I have added a few posts the Unani Tibb forum, as well as an entry about the herbalist William LaSassier and a new thread about basic herbal wisdom that starts off with some concise guidance from herbalist Michael Moore. The forums are free to join and participate in.
Ecoja Forum
Metabolic Syndrome
We have a thread on our forum titled Metabolic Syndrome / Syndrome X / Insulin Resistance. Thankfully several esteemed herbalist have written about this common condition. An estimated 86 million American adults have prediabetes. Only a partial number of those with insulin resistance will go on to develop diabetes but insulin resistance itself will cause a host of other problems.
Paul Bergner, from his article on Syndrome X, provides us the salient warning that treatment must be carried out with discipline:
The treatment has three legs, all of which must be done simultaneously:
-Supplement the nutritional factors whose deficiencies lead to insulin resistance.
-Enagage in a minimum of 15-20 minutes of resistance-type exercise most days.
-Eat a low carbohydrate diet.
Cayenne Pepper Roundup
We started a forum post on Cayenne that includes links to excellent articles by Todd Caldecott and Michael Tierra as well as other sources.
Not a tonic or immunostimulant, it [cayenne] acts as a peripheral vasodilator, increasing blood supply to the skin and mucosa. It is NOT appropriate for active inflammation. — Michael Moore (Herbal Medical Contradictions)