| In the Greek herbal, Dioscorides lists treating wounds, insomnia, stomach disorders and inflammation, pain, counters irritations from diet deficiencies; lessens indigestion and gas from deficient bile, heartburn, forthe colon, colitis, the large intestine and rectum, malignant (peptic) ulcers, piles, hemorrhoids (fresh peeled or gel), a cathartic against chronic constipation (2-20 grains), lethargy (its anthraquinone may cause intestinal cramping in some), diarrhea and fatal food poisoning (Escherichia coli or Staphylococcus aureus bacterias). |
| Herbal plants are part of the process of evolving "consciousness," and many of their identifications as healing plants were derived through psychic vision experiences, corroborated through actual healing over many centuries. Their history of providing physical health and simply wholistic magical protection from ailments, attest to their divine value and importance in the life of comen. |
Antoinette Saville and Antony J. Haynes
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Ginger and Apricot Loaf
I find this cake very popular with all age groups - it can be sliced and wrapped in foil for a child's lunch box, it's a great hit at picnics and is delicious served simply with a cup of herbal tea. |
Kaayla T. Daniel, PhD, CCN
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 Although electron microscopy studies suggest that soy saponins do less damage to cell membranes than herbal varieties and are not dose dependent,20 the cholesterol-binding mechanism that causes the damage gets credit for lowering blood and liver cholesterol and preventing and reversing colon cancer.21
CHOLESTEROL DOWNER
Saponins do lower cholesterol. Their ability to bind with cholesterol and with bile decreases absorption by the intestines and increases elimination in the feces.2225 However soy protein rat feed has sometimes been found to greatly suppress the effects of soy saponins. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 Modern research has shown that two compounds (aucubin and catapol) in plantain have anti-inflammatory and bactericidal properties.
V Ivy (Hedera helix). Compounds known as saponins, which are found in ivy leaves, are active against several bacteria and fungi that cause skin problems. Commission E endorses using ivy to treat bronchitis, which is an indication of the herb's safety.
Ivy has an extensive folkloric reputation for treating dermatitis. If I had a skin problem, I would chop some leaves in a blender and apply the paste directly to the affected area. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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 Once any nutritional deficiencies are sorted out, you can then move on to herbal remedies.
Chapter 6
Neurological Disorders
OUR BRAINS ARE THE MOST important part of our bodies—they make us who and what we are. They control everything we do and say, and their health is fundamental to our survival. Unfortunately the massive recent escalation of brain-related health problems suggests that there is something about modern living that has quite literally poisoned our minds.
In the past, scientists have tried to explain this massive increase in disease by blaming an aging population. |
Michael Castleman
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 Practitioners of Chinese medicine and Ayurveda, India's traditional healing system, often prescribe herbal formulas. Many of the microdose medicines used in homeopathy come from plants. In fact, it was experiments with cinchona bark—the first effective treatment for malaria—that laid the groundwork for the development of homeopathy. Plants also provide the basis for Western herbal medicine, a cross-cultural blend of age-old European, Asian, African, Middle Eastern, and Native American herbal traditions. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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| Caffeinated coffee or tea should be avoided on the seven-day detox, while coffee substitutes, herbal teas, and filtered water can be drunk freely. Drinks or other products using artificial sweeteners should be avoided.
Flavorings
The following flavorings can be used at anytime, and many of these, including fresh herbs, garlic, and yeast extracts, are very beneficial!
>¦ herbs >• soy sauce
>• spices >- lemon juice
>• mustard >- vinegar
ž chiles ? |
Marshall Editions
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 Poke root: This herb can be helpful in patients with mumps dues to its ability to cleanse the lymph nodes. Poke root contains triterpenoids and saponins, which are responsible for many of its therapeutic effects. To use poke root, boil Yi tsp of the root in 1 liter of water for 10-15 minutes and drink 1 cup of the liquid two to three times a day. You can also take M-1 ml of tincture mixed with juice or water two to three times a day. |
Bryan Hanson, PhD
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 Another important type of chromatography frequently used to analyze herbal products is gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Gas chromatography is very similar to HPLC, in that the sample flows with the mobile phase through a tube. However, in GC, the tube is extremely narrow and long, and its walls are coated with a gel that functions as the stationary phase. The mobile phase is helium gas
FIGURE 5.15. A typical calibration curve as used with HPLC or GC-MS. The standard data points are the responses from a set of prepared standards of known concentration. flowing through the tube. |
| The Chinese herbal drug qing hao (sweet wormwood, Artemisia annua) is useful in treating malaria, and contains the compound qinghaosu which has an unusual oxygen-oxygen bond. Both compounds are shown in Figure 4.35.
FIGURE 4.34. Iridane monoterpenes. h ?
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Parthenolide
Qinghaosu
FIGURE 4.35. Sesquiterpenes.
Diterpenes
Unless you began reading right here, you should realize by now that diterpenes have a 20-carbon framework. The number of diterpenes with useful medicinal activity is limited, but the best example, paclitaxel, is a very important one (see Figure 4.36). |
Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay.
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 Eclectic physicians for various eye diseases. In his preface, Dr. Foltz states, "That drug action is the same in ocular lesions as in other organs is unquestionable, but this fact is ignored as a general rule, and the local application of remedies alone is usually dwelt upon to the exclusion of other equally important measures. . . . The generally accepted plan of treating the eye as an independent and isolated organ should be abandoned ... on account of the influence exerted by remote structures."
It is clear that Dr. Janaka, Dr. Tsao, and Dr. |
Marshall Editions
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| Relaxing tea formula one: Combine equal parts of dried California poppy flowers and seeds, oat seeds, chamomile, lavender, and marshmallow root. Infuse 1 tsp of the combined herbs per cup of water for 5-10 minutes and drink. Add a little honey to sweeten if needed. This blend of herbs is suitable for children and can be used daily to treat hyperactivity. The formula is mildly sedating, nourishing, reduces spasms, soothes digestion, and calms the spirit, especially at times of stress.
Relaxing tea formula two: Combine equal parts of dried passionflower, catnip, lemon balm, and chamomile. |
Richard Beliveau, Ph.D. and Denis Gingras, Ph.D.
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 In Ayurvedic tradition, an herbal remedy prepared principally from vine extracts, Darakchasava, has been used for millennia as a cardiac tonic. Given the omnipresence of wine in European and Mediterranean culture, it is rather ironic that the first clues as to the beneficial role played by resveratrol in disease prevention come once again from the East. More interestingly, the societies in which wine is practically absent have still managed to identify and use preparations rich in resveratrol to treat cardiac and circulatory disorders. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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| I want the best, whatever it is. available at health food stores and other supplement outlets.
You can also try fresh ginger tea or slices of candied ginger, according to herb advocate Andrew Weil, M.D., professor at the University of Arizona College of Medicine in Tucson and author of Natural Health, Natural Medicine.
VV Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba). Ginkgo extract is prescribed extensively in Europe for vertigo, among many other conditions. One French study of 70 people with chronic vertigo showed that 47 percent improved while taking ginkgo. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Pharmacological actions of crude drugs and Chinese herbal drugs-especially concerning their action mechanisms. Oriental Healing Arts International Bulletin 1986;11(7).
27. Kuang An-kun, etal. The relationship between the therapeutic effect of TCM on primary hypothyroidism and nuclear T3 receptors in lymphocytes. Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Medicine 1988;8(11).
28. Huang Zhixin, et al. Observation on curative effect of Licorice and Ginseng Decoction plus a small dose of thyroxine tablet in treating hypothyroidism. Clinical Medicine 1989;9(4).
29. Takasu N, et al. |
Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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| These and other centers use a combination of the following methods to treat cancer: diet (more raw, uncooked foods), nutritional supplements, herbal and plant extracts with anticancer properties (like lycopene and soy products and fungi), counseling, relaxation techniques, exercise, and other methods. These places are also usually very happy to work with people who also want to use conventional forms of cancer therapy.
Their philosophy, like mine, is based around helping the body to rid itself of cancer. |
Bryan Hanson, PhD
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| But is also true that nature contains many, many toxic substances, so we should not label plants and natural, herbal treatments as superior in all cases. Like it or not, virtually everything in the world is a chemical or is composed of chemicals. In fact, the entire point of this book is to help you think about these kinds of issues and use your knowledge effectively. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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| For years scientists believed that only two constituents in valerian, valepotriates and bornyl esters, produced its sedative effect. But one more recent Italian study notes that other chemicals in this herb, valeranone and kessyl esters, also contribute to its sleep-inducing effectiveness. The researchers concluded that the sedative effect of valerian comes from the actions of its many different constituents working in harmony with each other.
VV Lavender (Lavandula, various species). It's nice to see lavender approved by Commission E for insomnia. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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| She stated that she felt better within a few weeks of taking the herbal formula.
Patient #7
Condition: Diabetes Type I Onset of Diabetes: 2 years Pharmacological Treatment: Insulin. Natural Medicine: Jambul combo 3 pills t.i.d. Fasting Blood Sugar/Other Indications: Fasting blood sugar levels were completely normal before the study. After the study, no decrease of daily exogenous insulin requirements were noticed. Before the study, the patient required higher insulin doses after rigorous exercise. Afterwards, an increase in insulin injections was not needed after rigorous exercises. |
| Due to the success of this naturopathic treatment in alleviating Julie's diabetes and secondary complications, I received a grant to conduct a 15-month clinical trial for the use of herbal medicine in the treatment of blood sugar metabolism. The results of the study showed that 88% of patients with hyperglycemia were able to lower the blood sugar by one third, while at the same time the patient who had too much insulin was able to lower it by 25%, and patients with reactive hypoglycemia had a 44% decrease in hypoglycemic symptoms. |
David Wolfe
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 To alleviate this situation, one should have a series of 5 to 8 colonics conducted by a registered colon hydrotherapist and also undertake an herbal cleanse such as EJUVA (please call Nature's First Law at 888-RAW-FOOD for more details on this cleanse),
2. Foods are being combined haphazardly in less than ideal combinations, It is best to eat one type of food at a time, and then wait twenty minutes to an hour to consume the next item,
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Bryan Hanson, PhD
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| The other example in the figure is the molecule albuterol, a synthetic molecule whose structure is similar to ephedrine, a major component of the Chinese herbal medicine ma huang (from the plant Ephedra sinica; compare the structure of ephedrine in Figure 6.7 with albuterol). Albuterol is a clinically important bronchodilator used to treat asthma patients when they have acute attacks. |
| Conditions have been worked out for many of the major herbal drugs so that one can determine whether the active ingredient is present and, in some cases, whether certain adulterants or undesirable compounds are present. Recall that in order to visualize the spots in a TLC experiment, one often views the plate under ultraviolet light. This is actually a form of spectroscopy; UV light is a particular set of wavelengths, and the compounds are absorbing some of the light that hits them, giving rise to various colors. |
Jacky Law
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 A couple of years ago, for example, a $6 million study found the herbal remedy St John's Wort was less effective than a placebo, apparently as a vindication of conventional medicine. While the herb had managed to help only 24% of cases of moderate to severe depression, the placebo scored 32%. It later emerged that Zoloft was also part of the trial and had helped 25%.14
The clinical difference is not that impressive - and it is getting worse. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 Thus, the first book on Chinese materia medica is named after him, the herbal Classics of the Divine Plowman. The book is believed to have been written between the first century B.C. and the first century A.D. It represents a systematic account of all knowledge related to the application of drugs in that period in Chinese history. Unfortunately, the original text was lost long ago and what is available today is a script assembled during the Ming and Qing dynasties from quotations contained in many other classics. |
| The drugs have spread throughout China and have been regarded as the main component of the Chinese herbal medicines. About 500 items are commonly used in Chinese traditional medicines, of which Panax ginseng, Glycyrrhiza uralensis, and Rheum palmatum are well known.
National Minorities Drugs
National minorities drugs (minzuyao) are used by doctors of different national minorities, of which Tibetan, Mongolian, Uygur, and Tai are the most important. These drugs are all closely connected with Chinese traditional medicine but are characterized by factors of nationality and locality. |
| Dioscorides' full text and 2,233 in the herbal.
TABLE 8.2. Diseases in Dioscorides' De Materia Medica.
Affected systems, organs, or functions, diseases, or cause of the diseases
Number of occurrences
Percentage
Skin, nails, and mucous membrane
626
11.64
Gastrointestinal system
596
11.08
Venoms and poisons
481
8.94
Gynecology, obstetrics
377
7.01
Urinary tract
348
6.47
Respiratory system
327
6.08
Eyes, sight
316
5.87
Bones and articulations
231
4.29
Wounds and ulcers
223
4.14
Humors
140
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Dr. Paula Baillie-Hamilton
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| There are even herbal flea powders to use on carpets and furnishings.They usually contain pyrethrum (a plant extract) or borax.
"qualified persons" such as medical personnel, who may not disseminate the information more broadly.
Since the majority of ingredients in many pesticide products are so-called inerts—up to 99 percent in some cases—this is a significant issue. According to the National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides (NCAMP), there are more than 2,300 inert substances added to pesticide products. |
Bryan Hanson, PhD
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| Lavender oil (from Lavandula angustifolia) is an ancient herbal remedy with antiseptic and sedative properties. One of the main components responsible for improving sleep is linalool, which is found in high concentration in the oil. Eucalyptus oil, used in cough drops, contains a high percentage of 1,8-cineole, which is believed to be responsible for the expectorant and cough-suppressing activities of the oil. Peppermint oil (from Mentha x piperita) has many of the same properties and is also useful in settling an upset stomach. Its main component is menthol. Sage species (Salvia spp. |
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