Category: Health Conditions

Here are chronologically collected all Nature Going Smart’s articles on a large number of health conditions. In this phytoceutic section you can discover how medical plants can affect many pathologies. If you are looking for a specific health condition, check out the menù!

Tea tree oil: an insight on the Aboriginal bush medicine

The Tea tree plant Melaleuca Alternifolia, the source of tea tree oil, has been in use for centuries by the traditional people of Australia. Often prepared by soaking in water overnight or applying the...

hip- Cristina Gottardi

A guide to prevent & treat hip fractures in the elderly

Hip fractures Each year, 1.6 million hip fractures occur according to the International Osteoporosis Foundation, increasing to 6.4 million by 2050, due the overall ageing of the population worldwide.[1,2] Hip fractures are serious concerns...

CBD eye drops

CBD eye drops: a new frontier for ocular pain

Pain in the eye? Pain perception is a critical self-defence mechanism for the body. It tells us to steer clear of adverse stimuli — think of a hand over a flame. Ocular pain, a source of acute...

Anti-inflammatory proprieties of caryophyllene

Anti-inflammatory proprieties of caryophyllene: a dietary cannabinoid

Terpenes: a “smelly” super-family Terpenes are produced as secondary metabolites by many plants as a form of defence. They are a diverse class of organic compounds with well over 30,000 members and attribute the...