Natural Remedies

You don't have to buy over the counter medicines at the pharmacy for common ailments. There are many natural cures and therapies that avoid the use of drugs and leave you free of side effects.

Antibiotics and prescription medicines do have their place. They kill off all bacteria; so when taken for a bad infection they should rid your body of the illness.

However misuse and overuse cause our bodies to have an imbalance of good and bad bacteria, which means we lose our natural ability to fight disease and our immunity weakens.

Herbal Remedies

Here are some foods and herbs that have have healing, beneficial properties.

Antibiotic	Antiseptic	Antioxidant	Antifungal
Garlic Onion Echinacea Goldenseal	Garlic Thyme Oil of Oregano Turmeric	Lemon Turmeric Green Tea	Thyme Cinnamon oil
Antibacterial	Antispasmodic	Antidepressant	Carminative
Cloves Eucalyptus Bayberry Olive Leaf Extract Tea Tree	Ginger Peppermint Sage Fennel camomile	Lavendar St. Johns wort valerian	Lavendar

• Soy and other plants that contain phytoestrogens (plant molecules with estrogen activity) (black cohosh probably has serotonin activity) have some benefits for treatment of symptoms resulting from menopause.
• Cranberry may be effective in treating urinary tract infections in women with recurrent symptoms.
• Echinacea extracts may limit the length and severity of rhinovirus (common) colds.
• Elderberry may speed the recovery from type A and B influenza.
• Feverfew is sometimes used to treat migraine headaches, and has been used for reducing fever, arthritis and digestive problems.
• Pawpaw can be used for insecticidal purposes (killing lice, worms).
• Phytolacca or Pokeweed is used as a homeopathic remedy to treat many ailments. It can be applied topically or taken internally. Topical treatments have been used for acne and other ailments. It is used to treatment tonsilitis, swollen glands and weight loss.
• Peppermint oil may have benefits for individuals with irritable bowel syndrome.
• St. John's wort, has yielded positive results, proving more effective than a placebo for the treatment of mild to moderate depression in some clinical trials.
• Valerian root can be used to treat insomnia.
• Tea Tree oil can be used to treat acne.
• Green tea components may inhibit growth of breast cancer cells and may heal scars faster.