Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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 It is used to remedy bloating, diarrhea, edema, excessive perspiration, exhaustion, fever, indigestion, night blindness, poor appetite, side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, and vomiting. Atracylodes helps regulate spleen function, thus improving the digestive system's ability to transport nutrients. It also helps strengthen the muscles of the legs. It is considered a supreme energy tonic.
A related species (Atractylodes lancea, known as black or lance-leaved atractylodes) helps dry digestive dampness.
Edible Uses
The rhizome is edible; it is most often added to immune-building soups. |
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| Oscillococcinum is another great homeopathic remedy for flu, which is also available at health-food stores and pharmacies or by calling 800-672-4556 or visiting www.oscillo.com. It can be taken at the first sign of flu.
Turkey May Prevent Colds
Turkey is a good source of glutamine, an amino acid used by cells to protect against infection. And, like other protein sources, it boosts immunity. Eat turkey often during cold season to keep protective cells functioning at their peak.
Elizabeth Ward, MS, RD, nutrition consultant, Boston. |
Andreas Moritz
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 If your body produces lasting pain for no apparent reason (not caused by an injury), before drawing any other conclusions, you should interpret this as the body's cry for water and its attempt to remedy an unbalanced condition. Prescription pain medication suppresses the body's primary signal of dehydration. Pain killers "short-circuit" the body's emergency routes for water supply; they also sabotage proper waste elimination and sow the seeds of chronic illness.
There is enough documentation to show that pain medications may have fatal side effects. |
Dr Ron Roberts
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 Because asthma is caused by many factors there is no single remedy for it. The most effective treatments will be different for everybody. Do not dismiss an idea in the following chapters because you do not think it will work for you. Keep an open mind.
Note: We have chosen to include in this book descriptions of some treatments that appear to have limited effects when treating asthma. They are here because alternative practitioners may recommend them to their asthmatic patients, and thus asthmatics may wish to find out more about them. |
| Dr Schachter made it clear in his results that Vitamin C was by no means the most effective agent that could be used for reducing bronchospasm, but it is a beneficial natural remedy with limited and minor side-effects.
Scientific studies may provide evidence in favour of Vitamin C, but there is also a huge weight of anecdotal evidence from the public. Many people take Vitamin C supplements and say how the number of colds and bouts of flu they catch have lessened since taking Vitamin C. |
| The herb was known elsewhere in the world: the American Indians used liquorice as tea, as a cough remedy and as a soothing elixir for the throat. It is used today for all kinds of chest complaints, including asthma, and it is also has anti-inflammatory properties, which makes it especially beneficial for asthmatics.
A most beneficial healing herb when used in moderation, liquorice can be harmful if used in large amounts and should not be taken by people with high blood pressure problems or those using digitoxin-based drugs. |
| EUCALYPTUS
Eucalyptus is often used in herbal preparations for the treatment of asthma, but as the essential oil is the part used in the remedy, we have covered it under Aromatherapy, pages 141-6.
ALOE VERA
Known since the days of ancient civilisation as 'the first aid plant' because of its miraculous healing properties, aloe vera is used worldwide. Known primarily for its power to aid healing of wounds and burns it is also used as a skin cleanser, antiseptic, moisturiser, nutrient and antioxidant. It promotes cell growth, which is why it speeds up healing. |
| Which remedy is selected depends on the particular condition, for instance whether it is bronchial asthma, nervous asthma, if it is accompanied by fever, is worse in the evening or in an overheated room.
The relevant symptoms are best assessed by an experienced practitioner. It is advisable, therefore, that you consult a naturopath or homeopath for a proper diagnosis. Tissue salts at low potencies are available from reputable health food stores but higher potencies can be obtained from practitioners. |
Roberta Bivins
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 He was unimpressed:
Bushofius a Minister of the Gospel at Batavia in the Indies, went too far, when he recommended the Moxa to his Countrymen in Europe, as an infallible remedy for gout. I have reason to apprehend that many a patient in Germany found himself disappointed in his expectation ...35
This was a clear criticism of laymen who transgressed the increasingly well-defined boundaries of medicine. |
| Urgency and, as Temple put it, 'obstinacy' and 'sullenness' with Europe's elite scholastic medicine drove him, albeit unwillingly, to try a new remedy which had come his way. T never thought it would have befallen me to be the first that should try a new experiment... being little inclined to practise upon others, and as little that others should practise upon me.'15 And experiment he did—but his 'sullenness' extended even to the most unusual wares of the European medical marketplace. |
| But if an external and local remedy like moxabustion could effectively cure so complex a disease, then surgeons—who, after all, specialized in external and local treatments?could rightly claim a commercial and intellectual stake in one of the most important and paradigmatic diseases of their day. Neither group had much success in creating an effective or accepted therapy. However, their attention and efforts may have had an effect on patient attitudes towards the disease and its cure, by rendering more visible the degree of medical uncertainty and debate that surrounded gout. |
| But many doctors and Chirurgeons are like to condemn this remedy as new and unknown, and so render it suspected among their patients?' Busschof's alter ego called upon the value of experienced relief to disarm this straw-man: 'The effect will soon silence you, and convince you of envy and ignorance [on the part of the protesting medical men].'
Busschof accompanied his sharp critique of western medicine's 'arrogance' and resistance to change with some censure of medicine in Asia. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| The gel is sometimes applied to the nails as a remedy for nail biting; its bitter taste helps break the habit.
Constituents
Aloins, anthraquinones, polysaccharides, salicylic acids, calcium oxalate, glucose
Energetic Correspondences
• Flavor: bitter
• Temperature: cool
• Moisture: moist
• Polarity: yin
• Planet: Moon/Mars/Pluto
• Element: water
Contraindications
Avoid internal use during pregnancy. Also avoid internal use while nursing except under the guidance of a qualified health-care practitioner, as it may have an overly laxative effect on the infant. |
Roberta Bivins
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| HINDOO TOBACCO HABIT CURE
The Oldest arid Most Reliable remedy on the market for Destroying the Appetite for Tobacco IN ALL ITS FORMS.
CHEWING, SMOKING m> CIGARETTE HABIT CURED IN TWO DAYS.
PHYSICIANS TELL KOI
CIGARETTE SMOKER
THERE IS NO CURE FOR THE That the entire system is so impregnated with the opium and poisons inhaled from the cigarette, and has such a firm hold on the victim that his case is hopeless. We have a positive cure in our HIItTIDOO IRIEI^imiDTr.
A FEW DOSES DESTROYS THE APPETITE.
In two days we drive the Poison entirely out of the system. |
J. Douglas Bremner
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 Ginger {Zingiber officinale), a natural remedy obtained from the root of the ginger flower that is used in Ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of inflammation and rheumatism, is thought to have anti-inflammatory properties. There is no evidence that the ginger contained in supplements is superior to fresh ginger from the grocery store or ginger tea. Ginger has no side effects, so if you want to use it there are no reasons not to. |
Brigitte Mars, A.H.G.
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| It was an important ingredient in composition powder, a cure-all remedy popularized in the early nineteenth century by North American herbalist Samuel Thompson. Today, bay-berry is used in treatments for colds, colic, colitis, diarrhea, dysentery, epilepsy, fever, flu, irritable bowel syndrome, leukorrhea, menorrhagia, sore throat, tonsillitis, and varicose veins. |
Lester A. Mitscher and Victoria Toews
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 Eisai went so far as to claim that tea was a remedy for almost all health problems.
Eisai's confidence in the healing properties of tea was soon put to the test. A government official who was in danger of dying from the ill effects of gluttony asked Eisai to pray for his recovery. Rather than trusting this man's fate solely to the power of prayer, Eisai directed the official to drink tea that Eisai himself had cultivated and prepared. After the official recovered, Eisai gave him a copy of his book, and the official became a strong tea supporter. |
David W. Grotto, RD, LDN
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 Home Remedies
Ginger has been used as a home remedy through many generations for treating a variety of conditions. It has been taken internally for loss of appetite, stomach upset, diarrhea, stomachache, colic, dyspepsia, flatulence, post-surgical pain, motion and morning sickness, general and chemotherapy-induced nausea, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, migraine headache, upper respiratory tract infections, cough, and bronchitis. Topically, it has been used for treating thermal burns and as an analgesic.
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| The age-old remedy of mixing one egg, a teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, a dash of vinegar, a dash of Tabasco sauce, and a little salt and pepper reportedly has helped many in getting over a hangover. Be aware that from a food-safety standpoint, eating raw eggs is not a good idea!
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CATARACTS AND MACULAR DEGENERATION: According to one study, people who ate foods high in lutein and zeaxanthin, such as eggs, had a twenty percent reduction in developing cataracts and a forty percent reduction in developing macular degeneration. |
| Cabbage juice is often sold in health food stores as a popular home remedy for ulcers.
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CANCERS: Foods found in the crucifer family are rich in phytochemi-cals called glucosinolates, which may protect against cancer. Cabbage, especially raw sauerkraut (cooking cabbage appears to reduce these helpful plant chemicals), is rich in the anti-cancer compounds indole-3-carbinole (I3C), isothiocyanates (a type of beneficial compound found in Brassica vegetables), and sulforaphane. |
| Home Remedies
Beans have long been a remedy for constipation as they are rich in fiber that promotes laxation.
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LONGEVITY: A study showed that those who ate beans regularly, more so than any other food, seemed to live longer across various ethnicities.
OBESITY: According to data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey of 1999-2002, bean-eaters are less obese than people who don't include beans in their daily diet.
HEART HEALTH: Years of large studies offer conclusive data linking bean consumption and heart health. |
| Amazon Indians used guava fruit to remedy sore throats, digestive challenges, and vertigo, and to regulate menstrual periods?
"A SERVING OF FOOD LORE . . ." AND "WHERE IS IT GROWN?" Did you ever wonder where coffee beans originated? You might be surprised to learn that South America, where most coffee beans come from now, was not the original place of origin. This section answers such questions as "How did the kiwi make its way from the Yangtze River Valley of northern China to New Zealand and the United States?" "What stops did it make along the way?" "Who are the major suppliers today? |
| Warm elderberry wine is a remedy for sore throat and influenza, and induces perspiration to reverse the effects of a chill. The juice from the berries is an old-fashioned cure for colds, and is also said to relieve asthma and bronchitis. Infusions of the fruit are beneficial for nerve disorders and back pain, and have been used to reduce inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder.
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INFLUENZA: Several studies have shown the effectiveness of elderberry in killing influenza strains A and B. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 After trying every known remedy to no avail, the undaunted doctor decided to stimulate the vagus nerve by inserting his finger in the man's anus.This digital rectal massage, as it's medically known, worked. Fesmire is now promoting something more appealing—orgasms. They're tremendous stimulators of the vagus nerve, he explained.
If you're with someone who starts hiccupping uncontrollably, you may find it funny at first, then annoying—especially if your companion has been drinking a lot. Hiccups are, in fact, a common, telltale sign of excessive drinking. |
Wendy Bazilian, DRPH, MA, RD, Steven Pratt, MD, Kathy Matthews
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 There's no magic pill or remedy. But it's amazing how fast you feel the benefits, rewards, and peace of mind from this diet. I'm doing it one day at a time and I'm not letting anything or anyone distract me. I'm doing it for me." —Lynn M., wife and stay-at-home mom
SuperFoodsRx Down
Focusing on eating the SuperFoods is going to be your expressway to effective long-term weight loss. But if you want to get in the fast lane, make your kitchen work for you. |
Velma J. Keith and Monteen Gordon
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| These, when combined have a synergistic effect and become a potent remedy for ailments. Chinese Herbal and Flower Oils-
The Chinese are some of the greatest herbalists. They have been using herbs and handing down their remedies from generation to generation. Some of these exclusive oil formulas are now available in the U.S. The Chinese believe when one uses the oils either externally or internally they generate an energy that helps the body in healing and relieving pain. One of the main uses for oils has been for headaches, even migraines. |
| In fact, we have found that onion juice has been the fastest, most effective remedy to stop pain and fight infection.
—2 drops garlic oil, 2 drops lobelia extract. Warm garlic oil in a teaspoon, do not let get too hot. Put warm (body temperature) in ear. Follow the same procedure in heating lobelia and put it in the ear, and place a piece of cotton in the ear.
—Infection Fighting Combination #7 (Extract) can be used as ear drops.
—Ice packs or alternating hot and cold packs help pain. Most people apply heat to earache. |
Roberta Bivins
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| Although a fixture of orthodox medicine in Asia, her technique—subsequently called moxabustion in the West—clearly sounded harsh to European ears: 'to tell you the truth, it was done by a way of Burning: which means being by me rejected out of an apprehension I had of the pain that must needs to accompany such a remedy.... I could not then resolve upon it'. Horrified, Busschof sent the healer away; her treatment might be good enough for native slaves, who were anyway hardened to it, but it was unsuitable for more civilized and sensitive European bodies. |
Peter h. Fraser and Harry Massey
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 Peter began treating Harry by giving him a remedy he made for the Flaviviridae virus, which Peter believed was largely responsible for CFS. The remedies he was using at that time were meridian complexes, that is, they were modeled after Peter's earlier work exploring the meridians, although his spiderweb diagram had revealed that the group of twelve compartments had a specific sequence that deviated from the order specified in traditional Chinese medicine. The liquid remedies were taken, as the new Infoceuticals are now, as drops in a small glass of water. |
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| If you don't notice a clear change in symptoms after two to three weeks of trying a new remedy, ask your doctor about trying something else.
What men can do: Buy a dual-control electric blanket so that both of you will be comfortable. Make her a cup of herbal tea. Join her in eating flaxseed—it's good for your colon and prostate, too.
INSOMNIA
During menopause, elevated levels of the stress hormone Cortisol make it difficult to fall asleep and can trigger intermittent awakening throughout the night. Natural sleep aids...
•Wild yam cream. |
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