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Medicine Of The Day

Latin Name:
Cinchona Officinalis

Common Name:
china, peruvian bark, cinchona bark, Jesuits' bark

Description:
Used for nervous exhaustion for those recovering from illness, weakness from nursing, or excess dehydration such as from sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea. Also used for excessive sweating, shivering, and flushing, dizziness, nosebleeds, hemorrhages, stomach flu, gall bladder, gas, ringing in the ears, muscle spasms due to exhaustion, headaches that improve with firm pressure, but are worse with light pressure. Helpful for lack of concentration, apathy, indifference, edginess, and uncharacteristic angry outbursts (Lockie 92).

Health Tip of the Day

One should walk atleast four to five kilometers a day. It is the way to a healthy mind and body.

Health Quote of the Day

In nothing do men more nearly approach the gods than in giving health to men."
- Cicero (Marcus Tullius Cicero)