| I didn't tell anyone else about the herbal program because I was not going to give anyone the chance to talk me out of it - not the doctors, not my friends, not even any other natural healers. I was living my life, making my own choices. It was my decision to make; I made it and stuck to it. Questions were responded to with, "Thanks for being concerned; I'm very pleased with what I'm doing, and I think it's all going great." When I said it, I really had to believe it. If I didn't believe it when I said it, then neither would they. I had to have complete faith in myself and what I was doing. |
David Brownstein
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 All sodas should be eliminated. herbal tea is an accepted beverage, but it is not a substitute for water. Finally, adding a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt per day to the regimen seems to improve the body's utilization of water. (See Chapter 8 for more information.)
Weight in pounds_12.
Result is recommended water intake in ounces.
Number of ounces _/8 =_glasses of water per day.
Figure 8: Recommended Water Intake
Step 5: Sweating
Sweating is an important physiologic reaction in the body. Sweating allows the body to rid itself of toxic chemicals and clear the lymph system. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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 The addition of certain herbal and pharmaceutical substances to the water is a twin present to the body. Some herbs soothe, others sedate or stimulate, and others soften the skin. Most important is the ability of some substances to hasten perspiration, to stimulate release of stored toxins from within the body. This ability helps to overcome many acute attacks and can improve a chronic condition.
All of the following substances are excellent, and some have overlapping effects. I suggest you try each of them at various times in order to note your personal reaction. |
volker schulz and Rudolf Hansel
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 Galenic preparations made from digitalis leaves are obsolete in modern pharmacotherapy. Details on the pure glycosides and their actions can be found in textbooks of pharmacology.
3.1.1
Hawthorn
3.1.1.1 Introduction
Hawthorn (Crataegus spp., Fig. 3.1) is a proven, established remedy for heart ailments and circulatory disorders. Apparently, the animal kingdom also benefits from the hawthorn, as illustrated by the following anecdote. In 1966, Klatt (quoted in Weiss, 1991) reported his observations on gypsy moths. |
| Quality testing in drug manufacture is accomplished by quantitative measurement of the hypericins contained in the crude drug or extracts; poorer grades are identified and discarded.
All antidepressant medications made from SJW are based on alcoholic extracts, generally with an herb-to-extract ratio in the range of 4:1 to 7:1. So far, the only clinical proof of therapeutic efficacy for depression and other symptoms has been furnished for products that use methanol or ethanol as the solvent. |
Elson M. Haas, M.D.
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 Basic low-toxicity diet with herbal program.
• Colon detox with fiber (psyllium, pectin, and so on) along with enemas or colonics.
• Preparing and planning new autumn diet, enhancing positive dietary habits. Mid-Autumn
3-day cleanse on juices or in-season produce around new moon in late October/early November. Winter
A lighter diet in preparation for the holidays (can be done between December 10 and January 5):
• Avoidance of toxins and treats, with a very basic wholesome diet.
• One week of brown rice, cooked vegetables, miso broth, and seaweed. |
| Instead, drink hot lemonade with mint tea and honey, or your favorite herbal beverage.
—Bethany Arglsle
CAFFEINE SUPPORT AND DETOX NUTRIENT PROGRAM
Water 272-3 qt.
Fiber 15-20 g.
Vitamin A 10,000 IUs
Beta-carotene 25,000 IUs
Vitamin D 400 IUs
Vitamin E 400-800 IUs
Vitamin K 300 meg.
Thiamine (Bj) 75-150 mg.
Riboflavin (B2) 50-100 mg.
Niacinamide (B3) 50-100 mg.
Niacin (B3) 50-100 mg. Pantothenic acid (B5) 500-1,000 mg.
Pyridoxine (B6) 50-100 mg. Pyridoxal-5-phosphate 25-50 mg.
Cobalamin (B12) 100-200 meg.
Folic acid 400-800 meg.
Biotin 300 meg.
Vitamin C 2-6 g. |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
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 Ginkgo
In western Europe ginkgo is perhaps the most popular herbal medication on the market, with doctors writing millions of prescriptions annually. The leaves of the ginkgo tree have been used for medicinal purposes for the last five thousand years. European studies demonstrate that ginkgo not only improves memory, but also enhances mental alertness. I use it to help patients who suffer from memory loss, depression, and ringing in the ears. The active compounds in ginkgo include kaempferol, bilobalide, and quercetin. |
| A woman may choose dietary modification, vitamin and mineral supplementation, or herbal preparations to smooth the menopausal transition and pave the way for optimum health during the postmenopausal years.
Alternatives to HRT
Phytoestrogens are compounds occurring naturally in plants. Many of these compounds come from soybeans or soy-based products. In women who prefer to avoid pharmaceutical preparations of estrogen, phytoestrogens can be an alternative therapeutic agent. These phytoestrogens are even good for the heart. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| The salt friction on the body, along with other tonic therapies and relaxing warm baths (filled with herbal substances or coarse salt as described throughout this section), can actually keep you going through stress periods. I always keep a decorative jar of salt on a shelf near my bath so I can make up a quick salt paste for the massage.
Plain coarse salt or sea salt can be used in two different ways or combined into a consecutive treatment. |
David Brownstein
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 All sodas should be eliminated. herbal tea is an acceptable beverage, but it is not a substitute for water. Finally, adding a pinch of Celtic Sea Salt per day to the regimen seems to improve the body's utilization of water.
Figure 14: Recommended Water Intake
1. Weight in pounds_12.
2. Result is recommended water intake in ounces.
3. Number of ounces _/8 =_glasses of water per day.
Step 5: Sweating
Sweating is an important physiologic reaction in the body. Sweating allows the body to rid itself of toxic chemicals and clear the lymph system. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| There are many fine herbal shampoos and soaps on the market. Many are made from pure products that will heal the body, tone up the skin, soften the skin, and also restore the pH balance. In addition to the excellent products found in most health food stores today, the following are some of my favorite mail-order firms: Caswell-Massey has a truly international selection of interesting shampoos and soaps. The Weleda Company manufactures and imports Swiss and German bath products, including a great chestnut shampoo, which is useful if you have hard water. |
| Drink herbal drinks. The bath may last from 15 to 30 minutes depending on your comfort and vitality. (Hot baths tend to sap the energy from the body.) Perspiration starts.
9. Get out of the bath.
10. There are two methods of wrapping. The shortcut is to lift your hands and wrap the cold damp sheet around your body. Wrap some towels around your body, go to the bed, discard the towels, and lie down. Separate your limbs. Then wrap the dry sheet and blankets around your body.
11. The "authentic" method is to first place the wet sheet from the sink on the bed before going into the bath. |
| It may also be dipped in any of the herbal preparations mentioned for detoxification, especially apple cider vinegar. The outer cover must be wool to keep out the air. In an emergency, a second layer of brown paper (from a brown paper bag) or a large strip of plastic can be used underneath or instead of the wool outer layer.
A cold double throat compress will not only overcome laryngitis, but will help cure most sore throats. This technique is also effective in relieving earaches. I was traveling in England and Scotland recently, and not unexpectedly the weather was extremely rainy and chilly. |
Christian Ratsch
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 Today, the Yucatan Maya still use dream grass as an herbal medicine (Barrera M. et al. 1976). During the Aztec period, the plant was also used to treat "cold stomach" (Flores 1977, 8).
The herbage is used in Mexican folk medicine as a laxative and febrifuge. Teas made from the plant are used as appetite stimulants (once the bitter taste has disappeared from the mouth) and stomach tonics and are also beneficial for diarrheal diseases (Mayagoitia et al. 1986, 230). |
| As Elisabeth Blackwell wrote in her herbal, "The berries, which look so lovely, almost always bring either deadly vomiting or a deadly rage, as tragic experiences have confirmed" (Heilmann 1984,96*).
48 During the first seven days of the fasting period, an apple could be eaten at midnight on every second day; otherwise, only water could be consumed (Magister Botanicus 1995, 185*).
"For the Moirai alone in life ... Observe what occurs to us. |
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Commercial Forms and Regulations
In Mexico, the dried herbage is available in markets and herbal shops.
Literature
See also the entries for Artemisia absinthium, Artemisia spp., and essential oil.
Lee, K. H., and T. A. Geissman. 1970. Sesquiterpene lactones of Artemisia constituents of A. ludovici-ana ssp. mexicana. Phytochemistry 9:403-8.
Mata, Rachel, Guillermo Delgado, and Alfonso Romo de Vivar. 1984. Sesquiterpene lactones of Artemisia mexicana var. angustifolia. Phytochemistry 23 (8): 1665-68.
Ohno, Nobuo, Jonathan Gershenzon, Catherine Roane, and Tom J. Mabry. 1980. |
Dian Dincin Buchman, Ph.D.
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| For digestive disturbances, add a few grains of powdered cayenne pepper to a hot herbal tea: chamomile, peppermint, or linden are excellent. For energy, add a tiny pinch or several grains per glass, or about one-quarter teaspoon to a quart of pure grape juice, and sip as needed.
DRINKING WATER FOR NEWBORNS
I have often been asked if newborn infants should be given purer water than adults. The answer is definitely yes. The newborn child is susceptible to dehydration and needs water that is almost mineral and sulphate free. |
John Robbins
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 Essiac is an herbal preparation, and so it cannot be patented. The principal ingredients include burdock root, sheep sorrel, turkey rhubarb root, and slippery elm bark. (For a recipe to make it yourself, see Sheila Snow's book The Essence of Essiac. Made from purchased herbs, a two-year supply costs about $25—less than four cents a day.) A commercially available product, Flor-Essence, marketed as a cleansing tea, is modeled after and virtually identical to Essiac. |
Mark Blumenthal
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 Herbs of Commerce. It is possible that the FDA will also similarly acknowledge the later publication.
The most frequently employed meaning of standardization refers to chemistry. Standardization often refers to the control of a particular marker compound or group of compounds (see discussion below). However, in a larger sense standardization can also refer to the entire process of controlling the supply chain of raw material quality and manufacturing process including, but not limited to, controlling various chemical components of the preparation (Eisner, 2001). |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Their use in Chinese herbal medicine dates back more than 4,000 years.1"3 References in ancient documents to members of the Araliacea family were imprecise, giving rise to some confusion in modern interpretation. However, the value of eleuthero as a medicinal agent was certainly known to the Chinese, as evidenced by the following ode plants, with leaves resembling horse chestnut and young shoots resembling ginseng. Unable to identify the plant, the two scientists brought back samples to St Petersburg for classification. |
Mark Blumenthal
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| The amount of chamomile imported into the U.S. each year is between 750,000 and one million pounds, with an estimated 90% used in teas. In commerce, chamomile is often called German chamomile or Hungarian chamomile, which should not be confused with the rare, and more costly, Roman or English chamomile {Anthemis nobilis syn. Chamaemelum nobile).
Uses
Internal
Indigestion; flatulence (gas); bloating; gastrointestinal spasms; inflammatory diseases of the gastrointestinal tract. |
| Pharmazie 1999;54(3):210-5. fussel a, wolf a, brattstrom a. effect of a fixed valerian-hop extract combination (ze 9109) on sleep polygraphy in patients with non-organic insomnia: a pilot study Eur J Med Res 2000;5:385-90. gabor m, engi e, sonkodi s. the influence of water soluble flavonoid derivates on capillary resistance in hypertonic rats [in german]. Phlebologie 1993;(22): 178-82. gerhard u, linnenbrink n, georghiadou c, hobi v. vigilance-decreasing effects of 2 plant-derived sedatives. Schweiz Rundsch MedPrax 1996;85(15):473-81. gieldanowski j. |
| Inflammopharmacology 1999;7(1):47—62. Gulati OP. Pycnogenol® in venous disorders [review]. Euro Bull Drug Res 1999;7(2):8-13.
Guochang Z. Ultraviolet radiation-induced oxidative stress in cultured human skin fibroblasts and antioxidant protection [dissertation]. In: Biological Research Reports from the University of Jyvaskyla 33:1-86. Jyvaskyla, Finland: University of Jyvaskyla; 1993.
Hahn S, Hubner-Steiner U. Behandlung schmerzhafter rheumatischer erkrankungen mit Phytodolar N im verglerch zur placebo- und Ammuno-Behandhung. Rheuma Schmerz undEntznndung 1988;8:55-8.
Hawel R. Phytodolor® vs. |
| It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for over two thousand years. From the 1940s through the 1960s, Soviet scientists conducted extensive clinical research on eleuthero in their search for a more abundant and economical alternative to Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng). Russian Olympic athletes, explorers, divers, sailors, and miners now use eleuthero as a preventive agent against stress-related illnesses.
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John Robbins
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| He claimed to have inherited herbal cancer remedies from his grandfather, who had devised them after seeing a cancerous horse cure itself by grazing on medicinal herbs. The AMA has given absolutely no credence to his work, and has attacked it viciously. But a deeper look reveals a most intriguing story.55
In the 1950s, Hoxsey operated clinics in 17 different states. His center in Dallas was the world's largest privately owned cancer center. |
Mark Blumenthal
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| Uses
Herpes simplex type II infections; decrease in occurrence of influenza complications; fatigue; chronic inflammation; debility; decreased work and concentration; chronic fatigue syndrome; convalescence; functional asthenia; supportive therapy during radiation or chemotherapy; atherosclerosis; selective memory improvement.
Dosage
Use for one to three months, followed by a two-month break. infusion (Tea): Pour 150 ml of boiling water over 2-3 g, steep for 5-10 minutes. fluid extract: 2-4 ml, 1 to 3 times daily [1:1]. fluid extract: 2-8 ml daily [1:2]. |
John Robbins
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| Strong traditions of naturopathic, herbal, homeopathic, and spiritual approaches to medical care exist side by side, and work in tandem with conventional methods. By American standards, German cancer patients have an extraordinarily wide choice of cancer therapies.
"Nowhere, perhaps, is the beauty of German cancer medicine more visible than in its anthroposophical hospitals," writes Michael Lerner in his lengthy study of alternative cancer treatment options. |
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| Paracelsus may have known about its use in the treatment of psychiatric disorders (Czygan, 1993). The German poet-physician Justinus Kerner (1786-1862) reported on the use of St. John's wort in the treatment of mood disorders in the early nineteenth century (Engelhardt, 1962).
With the rise of scientifically oriented medicine, SJW was all but forgotten as a psychotropic drug. A full century passed before reports were again published on the successful use of St. John's wort in the treatment of depression (Daniel, 1939).
A treatise on the St. |
John Robbins
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| In a double-blind placebo-controlled study, one group of women suffering from hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms were given two herbal capsules three times a day (made up of equal parts licorice root, burdock root, wild yam root, dong quai root, and motherwort) for three months. Another group received placebos that were identical in appearance. When the study was complete, it was found that 100 percent of the women who had received the herbs reported a reduction in the severity of their symptoms, compared to only 6 percent of those who received placebos. |
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