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Peony on the Brain!

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Peony on the Brain!

One of the most interesting aspects of the way Peony works is that it helps to reduce menopausal hot flushes by acting on the temperature setting mechanism in the brain. We all have a thermostat in our brains, and it is there that Peony exerts its effect. This is quite unlike other herbs used to treat menopausal symptoms, as they are usually phyto-oestrogenic. Phyto-oestrogens are chemicals contained in herbs such as red clover, black cohosh etc., and they exert their effect by interacting with the oestrogen receptor sites on the cells of the body. Peony therefore represents a novel and...

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Epilepsy & Red Peony

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Epilepsy & Red Peony

As a herbalist I often encounter patients who have such difficult conditions to treat that they have been to every doctor they can find, and still get no help.  They then search the world of alternative medicine, consulting various practitioners, in an attempt to find whatever help they can. I encountered a situation like this several years ago when a lady called me to explain that she was at her wits end over her daughter's medical condition and that she could find no relief or treatment whatsoever for her daughter. Mum explained that her daughter, then in her 20's, had...

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Other herbs & medication

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Other herbs & medication

Peony is a herb that has been used for centuries as a standard and pivotal herb in the Chinese system of medicine. As such it is rarely used alone and would be blended with other herbs for an individual patient’s requirements. It is a herb that can also be used to treat several different conditions. Under modern European legislation herbs sold as Over The Counter medicines have to go through an expensive and time consuming registration process, part of which requires that each herb that goes through this process has to be given only one official medical claim. In the...

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