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Poppy seed oil — a healthy plant-based fat from a plant that inspires fear?
Henryk Różański lists poppy seed oil as helpful for skin care and for certain skin and digestive problems.
Read the answer →Cherry laurel—a garden shrub that was once medicine and is poisonous today?
Fresh cherry laurel leaves were used to make cherry laurel water and a macerate.
Read the answer →Water starwort — an aquatic plant we overlook, but which may heal?
Henryk Różański lists water starwort as a remedy used for inflammation, spasms, liver problems, and skin conditions.
Read the answer →Liverwort — a spring flower for the liver or a poison?
Henryk Różański lists liverwort for coughs, respiratory infections, bile stagnation, and swelling of the liver and gallbladder.
Read the answer →African plum tree bark — can a tree from Africa save the prostate?
African plum tree bark is used for an enlarged prostate and problems with urination.
Read the answer →Pancreatic enzymes — could an enzyme deficiency cause bloating and weight loss?
Henryk Różański lists deficiencies associated with, among other conditions, pancreatitis, cystic fibrosis, and indigestion.
Read the answer →Canadian horseweed—a wasteland weed that stops bleeding?
Henryk Różański lists Canadian horseweed as a remedy used for diarrhea, bleeding, and wounds that are slow to heal.
Read the answer →Groundcherry — a lantern-like fruit for the kidneys and joints?
Henryk Różański attributes diuretic, detoxifying, and anti-inflammatory effects to groundcherry.
Read the answer →Cystitis — can bearberry leaf replace antibiotics?
Henryk Różański identifies arbutin-containing plant materials as agents for disinfecting the urinary tract, also used for cystitis.
Read the answer →Orange blossom — a scent that calms the nerves and heart?
The oil is used to improve the flavor and scent of medicines, perfumes, drinks, and food; the blossom is also added to tea blends.
Read the answer →Aconite—the most dangerous plant in Europe, once used to treat pain?
Yes. Monkshood was used as a painkiller and local anesthetic, including for neuralgia, rheumatism, and arthritis.
Read the answer →Hibiscus—red tea for blood pressure and fertility?
Henryk Różański reports that water extracts of hibiscus lower blood pressure, but the root may reduce female fertility.
Read the answer →Nasturtium—a garden flower that works like a natural antibiotic?
Henryk Różański recommends fresh nasturtium leaves and fruits as a seasoning for meat, salads, soups, fish, cheese, and other dishes.
Read the answer →Honeysuckle — a common shrub with hidden laxative power?
Henryk Różański describes the berries of the fly honeysuckle as a diaphoretic, diuretic, cholagogue, expectorant, and pain reliever when used in small doses.
Read the answer →Beard lichen—a tree-growing lichen stronger than many antibiotics?
Henryk Różański describes beard lichen as an antimicrobial agent used for infections.
Read the answer →Bird’s-foot trefoil—a yellow meadow weed for nerves and insomnia?
Henryk Różański also lists its use for an enlarged prostate, weakened bones and muscles, and swollen legs.
Read the answer →Figs—a sweet fruit, but do the leaves lower blood sugar?
Figs are also described as helpful for colds, coughs, and respiratory complaints.
Read the answer →Sweet clover — the herb that led to a blood-thinning medicine?
Yes, sweet clover can reduce blood clotting, but not always.
Read the answer →Butyric acid and GABA — a supplement for the gut and nerves, or an empty promise?
Henryk Różański warns that GABA supplements do not calm the nervous system and describes them as a source of butyric acid.
Read the answer →More exercise for obesity — can the gym really beat the fork?
The Rodzeń Brothers say it plainly: exercise alone is not enough for lasting weight loss if you do not change the way you eat.
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