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Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) Christopher Hobbs See book keywords and concepts

Simmer until the vegetables are tender, then add miso and spices such as ginger, celery, or fennel seed. Make enough for a few days and store it in the refrigerator. Indications and Dosage: During illness, when solid food is not desirable, drink 3-4 cups of the warm broth (add less barley and more water to make broth). For degenerative immune conditions, eat 1-2 small bowls per day, and drink the broth as desired. For autoimmune diseases such as allergies, lupus, diabetes, and hepatitis accompanied by fatigue, weakness, or autoimmune conditions, eat the soup when desired, or drink the broth.

Prevention's Healing With Vitamins : The Most Effective Vitamin and Mineral Treatments for Everyday Health Problems and Serious Disease The Editors of Prevention Magazine Health Books See book keywords and concepts

These foods include garlic, onions, ginger and cayenne, a hot red pepper. to three setvings of fruits and thtee to fout setvings of vegetables a day, get only about 190 micrograms of folate a day. As fot B6, men get about 1.9 milligtams and women get about 1.2 milligtams a day through foods such as chicken, fish, pork and eggs. Dietary vitamin B12 ls ^ess or"a ptoblem. Most people do get enough from meats, dairy products and eggs, with men getting almost eight micrograms and women getting about five micrograms a day.

Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) Christopher Hobbs See book keywords and concepts

The powder can be packed into capsules, sprinkled on food, or try adding a half-teaspoon to one cup of warm water or ginger decoction for an instant immune-supportive tea. In my experience, these extracts are stronger than simple mushroom powders, and the preparations retain the polysaccharides, or their breakdown products and nutritional qualities in a readily-assimilable form, though there is little scientific data available on what effect the heat has on the efficacy of these compounds.

The Herbal Drugstore Linda B. White, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Doses of ginger higher than these should not be used by people with diabetes, heart problems, or bleeding problems. Devil's Claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) This herb from Africa has traditionally been used for most types of arthritis. The tubers contain a group of chemicals called iri-doids that have anti-inflammatory activity. One clinical study showed patients with arthritis improved when taking one 500-milligram tablet of devil's claw three times per day. Other studies conclude, however, that devil's claw provides no relief for arthritis. It may be best to find out for yourself.

Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) Christopher Hobbs See book keywords and concepts

I have enjoyed it as a tonic beverage with the addition of ginger or licorice for a number of years. Medical Uses Used in homeopathic medicine for fevers with headache, yellow tongue coating, nausea, epigastric weakness, and constipation (Boericke, 1927). Preparation and Dosage 20-30 g 2X/day in soups or as a tea. Note that this fungus must be simmered for at least an hour to extract its active constituents. Before cooking, saw up the dry carpophore into 1/2" slices and break up into pieces.

The One Earth Herbal Sourcebook: Everything You Need to Know About Chinese, Western, and Ayurvedic Herbal Treatments Alan Keith Tillotson, Ph.D., A.H.G., D.Ay. See book keywords and concepts

Nai-shing then prepared for her a simple tonic of astragalus root, ginseng root, and white atractylodes to tonify the vital energy, some dry ginger and purified aconite to warm the body, and some dang gui root and cooked rehmannia root to nourish the blood. Within two weeks Dina's energy increased dramatically, and she continued to improve steadily during a 4-month course of herbs. She recovered completely within 6 months. Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia, a condition characterized by chronic muscle pain, is a sister disease to CFS.

Herbs for Health and Healing Kathi Keville See book keywords and concepts

Try drinking a ginger tea. Numerous clinical studies have shown that this herb can be used to relieve headaches. Researchers believe it does so by relaxing the blood vessels in the head and diminishing swelling in the brain. It also activates natural opiates in the brain that relieve pain, and it reduces prostaglandins, which are responsible for causing inflammation. Other traditional headache teas are made with chamomile, lemon balm and linden (the flowers of the lime tree), which is is far more popular in Europe than in North America.

In fact, you get a medicinal dose every time you flavor food with ginger. And while you are at it, try adding pumpkin seeds to your meals. Endocrinologist Ali A. Abbasi, M.D., formerly of the Allen Park Veterans Administration Hospital in Maryland, found that zinc deficiency causes the sperm count to plunge, but adding zinc to the diet increases the count. Pumpkin seeds, a popular folk remedy for infertility, are especially rich in zinc. They are easy to take; buy them already shelled and eat them by the handful, or grind them and add them to your morning cereal.

One friend told me that even cooked ginger seems to do the trick for her. As you will read again and again in this book, ginkgo is wonderful for improving blood circulation—for this reason, it is a great choice for a remedy to treat circulation headaches. French scientists have done many studies on ginkgo. Several of these showed that treatments made using this herb were effective for reducing vascular headaches (migraines, cluster headaches, hangovers).

Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of Herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

FRED'S MIRACLE "Ginger Saved Me When Drugs Did Not" For fourteen years Fred Thomas, age thirty-three, had been in agony; the NSAIDS (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) he took to relieve the pain of his rheumatoid disorder made him so nauseated he was unable to eat anything until about seven at night. He also had severe diarrhea. "It's a constant feeling—the feeling of being sick," says Thomas, a full-time computer science student in Portsmouth, England.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing See book keywords and concepts

Steep a teaspoon of grated ginger in hot water for 10 minutes, and drink throughout the day as needed. Chamomile tea. Another ancient remedy, chamomile tea settles the stomach and helps digestion. Drink a cup between meals three or four times per day. You can buy chamomile flower heads at a natural-food store. Steep a heaping tablespoon 10 to 15 minutes before drinking. Be careful, however, if you are allergic to ragweed. You might also be allergic to chamomile. A word of caution Sometimes eating too much, too fast can cause acid indigestion.

Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Add the ginger, garlic powder, and cornstarch. Stir well to mix. Set aside. 3. Fill a medium-sized pot with water and bring it to a boil. Add the carrots and broccoli. Cook 1 minute. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and set them aside. 4. Put the sliced chicken in the boiling water. Stir. As soon as it turns from pink to white (less than 1 minute), remove the chicken. 5. In a large, heavy skillet, heat the sesame oil. Add the scallions. Cook 1 minute. Add the tofu and stir to mix. Add the par-cooked chicken and the vegetables.

Food Your Miracle Medicine Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Foods with Antibacterial Activity Apple, banana, basil, beet, blueberry, cabbage, carrot, cashew, celery, chili pepper, chives, coconut, coffee, cranberry, cumin, dill, garlic, ginger, honey, horseradish, licorice, lime, black mustard seed, nori (seaweed), nutmeg, olive, papaya, plum, purslane, onion, sage, sugar, tea, watermelon, wine, yogurt. Some Food Compounds with Antibacterial Activity Allicin (garlic), Lactobacillus (yogurt), Eugenol (clove), Anthocya-nates (red wine).

Foods with Analgesic (Painkilling) Activity Coffee (caffeine), chili peppers (capsaicin), clove, garlic, ginger, licorice, onion, peppermint, sugar. SALICYLATES: HOW FOODS MAY WORK LIKE ASPIRIN Aspirin in your food? Absolutely. Certain foods, mainly fruits, have aspirin-like activity. The proof: When people who are sensitive to aspirin eat such foods, they have reactions similar to those caused by taking aspirin. Therefore, allergists warn aspirin-sensitive people to shun foods heavily laced with salicylates, the stuff aspirin is made of.

Two examples are fish oil and ginger. HOW COMMON IS FOOD HEADACHE? How many headaches owe their origin to food triggers is debatable. Some experts say very few—5 to 20 percent. Others say the majority. Dr. James Breneman, former chairman of the food allergy committee of the American College of Allergy, said "I am convinced three-fourths of migraines are food related." Although certain foods are more apt to cause headaches, the list is growing longer and some experts believe almost any food could be a trigger.

ANTIDEPRESSANTS: HOW FOODS CAN ELEVATE MOOD Foods with Antidepressant Activity Caffeine, ginger, honey, sugar. Antidepressant Chemicals in Foods Carbohydrates (sugar, pasta, bread, cereal, cookies, cake), caffeine (coffee, tea, chocolate), folic acid (green leafy vegetables and legumes), selenium (seafood, grains, nuts).

Duke, "I would drink pineapple juice with a pinch or so of ginger, nutmeg, rosemary and spearmint and a bit of licorice as a sweetener." All are laryngitis folk remedies with scientific validity, he says. You could also add thyme and cardamom, which are also therapeutic. If you have high blood pressure, he advises skipping the licorice. Thumbs Up: A SUPER FOOD TO WARD OFF HAY FEVER AND COLDS Three months before pollen season or cold season, start eating yogurt.

Foods With Antiviral Activity Apples, apple juice, barley, black currants, blueberries, chives, coffee, collards, cranberries, ginger, garlic, gooseberries, grapes, grapefruit juice, lemon juice, mushrooms (notably shiitake), orange juice, peaches, pineapple juice, plums, plum juice, raspberries, sage, seaweed, spearmint, strawberries, tea, wine (red).

The Top Ten Herbs to Cure Big Diseases Dr. Richard Schulze and Sam Biser See book keywords and concepts

Schulze's Heart Formula: Hawthorne berry 40%, Hawthorne Flower 5%, Hawthorne leaf 5%, Red Clover blossom 25%, Cactus grandiflorus stem and flower 5%, Motherwort herb 10%, Garlic bulb 5%, ginger root 3% and Habanero pepper 2%. Technical Information Common name: Hawthorne Latin Name/Genus: Crategeous oxycantha Part of plant used: Berry, Flower, Leaf Note from Dr. Schulze: If your coronary arteries are blocked, hawthorn is not going to open them up. Cayenne will. Cayenne definitely gets any and all herbs into the heart.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing See book keywords and concepts

Eat Skim milk Broccoli Strawberries Pears ginger Water Oranges Grapefruit, Apples Raisins Turmeric Parsley Avoid Any food that seems to inflame your arthritis High-tat foods The "wear and tear" of a long life plays a big part in developing this disease. Years of moving your joints can rub away your cartilage. This soft tissue normally buffers the end of your bones and prevents them from rubbing together. Without it, your bones scrape together, causing terrible pain. But some scientists also believe an enzyme imbalance in your joints might contribute to the problem.

Foods That Fight Disease: A Simple Guide to Using and Understanding Phytonutrients to Protect and Enhance Your Health Laurie Deutsch Mozian, M.S., R.D. See book keywords and concepts

Myricetin is a phytochemical found in ginger that has the ability to destroy the yeast Candida. Naringenin (nar-IN-jin-in). Naringenin is a phytochemical found in large quantities in citrus fruits and in lesser amounts in the herbs oregano and tarragon. Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical database lists its biological activities as including working against HIV infection, blood platelet clumping, and tumor formation.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing See book keywords and concepts

Or toss some fresh ginger or ground turmeric into your next stir-fry. It's a good idea to talk with your doctor first if you have gallbladder trouble or take NSAIDs or blood thinning medication like warfarin. Water. Making new cartilage for your joints could be as easy as drinking eight 6-ounce glasses of water each day. This pure beverage is a key ingredient in that bone-protecting tissue, besides hydrating you. To make your daily eight, stick with simple water. Sugary drinks can lead to weight gain, and remember — you want to stress your joints as little as possible.

The Arthritis Foundation even lists turmeric and ginger as alternative therapies for RA. Water. Soothing your fiery joints could be as easy as drinking six 8-ounce glasses of water each day. Water lubricates and cushions your joints. But stay away from sugary drinks. They can lead to weight gain, which could make your arthritis worse. Rice Benefits Protects your heart Battles diabetes Helps stop strokes Conquers kidney stones Combats cancer | For You k's Just a side dish- But for hdf the people on earth, rice is the main course.

Add both fresh and dried ginger to your everyday dishes and do your health a favor. Say the only potassium you got each day was from a medium-sized cantaloupe and a banana (totaling about 2 grams). If you doubled that amount, you might lower your chances of having a stroke by 41 percent. Eating a large cantaloupe, a cup of prunes, and a banana each day gives you more than the 4 grams you need. Cereals, peas, beans, dried apricots, dried figs, oranges, and peaches also give you potassium. Magnesium.

Flu : The Story Of The Great Influenza Pandemic Gina Kolata See book keywords and concepts

He and his wife, ginger, a schoolteacher in Brevig, introduced Hultin to Rita Olanna, an important villager who was matriarch of Brevig's largest family and a member of the village council. "I showed her my pictures, prints from my previous visit, copies of letters written by Otis Lee, the missionary at the time, copies of mission letters from 1918," Hultin said. "She discovered that her aunt and uncle were mentioned as references for the missionary. She was so delighted to see the name. She had relatives who died in 1918 and were buried in that grave.

Eat Right, Live Longer: Using the Natural Power of Foods to Age-Proof Your Body Neal Barnard, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

Vi cup sugar 3 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot powder Vi teaspoon cinnamon Va teaspoon ginger Vs teaspoon cloves Vs teaspoon salt 1V2 cups soy milk 1 Fat-free Piecrust (recipe page 338) Peel the yams and cut them into 1-inch chunks. Steam in a covered pot over boiling water until tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. Mash, leaving some chunks. You should have about 2 cups. Preheat the oven to 350°F. In a mixing bowl, whisk together the sugar, cornstarch, spices, and salt, then stir in the soy milk and the mashed yams.

V2 teaspoon each mustard seeds, turmeric, ginger, and cumin lA teaspoon cinnamon Vs teaspoon cayenne % teaspoon salt 2 cups water 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 cups soy milk Peel the yams and cut them into chunks. Steam over boiling water until tender when pierced with a fork, about 40 minutes. Mash (you should have about 2 cups) and set aside. Braise the onion in V2 cup water until soft, then add the spices and salt. Cook 2 minutes over low heat, stirring constantly, then whisk in 2 cups water, the lemon juice, and the mashed yams. Simmer 10 minutes.

While the pasta is cooking, combine the sesame oil, peanut butter, rice vinegar, sherry, soy sauce, ginger, garlic, and cayenne to make the dressing. Drain and rinse the cooked pasta under cold water, then toss with the dressing. Snap the tough ends off the asparagus, then cut or break it into inch-long pieces. Bring a pot of water to a boil, add the asparagus, and cook for 1 minute. Do not overcook! Transfer to a bowl of ice water and chill, then drain. Save the pot of boiling water for cooking the broccoli. Cut or break the broccoli into bite-size florets.

Eat and Heal (Foods That Can Prevent or Cure Many Common Ailments) the Editors of FC&A Medical Publishing See book keywords and concepts

Basil, rosemary, turmeric, ginger, and parsley all contain flavonoids and other compounds that send your antioxidant levels through the roof. Fresh herbs are generally more potent cancer fighters than dried. This list is not complete. Dozens of foods contain antioxidants that ward off cancer. Don't forget green tea's polyphenols. Or olive oil's vitamin E. And there's the alpha and beta carotene in carrots. Load up your grocery cart with antioxidant power and start challenging cancer. Selenium.

Eat To Beat Cancer: A Research Scientist Explains How You and Your Family Can Avoid Up to 90% of All Cancers J. Robert Hatherill See book keywords and concepts

TRADITIONAL JAPANESE DIET soybean products, miso, tofu fresh vegetables and fruit sesame seeds and oil seafood, raw in sushi ginger green tea noodles seaweed and kelp pickled vegetables, azuki or red beans small amounts of dairy and meat The French Diet One thing we all know is that diets high in saturated fats and cholesterol are associated with increased risk of heart disease. It is fascinating to note, however, that the French eat almost four times as much butter and three times as much lard as do Americans. The French have higher blood pressure and cholesterol levels.

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