J. Douglas Bremner
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 Both the herbal treatments were better for IBS symptoms than the placebo, but the individualized CHM was not better than the standard fixed formula.9 This study was well designed and conducted and offers promising results for CHM treatment of IBS, but I would like to see another replication study. In the meantime I won't discourage you from using CHM, but you don't need to pay for an individual practitioner.
PROBIOTICS
Probiotics are live microbial supplements taken to improve the microbial balance of the colon. Probiotics are more commonly used in Europe than in the U.S. |
Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay.
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 Remember, these diets are used during herbal treatments and are not intended to be used all the time.
DIET TO REDUCE WIND (VATA) Strengthens the Nervous System
I use this diet when a patient experiences any or all of these symptoms: weak digestion, nervousness, fatigue, spasms, dryness, neurasthenia, nerve pain, weight loss, numbness, and tingling.
FAVOR:
General: Foods that are both highly nutritive and easy to digest are key to healing nervous system problems. Favor soups, warm foods, and drinks. Drink spring water, especially with meals. |
| In fact, in an editorial in the fall of 1998 pharmacist and TCM physician Dennis Awang stated, "The overwhelming majority of adverse events recorded from herbal treatments has involved adulteration with, or substitution of, toxic plant material from relatively innocuous components. . . . Careful characterization of botanical material, whether being assessed for activity or implicated in adverse health effects, is an absolute prerequisite to authoritative judgement. |
| We always administer the herbal treatments as teas or tinctures.)
• Choose three or four strong anti-inflammatory and antiseptic herbs to reduce heat and infection, especially those with diuretic properties, such as guduchi stem, phellodendron root, dandelion leaf, yin chen hao (Artemisia capillaris), varuna (Crataeva species), buchu leaf (Barosma betulina), uva ursi leaf (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), and cleavers herb (Galium aparine). This should comprise about 70% of your formula.
• Use herbs that soothe and coat the urinary tract, such as talcum, slippery elm bark, and marshmallow root. |
| Common herbal treatments for Inflammation
Anti-inflammatory herbs can be grouped according to the specific organs and tissues they treat most effectively. Following are some common classifications.
• Intestinal Inflammation: Choose from beet root, bromelain, scute root, coptis rhizome, boswellia gum, licorice root, dandelion root, phellodendron bark, sarsa-parilla root, triphala, and turmeric root. To coat and soothe irritation, use slippery elm bark. To flush out inflammation, use rhubarb root for 1 or 2 days. |
| Recommended herbal treatments for hair loss:
• I use a base formula of eclipta, shou wu root, raw rehmannia, cooked rehmannia, salvia root, schisandra fruit, dang gui root, mu gua fruit (Chaenomelis lagenaria), chiang huo rhizome (Notopterygium species), and dang shen root (Codonopsis pi-losula), to nourish the hair roots. The dose is 2 grams of concentrated granules twice per day.
• If the patient is hypothyroid or has a tendency toward coldness (Yang deficiency), I add deer antler to the base formula. |
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 Eliminating toxins: Persistent acne may require herbal treatments to assist the body in eliminating toxins by using blood-purifying and gastrointestinal tract stimulants. Try drinking a cup of tea containing nettles, dandelion root and herb, rosehip, frangula bark, senna leaf, and anise fruit twice daily to assist the body in blood purification. Mix equal ratios of the dry plants and fill a tea ball with the mixture. Let the plants steep in hot water for five minutes before drinking. |
| NATUROPATHY
There is barely any research into herbal treatments for vitiligo. This is due to the unknown causes of the disease and its strong hereditary component. However, some general suggestions follow.
Diet: In most traditional medicines, as in herbal medicine, the gut is the root of most skin disorders. Basic nutritional guidelines should be followed. Choose a hypoallergenic diet that eliminates peanuts, dairy, wheat, citrus fruits and juices, eggs, and corn. Reintroduce these foods to your diet one by one every week and note any changes in your skin. |
Anne Harrington
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 These years saw an exponential growth of interest in meditation, acupuncture (recently introduced from China as one legacy of then-President Nixon's diplomatic efforts), jogging, herbal treatments, biofeedback, and more. Such treatments were widely seen as gentle, effective therapies, but also as sources of patient empowerment that could ultimately have a transforming effect on the doctor-patient relationship and hence on medicine as a whole. |
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| Below are some suggested herbal treatments for each type of condition. If hiccups are one symptom of an underlying condition, consult a doctor of Chinese medicine about formulas that can help treat the primary illness.
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Herbs: For each formula, mix the herbs in a ceramic or glass pot. Add 3 cups of water, bring the mixture to the boil, and let it simmer for 30 minutes. The herbs listed are available from Chinese herbalists or online. |
Gerald E. Markle and Frances B. McCrea
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 As a result, they are more likely to conduct research on chemotherapy rather than on herbal treatments for cancer. It follows inevitably that the body of published research, even with its sample biases, will defend the status quo.
PLAN OF THE BOOK
It goes without saying that medicine and the medical model, at the very heart of American culture, will not disappear. But the very act of so imagining allows us to evaluate its role: for the good—and also for the harm—it does in contemporary society.
Our plan is straightforward. |
Roberta Bivins
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 Symptoms include heavy mucoid secretion and discharges, oozing skin—typical western diagnosis might include herpes zoster, other viral infections
Therapies herbal treatments, as their effects are produced through digestion (and thus move from interior to exterior)
Characteristic illness
Pernicious influence masculine, heavens light, hot, dry the upper parts and back, the outer parts (e.g. |
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| It is difficult to get the recommended daily amount of zinc (60 mg) from diet alone, but make a point of taking more zinc from your food while trying other herbal treatments for tinnitus. You can also take a 60-120 mg zinc supplement a day.
Supplements: Magnesium deficiency may cause tinnitus, and magnesium supplements (1,000 mg a day) may relieve tinnitus associated with Meniere's disease and protect the ears from damage. A manganese deficiency may be the cause of some cases of Meniere's disease, so if you have been diagnosed with this condition take 5 mg of manganese a day. |
David Winston, RH(AHG), and Steven Maimes
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 Modern herbalists in the United States, Great Britain, and Australia have begun to carefully chronicle their clinical experience and conduct small-scale clinical studies of herbal treatments.
TRADITIONAL HERBAL MEDICINE
Traditional systems of medicine such as ayurveda from India, traditional Chinese medicine, Tibetan medicine, Greco-Arabic medicine (Unani-Tibb), Eclectic medicine, and kampo from Japan have a long and impressive history of effectiveness. |
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| Tarragon has also been used traditionally in herbal treatments for diabetes. When diabetic mice received tarragon as part of their diet for nine days, the animals' desire to overeat and excessive thirst was significantly reduced, plus their loss of needed body weight was lessened— all of which happened without any significant alterations in plasma glucose or insulin concentrations, suggesting that tarragon's beneficial actions occur independently of any improvement in blood sugar control. |
Jonathan V. Wright, M.D. and Alan R. Gaby, M.D.
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 When these herbal treatments are insufficient, supplementing with bile salts is often helpful.
Only a small proportion of the bile salts secreted by the liver leave the body via the stool; the vast majority return to the liver to be re-used. Consequently, continuous supplementation with bile salts could lead to an excessive accumulation, resulting in diarrhea or green stools. Bile-salt supplements should therefore be used intermittently and only with professional supervision.
Allergic Malabsorption
We all know that certain foods do not "agree" with certain people. |
Amarjit S. Basra
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 Four centuries ago Culpepper listed more than 40 different herbal treatments.1 Other subsequent herbal textbooks offer similar numbers of usually differing treatment
383 options. Treatment is often advised with plants which are mild diuretics (remove excess water) with the theory that the toxic substance (uric acid) will also be removed through the kidneys.2 It is, however, well known that, with orthodox diuretic therapy and removal of fluid, there is in fact an increase in the level of uric acid and an increase in frequency of attacks of gout. |
Michael Friedman, ND
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 Selected Clinical Studies and Literature Reviews
For a full discussion of successful Chinese herbal treatments for thyroid disease, see Subhuti Dhar-mananda, "Treatments for Thyroid Disease with Chinese Herbal Medicine," in Selected Clinical Studies and Literature Reviews, pp. 317.
Hypothyroidism
Clinically serious low thyroid function will exhibit oral temperature as low as 93°F on rising from sleep, with symptoms of sluggishness and mild depression. |
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. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Many of the techniques mentioned baths, and herbal treatments, treat si employ the ones you like best on a re
Bach Flower Remedies
Consult the chart on pages 648-650 edy that's right for you, place 10 dropsl the many oils that have relaxing properties. to a hot bath, or if you suffer from chronic to release the scent throughout a room for you don't leave the flame unattended), a crisis, use frankincense to encourage ial directly under your nose and inhale. that yoga eases their pain. Yoga releases emo-msion that often deposits itself in the back; it es all-over flexibility. |
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. |
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| Anti-inflammatory herbs: See Arthritis (p. 598) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (p. 696) for details about anti-inflammatory herbs such as turmeric, ginger, green tea, and Indian frankincense. These herbs act on some of the same physiological systems as pharmaceutical medications, though they may not act as quickly.
Willow: This plant contains mildly anti-inflammatory salicylate compounds. There are many species of willow that have medicinal effects, with specific varieties anc concentrations of the active medicinal compounds. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 The herbal treatments described above are also excellent for relieving pain and stinging.
[_| Strictly avoid any further sun exposure until the burn is completely healed.
Q When it comes to sunburn, prevention is better than cure. While most sunburns are minor burns that heal on their own, a history of sunburn is strongly linked to the development of skin cancer. Take precautions to prevent yourself from getting sunburned:
• Avoid spending time outdoors between the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. |
Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D.
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 There's little evidence that herbal treatments have much effect on menopausal sleep problems, which many women find extremely disturbing.
If it weren't for the WHI, doctors would still be prescribing Prempro (a combination of Premarin and Provera) to virtually every menopausal woman who would take it. And they would still be encouraging women to keep taking it long after menopausal symp-
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Hormone replacement therapy reduces hot flashes significantly for most women. |
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| Tea tree oil: Apply a thin layer of tea tree ointment or salve that contains 5-10% tea tree oil to the sting for the first day or two. Tea tree can be strong, especially on open skin, and after one or two days the body is generally able to fight off any lingering bacteria on its own. Dermatitis is the only significant side effect associated with the prolonged and repeated topical use of tea tree oil. |
John A. McDougall
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 Other herbal treatments, such as the Chinese Jianpi
Wenshen recipe and the Japanese herbal medicine Sho-saiko-to, have reportedly been effective in the treatment of infectious hepatitis.
The most commonly used herb for liver disease, including mushroom poisoning, alcoholic liver disease, and viral hepatitis, is milk thistle. It appears to protect the liver cells against a variety of toxins, as well as help detoxify the liver and promote regeneration of liver cells. |
Ray Strand, M.D.
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 Many people take a hunt-and-peck approach to herbal treatments. If you are taking herbs or are seriously considering them, make your decision carefully and seriously. Know what you are dealing with. Please refer to the resource section at the end of the book, where I list several books on herbs that may prove to be helpful. Above all, know that when you choose to start taking an herb or group of herbs, you are actually using drugs. Respect this truth and have the courage to inform your doctor of everything you are taking. |
Tanya Harter Pierce
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 Nevertheless, herbal treatments are documented as the oldest type of treatment for cancer and have been used with success for thousands of years by indigenous people all around the world.
In recent years, modern science has proven that many herbs do, in fact, have cancer-fighting properties. They have been shown to support the body's immune system, improve blood circulation, strengthen the functioning of major organs, and enhance the efficient elimination of toxins, among other things. They can act very much like a potent drug, as well. |
| In today's modern world, there are still people getting well from cancer using these herbal treatments. Finding herbal sources today that use good quality herbs and prepare the herbs optimally is the biggest concern. Since it is difficult to be sure of the efficacy of any particular version of Essiac, it might be best to use it in conjunction with another recovery approach with which Essiac tea is compatible. The only approach I know of that is definitely not compatible with Essiac, is Proto-cel. But for all other alternative cancer approaches, Essiac tea can be of great supportive value. |
Mark Blumenthal
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Berlin: Springer-Verlag; 1993;81. de Weerdt C, Bootsma H, Hendricks H. |
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