Oldenlandia or known as Snake-Needle Grass (百花蛇舌草) is one of the oldest Chinese herbs in traditional Chinese medicine. It grows mainly in the South eastern of China distributed over Guangxi, Guang-dong and Fujian provinces. The whole plant (stems and leaves) of Oldenlandia can be used for medical purposes.
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Losing weight too quickly or suddenly may be a very dangerous things to do. Diet pills or fasting may seem to help in losing weight the quick way but these methods are only temporary and as soon as you stop eating the diet pills or fasting, you often find your weight gaining rapidly and more than your previous weight. The best way to lose weight would be to follow the below suggested steps
WASHINGTON - The first birth-control pill meant to put a stop to women’s monthly periods indefinitely won federal approval Tuesday.
Called Lybrel, it’s the first such pill to receive Food and Drug Administration approval for continuous use. When taken daily, the pill can halt women’s menstrual periods indefinitely and prevent pregnancies.
Lybrel is the latest approved oral contraceptive to depart from the 21-days-on, seven-days-off regimen that had been standard since birth-control pill sales began in the 1960s. The pill, manufactured by Wyeth, is the first designed to put off periods altogether when taken without break.
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Japanese researchers say they found that eating mandarin oranges or drinking mandarin oranges juice could help lower the risk of liver cancer, and possibly heart disease, stroke and diabetes.
The two studies leading to the announcement of the findings took place at Kyoto Prefectual University of Medicine and the National Institute of Fruit Tree Science in Japan. The first study found that none of the patients suffering from a type of hepatitis who drank a specially prepared beverage containing mandarin orange juice daily for one year was diagnosed with liver cancer. In comparison, 8.9 percent of 45 other patients who were not assigned the special beverage with mandarin oranges were diagnosed with liver cancer.
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High Cholesterol Level also known as Hypercholesterolemia. Cholesterol is one of the body’s fats (lipids). Cholesterol and another lipid, triglyceride, are important building blocks in the structure of cells and are also used in making hormones and producing energy. To some extent, the cholesterol level in blood depends on what you eat but it is mainly dependent on how the body makes cholesterol in the liver. The Qi lever in your Liver and Kidneys.
Having too much cholesterol in the blood is not a disease in itself, but can lead to the hardening and narrowing of the arteries (atherosclerosis) in the major vascular systems.
For the sake of simplicity, there are two sorts of cholesterol: a ‘good’ sort called high density lipoprotein (HDL) and a ‘bad’ sort called low density lipoprotein (LDL).
HDL has a useful effect in reducing tissue cholesterol and taking it back to the liver. HDL actually protects against atherosclerosis. LDL may contribute to diseases of the arteries (cardiovascular disease).
The proportion of LDL-cholesterol to HDL-cholesterol that influences the degree to which atherosclerosis is likely to cause problems (heart attack).
LDL-cholesterol level can be lowered by eating a low fat diet and, if required, taking herbal medicine . HDL-cholesterol level can be raised by exercising.
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