Natural Therapies

Warming Therapy for Common Cold Treatment

There are many traditional and home remedies that are used to treat common cold. Most of them can be categorized into warming therapy. What is warming therapy and why it works Warming therapy uses a warming herb, or food, or other methods to... [ Read More ]

Folk Remedy for Earache - Urine Therapy

This is an old folk remedy for treating earache - urine therapy. Earache or ear pain may be caused by infections and inflammation. Symptoms associated an earache may include: Ear redness and swelling; Fever; Ear pain; Sore... [ Read More ]

Black Sesame and Mulberry Paste for High Cholesterol and Lipids (Hyperlipidemia) - Food Therapy

Black Sesame and Mulberry Paste is a recipe of Chinese food therapy that is said to help treat high cholesterol and lipids (hyperlipidemia). Hyperlipidemia refers to increased levels of lipids (fats) in the blood. Cholesterol and triglycerides are... [ Read More ]

Skin Care Therapy - Clay Face Mask and Jojoba Oil for Dry Skin and Acne

Jojoba oil has moistening, antioxidant and cooling properties. It is excellent for treating dry, mature and the inflamed skin and acne. It is said that jojoba oil is rich in liquid wax esters (the structure closely resembles that of the skin sebum),... [ Read More ]

How to Make a Perilla Fish Soup - Food Therapy

Perilla (Zi Su) Fish Soup is not only a delicious recipe, but also a remedy in Chinese food therapy. It has mild effects to help relieve common cold, headache, wet cough, stomach cold, morning sickness, chest fullness and abdominal fullness. Perilla... [ Read More ]

Lingzhi for Coronary Heart Disease, Diabetes, Persistent Hepaitis, Neurasthenia and Sleep Disorders - Chinese Food Therapy

Lingzhi (Reishi, 灵芝, Ganoderma lucidum) is used as a folk remedy in Chinese food therapy to help treat many diseases, such as coronary heart disease, diabetes, persistent hepatitis, neurasthenia and sleep disorders. The following... [ Read More ]

Lingzhi Mussel Soup for Bronchitis, Bronchial Asthma, Leukopenia, Coronary Heart Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Arrhythmia, Neurasthenia and Early Cirrhosis - Chinese Food Therapy

Lingzhi Mussel Soup is a recipe used in Chinese food therapy. It is said to help treat acute and chronic bronchitis, the chronic bronchitis in the elderly, bronchial asthma, leukopenia, coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia, arrhythmia,... [ Read More ]

Lingzhi, Lotus seed, Bai He and Pork Soup for Dry Lungs, Dry Cough and TB - Chinese Food Therapy

Lingzhi, Lotus seed, Bai He and Pork Soup is a recipe in Chinese food therapy. It is used to help treat dry lungs, dry cough and TB (tuberculosis). According to traditional Chinese medicine, lingzhi (ganoderma lucidum), lotus seed and bai he (lily... [ Read More ]