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2014-12-27

  Mistletoe (Part Two): Druids And German Cancer Patients Swear By It

Modern interest in mistletoe as a possible treatment for cancer began in the 1920s. For centuries, it had been used as something of a cure-all, but when mistletoe's immunostimulant properties were confirmed, the Druids' reverence for the healing power ...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-27

  Mistletoe (Part Two): Druids And German Cancer Patients Swear By It

Modern interest in mistletoe as a possible treatment for cancer began in the 1920s. For centuries, it had been used as something of a cure-all, but when mistletoe's immunostimulant properties were confirmed, the Druids' reverence for the healing power ...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-27

  Mistletoe (Part Two): Druids And German Cancer Patients Swear By It

Modern interest in mistletoe as a possible treatment for cancer began in the 1920s. For centuries, it had been used as something of a cure-all, but when mistletoe's immunostimulant properties were confirmed, the Druids' reverence for the healing power ...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-20

  Mistletoe (Part One): A Parasite That Can Hurt Or Heal

Mistletoe, a parasitic plant that grows on a wide range of host trees, shows up on every continent but Antarctica - and on each continent, it's been used in folk medicine. From ancient Greece into twentieth-century America, it was prescribed for epilep...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-20

  Mistletoe (Part One): A Parasite That Can Hurt Or Heal

Mistletoe, a parasitic plant that grows on a wide range of host trees, shows up on every continent but Antarctica - and on each continent, it's been used in folk medicine. From ancient Greece into twentieth-century America, it was prescribed for epilep...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-20

  Mistletoe (Part One): A Parasite That Can Hurt Or Heal

Mistletoe, a parasitic plant that grows on a wide range of host trees, shows up on every continent but Antarctica - and on each continent, it's been used in folk medicine. From ancient Greece into twentieth-century America, it was prescribed for epilep...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-13

  Relax, It's Passionflower

Passionflower is a beautiful climbing vine native to the Americas whose corona reminded people of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus during his crucifixion. It's a sedative, milder than valerian or kava - often, you'll find it used in combination with o...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-13

  Relax, It's Passionflower

Passionflower is a beautiful climbing vine native to the Americas whose corona reminded people of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus during his crucifixion. It's a sedative, milder than valerian or kava - often, you'll find it used in combination with o...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-13

  Relax, It's Passionflower

Passionflower is a beautiful climbing vine native to the Americas whose corona reminded people of the crown of thorns worn by Jesus during his crucifixion. It's a sedative, milder than valerian or kava - often, you'll find it used in combination with o...
  Beth Anne Austein author
2014-12-06

  Calabar Beans: Pre-History's Lie Detectors

The Efik people of the region that is now Nigeria used to force people accused of crimes to suffer a trial by ordeal: they'd be fed calabar beans, a known poison. If the accused died, they were judged guilty. If they lived, they were "proven" innocent....
  Beth Anne Austein author