Lesley Tierra
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 The addition of a little ginger or cinnamon helps counteract any mucus-forming tendencies it may cause. It may also be followed by a teaspoon of honey for this purpose. Several herbs are wonderful as milk decoc-
Oil
Herbal oils are a method of extracting the active principles of herbs into an oil. Used on the outside of the body like liniments, they are good for sore and aching muscles, cuts and stings and are wonderful for massage. My whole family loves to be massaged regularly with herbal oils. Spices, mints and other strong-smelling herbs are especially good to use in oils. |
Dr. John Heinerman
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 Eventually, ginger was eating carrots, celery, cabbage and parsley and taking vitamins.
"Mary wrote to us [later] of [an] experiment [she conducted at home.] 'My mother, Alice Demick, is another miracle of yours! She had endured continuous bladder infections from June 1995 until March 10th. We started putting organic apple cider vinegar in our drinking water March 19th and no more bladder infections!'
"Long gone are the days of feeding handfuls of Milk Bones and a chemically reserved pet food. 'You love them so much, but you do so many things unknowingly that are bad. |
Michael T. Murray, N.D.
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 Diaphoretic teas such as ginger and peppermint are quite useful during colds. Diaphoretics work to promote perspiration via warming from the inside out. Licorice root teas are also a good choice because of the antiviral activity of licorice.
The most popular herbal treatment of the common cold is echinacea— and for good reason. As detailed in Chapter 8, echinacea is quite effective. Follow the dosage recommendations given on p. 105.
Another useful herb for the common cold is Astragalus membranaceus. |
Dr. John Heinerman
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| Add carrots, celery, garlic, ginger root, and parsley. Bring to a boil and simmer for one hour, covered. You may strain out the vegetables or feed with vegetables for a heartier soup. This recipe makes approximately a three-day supply for a medium-sized dog.
Strain out vegetables if freezing in small portions. Defrost one or two hours before serving or reheat to lukewarm over stove top.
Dosage Per Meal
Cats and small dogs (1-12 lbs.)—'A cup Medium dogs (15-35 lbs.)—1 cup Large dogs (50-85 lbs.)—2 cups Giant dogs (85+ lbs. |
| I mixed together one teaspoon of powdered elecampane root and one-half teaspoon of the flowers, leaves, and stems of mixed mints, powdered ginger root, powdered echinacea, and powdered black-willow bark. I then poured two cups of boiling water over the mixture and let it sit in a covered pot for 30 minutes. I took a syringe (minus its needle) and drew 3 cc. of the strained liquid. I stuck this into the puppy's mouth and squirted the mixture down its throat.
"An hour later I increased the dosage a little more and kept this up every hour or so until night came. |
| Vitamin-Mineral-Trace Element Lunch_
8-10 medium organic potatoes, unpeeled
2 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger root, chopped
4 organic carrots with tops, cut into 2-inch pieces
2-4 leaves kale, or dandelion greens
8 large sprigs parsley
1 large beet, quartered
'A organic chicken
'A teaspoon kelp
Put all ingredients in stewpot. Cover with distilled or filtered water. Bring to a boil, then cover and let simmer for an hour. You can feed the full stew (debone the chicken), or just add the [nutrient]-rich strained broth with the chicken to your natural base food. |
Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki
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 Place the ginger in a pot and simmer at a near boil for about 15 minutes, then strain into a cup. Add a little honey to taste.
Hot peppers. Hot peppers provide an excellent source of vitamin A and vitamin C. A mere quarter-ounce (about i tablespoon) of chili peppers has 18 mg of vitamin C—about a third of the recommended daily allowance. Hot chilies are more nutritious than sweet peppers, and red ones are more nutrient-dense than green ones. |
| Turmeric is from the ginger family. The stalk of the plant is the part most commonly used in both herbal and traditional medicine, and is the part that provides the distinctive yellowish-orange powder that adds flavor and color to curry. It was probably brought to Okinawa centuries ago from
India, which had active trade relations with the Ryukyu Kingdom (as Okinawa was formerly known). In Ayurvedic medicine, the traditional medicine of India that Dr. |
Lesley Tierra
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| For some herbs only one form is used, such as ginger root or chamomile flowers. In others a combination can be found, such as the entire herb, including stem, leaf and flowers of yarrow, for instance. In still others, two different parts will be available individually, such as comfrey root and comfrey leaves. Whichever part you choose will depend on that part's particular effects and which effect you desire.
Capsules
When herbs are powdered, they are usually not taken as teas because of their inability to dissolve in the water and the resulting gritty texture. |
Dr. John Heinerman
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| He also utilizes fluid extracts of cayenne pepper and ginger root internally, which improves blood circulation. The herbal liquids are generally given directly through the mouth as quickly and efficiently as possible. "I recommend eight to ten drops for smaller animals and twice that amount for larger ones," he stated.
The Ritual of Bilberry
A woman named Martha O'Conner wrote me a lengthy letter one time on the many wonderful virtues of bilberry from her native Dublin. |
Lendon H. Smith, M.D.
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| Herbs: Chamomile, gentian root, ginger.
ARTHRITIS
Allopathic control: Aspirin, nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (usually have side effects).
Natural control: Chinese herbs, VEGA testing for food allergies, stool exam for ova and parasites. Vitamins and nutrients: B6, copper, vegan diet, pantothenic acid, C, manganese, selenium, sulfur, zinc, essential fatty acids. Herbs: Alfalfa, yucca root, celery seed, burdock root, sarsaparilla root, Capsicum, queen of the meadows, devil's claw.
Life Balances program: Check blood for alkalinity and nutrient deficiencies. |
Ben Davis
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| When steeped, add 1 teaspoon of powdered ginger. It relieves a sore mouth and upset stomach. One user reports her cold sores disappeared after three cups of tea. Another time she tried it, and they disappeared overnight.
Diabetic dent marks may be cured with peanut oil. This is an ailment in which insulin causes flesh to disappear at the site of injections, creating "dents" or "craters" ranging in size from very small dimples to large, deep holes. One woman who had this was told there was no cure, but accidentally discovered that peanut oil made the dents smooth out. |
the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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 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're nearing the age of menopause, ask your doctor to test your estrogen levels, suggests Oliver Cooper, M.D., professor of family and community medicine at Texas A & M University Health Science Center College of Medicine in College Station. Ask whether you are a candidate for hormone replacement therapy, which can help halt hormonal swings and stop flushing.
Handle the heat. |
Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
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 I tablespoon orange juice concentrate, I teaspoon lemon peel, and I tablespoon crumbled candied ginger Place in parfait glass and serve with one ladyfinger cookie.
• Garlicky eggplant and tomato spread with pita bread: Bake whole eggplant at 400 degrees for one hour. Scoop out insides of eggplant and mix with 3 tablespoons minced sun-dried tomatoes, two minced garlic cloves, I teaspoon lemon juice, I teaspoon olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste. (A pinch of red pepper flakes give this dip a little zing!) Refrigerate overnight. |
the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Take three or four 400-milligram ginger capsules 15 minutes before leaving and every four hours once you get underway, suggests researcher Daniel Mowrey, Ph.D., director of the American Phytotherapy Research Laboratory in Salt Lake City.
Come up on deck. Enclosed spaces aggravate motion sickness. And once on deck, you should stand near the center of the ship, where there is less pitching motion, says R. J. Oenbrink, D.O., a physician in private practice in Tequesta, Florida, who often works on ships.
Keep your eyes on the level. On a boat, keep your eyes on the horizon. |
Gary Null, Ph.D.
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 The juice should also include one-inch-length of ginger, aloe concentrate, and protein powder (optional).
(6) One-half-one gallon of water and juices ingested daily.
(7) Caffeine, soda, white sugar, and refined white flour products should be reduced to a minimum. For optimal results, they should be eliminated completely.
(8) Olive oil should be used for cooking purposes.
(9) Supplements should be taken with meals in divided doses where noted. |
Annemarie Colbin
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 FRESHLY GRATED ginger (± C/Alk/W/B-d): Horseradish is somewhat similar in nature.
GARLIC (± C/Alk/K/B-d): Use it fresh.
GOMASIO (C/Alk/K/B-d): A.k.a. sesame salt. Recipe: Grind 1 cup roasted sesame seeds, until half crushed, in a mortar, preferably the Japanese kind known as a suribachi, which has grooves. Add 2 teaspoons sea salt; then grind the salt well into the seeds. (Proportion of seeds to salt: 20:1.)
UMEBOSHI PLUMS, or umeboshi paste (C/Alk/± K/B-d): Also called plums pickled in brine, are obtainable in Japanese and health food stores. |
John Heinerman
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 Apricot Surprise
7/4 cup pineapple juice */4 cup ginger ale */4 teaspoon rum extract */2 orange, peeled
*/4 cup dried apricots, soaked in 1 cup apple juice */2 cup strawberries, frozen ;/? cup ice cubes
Place all ingredients in a blender container in the order listed. Secure lid. Blend on HIGH speed until smooth. Serve immediately. Yield: 2^3 cups
Banana-Carob Smoothie
*/2 cup goat milk (or skim) */2 cup soy milk powder
1 ripe banana, peeled
2 tablespoons carob powder 2 tablespoons honey
2 cups ice cubes
Place all ingredients in a blender container in the order listed. Secure lid. |
the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Besides, most of us would probably prefer to carry ourselves with the grace of Fred Astaire or ginger Rogers.
Maintaining a smooth, even gait is much more complex than putting one foot in front of the other. It requires a variety of systems and body parts exerting forces and moving in precise harmony. "Any kind of neural, muscular or skeletal abnormality can disrupt this harmony and produce an imbalance in the way we walk," says Howard Hillstrom, Ph.D., director of the Gait Study Center at the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia. |
John Heinerman
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| By adding some fresh grated ginger or nutmeg to a papaya-guava- mango mix or any of them separately, you'll discover for yourself just how exotic spices like these can make such tropical fruit juices taste.
Also keep in mind that a Vita-Mix engages in "puree juicing," which means that in many instances you will have to add a little extra water in order to dilute things so they're easier to drink. Additionally, you may want to still "count the calories" if you're worried about an expansion of waist girth. |
Dr. Joseph M. Kadans, N.D.
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 A delicious squash dessert may be made for six persons by blending together three cups of cooked and strained squash with two eggs, four tablespoons honey, two tablespoons lemon juice, four tablespoons of soy flour, two tablespoons of nutritional yeast, one-quarter teaspoon ground ginger, one-quarter teaspoon ground cinnamon, and one-quarter teaspoon ground nutmeg. After the mixture has been mixed until smooth, it should be poured into custard cups slightly oiled with peanut oil or other pure vegetable oil and baked at 350° for about thirty minutes. It may then be served hot or cold. |
James Green
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 With counter-irritant salves high in
Cayenne, or salves that incorporate stimulating or warming essential ods (hke ginger, Peppermint, or Camphor), massage is not normally required, unless, of course, it feels good, in which case rub with gusto.
PRESERVATION AND STORAGE
Salves are well stored in dark-colored or opaque glass, tightly capped jars that have openings sufficiently large to allow easy access to the semi-solid ingredients. Salves are best kept in cool locations. |
| HOT INFUSION
Cayenne Chamomile Cleavers Comfrey leaf
Dandelion leaf Elder flower & berry Fennel, crushed seed ginger, dry Ginkgo
Goldenseal leaf, dry
Hawthorn leaf, flower, & berry
Mugwort
Mullein leaf
Nettle herb
Oat spikelets and straw
Peppermint
Plantain
St. John's Wort
Saw Palmetto berries
Scullcap recently dried
Valerian
Yarrow
A pinch to a tolerable amount
3-5 Gm: 3x a day
3—5 Gm: 3x a day or as needed
2—4 Gm: 2x a day (See discussion of Comfrey in Chapter Two. |
| With the recendy ballooning popularity of herbal medicine in this country, these five plants have all become highly sought-after medicinals, and while ginger is abundantly cultivated and therefore not threatened by its popularity, the other four plants are not yet being adequately cultivated and are being plucked from their relatively small native stands at far too rapid a rate.They are simply being over-harvested from their native environment in order to supply the soaring commercial demands of people living in the other bio-regions of the U.S. as well as in Canada and many countries overseas. |
| Once the syrup has cooled down, essential oils such as Peppermint, Anise, Cardamom, or ginger can be added for flavor. Add 5 drops total of a single oil or a blend of oils per pint of syrup. Add these only 1 drop at a time, and test the flavor each time; these aromatic ods are extremely concentrated, and they can easdy overpower your syrup.
11. Remove the syrup from the heat and bottle it in clean bottles for use.
Medicating Syrups, continued
A 5:1 (Syrup to Herb Ratio) Medicinal Syrup
This syrup will have a 1 to 2 teaspoons dose level.
1. Weigh 50 Gm of the cut herb or herb compound.
2. |
John Heinerman
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| During the heating of the pea juice, a pinch each of powdered cardamom and ground ginger root should be added and stirred into the soup-to-be.
METHOD OF PREPARATION
Delbert and his wife used their Vita-Mix to juice the peas they picked fresh and ripe from their garden. "I put my cup of shelled peas in the two-liter container and set the left button to the variable position," Mrs. Granger told me. "I then turned the speed knob slowly up to number 3 position to sort of puree my peas before adding a little water. |
Elizabeth Somer, M.A., R.D.
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| Add chutney, ginger, onions, lemon juice, and chicken broth. Top with mango, cover (stir occasionally), and simmer until chicken is tender, about 30 minutes.
Transfer cooked chicken and onions to a bowl and keep warm. Boil sauce uncovered over medium-high heat until reduced to about 1 Vi cups (about 5 minutes). Salt to taste. Pour sauce over chicken. Serve chicken mixture over rice. Makes 4 servings.
Nutritional information per serving: 501 calories; 14 percent fat (7.6 grams); 54 percent carbohydrates; 32 percent protein; 3.05 grams fiber.
6. |
The Complete Book of Alternative NutritionSelene Y. Craig, Jennifer Haigh, Sari Harrar and the Editors of PREVENTION Magazine Health Books
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| Ni recommends canning the cool drinks and filling up on pungent foods such as green onions, ginger and black pepper to restore heat.
Ulcers. Ulcers are a condition of excess heat, according to Chinese medicine. To heal ulcers caused by inflammation, practitioners recommend cooling foods such as bananas, lettuce, cucumbers, soy milk and avocados. They advise patients to give the cold shoulder to heat-producing foods such as red meat, coffee, hot spices, alcohol and vinegar. |
| To reignite that yang fire, experts recommend warm foods such as chicken, scallions, soybeans, lentils, wine, ginger and walnuts.
Overweight. People who have cool, inactive natures are especially likely to have problems with their weight. Yin people are more likely to pack on some extra pounds than yang people, say Chinese medicine experts. To avoid weight gain or shed unwanted inches, doctors of Chinese medicine advise people with yin qualities to warm up their bodies with heat-producing, yang foods such as beans, spices, grains and fish.
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS). According to Dr. |
| Treatments of choice are pungent foods, like green onions and ginger, which can be sliced and sauteed and added to soups, warming the body and inducing perspiration. If a fever hits, however, you should switch to cooling foods to help bring your temperature down, says Dr. Lu.
Constipation. According to Chinese medicine experts, this is most frequently a condition of heat and dryness. Both Dr. Ni and Dr. Lu recommend sweet, cooling foods as a remedy. To cure chronic constipation, they suggest eating bananas on an empty stomach. |
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