(Natural News) Corn silk, the long silky threadlike fibers that grow on different parts of corn, is usually thrown away when people eat corn. But corn silk has been used extensively for centuries in traditional medicine due to its beneficial properties. Here are some of corn silk’s health benefits, according to science: Combats fatigue When consumed, […]

(Natural News) Fatigue is tiredness from physical or mental exertion wherein a person’s physical or mental capacities are reduced. Such fatigue not only causes a person’s performance to deteriorate, but it can also lead to illnesses such as liver dysfunction and diabetes. To combat fatigue, South Korean researchers are looking to an unlikely food: aged garlic. Scientists […]

(Natural News) Researchers from South Korea’s National Institute of Agricultural Sciences and Korea University explored the potential of low temperature-aged garlic to reduce fatigue. Their findings were published in the Journal of Medicinal Food. The researchers aged garlic at 60 C for 60 days to obtain low temperature-aged garlic (LTAG). LTAG was peeled and then processed with 70 percent […]

(Natural News) Siberian ginseng (Acanthopanax senticosus), also known as eleuthero, is a member of the Araliaceae family whose benefits and uses are similar to Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng). In traditional Chinese medicine, A. senticosus is known for its positive effects on the qi, spleen, and kidneys. Numerous research characterized the chemical components of A. senticosus and found that they possess therapeutic activities. A […]

(Natural News) When it comes to fungi, people often imagine a mushroom. Indeed, the common mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) is a fungus known the world over. But it’s worth noting that other types of fungi exist, with some being a little more bizarre than the average crimini or portobello scattered on pizzas and in salads. Take the Cordyceps genus, […]

(Natural News) In this review, researchers from Harbin Medical University in China focused on recent findings on the pharmacological properties of Acanthopanax senticosus, a traditional Chinese medicine with a high medicinal value. Their paper was published in The American Journal of Chinese Medicine. A. senticosus, previously known as Eleutherococcus senticosus, is a TCM more commonly known by its […]