Fennel DEFINITION Fennel is a herb with the botanical name foeniculum vulgare. It’s also known as bitter fennel, sweet fennel, wild fennel, carosella, Florence fennel, finocchio, garden fennel and large fennel. DESCRIPTION Fennel originally grew along the seashores of the Mediterranean coast and grows wild in many countries of… Read Article
Echinacea DEFINITION Echinacea is one of the most widely used medicinal plants and three species are commonly used in herbal medicine; Echinacea angustifolia, E. pallida and E. purpurea. Echinacea is also known as Coneflower, Purple Coneflower, Black Sampson, Kansas Snakeroot and Rudbeckia. DESCRIPTION The plant is native to North America… Read Article
Chamomile DEFINITION Chamomile is a herb with the botanical name Matricaria chamomila. It is also known as Wild Chamomile, Hungarian Chamomile or Sweet False Chamomile. DESCRIPTION This herb is one of the best known of the garden herbs and is widely cultivated in Europe. Its value as a medicinal herb… Read Article
Basil DEFINITION Basil is a herb with the botanical name Ocymum basilicum. It is also known as Sweet or Garden Basil, although many varieties of this common herb exist. One variety (‘Sacred Basil’) was considered holy to the Hindu religion and was grown around temples. DESCRIPTION Basil grows to 30… Read Article
Aniseed DEFINITION Aniseed (pimpinella anisum) is a herb also known as anise, anisum vulgare gaertn, anisi, fructus and anisum officinarum moench. DESCRIPTION Aniseed was originally found in Egypt and Asia Minor. The plant is a dainty, white-flowered umbelliferous annual about 50 cm. The seeds from the fruit of aniseed contain… Read Article
Alfalfa DEFINITION Alfalfa is a herb with the botanical name of Medicago sativa. Alfalfa has several other names including Lucerne, Medicage and Purple Medick. DESCRIPTION Alfalfa grows naturally in the Mediterranean region and is cultivated widely and reaches up to 50cm in height. It has a light taste and little… Read Article
Wheat free diet DEFINITION The aim of the Wheat-Free Diet is to eliminate all sources of wheat in the diet. DESCRIPTION A Wheat-Free Diet is indicated when elimination and challenge has established wheat as the cause of symptoms such as abdominal bloating, diarrhoea, excessive wind or belching, hay fever, eczema,… Read Article
Warfarin diet DEFINITION The aim of the diet during Warfarin treatment is to provide adequate nutrition whilst maintaining a consistent daily intake of vitamin K from dietary sources. Vitamin K is involved in clotting of the blood and Warfarin doses are calculated to control the ability of the blood to… Read Article
Stroke diet DEFINITION A Post-Stroke Diet will need to be individualised for people with conditions such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol/hardening of the arteries, diabetes etc. Generally, the Post-Stroke Diet is low in salt, fat and cholesterol. Stroke survivors may have special needs which also should be considered. DESCRIPTION… Read Article
Osteoarthritis diet DEFINITION The aim of the diet for osteoarthritis is to minimise inflammation in the joints, provide adequate nutrients for the repair of the connective tissue, control weight if necessary and minimise intake of foods known to aggravate the Arthritis. DIET SHOULD BE HIGH IN Omega-3 fatty acids help… Read Article