Cough, natural remedies
Cough, the best natural remedies and healthy tips to follow. Find out how nature can help you stay healthy and fit. Cough, simple but powerful remedies that come from tradition and have been studied by science are now at your service.
Greek mountain tea, properties, warnings and preparation
Greek mountain tea, or tsai vounitsio, is obtained from plants of the genus Sideritis, a term that comes from the Greek word sideros, meaning iron. In fact, in ancient times, remedies considered useful for treating wound...
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Pears, properties, benefits and healthy recipes
The pear is one of the best known and cultivated fruits in the world, and also one of the most loved, since ancient times. Suffice it to say that the pear was the fruit sacred to Hera, the wife of Zeus, and to Aphrodite,...
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Flu, diet and remedies to prevent and treat viral infections
With the colder months, the flu also makes its appearance. Changes in temperature, gatherings and overeating make our body weaker and increase the risk of contracting a viral infection, with cough, cold, fever and sore t...
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Cough and phlegm, here are the best natural remedies that come to your aid
Coughing can worsen the quality of life and sleep. Fortunately for us, nature offers powerful natural remedies that calm coughs, are anti-inflammatory and at the same time help to thin the phlegm, if present, and expel i...
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Honey, the ally of health
In autumn, our best ally for health is undoubtedly honey, which can reduce inflammation, protect the upper respiratory tract, the heart, the immune system and the gut microbiota. So let's see the beneficial properties of...
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How to protect the lungs from infections, inflammation and cancer
The Covid 19 pandemic has certainly highlighted the importance of two organs that we often thought little about, mistreating them and exposing them to pollutants, the lungs. Healthy lungs support us, guarantee breath and...
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Chestnut honey, properties and benefits of this superfood
With an amber color and a bitter taste, chestnut honey is a real delicacy! In fact, it is perfect for sweetening morning yogurt in small quantities and thus giving a boost, but also as a snack, when we spread a thin laye...
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Ivy, to clear the respiratory tract and counter cough, bronchitis and colds
Legend has it that an ivy plant enveloped the body of the child Dionysus to protect him from the flames generated by a lightning bolt from Zeus. And this is why an ivy branch is always depicted around the head of the god...
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Honey, properties and benefits of this superfood
Sweet and with a delicious amber color, it can be enjoyed alone, spread on bread or added to herbal teas and yogurt. In short, honey is a real treat. But it's not just this. Honey is also a valuable source of beneficial ...
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Jasmine tea, the tea with a heavenly aroma
Jasmine tea is a green tea enriched with jasmine flowers that give it a particularly charming aroma. But it's not just a question of scent. In fact, jasmine flowers work in synergy with the other active ingredients of gr...
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Honey, the yellow gold of kings and gods
The jewel inside the glass case shines and glows with gold. We are in Crete, in the archaeological museum of Heraklion, and in front of us there is the famous Mallia pendant. A gold jewel that depicts two bees depositing...
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Peppermint, the plant with a thousand uses
The myth comes to us thanks to the Metamorphoses, the poem written by the Roman poet Ovid. And the myth speaks of the nymph Myntha, daughter of the god of rivers and endowed with a unique beauty that made anyone who look...
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Red rose, the queen of flowers
It is said that when the archaeologist Howard Carter entered Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time in 1922, there was a scent of flowers in the air. And, from what is said, it seems that the thing that released this perf...
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Mallow, the plant that cures all ailments
The Greek poet Hesiod laughed, in one of his poems, at those who did not know the properties of the plant, compared to real treasures. Orazio used to say that he ate only this plant, olives and chicory and Charles the Gr...
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Tiger balm, against headache, back pain and respiratory tract diseases
Rangoon, Burma, 1870. In his laboratory a herbalist named Aw Chu Kin worked hard by mixing herbs and oils together, he was looking for something able to relieve pain and to make humans forget the suffering caused by musc...
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Tarocco blood oranges
Among the different types of blood orange, the undisputed queen is certainly the tarocco blood orange, known and appreciated all over the world even though its origin is Italian, Sicilian in particular. Tarocco orange ha...
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Ancient knowledge and medicinal herbs Part 1, eucalyptus
Nineteenth century, Rome, malaria raged in and around the city due to the marshy grounds on which the city itself stood. But at a certain point something happened, some monks who had settled in the abbey Le Tre Fontane, ...
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Cinnamon, the spice of health
There are aromas that make you feel immediately at home, wherever you are, and that calm you and bring serenity. I think that the scent of cinnamon is one of them. Just close your eyes and smell the spice in order to bri...
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Pelargonium or South African geranium, the remedy for coughs and colds
Pelargonium is a plant of the Geraniaceae family, native to Africa and nowadays spread all over the world in its various variants. We have for sure to mention the geranium plants that decorate balconies and gardens with ...
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Babtisia
Baptisia is a plant of the Fabaceae or Leguminosae family, the same as chickpeas and lentils, just to give some examples. Baptisia is considered a remedy in case of diseases of the respiratory tract for the well-being of...
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Linden
Linden, or basswood, scientific name Tilia, is a plant of the Tiliaceae family that can reach considerable size and is characterized by a great longevity. Linden flowers, leaves and bark are considered excellent natural ...
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Winter savory essential oil
Winter savory, scientific name satureja montana, is a plant of the Lamiaceae family. From the steam distillation of the herb an essential oil with interesting properties is obtained. So let's see the uses and application...
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Wildflower honey
Wildflower honey, also known as polyfloral honey, is a type of honey produced, the name also suggests it, from the nectar of different flowers. It can be produced in the hills, in the plains or in the mountains, has an a...
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Essential oil of white thyme, the breath of Zeus
Thyme, scientific name Thymus vulgaris, is a plant known and appreciated for centuries for its properties. For the ancient Greeks the scent of thyme was considered the breath of Zeus and thyme was revered as a sacred pla...
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Reishi, the mushroom of immortality that improves breathing
The reishi, scientific name Ganoderma lucidum, is a mushroom that comes from Japan, considered among the medicinal mushrooms used for millennia by traditional medicine. Not for nothing, in fact, it is also known as the m...
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Lemon balm, infusion, decoction and baths, against anxiety, insomnia and cramps
Lemon balm, scientific name melissa officinalis, is a plant of the Lamiaceae family, the same as mint, oregano, sage and rosemary, to give some examples. With its leaves characterized by a lemon aroma, lemon balm is a wo...
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Visnaga
Visnaga, also called kella, scientific name Ammi visnaga, is a plant of the Apiaceae family. This remedy was already known to the ancient Egyptians and Arabs who used it to treat kidney colic. Nowadays it is possible to ...
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Mountain pine essential oil
Mountain pine, scientific name pinus mugo var pumilio belonging to the family of Pinaceae, is a shrub that may grow up to 3 meters. The habitat of mountain pine is the mountain between 1500 and 2700 meters above sea leve...
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Copaiba oil
Copaiba oil is obtained by steam distillation of the resin of trees of the Copaifera species, belonging to the Fabaceae family. The oil that is obtained, available in herbalist’s shops and online, is arousing much inte...
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Elderberry, herbal remedy
Elderberry, scientific name sambucus nigra, is a plant of the Caprifoliaceae family. Known since ancient times, nowadays several scientific studies have shown the properties of elderberry thanks to the mucilage, antioxid...
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