Dr. Timothy Scott
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 In reality, half of the men who thought they were getting only tonic water actually got alcohol, and half of those who thought they were getting vodka and tonic water actually got just tonic water. The other half of the men were not deceived, being honestly told if they were getting vodka and tonic water or just tonic water.
When the results of the experiment were in, the researchers found that what each man drank was immaterial. The only factor which mattered was what he thought he was drinking. |
Dr. Sharon Moalem
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 The tonic tasted awful, though, so legend has it that British soldiers mixed their gin rations with their tonic treatments and presto, a classic was born. tonic water still contains quinine today, but unfortunately, if you're going to travel somewhere that malaria is prevalent, you still need a prescription for your antimalarial drug; just about every strain of malaria has become somewhat resistant to quinine. Good thing we have those helpful fava beans.
Eat your vegetables. Your vegetables can kill you.
Mother Nature is sending mixed messages again. |
| George Cleghorn, a Scottish army surgeon, is one of those credited with discovering the antimalarial properties of cinchona bark early in the nineteenth century, but it still took another century before French chemists isolated the specific beneficial compound—quinine—and made a medicinal tonic from it. The tonic tasted awful, though, so legend has it that British soldiers mixed their gin rations with their tonic treatments and presto, a classic was born. |
Pam Montgomery
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 A bitter taste is one that many prefer to avoid, and yet its taste indicates that the plant may have some type of tonic action. tonic means that it brings blood to the area and that the cells expand and contract, bringing tone to the tissue. Bitters such as dandelion greens have historically been used to aid in digestion. Plants with a bitter taste are also beneficial to the liver and gallbladder. |
Gary Null and Amy McDonald
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 They need a tonic, something to pick their energy up. One that is used a lot is ginseng tonic pills. It's ginseng with other ingredients that help nourish the brain. A number of good stimulants use ginseng and fo-ti. Fo-ti nourishes the brain and the brain cells and the moisture in the body, and ginseng balances and speeds our metabolism. So we need both, the hot and the cold, the yin and vang.
"People sometimes feel chilled and weak and have sexual weakness, which can lead to depression. They also have frequent urination. They feel weak from the waist down. |
Joan Liebmann-Smith, Ph. D., and Jacqueline Nardi Egan
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 STOP SIGN
Quinine (in the form of tonic water—with or without the gin) has long been used to stop eye twitches. If you don't like the taste, gently pressing the twitching spot may help, at least temporarily. In most cases, the twitching stops after a good night's sleep or when you become less stressed. (Interestingly, tonic water can also help relieve nighttime leg and foot cramps.)
DARTING EYES
If you see someone with shifty eyes, he may be up to no good. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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 Its special chemical makeup was thought to be a tonic for a long and healthy life. In traditional Chinese medicine, reishi is still considered to be among the highest class of tonics.
Now we're finding out that they may have been on to something. One study at Cornell Medical College found that reishi reduced side effects during chemotherapy while improving the quality of life. Its beneficial components—specifically ganodermic acids classified as triterpenoids, plus a number of polysaccharides—seem to benefit everything from blood pressure to liver detoxification to adrenal function. |
Dr. Timothy Scott
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| The other half of the men were not deceived, being honestly told if they were getting vodka and tonic water or just tonic water.
When the results of the experiment were in, the researchers found that what each man drank was immaterial. The only factor which mattered was what he thought he was drinking. Those who thought they were getting alcohol (and did) became aggressive, but so did those who thought they were getting alcohol but consumed only water. On the other hand, for those who thought they were getting tonic water but actually got alcohol, there was no change in their behavior. |
Paula Begoun and Bryan Barron
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 Extra Clean Balancing tonic ($11 for 6.7 ounces) is mostly water and rose extract, and—strangely enough—it also contains menthol, which is irritating for skin, and not balancing or cleansing in any way. How disappointing, because it does contain some good ingredients for skin, too.
© Extra Clean Soothing tonic ($11 for 6.7 ounces) has several skin-helpful ingredients and would have been a slam-dunk recommendation for a toner, but the menthol is irritating for skin, not soothing in the least.
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Mark Sircus
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 General Tonic: Magnesium chloride is a strong tonic boosting all aspects of cell physiology and energy production. Magnesium is essential for life as it participates in over 325 enzyme reactions. Expect more energy, strength and endurance and even increased sexual energy.
Sports: Magnesium is perhaps the single most important mineral to sports nutrition. This is true especially of athletes. During vigorous exercise, we excrete critical minerals through our sweat, the most important being magnesium. |
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Marshall Editions
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 Find a herbal formula that contains two or more of the following ingredients: buchu, a soothing diuretic and antiseptic for the urinary system; cleavers, a traditional urinary tonic; corn silk, which has soothing and diuretic properties; horsetail, an astringent and mild diuretic with tissue-healing properties; marshmallow root, which has soothing, demulcent properties; and usnea, which has soothing and antiseptic properties. A herbalist can also make a formula for you. Follow the instructions on the label. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 Sea cucumber has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years for dealing with joint problems and connective tissues -- it actually is a whole body tonic. It strengthens users in many ways. It is actually 20 percent chondroitin sulfate. However, the chondroitins that are in there are different. The sugars that sit on them sit in different places, so it is a safer alternative.
Then we put the MSM in there because the MSM is a source of sulfur, which is needed in building those glycosaminoglycans, the connective tissues. MSM is also known to be a painkiller. |
Mehmet C. Oz., M.D. and Michael F. Roizen, M.D.
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 But a first option is just drinking a little diet tonic water at dinner. It contains quinine-an ingredient that helps quiet muscle cramps.
CHI-GONG SLEEP AIP
Next time you find yourself squirming like a toddler in church as you're trying to get to sleep, try this relaxation and sleep-promoting move taken from the practices of chi-gong (featured in the next chapter).
ž Rub your hands together to warm them (and gather chi). Place each palm over the respective eye.
ž Press the center bone that sticks out on top of each eye with each index finger. |
Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S.
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| Also a great brain tonic.
7. Sea vegetables: Provide ten times the mineral content of broccoli!
8. Almonds: One of the oldest healing foods in the world, almonds contain complete protein, good fats, and fiber, making them an ideal food for anyone, from children to elderly people.
9. Mung beans: High in protein, very easily digestible, this lesser-known bean is widely used in Asia.
10. Green tea: Contains very powerful antioxidants, shown to enhance your immune system and fight cancer cells, among other things.
CHAPTER 6
Soy Foods
What about Soy? |
Sophie D. Coe and Michael D. Coe
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 According to Hernandez, "taken with cacahuatl [cacao] it gives an agreeable taste, is tonic, warms the stomach, perfumes the breath . . . combats poisons, [and] alleviates intestinal pains and colics." Martinez, on the other hand, denies that the flowers were used to flavor chocolate, despite the name, and assigns that function to the leaves and the pulp of the small fruit. |
Marshall Editions
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| HERBALISM
Burdock root: For general hair health, the daily consumption of burdock tea may serve as a cleansing tonic that improves the body's ability to grow healthy hair. Make a decoction from 2 g of burdock root and 10 cups of hot water. Ingest the tea three or four times daily. Watch for signs of a skin rash, which may develop as a reaction in some rare instances.
Horsetail: This herb (Equisetum arvense or Equisetum telmateia) is mainly used to fight baldness and brittle fingernails, but it may also help to improve the quality of hair. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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 INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Pellitory is used for rheumatic conditions, the external treatment of toothache, as a tonic to aid digestion and as an insecticide.
PRECAUTIONS AND ADVERSE REACTIONS
No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. Signs of irritation are possible in connection with overdoses due to the mucous-membrane-stimulating character of the alkamides.
DOSAGE
Mode of Administration: No precise information is available.
LITERATURE
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Paul D. Blanc, M.D.
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 Chlorine was just the tonic to help chemistry grow up.
Scheele's fellow scientists, especially a new generation of French chemists beginning to question the underlying validity of phlogiston, saw in his observations of dephlogisticated marine acid a critical piece of evidence they needed to prove the theory's central fallacy. A list of the researchers who directly pursued Scheele's initial findings in their own laboratories reads like a who's who of French chemistry of the eighteenth century, including Berthollet, Guyton de Morveau, and Gay-Lussac. |
Joerg Gruenwald, Ph.D.
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| Other Names: Common Alder, Owler, Tag Alder
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS Tannins
Flavonoids: in particular hypericin Steroids: beta-sitosterol Triterpenes
EFFECTS
The decoction is a tonic and has astringent and hemostatic properties.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
Alnus glutinosa is used as a decoction for gargles in the treatment of streptococcal sore throat and pharyngitis, and for intestinal bleeding. Its efficacy has not been proven. |
| Other Names: Star Grass, Colic-root, Starwort, Blazing Star, Ague-root, Aloe-root, Ague Grass, Black-root, Bitter Grass, Crow Corn, Bettie Grass, Devil's Bit, True Unicorn Star-Grass
ACTIONS AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Saponins Volatile oil Resins
Bitter principles Starch
EFFECTS
The active agents increase motility, and act as a tonic. There may be an estrogenic principle but a possible estrogenic effect has not been sufficiently researched.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
No clinical trial reports or documented observations are available.
In the U.S. |
| Other Names: Sweet Flag, Sweet Sedge, Grass Myrtle, Myrtle Flag, Sweet Grass, Sweet Myrtle, Sweet Rush, Sweet Root, Sweet Cane, Gladdon, Myrtle Sedge, Cinnamon Sedge
ACTION AND PHARMACOLOGY
COMPOUNDS
Volatile oil: chief constituents are heavily dependent upon the chemical strain (di-, tri-, tetraploid); beta-asarone (cis-isoasarone), alpha- and gamma-asarone, beta- gurjuns, aco-rone (bitter), ZZ-Deca-4,7-dienal (odor-determining)
EFFECTS
Calamus is an aromatic, bitter stomachic, which stimulates appetite and digestion and is a stomach tonic. |
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