Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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 Lemon verbena (/.. triphylla - W. S.Am.) is cultivated for its fragrant leaves, used as tea.
Varieties of /.. nodiftora (= Phyla n.) - S.E. U.S. to S.Am. - are grown for ornament.
The following native species are aromatic and can be used as a condiment or made into tea: L. alba (m.a.), geminata - Key West, tropical Am. -, graveolens, hierba dulce - Tex., N.M., Mex. - and wrightii {- Aloysia w.), oreganillo - Calif, to Tex., N. Mex.
The leaves of geminata (m.a.) have a mint-like odor, and are reportedly eaten as a vegetable in India, where the plant was introduced. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 V V and 125 mg of ginkgo biloba on a daily basis, the symptoms of migraines can be drastically reduced. This combination of supplements has met remarkable success in the treatment of people who regularly suffer from migraines, and can serve as an effective substitute for conventional treatments. Supplements of niacin have a tendency to create a flushing sensation in the head, which in turn eliminates excess blood and quells the onset of migraines. |
the Editors of PREVENTION
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 Even the simple ritual of steeping the tea and breathing in the warm steam from the cup will help promote sleep.
Chamomile and linden are gentle and safe for long-term relaxation. Passionflower is stronger and best used for about 1 week at a time. Valerian and hops teas should used to induce sleep only while you have jet lag, advises Dr. Pelechaty.
Ginger
To ease digestive distress, take two 500-milligram capsules of powdered ginger, 30 drops of tincture, or two slices of peeled raw root as needed. |
The Garlic CureJames F. Scheer, Lynn Allison and Charlie Fox
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| Bye, bye, boy friend! Over the years, the gap between garlic lovers and non garlic lovers has narrowed, thanks to the increasing use and enjoyment of the taste of garlic in homes and restaurants and growing evidence of its health-giving powers.
Garlic and Love
Fortunately, I married an Italian man whose love for garlic even exceeds my own! He carefully inserts slivers of garlic into our roasts, and adds crushed garlic to our dogs' food, because we know that garlic repels fleas vampires, too, just in case Count Dracula is still around. |
Francois Couplan, Ph.D.
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| The powdered leaves of the former species were used as an insecticide.
Glechoma hederacea (D 2) Ground Ivy (= Glecoma h.)
From the Greek "glekhon," pennyroyal (Mentha pulegium).
Originally from Eur., the plant is sometimes grown for ornament and is widely naturalized in N. N.Am.
The leaves have a peculiar, aromatic smell (reminiscent of mint, of lemon and of the back of the woods) and a slightly bitter taste.
They make a pleasant tea and were used to flavor beer in Europe up until the 17th century. They can be added raw to salads or made into aromatic sauces. |
D. Lindsey Berkson
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 You may want to consider being evaluated by a detoxification clinic.
In 1992 researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions in Baltimore isolated sul-foraphane, a compound in broccoli and its kin that turns on detoxifying phase 2 enzymes. They then tested broccoli throughout its life cycle and found that the seeds were high in phase 2 enzyme precursors, as were three-day-old sprouts. Even the sul-foraphane precursor dramatically inhibits chemically induced cancers in rats. |
John Boik
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 It would appear that purified rhein in capsule form may be more appropriate. If provided in this form, the required dose may not produce severe purgation. The dose of rhein that causes a purgative action in mice is 98 mg/kg (Oshio and Kawamura, 1985). If we divide this by 2 to account for administration every half-life, the purgative dose becomes 49 mg/kg. The equivalent human dose is 3.8 mg/kg every 5 hours, which is just above the target dose of 3.2 mg/kg.
FIGURE 17.3. APPROXIMATE MAXIMUM CONCENTRATION OF RHEIN IN DIFFERENT RAT TISSUES AFTER A SINGLE 0. |
Earl Mindell, R.Ph., Ph.D.
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 Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine. For centuries, Co-leus forsholi has been used as a natural remedy for heart disease, psoriasis, and insomnia. Forskolin has been the subject of thousands of studies, primarily conducted in India. Today, Indian physicians use forskolin to treat high blood pressure, angina, and heart failure, when the heart muscle is so weak it cannot pump blood properly.
Studies have shown that forskolin not only can lower both systolic and diastolic blood pressure but also can strengthen the action of the heart muscle, thereby improving blood flow throughout the body. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Drink 2 to 3 cups per day.5 For children with coughs, 5 ml of tincture 3 times per day can be used. Adults may take twice this amount.
Are There Any Side Effects or Interactions? Using reasonable amounts, no side effects with catnip have been noted.
Cat's Claw
(Uncaria tomentosa)
Parts Used and Where Grown: Cat's claw grows in the rain forests of the Andes Mountains in South America, particularly in Peru. The root bark is used as medicine.
In What Conditions Might Cat's Claw Be Supportive?
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Injuries (minor) (p. 122) Immune function (p. |
| Long-term use or abuse of cascara may cause a loss of electrolytes (especially the mineral potassium [p. 323]) or weaken the colon. Loss of potassium may potentiate the action of digitalis-like medications with fatal consequences.
Catnip
(Nepeta cataria)
Parts Used and Where Grown: The catnip plant grows in North America and Europe. The leaves and flowers are used as medicine.
In What Conditions Might Catnip Be Supportive?
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Cough (p. 47) Insomnia (p. 105)
Historical or Traditional Use
Catnip is famous for inducing a delirious, stimulated state in felines. |
| Additionally, people
Dong Quai
(Angelica sinensis)
Parts Used and Where Grown: Dong quai is a member of the celery family. Greenish-white flowers bloom from May to August, and the plant is typically found growing in damp mountain ravines, meadows, river banks, and coastal areas. The root is used.
In What Conditions Might Dong Quai Be Supportive?
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Fibrocystic breast disease (p. 66)
Painful menstruation (Dysmenorrhea) (p. 61)
Premenstrual syndrome (p. |
| Tincture can also be used at 2 to 3 ml 3 times per day. Concentrated extracts are sometimes recommended for insomnia at a dose of 160 to 200 mg, 30 minutes to 1 hour before bed. Highly concentrated topical extracts for herpes can be applied 3 to 4 times per day to the herpes lesions to speed healing time, according to double-blind research.4
Lemon balm is frequently combined with other medicinal plants. For example, peppermint (p. 451) and lemon balm together are effective for calming an upset stomach. Valerian (p. 467) is often combined with lemon balm for insomnia and nerve pain. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Milkwort is also considered to have sweat-inducing and diuretic properties.
Polygonatum multiflorum
(Liliaceae )
Solomon's Seal
Description Perennial growing to about 20 in (50 cm). Has arching stems, alternate elliptical leaves, delicate greenish white, bell-shaped flowers, and blue-black fruit. Habitat & Cultivation Native to Europe and to temperate regions of Asia and North America, Solomon's seal is quite rare in the wild. However, it is a common ornamental garden plant. The rhizome is unearthed in autumn. part Used Rhizome. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| Yohimbine (the primary active constituent in yohimbe) has been shown in several double-blind studies to help treat men with impotence;5,6 negative studies have also been reported.7,8 Somewhat surprisingly, yohimbe appears to help regardless of the cause of impotence. A tincture of yohimbe bark is often used in the amount of 5-10 drops 3 times per day. There are also standardized yohimbe products available for the treatment of impotence. A typical daily amount of yohimbine is 15-30 mg. It is best to use yohimbine under the supervision of a physician.
Damiana (p. |
Committee on Comparative Toxicity of Naturally Occurring Carcinogens
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 However, sage grown in the mid-Atlantic states of the United States has an oil content of about 1.0%, and the flavor quality is variable and not as characteristic. We consume members of the red pepper family {Capsicum annuum or C. frute-scens) for their color and flavor, as with paprika, or for color, flavor, and heat (piquancy), as with those used in Tabasco sauce. That heat is caused by a family of constituents called capsaicins. The capsaicin content of mild paprika ranges from 0.0002 to 0.0003 percent, that of jalaperio peppers is typically from 0.02 to 0. |
Rex Adams
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 For lunch, a bowl of Five-Grain Kruska, a cereal consisting of whole wheat, whole rye, whole oats, whole barley, whole millet, wheat bran, one tablespoon each, and two tablespoons unsulphured raisins. For dinner, a large bowl of fresh vegetable salad (green and leafy), a large portion of unpeeled potatoes (baked or broiled) and raw grated carrots, red beets and onions. Sour milk or yogurt are permitted, but no drinks of any kind. Cooked fruits can be used for dessert. |
Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D.
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 The beauty of integrating all these is that we can begin to refine our treatments, choosing the tool most likely to be helpful for the complaint in question.
Individualizing: Please realize this is being done "blind"I know nothing about the person, and am basing the recommendations on a single complaint. You can rectify this by using what you've learned about constitutional types and other approaches to individualizing (Section II), more accurately choosing which interventions are most likely to help you. |
Margarita Artschwager Kay
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 Gerard ([1633] 1975:1388-92) in the Old World categorized the leaves, flowers, seed, and bark of willows as 'cold' and 'dry' in the second degree and astringent, useful for fluxes of blood if the leaves and bark were boiled in wine and drunk. Large amounts of Salix pollen were found in coprolites excavated from a southwestern archaeological site dated a.d. 200-800, suggesting possible medicinal use (Reinhard, Hamilton, and Helvy 1991). The Aztecs used S. lasiolepis for fever and dysentery (Ortiz de Montellano 1990:252). |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
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| To prepare, melt oils together. Remove from heat, and beat in aloe vera gel and rosewater or tea.
Variations
You can add any one or more of the following ingredients to each cup of the above recipes: 5,000 to 10,000 units of Vitamin E oil; 50,000 units of Vitamin A oil; 1 or 2 tablespoons of aloe vera gel; 1 teaspoon of honey; Vi teaspoon of tincture of benzoin; or 1 teaspoon glycerin. |
The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books
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 You'll be getting a host of other helpful nutrients as well.
Magnesium May Ease Breathing
Some doctors who treat people with allergies recommend that their patients get the Daily Value of magnesium, which is 400 milligrams. That's because this essential mineral is known to help relieve bronchospasm, or constricted airways in the lungs. Magnesium has been used intravenously to help relieve the symptoms of life-threatening, drug-resistant asthma attacks. "Doctors who recommend it for simple nasal allergies are inferring that it may also help these symptoms," Dr. Podell explains. |
Berkeley Holistic Health Center and Shepherd Bliss
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| A longer-lasting, more diffusive stimulant than cayenne; also very good for digestion.
Thus you may understand how this lower-bowel tonic is not a mere laxative, although it certainly can be just that, but also helps the entire system of absorption and elimination. Taken daily as a powder in two gelatin capsules three times a day between meals for a few weeks or months, it can restore the lower bowel to normal function completely.
Antispasmodic Tincture
One oz. each of powdered lobelia seed, skullcap, skunk cabbage root, granulated gum myrrh, black cohosh, Vi oz. cayenne. |
Andrew L. Stoll
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 St. John's wort has also been used as a topical antiseptic for wounds. The name St. John's wort derives from the blood-red berries (resembling stigmata) the plant produces, but also because folklore says that the flowers bloom on St. John's Day (June 24).
Strength of Data Supporting Antidepressant Action. There are more than twenty controlled studies of St. John's wort in major depression, almost all from Germany. Taken together, the data are sufficiently strong to conclude that St. John's wort is very likely an effective antidepressant. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| The presence of these bioflavonoids is believed to cause the diuretic action, while the silicon content is said to exert a connective tissue strengthening and antiarthritic action.3 Some experts have suggested that the element silicon is a vital component for bone and cartilage formation.4 This would indicate that horsetail may be beneficial in preventing osteoporosis (p. 133). Anecdotal reports suggest that horsetail may be of some use in the treatment of brittle nails (p. 28).
How Much Is Usually Taken? |
Gale Maleskey
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 It's funny how, in the early part of this century, echinacea was widely used by Americans. It was in most people's medicine cabinets, and then it fell out of fashion," says Dr. Dentali. "Now, it's back, partly because it's been proven safe and effective in Germany."
Special Effects
Although dozens of studies prove echinacea's effectiveness as an immune stimulator, scientists still aren't certain which active ingredients are responsible. Some evidence, however, points to a group of polysaccharides, a combination of different kinds of sugar molecules. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
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 Oregamax or Hercules Strength (the latter is useful in the event of allergy to onion or garlic); take 3 capsules three times daily.
Royal Kick premium grade royal jelly (unless allergic to bee stings) take 4 capsules every hour or two until condition clears.
tea tree oil apply topically only.
red grape powder take 4 capsules twice daily. |
| Oregamax capsules) take 2 or 3 capsules twice daily.
black seed capsules (Black seed-plus) take 2 or more capsules three times daily.
Flavin-C - take 3 capsules twice daily.
oil of rosemary - take 5 to 10 drops twice daily in juice or water. Things to Avoid
tartrazine (Yellow dye #5) and other synthetic food dyes
MSG and sulfites
white sugar
Athlete's foot and/or jock itch
These aggravating unrelenting conditions afflict tens of millions of North Americans. Every manner of cream, powder, and formula is applied to the feet/groin in attempt to cure it. |
| Oregamax capsules) take 3 capsules three times daily.
red grape powder (Resvitanol) take 4 capsules three times daily.
Juice of Oregano take one or more ounces twice daily.
Foods that help
papaya and its seeds
horseradish
raw garlic and onion; also, onion/radish juice What to do if a tick is attached
Don't touch the tick with your hands unless no other option is available.
Saturate the tick with oil of oregano and/or tea tree oil.
Saturate a cotton ball with these oils and hold the ball gently over the tick. Do this until the tick suffocates (dies). |
| Oregamax capsules) take 3 capsules twice daily.
oil of cumin take 5 to 10 drops twice daily.
Lactobacillus take several capsules daily. Take at a different time from taking oregano oil.
oil of bay leaf take 5 drops twice daily.
organic selenium, zinc, and manganese to activate the mold detoxification systems.
Flavin-C crude ascorbic acid plus bioflavonoids to activate white blood cells, 2 or 3 capsules twice daily. |
| Oregamax capsules) take 3 or more capsules every few hours.
Flavin-C 2 or more capsules every hour.
Foods that help
vitamin C rich fruit
great quantities of pure water (add a small amount of salt)
extra virgin olive oil consume 1/2 cup daily for at least one week to purge the liver
Things to avoid
caffeinated beverages
chocolate and refined sugar
Vaginitis
This distressing condition is one of the most common causes of illness in adult females. Medical treatment for vaginitis is faulty, largely because the condition is usually misdiagnosed. |
| Oregamax) take 3 or more capsules twice daily.
oil of myrtle (shown by European researchers to be significantly antifungal) take 5 or more drops twice daily.
organic selenium (for increasing the capacity of white blood cells to destroy yeasts) take 400 meg daily.
chemical free kelp (i.e. PureKelp) kelp boosts thyroid function, which increases metabolic rate. Yeasts/molds thrive in individuals with lowered metabolic rate. Take 3 or more capsules daily. |
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