Tag: artichoke

  • Herbal Medicine Research blog – September 2016

    It’s been a little while since I’ve written a research blog but here are some research articles that have interested me recently. 1. A new trial is currently taking place in Australia, where young adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) are being given water hyssop (Bacopa monnieri) instead of pharmaceutical drugs. 2. A follow…

  • Herbal Medicine and Health Research – April 2014

    This month the following research on herbs and health has caught my eye. 1. Statins have been in the news a lot in the last month but this particular quote from Dr Rita Redberg, Director of Women’s Cardiovascular Services at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center, really summed it up for me.  “In my practice,…

  • This month in research – September 13

    This month I have found the following research particularly interesting. Blueberry1. A 300g portion of blueberries (Vaccinium corymbosum) has been found to protect DNA from damage, in a study in men. 2. Korean ginseng (Coreanica ginseng) has been found to improve erectile dysfunction in men, when taken for 8 weeks. 3. There have been several studies showing that artichoke (Cynara…