Topic: Virginia

Uses of cedarwood essential oil

Helium - 474 days ago
Cedarwood (cedrus atlantica) has been prized from ancient times, the wood is very hard and the natural oils present repel insects, in fact it was used to build the temple of Solomon. The essential oil of this tree was one of the ...

Poke Root

hubPage - 497 days ago
Native Americans on the east coast have used Poke Root in their remedies. The natives in Delaware used it as a stimulant for the heart and it was use in Virginia area as a purgative. Eventually in the 19th century it made ...

More North American Shrubs

hubPage - 497 days ago
It is the shrubs that form the thickets that make an attractive and sheltering natural border along the outskirts of many woods. In the autumn, the ordinary foliage falls off, but the spiny leaves remain, ready to keep browsing animals away from ...

'Toasted Skin Syndrome': New risk for laptop users?

CNET - 506 days ago
"Hot legs" isn't just another term for good-looking gams. In another case, a Virginia law student sought treatment for the mottled discoloration on her leg. Dr. Kimberly Salkey, who treated the young woman, was stumped until she learned that the student spent ...

Natural Skin Care Made in the South

Southern Living - 840 days ago
I recently turned 28 and I am getting my first wrinkle. The owner, Eve Stahl, is from Virginia and started developing her own skin care products after she got really sick. As I've been using her products, what I notice most is ...