The mother tincture is prepared from the fresh underground parts of Dioscorea villosa L., gathered after flowering. N.O. Dioscoreaceae. The main indications are: Gastro intestinal colics. Eructations of large quantities of tasteless air. Pain in the left hypochondrium and in the centre of the abdomen, beginning in a small spot and radiating out, starting during…

Tyrosine is an amino acid the body produces from phenylalanine (another type of amino acid). Found in a number of foods including meat, fish, eggs, dairy, eggs, nuts, legumes, and oats, tyrosine is available in dietary supplement form as well.1 Tyrosine is essential to your body’s production of melanin (a type of pigment) and several…

Medicinal Uses of Mercurius Solubilis Key homeopathic uses of Mercurius Solubilis include treating infections and unpleasant discharges from the body, such as pus, sweat, catarrh, smelly urine or stool, and wounds or abscesses. It is commonly used to treat thrush, which usually presents as a burning, itchy vaginal discharge in women or itchy red spots on…

Produced naturally in the body, melatonin is a hormone that helps to regulate the body’s sleep-wake cycles and various hormones in the body. It is made from the amino acid tryptophan. The body produces melatonin during darkness (to prepare for sleep) and inhibits production during light. According to some proponents, taking melatonin in the form…

MCT oil is made up of medium-sized fat molecules (not short and not long). Hence the name, medium-chain triglycerides. A “triglyceride” is science-speak for a basic fat molecule. Triglycerides have two components: one glycerol molecule (often referred to as the ‘backbone’ of the triglyceride) and three fatty acids (that’s why “tri” is included in “triglyceride”). So, medium-chain…