The artichoke is a perennial plant with purple flowers. Although the artichoke is regarded as a vegetable, the edible portion of the plant is actually the unopened flower bud. Artichoke…

Apricot seed is the small kernel enclosed within the wood–like pit at the center of the apricot fruit. The apricot tree carries the botanical name Prunus armeniaca. It is a…

Ginger (Zingiber officinale) belongs to the Zingiberaceae plant family, which also includes turmeric and cardamom. Ginger comes from the Sanskrit word ‘‘hornroot.’’ It grows in Jamaica, India, Haiti, Hawaii, and…

Juice therapy involves the consumption of the juice of raw fruit or vegetables. A person may drink juice preventively to stay healthy, to treat a medical condition such as cancer,…

Detoxification is one of the more widely used treatments and concepts in alternative medicine. It is based on the principle that illnesses can be caused by the accumulation of toxic…

Itching can simply be described as a surface sensation in the skin, perhaps occurring at the border between the epidermis and the dermis. Histamine is a chemical substance secreted by…