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Herbal Drugs and Phytopharmaceuticals: A Handbook for Practice on a Scientific Basis Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier See book keywords and concepts

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Herbal Defense Robyn Landis See book keywords and concepts

Recently, citrus foods have been discovered also to contain a compound called limonene, which is not a nutrient like a vitamin or mineral and does not provide fuel. It does, however, appear to boost cancerfighting ability by increasing proliferation of certain enzymes and enhancing killer cell activity. Limonene may be medicinal. Dr. Andrew Weil offers some other good terms: natural therapeutic agents and natural preventive agents.

Citrus—Limonene: A substance that increases production of cancer-cell-breakdown-and-disposal enzymes thought to break down carcinogens and stimulate cancer-killing immune cells. The vitamin C and soluble fiber are good for you, too. Glucarase inactivates carcinogens and eliminates them.5 Lycopene, mentioned earlier, is also found in red grapefruit. Orange Vegetables and Fruits—Squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, mangoes, pumpkins, and cantaloupes get their color from carotenes, the antioxidant chemicals found in these foods.

Alpha-carotene increases vitamin A activity, slows lung-cancer cell growth in mice, and boosts general immunity. Beta-carotene is an antioxidant that has been linked to decreased risk of many types of cancer as well as generally improved immunity. (Other carotenes in other foods that may be equally or even more valuable: lycopene, lutein, zeaxanthin, and cryptoxanthin.) Crucifers—Indoles in crucifers (broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, and other cruciferous vegetables) affect estrogen metabolism by increasing enzymes that weaken cancer-promoting estrogens.

Ann McComb's Center for Optimal Health in Bellevue, Washington, echinacea (along with vitamin C, and goldenseal if bacterial infection is involved) is a standard protocol for all upper-respiratory conditions. Few antibiotics or antihistamines are ever prescribed. Echinacea's popularity has its good and bad points. It's an effective remedy with a range of documented immunostimulant effects, so if you're going to focus on a single herb, this certainly isn't a bad choice. People trying herbs for the first time are likely to have a good experience with echinacea.

Also use vitamin C, and a tonic of yerba santa or coltsfoot tea daily. Another thing you might try with a child whose ear infections are chronic is chiropractic or osteopathic cranial manipulation. (See "Resources," page 511, for referral organizations.) In his book Spontaneous Healing, Andrew Weil discusses a well-known osteopath, Dr. Robert Ful-ford, who was Weil's mentor in many aspects of natural healing. Dr. Ful-ford cured hundreds of children from chronic cycles of ear infections by restoring normal breathing patterns.

Cayenne pepper also contains cartenoids, flavonoids, and vitamin C, and is antiseptic. You can take it in capsule form, which means you won't have to taste it and thus are more likely to be able to get enough in your body to treat the viral infection. Root vegetables include beets, carrots, and radishes. They can be juiced or eaten raw or cooked; generally, the less cooking, the better. Root vegetables have an affinity for the liver and are especially detoxifying. (They are discussed more fully in Chapter 14, "Herbal Renewal: Cleanse, Detox, Rebuild," pages 325-340.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

Testing for elevated levels of homocysteine in the blood is an effective way to evaluate methylation efficiency, as well as to determine the need for folic acid and/or vitamin B12 supplementation. Methotrexate, a standard chemotherapuetic agent used to treat various cancers, interferes with the activation of folate, therefore disrupting DNA replication for cancer and other cells. While it is generally accepted that folate supplementation must be avoided while a patient is on this drug, 1 mg of folate can reduce the side effects of methotrexate without interfering with its therapeutic effect.

Szent-Gyorgyi himself called bioflavonoids "vitamin P" and suggested they were crucial for the integrity of the small blood vessels and as treatment for the skin disease purpura. Scientists refused to acknowledge the value of flavonoids, however, and they have existed in a kind of nutritional limbo ever since. Flavonoids, referred to as "biological response modifiers," possess antiinflammatory, antiallergic, antiviral, and anticarcinogenic properties. The potent antioxidant activity of flavonoids may be their most important healing aspect.

Hormone Deception D. Lindsey Berkson See book keywords and concepts

A daily dose of 500 mg of vitamin C increases the levels of glutathione in the body—a good idea as most forms of food processing (except freezing) destroy glutathione. Avoid excessive use of alcohol and/or acetaminophen (Tylenol), two examples of the many drugs that rinse out the body's store of glutathione. • Include bioflavonoids in your diet to stimulate glutathione-S-trans-ferases (gst), a detoxifying enzyme. Bioflavonoids are found in fruits and vegetables with darker colors (bright yellows to blues and purples) and in certain spices and teas.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

It is an important antioxidant, possibly five times better than glutathione at scavenging free radicals, particularly hydroxal radicals, and better than vitamin E at scavenging lipid peroxidation. Melatonin, due to its lipophilic structure, is readily diffused into all tissues of the body, including intracellular membranes. There it protects against free-radical damage. The melatonin-cancer relationship started with a study published in the early 1980s by the National Institutes of Health.

Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

He may treat it with a vitamin B12 shot or have you take a supplement. In the meantime make sure you eat plenty of foods high in B12/ like fish, low-fat yogurt and cottage cheese. Make sure it makes its move. Geographic tongue may cause a burning sensation in your mouth. If necessary, talk to your doctor for possible treatments. Other than that, geographic tongue is of no real concern, Dr. Abbey says, "although you and your dentist should watch to make sure it doesn't turn into something else." Diet drinks do it.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

Sunlight is a source of vitamin D, which may be the reason for its protective effects. Lack of Exercise Physical activity can reduce breast cancer risk, as demonstrated by many recent studies that concluded that 36 percent of breast cancer cases could be prevented by increasing physical activity.41,42 Fibrocystic Breast Disease The pooled estimate from all studies to date shows that the ratio for the association between atypical hyperplasia and breast cancer is 3:67.

Herbs Against Cancer: History and Controversy Ralph W. Moss PhD See book keywords and concepts

When it is combined with vitamin C, it enters cancer cells, alters their acidity, and destroys the tumor. Dr. Hoffman's audio tape bears the message, "There is hope! You don't have to die!" (An unacknowledged takeoff of the title of Harry Hoxsey's autobiography.) On the tape, Hoffman says that he stumbled upon the cancer treatment while doing research in Baltimore on AIDS patients. He claims that although T-UP can be taken orally, it is more effective if injected.

They also received 1,000 mg of vitamin C. During two series of injections their general condition improved. The stage I and II operated patients had no recurrences for at least 1.5 years. The advanced stage patients remained stable for some time (93). In another study, nine men with lung cancer (seven with small cell and two with non-small cell lung cancer) who were previously untreated, were given Ukrain. Scientists were interested in looking at their immunological response, which was indeed improved with the treatment. Some of these patients were subsequently given chemotherapy.

She died eleven days later and the cause of death was listed as "respiratory distress syndrome due to vitamin [sic] therapy" (The Holland [Mich.] Sentinel, 4/18/97). Dr. Olah's medical license was suspended. In addition to being tragic for the individuals involved, this case was a fillip for the quackbusters. "This story is typical of a persistent type of cancer quackery involving a willingness to try anything," crowed Dr. Stephen Barrett. It thus damaged the very cause it was trying to promote.

Again, he repeats, "Tomatoes are high in vitamin content. Use fresh ripe tomatoes or the best canned ones, but fresh, vine-ripened ones are better." Eli Jones also extolled the tomato, almost a century before the discovery of lycopenes, phyto-chemicals with antitumor activity. For the first ten days of treatment, Kloss said, "it is advisable to take nothing but unsweetened fruit juices, preferably orange, grapefruit, pineapple, lemon or grape. Do not mix the juices, but take different ones at different times.

These are contained in a base of olive oil, beeswax, pine tar, and vitamin E oil. Although none of these herbs is poisonous enough to rate an AHPA class 3 rating, some are rated as 2a, 2b or 2d. 2a indicates that the plant is for external use only (which would be the case here), 2b that it is not to be used during pregnancy, and 2d that there are other specific use indications, such as in the case of myrrh, a contraindication in the case of excessive uterine bleeding. All in all, if these are the true ingredients, this formula would seem reasonably safe for external use.

For example, two scientists at the University of Western Ontario are studying lapachol as a vitamin Kl antagonist. They were inspired to do so by pau d'arco's reputation as a folk treatment (108). In Brazil, the most prominent pau d'arco researcher has been Dr. Oswaldo Goncalves De Lima at the Recife Institute of Antibiotics in Pernambuco (which is now a WHO research center for indigenous plants). His work has shown that lapachol has activity against herpes, polio, influenza and other viruses in the laboratory.

Symptoms: Their Causes & Cures : How to Understand and Treat 265 Health Concerns the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

Simons says. vitamin B12 supplements may help your blood if you're elderly. "Anemia caused by iron or B12 deficiency may be a sign of a more serious problem, like internal bleeding, an ulcer or cancer. Be sure to ask your doctor if these supplements are appropriate for you," she says. Move your body. Exercise makes you feel better physically and emotionally, Dr. Kersting says, so start a workout program. Select an activity you like to do so you'll stay with it. "If you don't like bicycling, don't buy a stationary bicycle," says Dr. Kersting. Take your temperature.

And flushing is a common reaction to safe but high doses of the B vitamin niacin, taken in the form of nicotinic acid. VVhether you're prone to a rose-petal blush or to flushing that looks more like a ripe tomato, here's help. Watch what you eat and drink. Alcohol, strong spices and MSG are the prime dietary causes of flushing, says Robert Wesselhoeft III, M.D., director of family medicine at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. Skip cocktails, weed the curry and ginger out of your spice cabinet and read labels to detect MSG in prepared foods, he suggests. Evaluate your estrogen.

If you need more, a physician can recommend a good vitamin supplement program to meet your needs. Fight infection with antibiotics. If your wound is producing pus, it's probably infected and you'll require oral antibiotics, says Dr. Rabkin. You can also apply a topical antibiotic ointment like Neosporin, Polysporin or Bacitracin (available at pharmacies). They'll help the infection a little, but the big thing they do is hold in moisture and prevent additional bacteria from getting in the wound. Double-check your Rx. Many medications can slow down your immune system's effectiveness, says Dr.

Before taking vitamin C therapy, however, get your doctor's approval. Bed-Wetting when to see your doctor • Bed-wetting persists almost nightly after the age of seven. • Urination is painful. • Bed-wetting is accompanied by loud snoring. What Your Symptom Is Telling You It's not the kids' fault, plain and simple. They're not doing it to make Mom wash the sheets every day. And they're certainly not doing it to embarrass their parents—the kids are humiliated enough and don't have a desire to spread the shame. Almost every child wets the bed. Most kids simply grow out of it, says Neil B.

Food Revolution: How your diet can help save your life and our world John Robbins See book keywords and concepts

For example, here's what the Dairy Bureau tells us about the nutritional comparison between cow's milk and soy milk: "Unfortified soy beverages contain only half of the phosphorus, 40 percent of the riboflavin, 10 percent of the vitamin A, (and) 3 percent of the calcium . . . found in a serving of cow's milk."" Let's look at this carefully for a moment. Only half the phosphorus? Brenda Davis is a registered dietitian and Chair of the American Dietetic Association's Vegetarian Practice Group. She is not impressed by the dairy industry claims.

Herbal Medicine, Healing and Cancer: A Comprehensive Program for Prevention and Treatment Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine See book keywords and concepts

OPCs have been defined as the natural stable form of the vitamin P substance found in numerous vegetables. PCOs (proanthocyanidin oligomers) are very similar to OPCs, but OPCs are the patented product with which most of the research and documented studies have been done.98 Quercetin Terrence Leighton, chairman of microbiology and immunology at the University of Berkeley, believes that quercetin, a flavone found in onions, broccoli, eucalyptus, and blue-green algae, is one of the most powerful anticancer agents present in nature.

The Encyclopedia of Edible Plants of North America Francois Couplan, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

They contain mucilage, tannin, vitamin C, minerals, a glucoside (aucubine) and other substances. The plant is astringent, demulcent, emollient, expectorant, depurative and hemostatic. Plantago major It is used externally as an eyewash and as a vulnerary. It quickly soothes the pain of insect bites and stings (including those of wasps), as well as nettle stings. Common plantain has been used medicinally since Antiquity. The young flowering spikes, when still tender, can be eaten raw or cooked. They are delicious simply sauteed in butter. P maritima (including subsp.

The Healing Power of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants Michael T. Murray, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Their effects include an ability to increase intracellular vitamin C levels, decrease capillary permeability and fragility, scavenge oxidants and free radicals, and inhibit destruction of collagen.12 Collagen, the most abundant protein of the body, is responsible for maintaining the integrity of "ground substance" as well as the integrity of tendons, ligaments, and cartilage. Collagen also is the support structure of the dermis and blood vessels.

The Complete Encyclopedia of Natural Healing: A Comprehensive A-Z Listing of Common and Chronic Illnesses and Their Proven Natural Treatments Gary Null, Ph.D. See book keywords and concepts

High doses of intravenous vitamin C and other antioxidants can protect the liver and improve metabolism. •Lecithin...Lecithin improves functioning of the brain and liver, two organs that alcohol users need to repair. •Herbs...In addition to nutrient supplements, herbs are valuable to the recovering alcoholic. Milk thistle, in particular, is important because it aids in repairing and rejuvenating the liver. The active ingredient in milk thistle is sily-marin, shown in a recent double-blind study to have a liver-protective effect for those with cirrhosis.

See also: Allergies, Acupuncture, Chiropractic, Oxygen Therapies, Reconstructive Therapy, vitamin Drips. Autism Autistic children are extremely withdrawn and tend to live in their own fantasy worlds. They are often unable to express themselves verbally, and do not make eye contact. According to studies performed by the Autism Research Institute in San Diego, autistic children tend to have weak immune systems, which causes decreased resistance to infections, particularly upper respiratory and ear infections, as well as autoimmune problems.

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