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Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth Sharol Tilgner, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) • Devil's claw (Harpagophytum procumbens) • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) • Meadowsweet (Filipendula ulmaria) • Pleurisy root (Asclepias tuberosa) • Poplar (Populus spp.) • turmeric (Curcuma longa) • Wild yam (Dioscorea villosa) • Willow (Salix spp.) • Wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) • Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) • Yucca (Yucca spp.) Antil ithic: Prevents stones or gravel accumulation. The list below is for Kidney stones.

Burdock (Arctium lappa) • Celandine (Chelidonium majus) • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) • Fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus) • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) • Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) • Oregon grape root (Mahonia spp.) • turmeric (Curcuma longa) • Wu wei zi (Schisandra chinensis) • Yellow dock (Rumex spp.) Hepatoprotective: Supports normal liver function and protects the liver cells from damage. Examples: • Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) • Bupleurum (Bupleurum spp.

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.

Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth Sharol Tilgner, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) • Oats (Avena sativa) • Siberian ginseng (Eleutherococcus senticosus) • turmeric (Curcuma longa) Agonist: Adds to or prolongs the action of other medicines or endogenous chemicals. Alterative: Enhances the process of nutrition and repair to the bodily tissues and promotes healthy changes in the organism. Also known as a blood and lymph cleanser or a blood and lymph tonic. Examples: • Burdock (Arctium lappa) • Cleavers (Galium aparine) • Echinacea (Echinacea spp.) • Netties (Urtica dioica) • Oregon grape root (Mahonia spp.

Nature's Medicines : From Asthma to Weight Gain, from Colds to High Cholesterol -- The Most Powerful All-Natural Cures Gale Maleskey See book keywords and concepts

Silbert explains that there are four key supplements in nature's arsenal of inflammation fighters that may help sciatica—bromelain, the bioflavonoid quercetin, essential fatty acids, and the herb turmeric. They inhibit the production of bad prostaglandins that start inflammation, and they promote the production of good prostaglandins that fight it. In other words, they stop the bad guys and help the good guys. Fight the Flames Bromelain, an enzyme found in pineapple, is the jack-of-all-trades when it comes to fighting inflammation.

Power Healing: Use the New Integrated Medicine to Cure Yourself Leo Galland See book keywords and concepts

One needs pure curcumin in capsules, 400 to 600 mg three times a day. Or turmeric, the spice from which it is derived, 8 to 60 grams per day. Curcumin: A potent anti-inflammatory agent, American Journal of Natural Medicine, Vol. 1 (1994), pp. 10-14. FOOD AS A TRIGGER FOR SYMPTOMS Several stories in Power Healing describe patients of mine who were chronically and severely ill because of allergic reactions to commonly eaten foods. Food may act as a trigger for symptoms because of true food allergy or because of toxic, drug-like, or hormonal reactions to the food.

Radical Healing: Integrating the World's Great Therapeutic Traditions to Create a New Transformative Medicine Rudolph M. Ballentine, M.D. See book keywords and concepts

TS: CF and KM; avoid dairy and wheat; Hmp rptx/esp: Calc c, Nat m, Sepia, Ustilago; clear stagnant pelvic blood with acupuncture; CPM: Fu Ke Zhong Zi Wan or Hrbl mix: turmeric (1 part), Licorice (1) and Peach pits (4), plus Cinnamon (4) if no excess heat; FE: Quince. Flatulence (see Gas, intestinal). Flu (see Influenza). Fractures: Arnica 200C three times a day for at least 10 days; calc, magnesium, zinc, and full range of trace minerals; Symphytum 12x; vits D and C; avoid high phosphorus foods (e.g., meat, poultry, fish, and cola drinks). Gallstones: Bitter, haughty and hard.

Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition Paul Pitchford See book keywords and concepts

Pears, parsnips, seaweeds, lemons, limes, and the spice turmeric hasten gallstone removal, and can be emphasized in the diet during the entire cleanse. Radish also removes deposits and stones from the gall bladder. For 21 days, eat just one or two radishes a day between meals; in addition, drink three cups of cleavers (Galium aparine) tea, or five cups of chamomile (Anthemis nobilis) tea each day. Finally, pour five teaspoons of fresh, cold-pressed flax oil over food at one meal of the day, or use half this amount at two daily meals.

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

Inflammation Pain Tincture Yi teaspoon each tinctures ofbupleurum root, ginseng root, licorice root, echinacea root, yucca root and turmeric (if available) time you experience nerve damage or injury, you can count on it being pretty unpleasant. Neuralgia is the term doctors use to describe nerve pain— the sharp, often tingling pain that runs along a nerve and can sometimes create an uncomfortable dullness or numbing sensation.

Studies from India, where turmeric is a popular spice, show that it also improves the body's ability to break down and eliminate cholesterol. If you are a connoisseur of south Indian-style curry, you may already know about brindal berry. This small yellow fruit is advertised in the United States mostly as a treatment for weight loss—one of its traditional Ayurvedic uses—but modern studies show that it also lowers cholesterol. Garlic lovers will be happy to learn that there is less heart disease in areas of the world where people eat lots of the "stinking rose," as some affectionately call it.

You might be surprised how many anticlotting herbs you already have in your kitchen: garlic, onion, cayenne, lemongrass, turmeric and ginger. If you are thinking that this sounds like a recipe for curry, that's because it is. Studies reported in 1977 showed that garlic breaks down fibrin—the substance that blood clots are made of—and thus stops clots from forming. A 1992 study showed that garlic works even better to reduce blood clots when heated slightly; when you cook with garlic, you get a small medicinal dose.

And in another study, turmeric was found to be so effective that the authors who reported it in a 1986 article in a German medical journal regarded it as the treatment of choice for anyone prone to developing blood clots. Doctors recommend an aspirin a day to reduce your chance of blood clots and strokes. The aspirin helps by thinning your blood. Perhaps someday they will instead recommend the mo-er mushroom, also known as black tree fungus. For centuries, the Chinese have claimed that this fungus increases longevity but no one knew that it stopped blood from clotting.

These include turmeric, alfalfa and motherwort. Ginseng, feverfew and garlic also thin the blood to some degree. The immune herb baptisia contains a substance that is known to be toxic to animals in large amounts—it has poisoned animals who have overgrazed on it—but I could find no reports of it producing a toxic reaction in people. Baptisia is commonly used in Sweden, but is classified as a drug there. The New Herbal t, £ Outcasts Although herbs have been used for centuries, there are some very common herbs whose possible toxic reactions have begun to be noticed only recently.

Herbal Medicine From the Heart of the Earth Sharol Tilgner, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

Burdock (Arctium lappa) • Dandelion (Taraxacum officinalis) • Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) • Milk thistle (Silybum marianum) • turmeric (Curcuma longa) • Wu wei zi (Schisandra chinensis) Hypnotic: Induces sleep. See nervines and nerve relaxants. Hypoglycemic: Lowers blood sugar. Examples: • Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) • Garlic (Allium sativa) • Gymnema (Gymnema sylvestre) • Juniper Berry (Juniperus communis) Hypotensive: Lowers blood pressure. Examples: • Cayenne (Capsicum spp.

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

Curcumin, which is found in the spice turmeric, and ascorbic acid, which is found in citrus fruits, both block the formation of nitrosamines, cancer-causing compounds. Frequently, a food will contain a multitude of phytochemicals from many chemical families, each with a variety of activities. Although chemists examine each phytochemical for the specific benefits it contributes, it is possible that the true value of phytochemicals comes in the interaction, or the synergy, among them.

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It is used to preserve freshness of curry and various other foodstuffs. turmeric spice has been reported to have potent antioxidant properties.17 Tumeric contains an orange-yellow coloring matter with one of its constituents curcumin, though there are several curcuminoids, which have synergetic effects. Curcumin has been shown to have potent anti-inflammatory effects via inhibiting 5-lipoxygenase activity as well as the 12-lipoxygenase and cyclooxygenase activity.18 Curcumin has also shown anticarcinogenic effects, and it is theorized that it is an antioxidant.

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Although most showed no effect, three spices and one herb tripled insulin activity: cinnamon, cloves, turmeric and bay leaves. Cinnamon was the most potent. Only a little cinnamon, such as the small amounts sprinkled on toast, can stimulate insulin activity, he says. A dash of cinnamon on any number of appropriate foods may help keep blood sugar in check. Thumbs Up: BRING ON THE BEANS Eat high carbohydrate, high-fiber foods, like legumes, to keep diabetes away and under control. That's mainstay advice for anyone concerned about diabetes, according to experts such as James Anderson, M.D.

Its main active ingredient is curcumin which gives turmeric its intense cadmium yellow color. Curcumin, studies show, is an anti-inflammatory agent on a par with cortisone, and has reduced inflammation in animals and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis in humans. In other tests, it lowered cholesterol, hindered platelet aggregation (blood clotting), protected the liver from toxins, boosted stomach defenses against acid, lowered blood sugar in diabetics, and was a powerful antagonist of numerous cancer-causing agents. It is known to have varied anticancer activity. Watermelon.

Foods with Antidiarrheal Activity Blueberries (dried), cinnamon, fenugreek seeds, garlic, ginger, licorice, nutmeg, rice, tea, turmeric. ANTIHYPERTENSIVES: HOW FOODS MAY LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE Many pharmaceutical blood pressure medications work in roundabout indirect ways, says William J. Elliott, assistant professor of medicine and pharmacology at the University of Chicago, and have "troubling side effects, such as fainting, drowsiness or impotence.

Major Foods with Anticancer Activity Garlic, cabbage, licorice, soybeans, ginger, umbelliferous vegetables (carrots, celery, parsnips), onions, tea, turmeric, citrus fruits (orange, grapefruit, lemon), whole wheat, flax, brown rice, solana-ceous vegetables (tomato, eggplant, peppers), cruciferous vegetables (broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts), oats, mints, oregano, cucumber, rosemary, sage, potato, thyme, chives, cantaloupe, basil, tarragon, barley, berries, seafood, olive oil.

Most potent are cloves, ginger, cumin and turmeric. "Cloves are stronger than aspirin in this respect," says Dr. Srivastava. The primary active agent in cloves is probably eugenol, which also helps protect the structure of platelets even after they have been "aggregated." Dr. Srivastava says the spices work through the prostaglandin system, somewhat the way aspirin, garlic and onions do. For example, all the spices clamped down on production of thromboxane, which is a potent promoter of platelet clumping.

Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine, Revised Second Edition Michael T. Murray, N.D., Joseph E. Pizzorno, N.D. See book keywords and concepts

V2 ounces) of turmeric. For this reason, pure curcumin preparations are preferred to crude curry when medicinal effects are desired. Although the benefit of curcumin in treating HIV and AIDS remains to be proven, given the safety of curcumin and its possible benefit, supplementing pure curcumin as well as increasing the dietary intake of curry makes sense. Pure curcumin products are available commercially.

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

Tumerin is a phytochemical compound found in turmeric. It is a strong antioxidant and protects DNA from oxidative injury. Zeaxanthin (ZEE-uh-ZAN-thin). Zeaxanthin is a phytochemical isolated from deep green vegetables like kale, collard greens, spinach, Swiss chard, mustard greens, and okra, romaine lettuce, and red pepper. Zeaxanthin forms the yellow pigment in the eye, and its intake is thought to prevent macular degeneration. Zingerone (ZIN-jer-one). Zingerone is a phytochemical isolated from the ginger plant that has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

Nature's Medicines : From Asthma to Weight Gain, from Colds to High Cholesterol -- The Most Powerful All-Natural Cures Gale Maleskey See book keywords and concepts

During intense flare-ups, add some turmeric. This yellow spice contains one of nature's most powerful anti-inflammatory drugs, a chemical called curcumin. The herb has been used for thousands of years in India's traditional Ayurvedic medicine to treat pain and inflammation. Several clinical studies show that curcumin has an anti-inflammatory action. Don't reach into your spice cupboard for relief, however. Instead, opt for capsules of standardized extract that contain 97 percent pure curcumin. When pain is acute, Dr. Evans advises people to take 250 to 500 milligrams three times a day.

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

Curcumin is the principal active compound and the major yellow coloring in the spice turmeric, a component of curry powder. It offers a protective effect against cancer because it has the potential to block the spread of a tumor, a process known as metastasis. This phenolic phytochemical has strong antioxidant activities. It also inhibits the formation of carcinogenic nitrate compounds. In a study designed to test the power of curcumin to guard against cancer, rats were treated with a known colon carcinogen. The group of rats treated with curcumin developed 34-percent fewer cancers.

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

The herb blue vervain contains anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties, and finally, curcumin, which is a bright yellow compound derived from turmeric and curry is another nutritional substance that can be used to treat pain. Like the drug indomethacin, curcumin reduces the inflammation of arthritis and other conditions. But curcumin does not induce adverse side effects, such as the burning of stomach lining holes. The recommended dosage of curcumin is 1,200 mg daily. Exercise People who are experiencing extremely severe pain are obviously not candidates for a regular exercise program.

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

Spices Ginger, turmeric, licorice, rosemary, basil, sage, tarragon, thyme, dill, and caraway contain phytochemicals that have demonstrated the ability to fight cancer. Other Dietary Recommendations To prevent cancer, monitor your fat intake. The American Cancer Society recommends a diet where 20 percent of the calories come from fat to prevent cancer. The bulk of your calories should come from plant foods. Increase your intake of beans, grains, and fresh fruits and vegetables. Five servings of fruits and vegetables a day should serve as a starting point for plant intake.

The Okinawa Program : How the World's Longest-Lived People Achieve Everlasting Health Bradley J. Willcox, D. Craig Willcox, and Makoto Suzuki See book keywords and concepts

One of our favorite recipes using the spice is Okinawan Sauteed Chicken with turmeric (see page 375). This dish brings the spicy bite of curry to chicken, leaving the palate eager for more. It's also good for you and takes less than a half-hour of simple preparation. Once reserved for the nobility, this dish creates a meal fit for a king. Cautions. Side effects are rare and consist only of mild upset stomach if they do occur.

The best way to consume turmeric would be to use it as a spice on already healthy food. If there's a choice, food is always the best medicine, not capsules or pills. Goya, Bitter Melon (Momordica charantia, African Cucumber, Balsam Pear, Bitter Apple, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Pear, Chin-li-chih, Goo-fa, Ku Gua, Wild Cucumber) Goya is known to North Americans as bitter melon, and bitter it is. The first time we tried it, it was hard to fathom why the Okinawans have developed such a taste for this strange vegetable.

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Asian medical systems for a large variety of illnesses. Fig. 4.15 (a) Datura stramonium (datura, Solanaceae), showing capsule enclosing the highly toxic seeds. (b) Atropa belladonna (deadly nightshade, atropa, Solanaceae), showing a flowering and fruiting branch with the violet-brown (outside) and dirty yellow (inside) flowers and the shiny black berries (highly toxic). After Frohne & Jensen (1998). (b) MeN h y h ch2oh r> ¦ f h j y '''/ h T h h Hyoscyamine Nicotine Solanidine Fig. 4.16 • Elettaria cardamomum (L.

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