Included in this edition:

Saffron: An Impressive Range of Health Benefits from this Age-old Spice
Saffron (Crocus sativus) is the world’s most expensive spice. That’s because it is still hand-harvested from the beautiful lilac-purple flowers of a small low-growing crocus.

Kerry Bone

Enhancing Fertility with Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine
Two recently published systematic reviews suggest that TCM herbal treatment may provide superior results compared with conventional treatments (i.e. drug therapy or IVF) in the treatment of infertile women.

Tony Reid

Providing long-term relief from arthritis
There are few who willingly accept or even acknowledge when their body has past its prime. The progression of arthritis can really flourish under our ability to neglect these signs of a deteriorating body.

Dr David Cannata

An overview of the use of Natural Compounds to Reduce Drug Resistance in Conventional Cancer Therapy: The role of Polysaccharide Krestin (PSK)
Cancer cells are better able to adapt to stress than normal cells.

Manuela Malaguti-Boyle

Serenoa repens (Saw palmetto) as an Effective Treatment for Symptoms Arising from Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Serenoa repens is a natural extract which is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative/adjunctive treatment in prostate diseases.

David Cronin