E. Richard Brown
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 LICENSING
Despite the antipathy of much of the populace, regular doctors at the end of the eighteenth century persuaded fellow gentlemen in the state legislatures to pass medical licensing laws to restrict or prohibit practice by herbal healers. Licensure bestowed exclusively on regular physicians the right to sue for fees. The legally sanctioned economic privilege did not provide the regular profession with an economic monopoly, but it did set them apart from and above lay healers and most other Americans. |
| If doctors could do little more for a patient than an herbal healer or a patent medicine, there was not much point in people wasting their money on expensive doctors' fees. Scientific medicine wrapped the modern doctor in an aura of therapeutic effectiveness, and the limited improvements gave support to that aura. Furthermore, the technical expertise associated with scientific medicine helped to mystify the role and work of the physician more effectively than did older notions of the etiology of disease, unpleasant remedies, and transparent codes of "ethics. |
Richard Leviton
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 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. Naturopaths, for example, may legally practice in Connecticut, but not Massachusetts; in New Hampshire, but not Vermont; in Nevada, but not California. |
E. Richard Brown
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| By 1850 medical licensing laws were repealed in nearly every state through the efforts of the Popular Health Movement, a loose populist movement of lay healers, herbal practitioners, artisans, farmers, and working people who fought to remove the legal sanctions that protected the privileged position of physicians.7
MEDICAL SECTS AND MEDICAL SCHOOLS
The humiliated profession was badly divided. Many physicians, critical of heroic medicine, were attracted to the pleasanter new professional sects, such as homeopathy and eclecticism, that were growing in popularity. |
John Robbins
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 It looks at the resurging profession of midwifery—and with this, childbirth at home, often in a sacred space —and how today's persecution of midwives is a milder replay of the witch burning of the Middle Ages, when untold numbers of women were hunted down, tortured, and burned alive by "men of God" for the crime of healing through herbal and other natural means. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Caution must be used when purchasing and prescribing prepared herbal medicines, and the authors recommend using only well-known and reputable manufacturers. If there is any doubt, utilize products produced at companies in America which are typically under far more quality control standards than those parts of Asia.
In May 1994, TRAFFIC USA and the World Wildlife Fund published Prescription for Extinction: Endangered Species and Patented Oriental Medicines in Trade}9 This report gave insight into the vast number of endangered species being used in natural medicine. |
E. Richard Brown
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| At the time, one could choose the particular medical theory one wanted in a physician—from homeopathy to orthodox or "allopathic" medicine—or the particular type of healer—from herbal traditions to Christian Science. Not until the last two decades of the last century were there any significant number of physicians who practiced what they called "scientific" medicine, meaning a medical practice based on principles continuously being developed and refined by the analytic biological and physical sciences. |
John Robbins
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| ESSIAC
Essiac, a nontoxic herbal preparation, was developed by Canadian nurse Rene Caisse (Essiac is her last name spelled backwards), from a formula used by an Ontario Indian medicine man. She successfully treated many thousands of cancer patients with Essiac until her death in 1978, at the age of 90. |
Richard Leviton
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| Naturopathy, as an umbrella category for a variety of disciplines, derives from the mid-nineteenth-century hydrotherapy spas and herbal sanitariums—the nature cure or Naturheilkunde—of Central Europe run by the Naturartz, the nature doctor, such as the Swiss priest/healer Sebastian Kneipp (1824-1897). The nature doctor worked with natural, gentle healing agents, such as pure air, water, sunshine, food (usually vegetarian), and herbs (including homeopathic remedies) to stimulate the body's innate ability to purge itself of poisons and heal itself. |
Textbook of Natural Medicine 2nd Edition Volume 1Michael T. Murray, ND
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| Weiss RF. herbal medicine. Sweden: Ab Arcanum. 1988
7. Amann W. Removing an ostipation using Agnolyt. Ther Gegenew 1965; 104: 1263-1265
8. Reichert RG. Phyto-estrogens. Quart Rev Nat Med Spring 1994, pp. 27-33
9. Sliutz G, Speiser P et al. Agnus castus extracts inhibit prolactin secretion of rat pituitary cells. Horm Metab Res 1993; 25: 253-255
10. Jarry H, Leonhardt S, Wuttke W. Agnus castus as dopaminergous effective principle in mastodynon N. Zeitschrift Phytother 1991; 12: 77-82
11. Schneider HPG, Goeser R, Cirkel U. Prolactin and the inadequate corpus luteum. |
Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D.
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 I was taught that the generic heart remedy is Cactus grandiflorus (night-blooming cereus). It is mild, effective, and especially suited to the garden variety of congestive heart failure.16 It's an ingredient in the "gold drops" carried by German businessmen, which they drip on a sugar cube and pop in the mouth to abort a beginning heart attack. Hawthorn berries (Crataegus) are a good choice when there is hardening of the arteries and high blood pressure. When soaked in wine and sweetened with honey, they make a tasty tincture that stimulates digestion as well as warming the heart. |
| Asian diagnosis—and to offer you guidance in their use. You won't truly grasp this new vision of healing until you have experienced its effects yourself. That's why this book has to be, in part, a handbook. Read it, and don't be afraid to try out what you're reading about. By using it you will begin to feel its power.
Using the Power of Holistic Healing for Yourself
You have to do two things to effectively harness the power of holistic healing. |
Marion Nestle
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 In any case, the jelly bean rule prompted further objections. Even though the FDA had exempted fresh fruits and vegetables from the regulation, the National Food Processors Association objected that the rule would exclude foods such as green beans, raisins, and apple juice from being designated as healthy because their content of certain vitamins and minerals was not high enough.25 The rule stuck, but the complaints continued.
As shown in Table 31, the food-labeling rules also affected dietary supplements. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D.
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 Vegetables used freely were lettuce, carrots, beets, onions, celery, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, nettles, cucumber, radishes, Jerusalem artichokes, and all beans except soy and green peas. Potatoes were allowed in restricted amounts. A number of fruits were also used freely: blueberries, cloudberries, raspberries, strawberries, black currants, gooseberries, plums, and pears. Apples and citrus fruits were not allowed, and grains were either highly restricted or eliminated. |
Lesley Tierra
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 It is a stronger variety of cinnamon and is commonly used for impotence, spermatorrhea, cold and weak legs, backache, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting. It is also commonly used to promote menses and alleviate menstrual pain from coldness and in cases when the upper part of the body is hot (dry mouth, sore throat, toothache) and the lower part is cold (lower back pain, diarrhea, cold lower extremities).
The twigs of cinnamon are also used by the Chinese and are most specific for causing sweating to eliminate chills, fever, colds, flus and other respiratory conditions in those who have coldness. |
Andrew Chevallier
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 Cautions Take only under professional supervision. Do not take during pregnancy. Do not take the fresh plant, which is toxic.
Anethum graveolens syn. Peucedanum graveolens
(Umbelliferae)
Dill
Description Aromatic annual growing to 30 in (75 cm). Has an erect hollow stem, feathery leaves, and numerous yellow flowers in umbels. Fruit is lightweight and pungent. Habitat & Cultivation Dill is a native of the Mediterranean region, southern Russia, and central and southern Asia, growing wild in open areas. It is also widely cultivated, notably in England, Germany, and North America. |
| It is itself highly irritant to the skin and causes severe dermatitis.
Ribes nigrum
( Grossulariaceae)
Blackcurrant
Description Erect deciduous shrub growing to 5 ft (1.5 m). Has serrated, palm-shaped lobed leaves, small greenish white flowers and clusters of black berries. Habitat & Cultivation Blackcurrant is native to the temperate regions of Europe, western and central Asia, and the Himalayas. It is cultivated for its sour-sweet fruit. The leaves are gathered in early summer, the berries when ripe in mid- to late summer. Parts Used Leaves, berries. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Indian system of Ayurvedic medicine, has been investigated for its effects on arthritis. A double-blind study using boswellia found a beneficial effect on pain and stiffness, as well as improved joint function.51 Boswellia showed no negative effects in this study. The herb has a unique anti-inflammatory action, much like the conventional non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) used by many for inflammatory conditions. But unlike NSAIDs, long-term use of boswellia is generally considered safe and does not lead to irritation or ulceration of the stomach. |
Andrew Chevallier
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| Alternatively, some can be homemade, as detailed on the following pages. Check any cautions for each herb before use.
COMFREY (Symphytum officinale, p. 136) ointment for bruises and sprains, and tor healing fractures
Calendula (Calendula officinalis, p. 69) cream for inflamed or minor wounds, skin rashes, and sunburn myrrh (Commiphora molmol, p. 84) tincture for sore throats and acne
Thyme (Thymus vulgaris, p. 142) syrup for coughs, colds, and chest infections
Witch Hazel
(Hamanielis virginiana, p. 100) distilled water for healing cuts and scrapes
Arnica (Arnica montana, p. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
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 Zinc
Zinc has hit the news recently, because of the notorious zinc lozenges. The lozenges have been touted as a cure for colds. While they are not a cure, zinc is an important nutrient necessary for proper immune function. In this respect a regular intake helps strengthen immunity. This is because it is needed for fending off attacks by all types of germs. This explains why researchers, publishing in Current Therapeutic Research, discovered that zinc, as zinc acetate tablets, significantly reduced allergy and cold symptoms. |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
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 IU
Vitamin C
300 to 600 mg
Vitamin E
200 to 400 IU
Selenium
100 to 200 meg
Folic acid
400 to 800 meg
Vitamin B-6
20 to 40 mg
Pantothenic acid
25 to 50 mg
Vitamin B-12
20 to 40 meg
Magnesium
200 to 400 mg
Chromium picolinate
50 to 100 meg
Coenzyme Q10
30 to 60 mg
Quercetin
10 to 40 mg
Vanadium
200 to 400 meg
Bromelain
50 to 100 mg
N-acetyl cysteine
50 to 100 mg
3. |
Ralph Golan, M.D.
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 United States, was an ardent promoter of this herb. Cayenne is useful in treating infections, particularly respiratory and sinus (in combination with other anti-infection agents: ECHINACEA, GARLIC, GOLDENSEAL, etc.). (See "Anti-infection," page 459.) One to two capsules of cayenne taken every few hours at the first sign of symptoms may forestall a cold. Cayenne is believed to help stop internal bleeding when taken orally, or when applied topically to cuts. Of course, direct pressure is indicated first for bleeding. Interestingly, cayenne can also dissolve unwanted clots. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| While no specific research points to goldenseal as a treatment for gastritis, there is some evidence that berberine, an active ingredient in goldenseal, slows growth of H. pylori.34
Chamomile (p. 409), high in the bioflavonoid api-genin, can ease injured and inflamed mucous membranes. In addition, research has shown that apigenin inhibits H. pylori,35 and chamazulene, another active ingredient in chamomile, reduces free radical activity,36 both potential advantages for people with gastritis.
Demulcent herbs, such as marshmallow (p. 444) and slippery elm (p. 460), are high in mucilage. |
J. E. Williams, O.M.D.
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 Immunotics, a term coined by Robert Rountree, M.D., is also semantically connected to probiotics (substances like acidophilus that support natural microflora) and antibiotics (medications that destroy bacteria including microflora) (Rountree 2000). Regardless of what term is used, the substances and medications in this chapter are immune-enhancing—stimulating—and boosting agents.
What Do Immune Modulators Boost? Until the 1990s, most of the research on natural immune-enhancing agents has focused on the treatment of cancer. |
Dr. Cass Ingram
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| White Coffee and drink several times daily.
Foods that help
• Pomegranate Syrup — add a tablespoon to hot water and drink several times daily.
• raw honey or carob molasses — soothing and easy to consume
Things to avoid
• arguments
• chocolate (stimulates the growth of viruses)
• corn, wheat, and rye
Lead poisoning
Lead poisoning usually develops over a prolonged period. The vast majority of cases occur in individuals who work in factories which utilize lead. People living in in older homes which have old or lead paint. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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| Horse chestnut (p. 435) contains a compound called aescin that acts as an anti-inflammatory and reduces edema (swelling with fluid) following trauma, particularly those following sports injuries, surgery, and head injury.106 A topical aescin preparation is popular in Europe for the treatment of acute sprains during sporting events.
Cat's claw (p. 408) is a South American remedy traditionally used to promote wound healing and reduce the inflammation of minor injuries.
One uncontrolled study in humans found that a gotu kola (p. |
Paul Pitchford
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 Glycyrrhiza glabra), slippery elm (Ulmus fulva), marshmallow root (Althea officinalis), red raspberry leaf (Rubus ideaus), flax seed (Linum usitatissimum), or chamomile (Anthemis nobilis).
Raw cabbage juice, if taken on an empty stomach immediately after juicing, is more effective for healing ulcers than cooked cabbage. However, whole raw foods may cause irritations, so the remaining foods in the supporting diet—grains, vegetables, and sweet fruits—should be well-cooked, soft (even pureed when necessary), and easy to digest. |
| If combined herbs stevia and licorice with a meal, they are taken at the end in small amounts, ideally preceded by a green salad.*
*The greens recommended for this salad are lettuce and/or celery.
Plan C: The One-Pot Meal
Traditions in India and China use foods of multiple ingredients for healing when
# they are prepared correctly.
In Plan C, as in Plan A, one may combine a number of foods at a single meal.
But instead of focusing on the order of foods eaten, it calls for cooking all ingredients for a meal in a single pot with ample water. |
James A. Duke, Ph.D.
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 Aloe-Gator gel, a commercial preparation with an SPF of 40. In their book Prescription for Nutritional Healing, James Balch, M.D., and his wife, Phyllis Balch, suggest using aloe gel for sunburn—three or four liberal applications a day to spur healing and reduce pain and scarring.
In addition to the aloe that Peggy keeps in the kitchen, I have sev-
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Studies have shown that sunburn produces oxidative damage, the kind of cell-level devastation that's responsible for many of the diseases associated with aging. |
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