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The Healing Power of Frankincense: A Substance More Valuable Than Gold?
Derived from the Boswellia tree, this precious substance has been a valuable commodity for over 5,000 years.
The Power of Cold-Pressed Oils for Pets: A Guide to Nutritional Benefits
Cold-pressed organic oils are emerging as a nutrient-rich addition to pet diets, offering benefits for skin, coat, and immune support.
Disrupting Biofilms With Natural Remedies
Learn how biofilms influence everything from gut health to chronic infections, and explore natural strategies to keep them in check.
Lion's Mane Mushroom: A Natural Remedy for Cognitive Function and Optimal Health
The Bioregulatory Medicine Institute Lion's mane mushroom, scientifically known as Hericium erinaceus , is a unique and fascinating...
What’s in the Naturopathic Doctor’s Medicine Cabinet?
Season 2 of the Science of Self-Healing Podcast has a NEW host! Please welcome Dr. James Odell, the Medical and Executive Director for...
Rhodiola rosea
by James Odell, OMD, ND, LAc Rhodiola rosea, also known as “golden root” or “roseroot” belongs to the plant family Crassulaceae.1...
Usnea: The Medicinal Lichen with Many Healing Properties
The Bioregulatory Medicine Institute Have you ever looked up in the trees and wondered what the mossy, fringy, clumps hanging from the...
Psychedelics: Ancient Wisdom, Modern Healing
Season 2 of the Science of Self-Healing Podcast has a NEW host! Please welcome Dr. James Odell, the Medical and Executive Director for...
Rauwolfia serpentina (Indian Snake Root)
James P.M. Odell, OMD, ND, L.Ac. Rauwolfia serpentina (also spelled Rauvolfia serpentina), is a member of the Apocynaceae family and...
Aloe Vera
James Odell, OMD, ND, L.Ac. Aloe vera is a member of the Liliaceae (lily) family (or Asphodelaceae, Asparagales in APG system). According...
Okoubaka aubrevillei: A Remedy for Modern Day Intoxications
James Odell, OMD, ND, L.Ac. Okoubaka aubrevillei is a deciduous, monoecious tropophyte tree of the equatorial forest in West Africa,...
Artemisia Annua: A Potent Antimicrobial
by James Odell, OMD, ND, L.Ac. Artemisia annua has been used in China for more than 2000 years to treat fevers and more recently used in...
Neem: An Amazing Gift from Nature
by Ian Kennedy It is known by many names: Azadirachta Indica, Indian lilac, Veppam, Arya Veppu, Margousier, and by its most common name,...
Lianhua Qingwen Capsule (granule) Approved for Treatment of COVID-19
"In the conventional treatment of novel coronavirus pneumonia, Lianhua Qingwen can be used for common type of fever, cough, and fatigue, in
Ginkgo biloba: An Ancient Tree for an Aging Society
Ginkgo biloba increases blood flow, tissue oxygenation, tissue nutrition; platelet activating
factor (PAF) antagonism; and more....
Hibiscus Tea for Hypertension
James Odell, OMD, ND, L.Ac. Hypertension is one of the most prevalent and important health problems facing society today. In general, an...
Cannabis and Cancer
Cannabis has been used for several millennia medicinally, recreationally, and to manufacture paper, clothing and rope. The cannabis plant...
From Nature - Ganoderma lucidum
Ganoderma lucidum (GL) is a medicinal polypore mushroom that grows on decaying wood or tree stumps, preferring the Japanese plum tree,...
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2nd Edition
Fundamentals of Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy, 2nd Edition by Michael Heinrich, Joanne Barnes, Simon Gibbons, and Elizabeth Williamson...
Amygdalin and Laetrile – History and Current Usage
Amygdalin (D-mandelonitrile-β-gentiobioside) is a cyanogenic glycoside present in the pits of many fruits and in numerous plants...
