Aerophagia, natural remedies

Coriander, all the secrets of this precious spice

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, digestive and carminative, counteracts obesity and metabolic syndrome, helps in case of abdominal pain and stomach pain, strengthens the immune system and the microbiota, neuroprotective and useful for heart health, protects the skin from premature aging.

Coriander, coriandrum sativum, is a herbaceous plant of the Apiaceae family that includes also cumin, dill, fennel and parsley. Coriander has been known for millennia and traces of this plant have even been found in the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun. But what are the properties of this fragrant plant? Let's try to understand this on the basis of scientific research. Finally, we will also look at its uses in the kitchen. Be careful if you are controlling your blood sugar with drugs because cori...

Orange, leaves, flowers and rind of the fruit

Every part of the orange can be used to benefit the health of body and mind. In fact, the leaves and flowers are calming, fight anxiety and insomnia, headaches and asthma, are anti-aging and also prevent photo-aging. The peel of the orange fruit protects the stomach and intestines, is carminative but also prevents neurodegeneration.

Of the orange tree we know above all the fruit, fragrant and juicy, with antioxidant and anticancer properties. But in fact this is such an interesting and generous plant that we can use everything from it, even the leaves, flowers and rind of the fruit for our well-being. Orange leaves - As the famous herbalist Messeguè indicates in his book My Herbarium, orange leaves, especially those of bitter orange, are rich in active ingredients that give them calming and antispasmodic properties. In f...

Sage, properties and uses in the kitchen

Antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antiviral and antiseptic, improves digestion, is carminative and antispasmodic, drives away anxieties and insomnia, improves mood, fights tumors and hyperglycemia, helps in menopause in case of hot flashes and excessive sweating, protects the brain, improves memory and combats cognitive impairment.

In the vegetable gardens, sage begins to appear, with its tender and fragrant leaves, it is a real joy for the palate! But it is not just a matter of taste, sage is also a precious source of health properties, already known for centuries. In fact, in one of its writings the Salerno medical school, the most famous medical school of the Middle Ages, said, what should a person who grows sage in his garden die of? Not to mention the vinegar of the four thieves ... in fact, a French legend wants that...

Gentian, the root that protects the stomach

Gastroprotective and hepatoprotective, useful in case of aerophagia, stomach pain, cramps, difficult digestion and nausea, thanks to the anti-inflammatory and mucolytic action also useful in case of sinusitis and respiratory tract diseases.

Legend has it that the king of Illyria Genzio, who also gave the plant its name, first understood the properties of gentian root in the second century BC and gave it to his people to fight the plague. In the year 1000 a pestilence struck the Hungarian people. According to the tradition, also in this case the gentian came to the aid. One night, in fact, King Ladislao had a dream in which he was asked to shoot an arrow into the sky that, falling to the ground, would show him the most appropriate r...

Reflux, stomach pain and digestive problems with spring

Spring can cause or worsen digestive problems such as heartburn, aerophagia, cramps and stomach pain, here are some tips to put into practice right now to alleviate these ailments. Let's look at the plants and yoga poses that can help counter these common digestive problems.

Spring has arrived bringing with it light, perfumes, flowers, warm air ... but also allergies and stomach pain. If we can all agree with regard to allergies, indeed everybody knows someone who suffers from seasonal allergies, we can be more perplexed about stomach pain. Yet this is the case, in predisposed people the change of season, and in particular the transition between winter and spring, may worse or even cause heartburn, stomach cramps and digestive problems. And behind this condition the...

Dandelion, herbal medicine

Protective effect on the liver, helps in case of poor digestion, useful to counteract acne caused by bad work of the liver, hypoglycemic, purifying and diuretic properties, against water retention, cellulite, constipation, high cholesterol and rheumatism.

Dandelion, or common dandelion, scientific name Taraxacum officinale, is a plant of the Asteraceae family. It is widespread in gardens and meadows and is characterized by elongated leaves with a toothed margin and by a beautiful yellow flower that matures into spherical seed heads called blowballs or clocks, consisting of single-seeded fruits attached to a pappus of fine hairs that are carried by the wind and make possible to disperse easily the seeds of the plant. The dandelion is a very intere...