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As cold and flu season descends, I like to look to my plant friends for support. Here are three of my favorite herbs for immune health. 1. Echinacea Echinacea was used extensively by Native Americans to treat everything from coughs to snake bites and was also valued by early physicians in the United States. Modern studies show it revs up the immune system, allowing the body to more rapidly and efficiently eliminate viral and bacterial infections (especially within 72 hours of taking the herb). 2. Elderberry Black elderberry has a long history of use in colds, and several studies in humans have shown that it reduces the severity and duration of influenza. When the H1N1 flu was going around, the National Institute of Health screened a wide range of natural products to see if they had antiviral activity, and black elderberry ranked very highly. 3. Astragalus This root has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for thousands of years to strengthen the body and protect against d...

Acne vulgaris is a disorder of the pilosebaceous follicles found in the face and upper trunk. At puberty androgens increase the production of sebum from enlarged sebaceous glands that become blocked. Propionibacterium acnes is involved in lesion production although its exact role is unclear.[1]It is a skin commensural but in acne it colonises the follicles.[2] Comedones (follicles impacted and distended by incompletely desquamated keratinocytes and sebum) may be open (blackheads) or closed (whiteheads). Inflammation leads to papules, pustules and nodules. Acne can cause severe psychological problems, undermining self-assurance and self-esteem at a vulnerable time in life. Epidemiology[1, 3] Almost every teenager can expect to experience acne to some degree during the adolescent years although it is usually mild. Moderate-to-severe acne affects about 20% of young people. Genetic factors play a part and a positive family history is often a factor; concordance among twins has bee...

Every person must have been exposed to acne. Acne is a skin disease in the face that affects children to parents. Many of them feel restless and uncomfortable either because the pain interfere with the appearance or aggravate the face. Acne occurs due to the growth of fat tissue under the skin so that clog pores and cause inflammation. Acne is inflamed will feel the ants and pain if touched. Acne there are 2 kinds, namely acne that only grows one but large and round shape, and acne that only grow small - small and many. Acne is small easily removed, which can be squeezed or in the scrub. But for the type of acne is thick and large round, we must be extra careful because this acne contains fat and hard to remove. How to get rid of acne naturally Many ways people do to get rid of acne. Starting from facials in beauty salon or beauty clinic to buy acne products. For those of you who want to deal with acne at a low cost, try using natural ingredients that have been proven to overcome th...