| See: RENAL COLIC, COLIC OF PREGNANCY, CHILDREN. Gripe water.
COLIC, INFANT. See that the infant's mouth completely latches on the nipple otherwise air-swallowing may cause colic. Teas. Spearmint, Dill seeds or Roman Chamomile. 1 teaspoon to each cup boiling water infused until warm. Teaspoonful doses as necessary. Aromatherapy. Gentle abdominal massage:
3 drops oil Chamomile in 1 teaspoon Almond oil. If not available, use warm Olive oil.
COLITIS. Whichever colitis, live yoghurt provides acidophilus bacteria to maintain a healthy bowel. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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 Boesenbergia rotunda
Chinese keys
Chinese keys plants
Chinese keys roots
Description This member of the ginger family is a perennial herb with large leaves growing from a distinctive, short rhizome that also bears finger-like, fleshy, orange-brown roots. The leaves are elliptic in shape, bright green to bluish green in colour and have prominent veins arising from the midribs. Attractive pink, orchid-like flowers are borne in pairs at the tips of the short stems. They have pale pink outer lobes and a prominent, decorative purplish lip. |
Thomas Bartram
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 Dose, half-1 cup. External: also used as a cleansing wash. Powder, capsules: 200mg. 2 capsules thrice daily. (Arkocaps)
Liquid Extract: half-1 teaspoon in water. Children, 10-15 drops.
Home tincture: 1 part fresh plant pulp to 5 parts 25 per cent alcohol (Vodka, gin, etc). Macerate 8 days; shaking daily. Filter. Dose, 1-2 teaspoons in water.
Compress. Bruised fresh leaves applied to assuage pain, irritation and itching.
Juice of fresh plant. Shred leaves; pass through a juicer. 1-2 teaspoons juice in honey or other vehicle. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 Companies producing ephedra products made a lot of money until, eventually, the FDA reviewed all the reports of problems with this herb. The agency determined that ephedra was associated with a number of strokes, heart attacks, and other serious complications and called for its removal from the market. Aside from being overweight, some of the people who suffered life-threatening or even fatal side effects were otherwise in good health. This stimulant might have helped people shed pounds in the short term, but it was not safe enough to be used for the long haul. |
Carlo Petrini
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 This is a wonderful herb! But I'm sure you know it, don't you?" De Angeli asked. "No, why?" said the lady of the house. "It's excellent for making caldos [broths and soups]; they're very nutritious, and tasty, too. The recipes I discovered during my research originate from this very area; they're traditional to your people." The perplexity of this farmer's wife, a woman of about forty, was shyly expressed on her face as she asked the white chef for an explanation of how to make soup with that plant. De Angeli meticulously explained the recipes.
We visited the kitchen. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| Butterbur (Petasites hybridus)
Another interesting allergy treatment involves the herb butterbur. This botanical medicine has been used to treat symptoms of migraine headaches, asthma, and allergy. It has antiinflammatory activity and blocks the formation of compounds called leukotrienes (pronounced lew-co-TRY-eens). These rascals cause all sorts of mischief in the nose, including itching, sneezing, swelling, and congestion. In some respects, leukotrienes may be even more of a problem than histamine. Leukotrienes contribute to the inflammatory cascade that underlies both allergy and asthma. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 From my review of the research, it seems that you get the best results from using licorice and hydrocortisone cream together.
I have licorice in my garden. But for my own medicinal purposes, I gravitate toward my stash of imported Turkish licorice, which is much more aromatic. I make a tea using 1 to 2 teaspoons per cup of freshly boiled water, then allow it to cool slightly before applying it as a compress. marshmallow {althaea officinalis). Marshmallow root is not as spongy as the sugary confection that we toast over campfires. |
Dr. Timothy Scott
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 So, here is an herb that can be purchased in any city in America, is much cheaper than antidepressant drugs and has fewer side effects than standard antidepressants. You can see why it has so many fans.
The medical establishment is confused today about what its position should be. The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews posted its most recent review of the research during July 2005. Their conclusion is now seen as the most authoritative statement in the medical world, and it will not likely be revised again until 2010. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| Make sure your physician and pharmacist double-check to verify that any other medicine, herb, or dietary supplement you take is safe with your antidepressant.
Cost: Approximately $130 to $140 for a month's supply of Prozac. Generic fluoxetine costs $16 to $20 for the same amount.
There is one other complication associated with these antidepressants that is rarely discussed. Sudden discontinuation of drugs like Effexor, Paxil, Serzone, and Zoloft may cause unexpected symptoms. |
Ralph W. Moss PhD
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 It's like the idea that if you put three billion monkeys in a room, one of them might write a Shakespearean sonnet."—William Grigg
Public Information Officer
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'It is easy to make fun of medieval recipes; it is more difficult and may be wiser to investigate them. Instead of assuming that the medieval pharmacist was a benighted fool, we might wonder whether there was not sometimes a justification for his strange procedure. |
Henry Hobhouse
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 Amerindians worked for a pittance to produce ten, twenty, fifty times their own cost every year, the daily grind only made possible by the use of a herb that also made them accept their exploited position with something approaching equanimity. Indians were not much better off than transport animals—llamas, mules, and an occasional ox— many of which were also given infusions of coca leaf to combat altitude sickness and to help them to work harder with less food. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Swiss chard
Swiss chard plants
Swiss chard flowers and fruits
Description This popular vegetable (often misnamed spinach) is an annual or biennial herb with large, fleshy, dark green leaves and broad leaf stalks that are usually white but sometimes red or orange in ornamental forms. The inconspicuous greenish flowers are borne in slender clusters and turn into small, dry, spiny fruits. Swiss chard is the same species as the garden beetroot and sugar beet (these three main beet types are here treated as varieties). |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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| Another reader shared her experience with a different herb: "I have been using St. John's wort since discontinuing hormone replacement therapy. It has relieved many symptoms, including sleeplessness, stress, and fits of temper."
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NEURONTIN
Another approach that may help some women who are suffering with hot flashes is an anticonvulsant drug called Neurontin (gabapen-tin). Pilot studies show that 900 milligrams daily of Neurontin reduces both the frequency and intensity of hot flashes, and that it works better than placebo. |
Thomas Bartram
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| Macerate 8 days, shake daily; strain and store in an amber-coloured bottle. Dose, 30-60 drops in water. Not used in pregnancy.
WATER PLANTAIN. Mad-dog weed. Alisma plantago, L. French: Plantain d'eau. German: Froschloffel. Italian: Piantaggine aquatica. Spanish: Platano agua. Chinese: Tse-hsieh. Action. Diuretic, diaphoretic. Uses. Irritability of the bladder, gravel, painful urination. Snakebite (South American traditional). Rabies (hydrophobia) (German traditional). Antidote to mad-dog bite (Russia). Preparation. Tea: 1-2 teaspoons to each cup boiling water; infuse 10 minutes. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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 MARINATED MUSHROOMS
2 cups white mushrooms, thinly sliced 1 cup extra-virgin olive oil 1-2 teaspoons ready-prepared mustard or mustard seeds lh cup parsley, chopped 1 teaspoon Mary-Ann's Organic Seasoning Salt or herb Salt with a pinch of nutmeg Juice of 1 lemon
Blend all the ingredients by hand and place the mushrooms in the marinade for at least 30 minutes. Button and brown mushrooms give a very different flavor so try them both.
Serve on sliced avocado or just plain lettuce leaves or any salad that needs a "pick-me-up. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 While there are, indeed, natural supplements that can aid in your weight loss efforts, putting your full faith in any single weight loss pill -- whether it's a drug, an herb or a succulent -- is likely to result in disappointment. |
Gabriel Cousens
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 The conversion rate of short-chain omega-3 to long-chain is 1 percent. By adding one tablespoon of coconut oil, it increases the conversion rate to 3-6 percent, three to six times better. I do not recommend more than 1-2 tablespoons of coconut oil in a day, as excess coconut oil has been shown to raise cholesterol.
The seeds we are using can be ground in a spice mill or coffee grinder and used in many recipes, or they can simply be sprinkled on top of salads or granola or even fruit. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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| When ready, slice the top off each potato, scoop out the flesh and mash with cold-pressed vegetable oil, butter, cream, or soy milk and a little Mary-Ann's Organic herb or Seasoning Salt. Add steamed, sliced mushrooms and a dash of nutmeg to the mixture, or some chopped steamed spinach. Refill the skins, sprinkle with a little nutmeg, and return to a 392°F oven for 10 minutes, or until lightly brown.
Serve with a salad and any neutral vegetables.
POLENTA PIZZA
1. Place 3 cups water for every 1 cup polenta in a pot.
2. Bring to a boil and add Vi teaspoon sea salt per cup.
3. |
| Season with Mary-Ann's Organic herb Salt; potatoes or barley can be added, but bear in mind that the soup then becomes a starch meal.
Special note: when serving soup, do not forget to start with some raw vegetables. Remember that soup is a food and that it should be chewed or swirled in the mouth, not just gulped down. |
| FRESH TOMATO AND OLIVE PASTA
I pound ripe tomatoes
1 bunch spring onions, chopped
Vi cup black or green olives, pits removed and chopped 1 tablespoon capers
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 teaspoon oregano Mary-Anns Organic Garlic & herb Salt or 2 cloves garlic, crushed (optional) Vi cup extra-virgin olive oil
Chop the tomatoes and combine with all the other ingredients. This mixture can be heated gently or left to stand overnight and served as a cold sauce over your favorite freshly cooked pasta the next day. The second option is to serve the sauce raw as it is. |
| QUICK HUMMUS
1 can garbanzo beans, drained About 3-4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
Mary-Ann's Organic Garlic & herb Salt, to taste Juice oj 1 lemon
1 teaspoon cumin, ground
Vi cup tahini (sesame seed paste) V2 cup filtered water 1 chili (optional)
Blend the beans with the lemon juice, water, and spices until smooth and then add the tahini last, adding extra water if too thick; taste to adjust seasoning and serve with raw vegetables. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 These four companies join my list of highly-recommended nutritional supplement companies like Ola Loa, Ruth's Hemp Foods, Nutiva, Jay Robb, the Amazon herb Co., and so on. For each of these companies, I also share which of their products I recommend the most. All of them sell directly to customers over the web.
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URL: www.GoodCauseWellness. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Turmeric, which is a bright yellow orange colored spice, is another helpful herb. It's a cousin of ginger and is found in curry. It has tremendous anticancer properties to it, and you can add one-quarter of a tablespoon at the end of cooking to almost any food.
Of course, it's tough if you look at things like green tea. You have to drink six to ten cups of green tea a day to help. I had a girlfriend in Santa Fe that was I was talking to about all these different ingredients. She said, "Christine, if you would just put these all into one pill, I'd take it. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 John: There is hard evidence that pseudoephedrine is far more dangerous than the herb ephedra comes from, called Ma Huang.
We are seeing a slippery slope into the abyss here unless the consuming public can somehow be rallied fast enough to see the big picture. We need people to pull their heads out of the sand and recognize that we are seeing an effort made to destroy America. |
Pam Montgomery
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 I prefer they choose this plant in a nonlinear manner, meaning through a dream, a journey state, or a vision or, in other words, they let the plant choose them. I remember a particular student, Janet, who was having a difficult time discovering her plant ally. By the third month of class she still didn't know and, as she was to be working with this plant throughout, valuable time was slipping away. Janet was struggling with opening to her plant ally in a nonlinear fashion. Finally I said to her, "Just ask for a plant ally to show you its face. |
Ben-Erik van Wyk
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| Notes The herb is used medicinally as a traditional tonic, diuretic, diaphoretic, expectorant and mild sedative. Borage seed oil appears to be free of alkaloids and is a modem treatment for eczema and stress-related ailments due to the high GLA content.
Borassus flabellifer palmyra palm
Palmyra palm Palm sugar
Description A tall palm with characteristic fan-shaped leaves. Male and female flowers are borne on separate trees. The fruit resembles a small coconut but has three segments, each containing a sap-filled edible nut. |
Mary-Ann Shearer
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| MEXICAN BEAN DIP
2 cups cooked beans (or 1 can drained)—red beans are best but any type is okay V* cup tomato puree (sugar-free) 1-2 teaspoons Mary-Ann's Organic Garlic & herb Salt 1-2 whole medium chilies (optional) Juice of ¥2 a lemon 1 teaspoon dried (or 1 tablespoon fresh) basil
2 spring onions or shallots
1-2 celery stalks
Blend all ingredients until fine. You can add a little olive oil to this as well. Serve as a dip or a spread. |
The Life Extension Editorial Staff
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 But this ancient herb, renowned for its ability to retard aging, has survived the test of time and is yielding remarkable benefits for millions of Americans and Europeans. Heart, circulatory, and cognitive disorders are the principal reasons individuals rely upon ginkgo. More than 300 clinical and experimental studies have supported the worth of Ginkgo biloba.
• Ginkgo has won favor among the Chinese as a heart tonic by lessening coronary demands for oxygen, thus reducing shortness of breath and chest pain (Duke 1997). |
Bruce Fife and Jon J. Kabara
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 You may also try adding another herb or spice such as dried sage, curry powder, lemon pepper, garlic, or diced chili peppers for a variety of different flavored gravies.
Serve gravy over toast, bisques, mashed potatoes, pasta, rice, or most any cooked vegetable (broccoli, asparagus, cauliflower, green beans, peas, etc.). This recipe makes about 372 cups of gravy containing a total of 7 tablespoons of coconut oil, enough to supply two people with 372 tablespoons of oil each.
For variation you can replace the chicken with any other type of meat—turkey, tuna, salmon, hamburger, sausage, etc. |
Rainer W. Bussmann and Douglas Sharon
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 Inhale the smoke produced, once only or as needed.
Usos: 1. Heridas; 2. Fiebre; 3. Relajante, Susto, Dolor del cuerpo, Presion alta, Fiebre Tifoidea, Prevenir calambres despues del parto, Calentar mujeres; 4. Tos, Susto, Bronquitis, Colico del Estomago, Presion alta, Fiebre Tifoidea, Diabetes, Higado, Colesterol; 5. Mai Aire, Resfriados, Expulsar malas sombras - Uses: 1. Wounds (cleansing); 2. Fever; 3. Relaxant, Fright / Susto, Body Pain, High Blood pressure, Typhoid fever, Preventing spasms after giving birth; 4. |
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