Bradley J. Willcox, M.D., D. Craig Willcox, Ph.D., Makoto Suzuki, M.D.
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 Repeat with 2 tablespoons berry and banana yogurt each and garnish with small mint leaves.
NUTRITION FACTS: 1 SERVING; Caloric Density 0.9; Calories (Kcal) 150; Protein (g) 4; Carbohydrate (g) 30; Total Fat (g) 2; Saturated Fat (g) 0.2; Monounsaturated Fat (g) 0.2; Polyunsaturated Fat (g) 0.6; Dietary Fiber (g) 2.5; Flavonoid and Other Phyto (mg) 2.6; Cholesterol (mg) 0; Sodium (mg) 47; Vitamin A (IU) 225; Vitamin C (mg) 19; Calcium (mg) 295; Iron (mg) 1.2; PERCENTAGE (%) Protein 9.0; Carbohydrate 77.0; Fat 14. |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
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 Hawthorn Berry
Hawthorn berry is another herb that I frequently use in my cardiology practice. Although hawthorn has been used medicinally for centuries, in the last one hundred years it has become increasingly popular as a remedy for various cardiac problems. In fact, European physicians often prescribe hawthorn as a substitute for digitalis, perhaps the most popular medicine in the United States for enhancing the contractility of a weakened heart. However, the herbal properties of hawthorn far exceed this indication.
Hawthorn is a shrub that is often grown as a hedge. |
Eric R. Braverman
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 DAY 3
BREAKFAST
6 oz. oatmeal sprinkled with raisins and caraway seeds. Lemon herbal tea.
LUNCH
6-8 oz. steamed or baked chicken breast cooked with 3 bay leaves. 6 oz. cauliflower, beet, and green bean salad mixed with olive oil. Finish with mango juice.
DINNER 8 oz. lean steak with 4 oz. jasmine rice and 6 oz. mixed grilled vegetable salad sprinkled with dill. Finish with banana puree and a touch of cocoa powder.
HEALTHY 1 whole-grain nutrition bar; y4 cup nuts; veggie SNACKS burger on whole-wheat bun with tomato sauce and oregano; 4 oz. |
Dr. Gary Null
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 Chaste berry. Sold under the trade name, Vitex, chaste berry is commonly referred to as the menopausal herb because it alleviates many symptoms, including hot flashes, vaginal dryness, and mood swings. It works by raising the progesterone level.
Ginkgo biloba. Studies demonstrate ginkgo's effectiveness in leveling mood swings.
Ginseng normalizes brain hormones. It balances body temperature and is effective in preventing hot flashes.
Wild yam contains beneficial progesterone, the precursor of estrogen. This gives a woman the building blocks needed to create more hormones. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Historical or Traditional Use
In the early part of this century, saw palmetto berry tea was commonly recommended for benign enlargement of the prostate. It was also used to treat chronic urinary tract infections. Some believed that the berry increased sperm production and sex drive in men.
Active Constituents
The liposterolic (fat-soluble) extract of saw palmetto provides fatty acids, sterols, and esters. The extract is thought to reduce the amount of dihydrotesterone (an active form of testosterone) locally in the prostate. |
Brian O'Leary
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 Theologian-ecologist Thomas berry has pointed out that while we have moral teachings for homicide and suicide, they are lacking for biocide and geocide. Mary Evelyn Tucker and John A Grim, editors of the anthology Worldviews and Ecology, have put the situation this way: "Our ethics have remained largely anthropocentric (the belief that only humans count) and indifferent to the fate of the natural world. This is changing gradually as we re-examine the nature of human-Earth relations and begin to build the basis for sustainable life in the future... |
Dr. Gary Null
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| Hawthorn berry. Hawthorn is an overall heart tonic that works against arrhythmia, angina, blood pressure, and hardening of the arteries. It aids circulation, as well as ameliorating valvular insufficiency and an irregular pulse. Hawthorn berry can also correct acid conditions of the blood, and can be safely taken every day.
Mistletoe. Mistletoe is a cardiac tonic that stimulates circulation. Fifteen drops taken three times a day, or three cups of tea daily, help lower blood pressure and alleviate heart strain. Mistletoe should not be overused, nor should the berries be eaten.
Motherwort. |
Patrick Holford
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 Best supplement Citrus bioflavonoids, rosehip extract, berry extracts. Helpers Vitamin C. Robbers Free radicals.
CHOLINE
What it does Component of lecithin, which helps break down fat in the liver. Facilitates movement of fats into cells and synthesis of cell membranes in the nervous system; protects the lungs.
Deficiency signs Developmental abnormalities in newborn babies, high blood cholesterol and fat, fatty liver, nerve degeneration, high blood pressure, atherosclerosis, senile dementia, reduced resistance to infection.
How much? |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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 Because it grows in clusters on certain varieties of desert cactus, the prickly pear is technically a berry. The fruit is oval and has spiny thorns, which should be removed before handling. The skin and flesh have several hues—orange, red, and purple. The firm flesh tastes something like watermelon and contains edible seeds. The Aztecs used prickly pears to mitigate fevers and soothe irritated livers. The Pima Native Americans apply prickly pear pads to the breasts of nursing mothers to increase milk flow. |
Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley
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 Makes 4 servings
BERRIES
Berry, berry Good for You!
Blackberries: 74 calories per cup Blueberries: 81 calories per cup Raspberries: 60 calories per cup Strawberries: 45 calories per cup
Watching your weight? If so, berries couldn't be better for you! Ideal as low-calorie sweets, they pack a bonus, too, by supplying fiber that apparently helps you absorb fewer of the calories that you do eat.
British researchers D. A. T Southgate and J. V. G. A. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| There are also a number of herbs that can be helpful, including hawthorn berry and the Ayurvedic herb guggulow. In two-year study on rabbits, guggulow significantly lowered cholesterol and blood fats, as well as protected against atherosclerosis-induced artery damage.
CHOLESTEROL-BUSTERS
In addition to the general dietary recommendations outlined above, you should be aware of a number of foods with such powerful positive effects that they deserve to be in a category of their own.
Garlic
Studies have shown that eating just one-half clove of garlic per day can decrease cholesterol levels. |
Patricia Hausman & Judith Benn Hurley
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| The tart and exotic acerola berry is also known as the West Indian cherry. Nutritionists know it for its vitamin C, with a single berry packing a generous 81 milligrams. That's 25 percent more than the official recommended allowance in each tiny fruit. You can't get this much of your daily vitamin C allowance from just a bite or two of an orange!
The acerola's distinction as a powerhouse of vitamin C has obscured an equally important fact: Acerola berries are low in calories, weighing in at only about 2 apiece. |
Jean Carper
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 During that time the berry "appeared to prevent urinary tract infections in nineteen of them—a sixty-seven-percent success rate," report the researchers. In another test, people took cranberry concentrate capsules equal to a twelve-ounce glass of the cocktail. The capsule worked also, but did not cure those already suffering with urinary tract infections.
There is also evidence that cranberries help retard formation of or even help dissolve calcium-type kidney stones. The mechanism of the action is unknown. |
| However, cranberry juice cocktail—from twenty-five to thirty-three percent pure berry juice—taken right off store shelves proved plenty potent. The bacteria were even rendered helpless when the juice was diluted to one part juice per hundred parts water, so powerful is the agent.
Here's what probably happened, says Dr. Sobota: The bacteria attach themselves to cells through thousands of hollow rodlike structures called pili. These pili are the docking tentacles that hook into cell surfaces. |
James F. Balch, M.D. and Mark Stengler, N.D.
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 Prevents the growth of or destroys parasites (e.g., black walnut, clove, garlic, wormwood). antipyretic Reduces fever (e.g., yarrow). antiseptic Prevents the growth of microbes on the skin (e.g., calendula, propolis), antispasmodic Prevents or reduces muscle spasms (e.g., black cohosh, chamomile, kava, valerian, wild yam). antitussive Relieves or suppresses coughing (e.g., horehound wild cherry bark). antitumor Fights or suppresses tumor growth (e.g., astragalus, echinacea). astringent An herb that causes contraction of the tissues. It's useful in conditions such as bleeding or diarrhea (e.g. |
| An herb that supports the action of the immune system (e.g., astragalus, echinacea, garlic, lomatium, Oregon grape, osha). laxative An herb that promotes fecal expulsion (e.g., cascara sagrada, senna, aloe, rehmania). lymphagogue Stimulates activity of the lymphatic system (e.g., burdock, cea-nothus, pokeroot). mucolytic An herb that thins mucus secretions. nervine An herb that relaxes and calms the nerves (e.g., chamomile, passionflower, valerian, skullcap, lavender). nutritive An herb that is nourishing to the body (e.g., nettles). |
by Michael Murray, N.D. and Joseph Pizzorno, N.D.
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| While there are more than 600 varieties of strawberries that differ in flavor, size, and texture, they all have the same characteristic heart shape, red flesh with yellow seeds piercing the surface, small, regal, leafy green caps, and stems that adorn their crowns.
HISTORY
The history of strawberries goes back more than 2,200 years. Native to many parts of the world, hundreds of varieties of strawberries exist due to accident and planned crossbreeding techniques. |
Larry Trivieri, Jr.
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 The extract of the saw palmetto berry has been shown in scientific studies to be about three times more effective than the Merck prostate drug, Proscar, for alleviating symptoms of prostate enlargement," Dr. Whitaker reports. "Furthermore, saw palmetto extract has no toxicity." On the other hand, Proscar causes impotence, ejaculation dysfunction, decreased libido, and birth defects.'Yet, the FDA recommended that saw palmetto berry be removed from the market while allowing Proscar to remain available. Fortunately, this recommendation has not been implemented. |
Phyllis A. Balch, CNC
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| Estro-Logic, a natural estrogen-balancing formula produced by Wakunaga of America Company, is an herbal product containing extracts of astragalus, black cohosh, chaste tree berry, motherwort, sage, and wild yam, and it also includes isoflavones. It has been shown to reduce menopausal symptoms.
THE POSTMENOPAUSAL YEARS (SIXTY AND BEYOND)
By the year 2020, women will account for 85 percent of persons aged sixty-five and older who live alone. The number of women aged 100 years or older will double in the next ten years. |
volker schulz and Rudolf Hansel
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 The products showing the strongest sales increases from 1997 to 2002 (Table A2) are saw palmetto berry extract and pelargonium root extract (first time in the list, ranked 9th),
Singel-herb Products 70%
4-9 Herbs 30%
3 Herbs 26%
Source: Schwabe and Paffrath, Drug Prescription Report 2003, Springer 2003
Figure Al. A Percentage sales distribution of the 100 most commonly prescribed herbal medications in Germany in 2002, by single-herb and combination products. while horse chestnut extract and ivy leaf extract (both lacking current research data) have shown the greatest declines. |
Donald R. Yance, j r.,C.N., M.H., A.H.G., with Arlene Valentine
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 Chaste Tree berry [Vitex agnus-castus)
Chaste tree berry is native to the Mediterranean but has spread to central Asia. It is the fruit of this herb, containing volatile oils with a peppermintlike scent, that is used medicinally. Vitex has unique effects on the reproductive system. It appears to have a corpus luteum effect, causing an increase in luteinizing hormone production, while inhibiting the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). |
| Its actual components are chlorella; milk thistle; echinacea; probiotic cultures; European bilberry; organically and hydroponically grown soy sprouts; acerola berry juice powder; ultra lecithin; Hawaiian spirulina; organically grown alfalfa, barley, wheat grass, and red beet juice powder; royal jelly; Montana bee pollen; grape seed; green tea; licorice root; Siberian ginseng; dunaliela salina (a type of seaweed); astragalus; natural vitamin E; Nova Scotia dulse; and pharmaceutical-grade ginkgo biloba.
Greens Plus in a blender drink is quite tasty. |
Michael Janson, M.D.
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 How to take
Capsules containing standardized extract of hawthorne berry (2% standard) usually contain 100-250 mg of extract. Typical doses for congestive heart failure would be 250 mg, twice per day. Higher doses are sometimes recommended, but when comprehensive health promotion programs are initiated, and other effective supplements are included, it is often unnecessary to use the higher level of any one supplement.
Cranberry
Cranberries contain several substances that are thought to be clinically effective in treatment of urinary tract infections (cystitis). |
C. P. Khare
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 English: Sweetleaf, Sapphire berry.
Parts used
Bark.
Dose
Powder 3-5 g, decoction 50-100 ml. Classical use
Charaka and Sushruta gave dried rootbark, in internal and external prescriptions, for haemoth-ermia, menstrual and urinary disorders, obstinate skin diseases, persistent dysentery, acute constipation, piles, abdominal inflammation, intestinal paralysis, dropsy.
For leucorrhoea, Charaka prescribed paste of Lodhra bark with the decoction of Nyagrodha (Ficus benghalensis) bark. |
Mike Adams, the Health Ranger
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 I also supplement with rice protein, soy protein, psyllium husk fiber, and superfood products like berry Green and The Ultimate Meal. There's no question in my mind that a person who does all of these things will achieve similar numbers to the ones I'm demonstrating here.
You don't have to hit a ratio of 1.08 to be extremely healthy. In fact, if you can get your ratio down to 3, your doctor will be quite pleased at your progress. |
C. P. Khare
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| Active principles exhibit diuretic, carminative, stimulant, antidropsical, antileucorrhoeic, and abortifacient properties of the berry and its volatile oil. Animal studies have shown an increase in urine excretion as well as direct effect on smooth muscle contraction (PDR).
Terpinen-4-ol of the volatile oil increases the fluid-filtering rate of the kidneys. (1.85 mg/kg orally was found toxic in mice.)
Use in Western herbal
Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654) wrote of it: "The berries provoke urine exceedingly, and therefore are very available to dysuries and stranguaries. |
| Hawthorn berry Vegicaps and tablets are also available: dose as advised by the physician.
German Commission E monograph recognized the herb's efficacy in mild cardiac insufficiency (stage II NYHA).
The drug is used in senile heart and mild forms of bradycardial arrythmia, and angina under medical supervision.
Crateva magna (Lour.) DC. Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.
Figure 1 Crateva nurvala [ZANDU]
Habitat
All over India, wild as well as cultivated. Classical & common names
Ayurvedic: Varuna (Charaka, Sushruta); Ash-marighna (Charaka); Kumaarak, Tiktashaaka, Varana, Setu; Barnaa. |
| English: Caper berry.
Parts used
Root-bark, fruit, stem-oil. Dose
Powder 50-125 mg. Classical use
The tender fruits, steamed and dried, were prescribed with fatty curd in bleeding piles; alkali of the fruit in dry piles and powdered fruit in oedema (Siddha-bheshaja-manimaalaa).
In inflammations and skin affections due to vitiated blood, the oil extracted from the fresh stem of Karira is rubbed on the affected part (ibid). |
Patrick Holford
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| Natural colors, for example, from berry extracts, are fine.
Very occasionally a manufacturer overcoats a batch of tablets and, particularly in people with a shortage of stomach acid, this can inhibit the tablet's disintegration. Most reliable companies check the disintegration time of each batch to rule out this possibility, so it is a rare problem.
Free from sugar, gluten, animal products, and so on
Many of the better supplements will declare that the product is free from sugar and gluten. |
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