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Article: Herbs to the rescue: 10 plant remedies you can't do without.(Green Living)
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- E Magazine
- Article date:
- January 1, 1998
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If you're like most people, chances are your medicine cabinet is overflowing with a slew of manmade products, full of synthetic chemicals, petroleum, artificial colorings and animal by-products. From cortisone cream and mercurochrome to antihistamines and acetaminophen, many medicine cabinets resemble war arsenals To treat sprains, burns, cuts, bites and upset stomach, what other options do you have?
Plenty. As an alternative to pharmaceuticals, many consumers are enlisting the aid of a good defense - herbal remedies According to the World Health Organization, 80 percent of the world's people rely on plants for their medicines. And their use has skyrocketed in Europe ...