

    Pine needle tea has also gained popularity for its potential anti-cancer effects and its ability to improve respiratory health. Modern practices often highlight its role in detoxifying the lymphatic system and boosting overall well-being. Many herbalists continue to recommend pine needle tea as a natural remedy for various ailments."

    Learn more:
    naturallivingonline.com/tea/pi

    Boston Globe article: Maine pine needles yield valuable Tamiflu material

    By Clarke Canfield
    Associated Press Writer / November 7, 2010

    PORTLAND, Maine — "A little-known raw material used in the most widely used antiviral flu medicine comes from the fruit of trees native to China. It turns out it also comes from pine trees in Maine's backyard."

    archive.boston.com/news/local/

    #SolarPunkSunday #WhitePine #TraditionalRemedies #ShikimicAcid #HerbalRemedies

  29. Double infusion today. @deadnettlez inspired me to start a roselle oil infusion. I didn’t even realize this was a thing. The plant’s antioxidant properties make it great for hair and skin, apparently. I mean, I think I care more about the fact that it makes the oil #pink than anything else. I’m using coconut oil as my carrier. On the right, another batch of sun tea. #roselle #zone10 #TropicalPlants #HerbalRemedies #plants

  30. Soothe stress and indigestion with calming camomile tea. 🍵 For the freshest brew, grow your own! It's easy—just sow seeds in a sunny, well-drained spot in spring. Enjoy deep sleep and a happy stomach, straight from the garden. 🌼
    #camomile #growyourown #gardeninguk #herbalremedies

  31. Here's a tweeMint: a versatile herb! Freshens breath & aids digestion in medicine. Brightens dishes from drinks to desserts in cooking. Tip: Plant in pots to control its vigorous spread! #Mint #HerbalRemedies #CookingTips

  32. The surprising medical remedies of the Middle Ages

    Turns out, the Dark Ages weren’t so dim when it came to wellness. Researchers have unearthed a trove…
    #NewsBeep #News #Medication #CA #Canada #Fashion&Beauty #Hair #Health #herbalremedies #holisticmedicine #Pregnancy #studysays #wellness
    newsbeep.com/ca/16788/

  33. Stressed or overstuffed? 🌼 A warm cup of calming camomile tea at bedtime can help you unwind and sleep deeply. It also soothes the effects of overeating. For best results, use freshly opened flowers—nature’s gentle remedy at its finest. 🍵 #HerbalRemedies #Camomile #NaturalCalm

  34. Rebecca J Hanna @npub1fh3jlejm86pfcjnmh240chzaqt9psczg6pzj96zk7k9v3z9zpv5qkcx8fc@momostr.pink ·
    "Purple Dead Nettle
    You may notice it growing all over your yard but did you know these facts?!
    You can make it to make a natural dye for wool & yarn.
    It’s a very nutritious snack for chickens.
    If you get a small wound or an itchy bug bite you can chew up the leaves and press them on to reduce the sting/itch or to help slow bleeding.
    You can also make a throat spray to help with a sore throat.
    It’s a vital first food for bees.
    They have anti-bacterial properties & inflammatories.
    You can make tea.
    A tasty pesto.
    Add to a salad.
    Even make salves with them!" -Katherine Umbarger
    https://m.primal.net/QFJW.jpg #gardening #herbalremedies #edibleweeds
  35. Parsley is a natural diuretic that helps with fluid retention, arthritis, and gout. Packed with vitamin C, it boosts iron absorption—great for anaemia! But avoid it during pregnancy. Bonus: Chew fresh leaves to banish garlic breath. A powerhouse herb with perks! #HerbalRemedies #ParsleyPower

  36. 9/18/23 Open 6-9p. No open containers, please.

    A customer asked about herbal books last week. I thought I had none. Then, I found this in the to-do piles on Saturday. If you're interested, stop in!

    #BonnettsBooks #DaytonOhio #BrickAndMortar #UsedBookStore #Herbs #Herbal #HerbalRemedies #HerbBooks #BookStoreLife #UsedBooks
    @bookstodon