Tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world and it has many potential health benefits. It has powerful antioxidant properties and can aid mental alertness, fight fatigue, and may aid in weight loss. It even appears to help fight cavities and gum disease.
While soy is promoted as a health food, there are pros and cons to eating soy. Soy is high in phytoestrogens and can be helpful for menopause and PMS associated with low estrogen. But, they may be contraindicated with low thyroid, problems with infertility, or when they cause problems with indigestion.
Grapefruit is a low-calorie food with a high content of vitamin C, fiber, potassium, and other nutrients. It is a low glycemic food to help with weight loss and blood sugar. The essential oil can help a person feel happier and more relaxed when they are stressed, tense, frustrated, irritable, or moody.
Geraniums can help ease problems with PMS and menopause and are useful for wound healing. The herb is a strong astringent that can help stop bleeding and heal various types of sores or wounds.
An estrogenic essential oil to calm the mind and improve the mood, clary sage is a good remedy for indigestion when taken as a tea. It eases gas and bloating and helps with intestinal dysbiosis. It can also be used to regulate sweating.
This family of garden flowers have benefits for the liver, blood, and female reproductive system. Each variety of peony has slightly different properties so it important to know the best one to use.
The viburnums, cramp bark and black haw, are valuable antispasmodics for dysmenorrhea, intestinal cramps, and muscle spasms. They have long been used to treat dysmenorrhea or painful menstruation and have also been used to treat gastrointestinal tract problems like painful intestinal cramps, excess mucus, adult colic, and nervous indigestion.