Pomegranate is a well-loved fruit and an old Ayurvedic remedy for loose stools, worms and acidity. Here’s what’s known about the juice, the extract and the rind, and why the root and peel need care.
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Peppermint
Peppermint has settled stomachs and freshened breath since ancient Egypt, and today it's one of the few herbs with solid research behind it, especially for an irritable gut. Here's how tradition uses the leaf and the oil, what the studies show, and who should skip it.
Corn Silk
Corn silk, the fine threads at the top of an ear of corn, is a gentle traditional tea for the bladder and puffiness in Chinese and Native American medicine. Here is its history, the draft EU monograph amounts, what the evidence does and does not show, and the potassium and medicine cautions.
Parsley
Parsley is the kitchen herb detoxers turn into "kidney flush" teas, parsley water and green juices. Here is its traditional "water herb" use, what the evidence does and does not show, why it does not dissolve kidney stones, and the pregnancy, oxalate and medicine cautions.
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