Rainforest Medicines for Eczema and Psoriasis Treatment

Twenty years ago, pharmaceutical manufacturers did not research plants as a source of medicines. Today, over 100 pharmaceutical companies are engaged in such research, and plant sources have become a mainstay in Western medicine. One of the most fruitful sources has been the rainforests – they now supply 25 percent of all cancer-treating drugs, and 70 percent of the plants now identified as having anti-cancer properties. What have not reached mainstream U.S. medicine, although widely used in alternative therapies, are the following plants used for skin disorders. Used with a shielding lotion to protect us from external toxins, these plants are effective psoriasis treatments. Cat’s Claw - a tropical rainforest vine that grows in the rainforest and jungle ar View the rest of this article