A Radicle

Lots of folks are getting back outside and becoming more active as Spring (finally!) moves forward. When we stop to consider how much our ph...

You can reference these herbs in a previous entry , which goes in to Spring roots, leaves, tonics and cleansing at length. Below are just so...

The traditional strategies for enhancing libido and improving lovemaking usually involve two components: stimulate circulation and good ...

Traditionally, the days around the Vernal Equinox (mid to late March) and the month(s) after it were seen as a time of intense, rushing ener...

December 9th's JAMA has an interesting study in it which is receiving a lot of press already. An analysis of over 5,000 Chinese women ...

Am J Med. 2009 Oct;122(10):939-46.e9. Side effects of phytoestrogens: a meta-analysis of randomized trials. Tempfer CB , Froese G , Heinz...

"It is well known that exercise is an important disease management strategy for patients with dyslipidemia. It may be less well known t...

By popular demand, here is a copy of some notes on the upcoming flu season. Looking at the flu trend reports from Google , it seems we'r...

Jón T. Njarðarson 's team at the University of Cornell has put together an interesting poster listing the top 200 pharmaceuticals used l...

Just a quick note for those interested in the outline for some general approaches / suggestions for the herbalist seeking to provide support...

Allegra Hamman has just been hired as a clinical herbalist to complement the care provider team at Johns Hopkins' Student Health and We...

File this one under the "let's spend grant money to research the obvious" category: it seems that walking for about 20 minutes...

Triclosan, a chlorinated polyphenolic compound found in a range of consumer products, has been touted as "antibacterial" and someh...

We returned to Italy in the last two weeks in April (mud season up here in Vermont), and got an amazing jump on Spring. For me it was a chan...

Hawthorn (various Crategus species) received an endorsement in another Ernst-and-friends metareview . The review included 14 trials, and fo...