Serenoa repensCommon names:Saw Palmetto, Sabal Family: Arecaceae (formerly Palmaceae) Plant Parts Used: Ripe berries (fruit) Description & Habitat:Small palm tree that grows 1-4 metres high. It’s berries are black, fleshy, growing in clusters each with 1 large wrinkled oblong seed approximately 1 – 2.5cm. Native to the West Indies, West Coast of the United States […]
Foeniculum vulgare Common names:Fennel, Bitter Fennel, Sweet Fennel, MarathosFamily: Apiaceae (formerly Umbeliferae)Plant Parts Used: Fruit (Seeds)Description & Habitat:Native to Europe & the Mediterranean. Grows freely in New Zealand, well established along river beds, railways & wastelands. Self sows easily, loves an open sunny situation. Grows up to 1.5 metres high. Leaves are dark green and divided
Gets your circulation moving with its gentle warming nature, helping to dissolve those fatty deposits, while improving the overall appearance of your skin. Steep 1 teaspoon of herbs for 5-10 minutes to get the best temperature and flavour. 1 – 3 cups recommended daily. Contains: Organic Centella asiatica (Gotu kolu), Organic Zingiber officinalis (Ginger), Calendula
I recently was reading one of my favourite magazines (Natural Medicine) & read the following article written by Malcolm Harker M.H.D. Traditional Medical Herbalist, Master of Herbology….I thought it was an amazing read & just wanted to share it with you all, so here it is…… …….I was fortunate during my 10 year Aussie sojourn
Great advice for Insomniacs & depression (click photo at very bottom to read more)….some great products to help get you back into a regular sleeping pattern as well: Naturalus Organic Relax Tea (take 1 cup during the day & 2 later in the evening)Naturalus : Relax Tea Rescue Remedy Sleep (especially good for a restless mind):
Try some of the following to help relieve your stress: Organic Relax Tea: Withania within helps with short-term stress, improving sleep patterns, immunity, & increased energy during the day. Organic Green Tea: Has caffeine you say? It also has L-theanine which counteracts the stimulating effects & has an overall relaxing effect on the body &
Parkinson’s Disease is a slowly progressive & degenerative neurological/brain disorder that is caused by nerve damage to areas of the brain that control muscle tension and movement. It is associated with a progressive degeneration of the pigmented nuclei of the brain stem and a loss of dopamine in the basal ganglia. The disease produces three
Burdock has many names including Great bur, Clot bur, Cocklebur, Beggars buttons, Cockle buttons, Lappa, Gypsy’s rhubarb & Snake’s rhubarb. From the Asteraceae Family, the fresh & dried roots are used medicinally in cooking, tea & tincture from. Origins in Europe, Asia & North America, naturalised in New Zealand now considered a noxious weed. Historically it
Springtime is here! We’ve started spring cleaning the house, but what about some easy spring cleansing ideas for the busy people among us! So we’ve made up a list of things you could try: 1. Every morning have a glass of water with a slice of lemon. Lemons contains within them constituents that cleanse Phase
This Blue September let your Dad, Brother, Uncle, Cousin, Nephew, Friend know about “Naturalus Prostate Tea”….it contains: Organic Saw Palmetto, Organic Nettle Root, Calendula & Organic Cleavers designed to help with overall health of the prostate gland….Click HERE to get some now or read on for more info on each herb…… ….SAW PALMETTO Serenoa
Naturalus has been making and selling natural products here in Christchurch New Zealand since 2008. Being a Clinical Medical Herbalist, Tanya Townsend has an understanding of how natural ingredients work on the body and how to combine them to give the most benefit. Also over the years more pure essential oils have been sourced and added. To compliment that there is a great range of Ultrasonic Oil Diffusers, being one the first in NZ to have them. There are plenty of other products to check out and if you want to read some feedback it’s here :
