Small Flowered Willow-herb has been used for years in Europe for the treatment of Prostate Disease which includes Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia, Prostatitis (usually a bacterial infection of the prostate) and Prostate Cancer. The popularity of Small Flowered Willow-herb can be in large part be attributed to word of mouth. That fact that Small Flowered Willow-herb grows wild and is common in many parts of the world makes is relatively inexpensive to produce. This is good for the consumer but does not provide a profit incentive for a large scale scientific study. However, many small studies have been completed with excellent results for the treatment of prostate disease. Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)/ Enlarged Prostate appears to stem from age-related changes in the hormone balance that usually begin after the age of 40. Testosterone levels in the blood decrease, while other hormone levels rise; the net effect is the increase of a testosterone derivative called "dihydrotestosterone" that stimulates cell growth in the prostate. The resulting enlarged Prostate interferers with the proper functioning of the Urethra. Does Small Flowered Willow-herb Work? Many studies have been completed which showed Small Flowered Willow-herb can reduce prostate size, reduce inflammation, relieve prostatitis and improve sexual function. European scientists proved that Small Flowered Willow-herb Extract lowers dihydrotestosterone level in the prostate. Which is also what more widely studied prescription drugs such as finasteride do. A German 3 year-study found that taking 160 mg of Small Flowered Willow-herb extract twice daily reduced nighttime urination in 73% of patients and improved urinary flow rates. In a double-blind trial, 160 mg of Small Flowered Willow-herb extract taken twice daily was found to treat BPH as effectively as finasteride (Proscar) without side effects. There has been more than 16 studies in recent years which show Small Flowered Willow-herb to be effective in the treatment of Prostate Disease. YES, Small Flowered Willow-herb works!!! While doctors and researchers agree that Small Flowered Willow-herb extract is a very powerful healer of prostate problems, scientists have began to focus their attention on combining Small Flowered Willow-herb extract with other powerful healing herbs to enhance treatment of Prostate Disease. For the natural treatment of Prostate Disease, Small Flowered Willow-herb Extract is one of the most documented for the successful treatment of the Prostate. However, other supplements such as Saw Palmetto, Pygeum extract, Nettle extract and Lycopene have also shown to have benefits for the prostate. Prostate Disease can be complex and have multiple contributing factors aggravating the condition. Be sure to work with you doctor to properly diagnosis your condition and to take appropriate action for a healthy prostate. To get the best treatment for your prostate you must be able to ask good questions and supply meaningful answers. Take charge, educate yourself to improve your health and quality of your life. Where to get the small flowered willow herb tea, or the extract? I recommend this website. I have purchased tea from these people for the last 3 years. They are very customer-friendly, and very helpful with their information. Their product is organic and very high quality. Plus, this is one of the few places that it is available in the US. In Europe, it is the most widely used remedy for prostate problems. Maria Treben, in her bestseller, "Health Through God's Pharmacy," writes about her experiences with it for the prostate. This is what she used exclusively with all her patients with prostate ailments. She got results. By the way, you can get her bestselling book (12 million sold throughout the world), from the same folks at the website above. I hope this information is of help to you. As Maria Treben has said, "There is an herb for every ailment!" Here is a link that might be useful: Small Flowered Willow Herb

We drink tea almost daily year round using mints, lemon verbena, lemon grass, lemon balm, stevia, and more. We dry plenty during the growing season to make it through the winter, but even a few of these are available now here in our zone 7 because each year I take my lemon grass from the pot in the spring, cut it into three pieces, two of which I plant in the garden (they make huge ornamental plants), and one I replant in the pot with fresh potting mix. I brought the pot in before frost, and am still cutting fresh lemon grass from it in the house. I also grow the stevia and lemon verbena in pots, so I get some of those in the winter as well, though lots of leaves drop. In the garden I also grow chamomile, bee balm, lemon thyme, and black currant (the leaves make an awesome tea if you get the right kind). We cut oregano when it is covered in flowers to dry for tea - it is a great tea for when we are dealing with colds and such. As well, we use sage and sometimes a small amount of rosemary in teas. A strong sage tea is good as a gargle to sooth a sore throat. I'm still looking for more things to include in our flavorful tea garden. We grow some of the other things you mentioned, dill, parsley, cilantro, chives, savory, thyme, lovage, tarragon, but I really consider those culinary herbs rather than tea herbs. And lavender is good for the nose, probably wouldn't drink/eat it.

I would say the salt water had more to do with you getting better than the oregano tablets. Salt has antibiotic properties and it kills bacteria. I just had a tooth pulled. The dentist had a hard time pulling it. The tooth broke off and she had to dig out the root--nasty. She did give me an antibiotic. I took a couple but every time it got sore I rinsed my mouth with salt water and the pain reduced to a tolerable level. It has been 4 days and already the hole has closed in. Salt is great for a sore throat. It's what my whole family uses and it works. Be very careful with any herbal medication and don't overdose. You can get harmful side effects with them as well as medications. After all they too are medications and many present day meds started with herbs

I feel for you. I have been battling some kind of bug for 2 weeks now that started overnight with a horrible painful sore throat and just got progressively worse. Nothing I took would touch the pain in my throat except Advil. 2 weeks later the sore throat has diminished a bit but not completely. Whatever this bug I got I sure hope you don't get. I was drowning in phlegm, coughing but not deep coughs, just short in the throat cough and then I lost the hearing in my right ear which still has not come back. After a week of thinking it was just a bug that would have to go away on its own I finally went to the Doctor. He put me on antibitotics right away, I have an ear infection as well as a swollen parotid gland on my neck. I have not been this sick in 10 years and after 2 weeks I am still coughing and battling this thing. I don't think the antibiotics are helping at all. If after a few days your sore throat does not ease go to the Doctor and don't do what I did and wait. I sucked on Chloraseptic Max lozenges for sore throats and took the Advil which eased the pain.