Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| One of the truisms of herbal medicine is that the whole plant usually works better than an extract. Kava is a perfect example of this. Kava is useful when used in moderation but can be harmful when overdone or combined with other drugs. It's not a substance to use daily for an extended period of time. It would also be wise to avoid combining kava with alcohol and to avoid the highly concentrated doses offered by some manufacturers.
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Kelly Harford, M.C., C.N.C.
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 For a delightful and easy to make cold tea, place 3-4 bags of your favorite fruit tea , such as blackberry, peach, strawberry/kiwi, etc., in a quart jar of purified water. Let steep in refrigerator and within a few hours you have a refreshing fruit tea. Add a tad of Stevia or natural sweetener, although it tastes wonderful all by itself. fresh ginger tea
2-3 - V4" slices fresh ginger 2-3 cups purified water
Combine ingredients bring to a boil and simmer for 20-30 minutes. Serve hot. tips & tidbits
• There's nothing like a hot drink to soothe one's spirits at almost anytime. |
Sheldon P. Blau, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R. and Elaine Fantle Shimberg
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 If you use herbal therapies such as ginseng, licorice, and lycium, be sure to tell the emergency-room physician about it. Many herbal mixtures are adulterated with common pain relievers that can cause bleeding ulcers.
• If you have an advanced directive—a legal document describing your choices concerning medical care—or if you are a caregiver for someone who does, bring it with you.
• Know the date of your last tetanus shot. Guidelines suggest booster shots every ten years. If you have a puncture wound and don't remember when you last had a tetanus immunization, you'll probably get another. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 As for Galen, he created in his treatise De Simplicium Medicamentorum Temperamentis et Facultatibus (On the mixtures and properties of simple medicines) a system aimed at measuring the intensity of the therapeutic properties of medicines.4 This was particularly useful in the preparation of compound medicines (that is, medicines associating more than one active substance) to correctly dose their different components and to balance their actions. |
Sheldon P. Blau, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.A.C.R. and Elaine Fantle Shimberg
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| If you use herbal therapies such as ginseng, licorice, and lycium, be sure to tell the emergency-room physician about it. Many herbal mixtures are adulterated with common pain relievers that can cause bleeding ulcers.
• If you have an advanced directive—a legal document describing your choices concerning medical care—or if you are a caregiver for someone who does, bring it with you.
• Know the date of your last tetanus shot. Guidelines suggest booster shots every ten years. If you have a puncture wound and don't remember when you last had a tetanus immunization, you'll probably get another. |
Patrick Holford
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 Supplements
• 2 x multivitamin and multimineral (with 300 mg magnesium and 15 mg zinc)
• 2 x antioxidant complex
• 2 x vitamin C 1,000 mg
• Pantothenic acid 500 mg
• L-glutamine powder 3 grams a day
• 3 x essential omega-3 and omega-6 oil capsules
• Anti-inflammatory herbal joint complexes or cream (optional)
Also read chapter 26.
Irritable bowel syndrome
This term is used to describe intermittent diarrhea or constipation, urgency to defecate, abdominal pain, or indigestion. There are many possible contributory causes to one or more of these symptoms. |
Earl L. Mindell, RPh, PhD with Virginia Hopkins, MA
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| The carbohydrate cravings, increased appetite, more time spent sleeping, and fatigue characteristic of SAD have been treated successfully with natural therapies such as bright artificial light, herbal remedies, and nutritional changes.
Depression can also be a symptom of a deficiency of thyroid hormone (hypothyroidism). If you are gaining weight, feel cold much of the time, and lack energy in addition to feeling down, see a health professional to rule out thyroid problems. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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 Don't use with:
Other drugs, herbal products or supplements without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
0
POSSIBLE
ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
None expected.
Common:
Chills, fever, chest pain or tightness, hives or itching, flushed face, breathing difficulty, stuffy or runny nose, headache, sneezing, wheezing, sore throat, unusual tiredness or weakness, vomiting, rash (on face, scalp or stomach), reaction at injection site.
Call doctor right away. |
Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D.
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 American scientists, who traditionally do not take most herbal claims seriously, are now looking into this substance, and their initial observations suggest that it does raise the acetylcholine level in the brain. There is a naturally occurring enzyme in the brain that breaks down acetylcholine, something we do not want to happen in anyone with Alzheimer's. This herbal tea apparently neutralizes that enzyme, perhaps even more effectively than does tacrine (THA), which is currently being used in the management of Alzheimer's. |
Philip Yam
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 Although they may be marketed as "herbal" supplements, they may not contain any herbs at all. In fact, the source material may be raw animal parts: for the pills that make you smart, cow brains; for vision, cow eyeballs; for sexual potency, cow testicles. Scott A. Norton, a physician from Chevy Chase, Maryland, found that supplement makers do not want to advertise that fact. One nationally distributed product, he found, contained 17 bovine organs: brain, spleen, lung, liver, pancreas, heart, kidney, intestine, lymph node, thymus, pituitary gland, placenta, and the like. |
J. Robert Hatherill
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 Teas and capsules are a form of herbal remedies, and many herbal products and teas are toxic! Do not take any product that contains comfrey, which is toxic to the liver and has been banned in Canada, but regrettably, not in the United States.
Twenty-Three Ways Off the Pesticide Treadmill
1. Use beneficial insects in your yard and garden, or insects that prey on pest insects, such as lacewings, ladybug beetles, predatory mites, parasitic wasps, and spiders.
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H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| Don't take with:
Any other medicine, herbal remedy or dietary supplements without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
0
POSSIBLE
ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
In case of overdose, see previous column.
Common:
• Fever, rapid or irregular heartbeat.
• Abdominal pain, back pain, dizziness, headache, diarrhea, gas, heartburn, cough, muscle stiffness, nausea, swelling of arms and legs.
Discontinue. Call doctor right away. Continue. Call doctor if symptoms persist. |
| Don't use with:
Other drugs, herbal products or supplements without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
0
POSSIBLE
ADVERSE REACTIONS OR SIDE EFFECTS
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
None expected.
Common:
Diarrhea, headache, nausea, mild stomach pain.
Continue. Call doctor when convenient. |
| Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug or herbal product without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
OVERDOSE
SYMPTOMS:
Unknown, possibly drowsiness and vomiting. WHAT TO DO:
Overdose unlikely to threaten life. If person takes much larger amount than prescribed, call doctor, poison center 1-800-222-1222 or hospital emergency room for instructions.
0
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
High fever, rapid pulse, profuse sweating, muscle rigidity, confusion and irritability, seizures (neuroleptic malignant syndrome - rare).
Discontinue. emergency treatment. |
Kevin Trudeau
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 This herb has been used for centuries around the world, most notably in China, as a very effective herbal remedy for various types of illness including obesity and asthma. It is safe and incredibly effective. Ephedra was a substance used in diet aids to increase metabolism and decrease appetite. It did an outstanding job. If you took massive amounts and did not follow the instructions on the bottle, you may have had some adverse effects, such as nervousness or the jitters similar to drinking twenty cups of coffee. |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| Beverages:
herbal teas.
Increased colchicine effect. Avoid.
Cocaine:
Overstimulation Avoid.
Foods:
None expected.
Marijuana:
Decreased colchicine effect.
Tobacco:
None expected.
BRAND NAMES
Welchol
BASIC INFORMATION
Habit forming? No Prescription needed? Yes Available as generic? No Drug class: Antihyperlipidemic
Reduces low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Should be used in addition to diet and exercise.
DOSAGE & USAGE INFORMATION
How to take:
Tablets—Take with food and a full glass of water. If you can't swallow whole, crumble tablet and take with liquid and food. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| The fact is that you can create a study to show virtually anything you want, but the news media chose only to talk negatively about the herbal, all-natural supplement and didn't have anything negative to say about the drug. Debunking by use of studies is very common. Most "studies" are funded by the drug industry. The researchers are given very specific parameters and objectives. Since these studies are funded by the pharmaceutical industry, the objectives are to show that drugs are effective and safe, and all-natural treatments are ineffective and dangerous. |
Michael Castleman
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 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.
What many people don't realize is that medicinal herbs are a key link between the alternative therapies and mainstream medicine. For much of the pharmaceutical industry's 130-year history, researchers have focused on extracting medicinal constituents from plants and repackaging them as drugs. An estimated 25 percent of all pharmaceuticals still come from plant sources. |
| People like alternative therapies," says Mark Blumenthal, founder and executive director of the American Botanical Council, an herbal education and research organization based in Austin, Texas. "No one is being forced to use them. A big— possibly the biggest—reason for their popularity is good word-of-mouth support. People tell their friends that their doctors couldn't relieve their menstrual cramps or shoulder tendinitis, but that an acupuncturist or homeopath or hypnotherapist or herbalist did. |
Richard Leviton
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 In Germany, more than 70% of practitioners prescribe herbal medicines, drawing from 67,000 different commercially registered products. In most cases, herbal prescriptions (worth about $1.7 billion annually at retail prices) are paid for by public health insurance.
A prime means by which the conventional medicine establishment is keeping the U.S. lagging far behind Europe regarding the mainstreaming of alternative medicine is the political use of medical licensing. The licensing of individuals to practice medicine in any specialty is done at the state, not federal, level. |
Kevin Trudeau
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| Canadian scientist, Gaston Naessens, created an herbal blend called 714-X. This blend, as of 1991, has cured more than 1,000 people of cancer, as well as several AIDS patients. The FDA has attacked him. The story is on Web site http: //www. luminet.net/~wenonah/new/naessen.htm.
Jason Winter authored the book Killing Cancer, which has sold more than a million copies, about how he cured his cancer with herbs. He is quoted as saying, "I must tell you that I was scared about publishing a book talking about how herbs can cure cancer. |
| However, it is interesting to note that television stations, newspapers, magazines, and radio stations routinely will not accept advertising for all-natural herbal products, homeopathic products, vitamins, minerals, or books that are critical of the pharmaceutical industry. Ads for this book, for example, have been rejected by many ABC television stations, as well as CNBC. The reason, in my opinion, is because this book is critical of the pharmaceutical industry and the food industry, and those industries put pressure on the media not to run advertising for this book. |
Stephen Cummings and Dana Ullman
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 Of the many herbal treatments advised for poison-oak rashes, we haven't found one that is consistently successful. Some of the more promising include liberal applications of the juice of the plantain (Plantago) or Grindelia plants (either fresh or as tinctures available from homeopathic pharmacies), or green clay powder (available in health-food stores). Calamine and similar lotions feel cooling but don't really relieve much itching.
CASETAKING QUESTIONS FOR CONTACT DERMATITIS
Character of the symptoms: žIs the rash dry, or are there blisters? žIf there are blisters, how large are they? |
H. Winter Griffith, M.D.
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| Don't take with:
Any other prescription or nonprescription drug, vitamins, minerals or herbal products without consulting your doctor or pharmacist.
0 possible adverse reactions or side effects
SYMPTOMS
WHAT TO DO
Life-threatening:
Rare allergic reaction— Breathing difficulty; swelling of hands, feet, face, mouth, neck; skin rash.
Discontinue. Seek emergency treatment.
Common:
• Chills, fever, muscle aches, headache, nausea.
• Injection site problems (pain, redness, swelling).
Discontinue Call doctor right away.
Continue. Call doctor when convenient. |
Mark Hyman, M.D.
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 But in a Sino-Japanese hospital in Beijing, a Chinese doctor used various techniques including acupuncture, cupping, and Gua Sha, which involves rubbing a herbal tincture over the skin (with an object that feels like an ice scraper) to increase circulation.
Although my American neurologist, neurosurgeon, and rehabilitation surgeons had told me that I would never regain my strength or nerve function, my pain disappeared, my muscles enlarged in size, and my limp disappeared. Many years later, I am still pain-free and able to run, ski, and play ice hockey. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 They offer detoxifying treatments such as lymphatic and Swedish massage, herbal and seaweed wraps, and salt scrubs. The virtue of the Spa Bar is that you do not need an appointment ahead of time. You may stop in and be treated on the spot. Daniella has been to the San Francisco location and was impressed with the quality of service. I believe these spas will become more popular as we prioritize a relaxed lifestyle to maintain our mental and physical health. Detox is really in!
Calistoga, California is a great place for Detox Therapies. |
| The most stringent form of fasting allows drinking water exclusively; more liberal fasting includes the juices of fresh fruit and vegetables as well as herbal teas. All of these methods generate a high degree of detoxification—eliminating toxins from the body. Individual experiences with fasting depend upon the overall condition of the body, mind, and attitude. Detoxification can be intense and may either temporarily increase sickness or be immediately helpful and uplifting.
Juice fasting is commonly used as an effective cleansing plan. |
| A program that includes juice cleansing and specific herbal therapies is best designed by an experienced practitioner in natural medicine and detoxification.
* * Diaphoretics increase perspiration *** Anticatarrhals help eliminate mucus.
Sample Detox Formula
Echinacea Cayenne pepper Parsley leaf
Goldenseal root Garlic Licorice root
Yellow dock root
Obtain powders (or ground herbs) in equal amounts for all of the above except cayenne, for which you should get half. Mix and put into "00" capsules. Take two capsules, two or three times daily between meals. |
Dianne Onstad
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 Because it is a whole herbal food, stevia contains other properties that nicely complement its sweetness. A report from the Hiroshima University School of Dentistry indicates that stevia actually suppresses dental bacteria growth rather than feeding it as other sugars do. Japanese and Latin American scientists have discovered other attributes as well, including its use as a tonic and a diuretic, as well as its ability to combat mental and physical fatigue, harmonize digestion, regulate blood pressure, and assist in weight loss. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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| Basic low-toxicity diet, with additional herbal program.
• Colon detox with fiber (psyllium, pectin, etc.) along with enemas or colonics.
• Prepare and plan a new autumn diet, enhancing positive dietary habits.
~ MlD-AuTUMN ~
Take a 3-day cleanse with juices or in-season produce in late October to early November.
~ Winter ~
A lighter diet, eaten for a week or two in preparation for the holidays (or as detox from them) can be done between December 10 and January 5:
• Avoid toxins and treats; eat a very basic wholesome diet. |
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