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Madagascar, home to the wonder-plant Centella asiatica

Published on Monday, 4 July 2016 08:52 Category: Consulting

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The rain came softly at first, a gentle pitter-patter on the umbrella above us, but then the heavens opened and a cascade of rain hit the streets of Antananarivo. Rivers began to stream down the cobbled streets of the city centre and cracks of thunder reverberated above. Then the...

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Somaliland, country of myrrh and frankincense

Published on Monday, 4 July 2016 08:47 Category: Consulting

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The first impression one gets of Somaliland is one of heat and dry landscapes. Shrubs and trees grow amongst the rocky landscape, but not much else. But then comes a thunderstorm and the self-same landscape becomes a river, a surface of water that then once again dries up and...

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What’s in a name: understanding our tinctures

Published on Monday, 4 July 2016 08:42 Category: Tinctures

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Terminology in any field isn’t easy to understand and complementary medicine has its own complex lexicon. To understand Parceval’s tinctures, we therefore provide an overview here of the terms we use. We name our tinctures according to the following system: ECHINACEA PURPUREA HERBA Ø HAB 3A Genus Species Plant...

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