The Great Work (part 2) As above, so below. Astrology and alchemy are very closely connected. The Hermetic dictum “as above, so below” establishes astrology as a central pillar of... read more →
Artemisinin in annual mugwort (Artemisia annua) Artemisinin is a secondary plant substance, chemically a sesquiterpene, which occurs in the leaves and flowers of the annual mugwort (Artemisia annua). Artemisia annua has... read more →
Alchemy Restored The seventeenth century marked both the greatest flowering of alchemy and also its decline. No longer attracting the greatest minds, and increasingly marginalized, alchemy went underground, and it... read more →
Introduction Alchemy has always been a mysterious, even obscure, art. Even the derivation of the word alchemy itself is uncertain. The most widely explanation is from Khem, the native name... read more →
The rock roses (Cistus) form a plant species of rock rose plants (Cistaceae), not all of which are equally effective. With its five-petalled, pink-coloured flowers, "Cistus incanus" resembles a wild... read more →
Ingeniously simple - simply ingenious While Friedrich Schiller sees “pain as a valuable signal that belongs to life”, Wikipedia defines “pain as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience that is... read more →
The goji berry (Lycium barbarum) is also called buckthorn fruit, wolfberry or happy berry. The home of the goji berry is in China and Mongolia. It has been an integral... read more →
The name is derived from the ancient Greek zéō for "boiling" and the ancient Greek lithos for "stone", meaning "boiling stone". It refers to the lively effervescence (boiling) of the... read more →
The elderberry is a shrub or tree that can grow up to 7 m high and is often very bushy and broad. The elderberry likes to grow near houses or... read more →
Homeopathy for Children with Asperger Syndrome Many years ago, a patient who cared for seriously disturbed foster children started bringing her charges to us for homeopathic care. We witnessed such... read more →