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    The Herbal Homework Helper
    How Ancient Herbal Therapies Can Unlock Your Child’s Academic Potential
    By David Zinkin
    Published by Sunrise Books £6.99
    Did you know that the long-forgotten Manoai Indians of the Amazon basin possessed a highly developed understanding of the powers of natural and herbal remedies, which they believed gave them immunity from all diseases? Sadly many of these secrets were lost when the Manoai were wiped out by chicken pox and influenza following their first contact with European explorers. But in among the data that survives is a fascinating window into the various ways in which wholly natural stimulants can also assist in specific areas of brain activity.
    We already know that the chemistry of the brain depends upon complex proteins, vitamins and minerals to help the synapses process all those billions of little signals that are handled every day. So it’s a small step to realizing that nature’s medicine cabinet can help us improve our own mental agility and intellectual performance. Now using this book as your guide, and with the help of the organic herbs which may beordered by using our credit card hotline, you can prescribe the precise herbal restorative for whichever academic discipline is confronting your child.
    Echinacea is a natural facilitator for the part of the brain which deals with logic and analysis. Ideal for assisting in the study of mathematics, particularly logarithms, equations and binary code. For algebra take equal parts echinacea and belladonna.
    Calendula assists the synapses that process language and speech. Take two drops dissolved in filtered water an hour before approaching novels, poetry or drama. Three drops if your child is attempting to study Beowulf.
    St John’s Wort For thousands of years recognized as being a synergic aid to the study of geography. For human and social geography, hypericum may be used as an alternative.
    Nettle assists the mental processes required for sustained periods of concentration, such as examinations. NB Do not attempt to give your child nettle in its natural form, as its ingestion may hinder rather than enhance exam performance.
    There is as yet no known herbal facilitator for metalwork.

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    â€˜I don’t want it, it’s disgusting!’ protested Molly, confronted with a clear glass of water containing a mere couple of drops of nettle and echinacea.
    â€˜How can you say it’s disgusting? It doesn’t taste of anything, it’s just water, your body hardly knows that the traces are in there!’
    â€˜So what’s the point of taking them then?’
    â€˜It’s a bit like homeopathy, darling. It’s hard to explain but I’ve read a book about it and it’ll help your synapses. It’s all 100 per cent natural and organic echinacea and nettle.’
    â€˜Nettle? What, like stinging nettles?’
    â€˜Er, yes, but just tiny doses of plant extract – it won’t hurt you.’
    She lifted the glass. I’m not sure whether or not any actual liquid made contact with her lips, but the reaction was dramatic.
    â€˜Ow! It stings! You’ve stung me!’
    â€˜Don’t be ridiculous,’ I snapped. ‘It’s water, it can’t sting you – now stop this nonsense and drink it up.’
    Molly started crying just as David walked into the room.
    â€˜What’s the matter, darling?’
    â€˜Mummy’s trying to make me eat stinging nettles!’
    â€˜I told her there are tiny amounts of nettle extract in the water – it’s a herbal therapy to speed up her synapses.’
    â€˜Well, don’t make her drink it if she doesn’t want it. We don’t want her in tears just before she does the exam, do we? That’s not going to help.’
    The preparations for Molly’s mock test were not going well. Then I made her go to bed early so that she wasn’t tired. In protest she forced herself to