Category: Alternatives to Conventional Medicine

  Olive trees are one of the oldest plants to be cultivated, spanning over at least the last 6 000 years. Olive oil has been used for its wide variety of properties over the millenia, like as a food additive, during rituals, for embalming and as a cosmetic due to…

A History   The first formal publication about the health benefits of lavender oil, was in 60AD in a compendium called ‘De Materia Medica’ by the ancient physician Pedanius Dioscorides. Even though this was the first time the effects were published, by 60AD its uses have been well-established in early…

  A History   Over the millennia, honey bee products have been used all over the world by the ancients.   Though they probably did not understand how it works on a physiological level, they were wise enough to see the wisdom of the hive. For 50 000 years, Homo…