Spices and herbs can play a vital role in our health and can easily be included in your diet if you cook. For those that don't there's a huge range of vitamins and health supplements available online.
From our list of ailments, see what Horsetail can be used for:
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- Arthritis
- Gall Bladder
- Hair Loss
- Joint Pain
- Kidneys
Natural Remedies using Horsetail
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CAN cautions that the furanocoumarins may cause phototoxicity and dermatosis. Still, they summarize that no side effects or toxicity are documented for celery seed. Photosensitivity reactions have been reported as a result of external contact with celery stems. Even anaphylactic reactions are reported following oral ingestion of the stems. Archives of Dermatology (1990) reported severe phototoxicity in a woman consuming celeriac and then going to a tanning parlor. The new Herbal PDR (Gruenwald et al., 1998) notes that levels of phototoxic furanocoumarins can rise 200-fold under storage conditions, especially if the root is fungally or yeast infected (PHR). No side effects, toxicity documented for celery fruit (CAN). Persons with kidney problems should be cautious. The drug is contraindicated in inflammation of the kidneys, since apiaceous EOs may increase the inflammation as a result of epithelial irritation. Contraindicated during pregnancy (uterotonic activity demonstrated for the EO (CAN)). Celeryseed oil abortifacient (JFM). Oil, though stated to be nonirritant, nonphototoxic, and nonsensitizing in humans, is also reported to have uterotonic activity; the seeds are said to affect the menstrual cycle and even to be abortifacient (CAN). There’s a rare allergy, Birch-Celery Syndrome; people sensitive to birch or mugwort (watch out moxibustionists) pollen may have an immediate reaction just eating celery or taking celery seed products. Hazards and/or side effects not known for proper therapeutic dosages” (PH2) (But, regrettably, it doesn’t give those therapeutic dosage levels.) So far, in my 5.5 years on celery seed extract, I have not knowingly suffered
Arthritis, Gall Bladder, Hair Loss, Joint Pain, Kidneys
The Benefit of using Horsetail as a natural cure
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Cat’s Claw) – Class 4 (AHP). Too new to have much toxicity data, I think it is as innocuous as coffee. But only time will tell. Foster cautions that, like other immunostimulants, including his favorite, echinacea, cat’s claw should be avoided in such immune disorders as HIV, multiple sclerosis, and tuberculosis. Not shown safe in children and lactating or pregnant women (SF). Yet APA reports the folklore of European reports suggesting that cat’s claw, taken with AZT, can be beneficial in patients with AIDS
Activities (Irish Moss) – Antiaggregant ; Antiinflammatory ; Antitussive ; Catabolic ; Demulcent ; Edemagenic ; Expectorant ; Gastroprotective ; Hypotensive ; Immunosuppressant ; Laxative ; Secretory ; Secretolytic .
Arthritis
Gall Bladder
Hair Loss
Joint Pain
Kidneys