Top Ten Healing Herbs

1. Top 10
Healing Herbs
From Prevention: 10 Best Healing Herbs
From Prevention:
10 Best Healing Herbs
http://www.prevention.com/mind-body/natural-remedies/best-healing-herbs-top-10

2. Turmeric: Ease Arthritis
(Source: www.nysepost.com)
Tumeric contains curcumin, a powerful anti-inflammatory that works similarly to Cox-2 inhibitors, drugs that reduce
the Cox-2 enzyme that causes the pain and swelling of arthritis, says Lee. It may also help prevent colon cancer and
Alzheimer’s disease.

3. Cinnamon: Lower Blood Sugar
(Source: prevention.com)
In a recent German study of type 2 diabetics, taking cinnamon extract daily successfully reduced blood sugar
by about 10%. It may also lower cholesterol. In a study, it was shown to slash cholesterol by 13% and
triglycerides by 23%.

4. Rosemary: Avoid Carcinogens
(Source: www.broadwayandthresher.com)
Frying, broiling, or grilling meats at high temperatures creates HCAs (heterocyclic amines), potent carcinogens
implicated in several cancers. Marinating foods in any spice mix that contains rosemary as well as one or more
of the spices thyme, oregano, basil, garlic, onion, or parsley can support healthy eating.

5. Ginger: Avert Nausea
(Source: www.rd.com)
Ginger can prevent stomach upset from many sources, including pregnancy, motion sickness, and chemotherapy.
"This is one of Mom's remedies that really works," says Suzanna M. Zick, ND, MPH, a research investigator at the
University of Michigan. A powerful antioxidant, ginger works by blocking the effects of serotonin and by stopping
another source of stomach nausea, the production of free radicals.

6. Holy Basil: Combat Stress
(Mathew Butka: www.truliteled.com)
Several animal studies back holy basil, a special variety of the plant you use in your pesto sauce, as
effective at reducing stress by increasing adrenaline and noradrenaline and decreasing serotonin.
Studies show it may also inhibit breast cancer.

7. St. John's Wort:
Soothe Your Worries
(Source: www.americannaturopathsassociation.com)
You probably know that research has confirmed this herb's power to relieve mild to moderate depression and
anxiety as effectively as many drugs—without a lot of the side effects. It may also support better sleep since it
contains melatonin.

8. Garlic: Lower Cancer Risk
(Source: www.rd.com)
A 2006 research review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition showed that high consumption of garlic
lowered rates of ovarian, colorectal, and other cancers. It may also prevent cardiovascular disease, since it
contains more than 70 active phytochemicals, including allicin. Many studies of allicin have shown decreased
high blood pressure by as much as 30 points.

9. New Super Healers
(Source: www.gaiahealthblog.com)

10. Andrographis: Shorten Summer Colds
(Source: www.vingmart.com)
Andrographis does a great job of relieving upper-respiratory infections, such as colds or sinusitis, says new
research. A study reproted in Phytomedicine reported that the herb helped relieve symptoms such as fatigue,
sleeplessness, sore throat, and runny nose up to 90%.

11. Sea Buckthorn:
Reverse vaginal dryness
(Source: ww.eatwell101.com)
Sea buckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides) is very effective for hydrating mucous membranes and alleviating vaginal
dryness. It contains palmitoleic acid, a fatty acid found in human skin that helps moisturize and heal it.

12. Kudzu: Curb Problem Drinking
Source: www.pacolet.org)
It has been shown that kudzu quickly allows alcohol to get to the part of the brain that tells you that you've had
enough. A study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research showed a group of moderately
heavy drinkers in their 20s voluntarily cut their beer consumption in half after taking capsules containing Kudzu
(a Chinese herb, also called Pueraria lobata) for a week.