| Blue cohosh—3-8 drops of blue cohosh tincture can be taken in a glass of warm water or herbal tea; repeat every half hour until contractions are regular.
• Bethroot—Bethroot tincture, widely used by Native Americans, starts and strengthens contractions; take !4 to Vi tsp in warm water or tea, every 30 minutes.
• Calophyllum—Homeopathic Calophyllum 200X can be taken every 30 minutes for two hours.
It is always advisable to consult an herbalist, homeopath, naturopathic physician, midwife, or other expert before taking herbal or homeopathic preparations during pregnancy. |
Robert S. McCaleb, Evelyn Leigh, and Krista Morien
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Although it is one of America's favorite herbal tea ingredients, chamomile has its most enthusiastic following in Europe, where chamomile tea is served in most restaurants and hotels and is widely used as a mild sedative both for adults and fussy children. In addition to its sedative effects, chamomile helps relieve spasms of smooth muscle tissue, making it useful for gastrointestinal and menstrual cramps. A popular children's herb, chamomile has a long history of use for easing symptoms of colds and flu, calming upset stomachs, and soothing colicky babies. |
Mark Bricklin
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 A lavishly illustrated and superbly designed book that will happily grace your coffee table or herbal tea table. Just be careful you don't go and spoil the fun by killing yourself. Although the artistic design of this book is, as I said, beautiful, the content design is a disaster—and I use that word advisedly. Let's say, for example, that you turn to the section called "The 247 Most Beneficial Plants," which sounds promising. On page 27, you see that the plant known as monkshood (also called aconite) is used medicinally for arthritis, sciatica and neuralgia. Sounds great, doesn't it? |
Ralph W. Moss PhD
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 When these patients were treated with the herbal tea, they too supposedly showed dramatic improvement. We have no details on these cases, but word spread. It should be emphasized that then and later on, Rene Caisse never charged for the treatment, although she occasionally took small gifts of gratitude.
Dr. Fisher reasoned that if oral administration was so good, then an injectable form would be even better. And so they injected it directly into the tongue of a man from Lyons, New York, who was suffering from oral cancer. The immediate reaction was unsettling. |
Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier
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 Phytomedicines: European verbena herb is a component of the widely used rhinological preparation Sinupret® (18 mg powdered herb per dragee; drops: 6 mg per 290 mg fluidextract). A few other tonics and mixtures contain European verbena herb as a component.
Regulatory status
Canada: Approved active ingredient in a few Schedule OTC Traditional Herbal Medicines and homeopathic medicines, requiring pre-marketing authorization. U.K.: Herbal medicine in the General Sale List, Table A (internal or external use) of Schedule 1 (requires full Product License).
U.S.: Dietary supplement. |
Schuyler W. Lininger, Jr. DC
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 Efficacy of herbal tea preparation in infantile colic. / Pediatr 1993; 122: 650-52.
10. Gebel H, Schmidt G, Soyka DS. Effect of peppermint and eucalyptus oil preparations on neurophysio-logical and experimental algesimetric headache parameters. Cephalalgia 1994; 14: 228-34.
11. Wichtl M. Herbal Drugs and Pbytopharmaceuticals. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1994, 336-38.
12. Sigmund DJ, McNally EE The action of a carminative on the lower esophageal sphincter. Gastroent 1969; 56: 13-18.
13. Blumenthal M, Busse WR, Goldberg A, et al. (eds). |
Josef A. Brinckmann and Michael P. Lindenmaier
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| The volume of the separated fine particles is determined; there should be no more than 2.0 g of fines. names (as opposed to pharmacopoeial Latin names) in the monographs of the St. Zul. and of the DAB. The degree of comminution is not provided in the St. Zul. monographs.
Sedative tea I
(St. Zul. 1949.99.99)
40 parts Valerian root 20 parts Hop strobile 15 parts Melissa leaf 15 parts Peppermint leaf 10 parts Bitter-orange peel
Wording of the package insert German Standard License
8.1 Indications for use
States of nervous excitability, sleep disturbances.
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| C. Only botanicals whose constituents will not be changed by the saturation can be chosen for this process. Here below is an example taken from the OAB (Species laxantes OAB).
Species laxantes
= Laxative tea (OAB)
50 parts Sennae folium (II) 20 parts Sambuci flos
5 parts Matricariae flos
15 parts Foeniculi fructus (cont. |
| In the German Standard Licenses, appropriate indications concerning drug stability are provided for a variety of drugs. For essential oil drugs, the shelf life can be calculated based on the initial value (content at the time of packaging) and the (%) decrease per time unit. For other drugs, the shelf life is indicated directly in years. |
Robert S. McCaleb, Evelyn Leigh, and Krista Morien
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| Efficacy of herbal tea preparation in infantile colic. The Journal of Pediatrics 1993; 122:650-652.
7. Gould L, Reddy CVR, Gomprecht RF. Cardiac effects of chamomile tea. Journal of Clinical Pharmacology 1973; 13(11/12): 475-479.
8. Sailer R, Beschorner M, Hellenbrecht D, et al. Dose-dependancy of symptomatic relief of complaints by chamomile steam inhalation in patients with common cold. European Journal of Pharmacology 1990; 183: 728-729.
9. Maiche A, Crohn R Maki-Hokkonen H. Effect of chamomile cream and almond ointment on acute radiation skin reaction. Acta Oncologica 1991; 30: 395-396. |
Robyn Landis
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 For this reason you might want to add a little of all three to an herbal tea or broth.
The trinity roots are not good for children, because garlic and onion are sexual stimulants and ginger is extremely pungent. They are fine to use from puberty on.
Chilies include cayenne, red peppers, jalapeno, habanero, and other hot varieties. They have actions similar to those of the trinity roots. In addition, they are exceptionally antiviral—the best broad-spectrum, widely available, well-tolerated antiviral around. Jalapenos appear to be particularly antiviral for some reason. |
Robert S. McCaleb, Evelyn Leigh, and Krista Morien
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| Thirty-three infants took the herbal tea powder dissolved in water (the amount of the powder was not specified) and 36 infants received placebo. During the first 7 days of the randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, no treatment was administered, but during the next 7 days, the babies were treated when colic symptoms were observed. Doses of up to 150 ml were given, no more than three times daily.
At the end of the study, colic was completely relieved in significantly more infants in the treatment group than in the placebo group (19 infants compared with 9). |
Ralph W. Moss PhD
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| What he gave her was a pleasant-tasting herbal tea, which she was instructed to drink twice a day. He also gave her the formula and instructed her on its preparation.
Supposedly the breast tumors gradually diminished, she never had a recurrence, and was 80 years old at the time Rene Caisse met her (306). The woman had been effectively healed of her cancer. At least that is the story.
Needless to say, nurse Caisse was intrigued. The breast of the woman was scarred but no longer cancerous. Caisse asked for the formula and the woman complied. |
| There are instances in which cancer patients seem to have damaged their livers by taking herbal tea. Some "cancer remedies" contain cancer-promoting substances. So not everything natural is safe or good for you. In fact, some of the herbs discussed in this book are deadly poisons.
A writer's nightmare is the desperate patient who misunderstands all the warnings and caveats and decides to brew up a little Conium maculatum (hemlock) to treat his malignancy. Gentle reader, I have two words for you. Please. Don't. |
Rex Adams
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 A medical herbalist reported the case of an overweight woman who drank this herbal tea daily. The first month nothing happened, but in the fifth week she began to lose weight. In six months she lost a total of 32 pounds and has not put back an ounce.7
Apple cider vinegar contains powerful enzymes that help dissolve clumps of fat, and wash them right out of the system—so powerful, in fact, that meat soaked in apple cider vinegar is tenderized. |
Natural Prescriptions: Dr. Giller's Natural Treatments & Vitamin Therapies For Over 100 Common AilmentsRobert M. Giller, M.D.
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| Hot beverages such as herbal tea, broths, and soups can be substituted.
• Humidify your environment. Use a cool-mist humidifier at home (especially in your bedroom) and in your workplace. When you're suffering from symptoms, take hot showers and hot baths. Tent a towel over your head and inhale deeply above a sink filled with hot water a few times a day.
• Use warm compresses on your nose and eyes to relieve pain.
• Use pressure to relieve pain and stimulate circulation: Press the top of your nose on either side between two fingers for a few minutes and then release. |
Dr. Gary Null
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 If you don't feel like keeping a lot of chrysanthemums around the house, the same effect comes from drinking an herbal tea made with this flower." migraines caused by hormonal imbalance. "To keep hormones in balance, supplementing the diet with vitamin B6 and evening primrose oil around the time of the menstrual period may help restore hormonal balance enough to forestall migraine attacks." migraines caused by cranial faults. "Since migraines involve the cranial nerves, patients suffering from migraines should always be examined for cranial faults. |
Mark Bricklin
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| If the mixture is too strong for you, feel free to cut it by adding water or an appropriate herbal tea.
There's a wide choice of teas said to be good for colds. My own favorite is camomile, but others swear by lemon balm, boneset (particularly good when fever is present), elder, pennyroyal (no more than one cup) and vervain, which Kloss calls "one of the most wonderful gifts of God in the healing of diseases" and recommends to be taken by the hot cupful every hour for fevers and colds. |
Robyn Landis
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| Making Tea
There are many ways to make an herbal tea or broth. The two most common are infusions and decoctions. For an infusion you steep the herb in watet that has already boiled; for a decoction you simmer or boil the herb itself.
Infusions are best for delicate flowers, soft leaves, berries, and herbs with strong odors or volatile oils. Examples would be nettle leaves, passionflower, chamomile, or coltsfoot. To make an infusion, pour boiled water over herbs in a container and seal the container tightly (this will prevent volatile oils from escaping). |
Stephen T., M.D. Sinatra
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 Drink essiac herbal tea every day.
19. Follow my suggestions for detoxification in the next section (constipation).
For more information on the exciting research into the clinical applications of phytochemicals, the American Institute for Cancer Research in Washington, D.C., will send you free publications regarding dietary approaches to healing cancer (shipping and handling charges may be applied to orders of more than two publications).
CONSTIPATION
Constipation is an embarrassing but common complaint I hear about every day in my office. The cramping and fatigue can be quite distressing. |
Dr. Gary Null
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| If you don't feel like keeping a lot of chrysanthemums around the house, the same effect comes from drinking an herbal tea made with this flower."
MIGRAINES CAUSED BY HORMONAL IMBALANCE. "To keep hormones in balance, supplementing the diet with vitamin B6 and evening primrose oil around the time of the menstrual period may help restore hormonal balance enough to forestall migraine attacks."
MIGRAINES CAUSED BY CRANIAL FAULTS. "Since migraines involve the cranial nerves, patients suffering from migraines should always be examined for cranial faults. |
| Any herbal tea free of caffeine will be good," Lom-bardi says. "Since you need to drink on an hourly basis, you don't want to drink the same thing over and over."
DETOX DRINK. An excellent formula for colon cleansing is a drink made from ground flax seeds, psyllium seeds, and bentonite, which is a liquid clay. "Clay absorbs toxins," says Lombardi. "The seeds expand in the water and become like a brush. They brush the interior tubing, our pipe system. When the pipe system is completely clean, foods are absorbed through our digestive system."
ANTIOXIDANTS. Dr. Morris calls aging a catch-22. |
| This is another good herbal tea for helping the immune system.
Also helpful are goldenseal, bearberry, Oregon grape, German chamomile, aloe vera, rosemary, ginger, alfalfa, red clover, and fennel.
COLON THERAPY. "My battle with Candida lasted a long time," says colon therapist Tovah Finman-Nahman. "I tried everything, including a strict diet, antifungals, and vitamin C drips. But I never got it under control until I started doing colonics. Then I saw quick results. The gas and the bloating went away, and my chronic fatigue amazingly disappeared. |
Frantisek Stary
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 It is used in the form of an infusion (one teaspoon of the crushed crude drug from the leaves and flowers to one cup water) taken in the morning and evening. herbal tea mixtures made from Hawthorn, Balm, Valerian and Mistletoe can be recommended for their combined, soothing and hypotensive effect. Extracts from Hawthorn are components of numerous commercial preparations such as drops, pills, and injections.
Midland Hawthorn (1) is a thorny shrub or tree reaching a height of up to ten metres. It generally grows in scrub and forest margins at lower, warmer elevations. |
| The drugs from Coltsfoot are components of numerous herbal tea mixtures manufactured for the treatment of chest colds. Even though the drug is in great demand the supply from wild sources is sufficient.
Coltsfoot is a small perennial herb that spreads rapidly by means of the rhizomes with long runners. It grows abundantly in bare and waste ground, by roadsides, in ditches, rubbish dumps and in fields from lowland to mountain elevations. Early in spring scaly stems terminated by solitary golden-yellow flowerheads (1) grow from the flower buds. |
| It should be taken in small drafts, the dosage being three to five cups daily. A herbal tea mixture of equal parts of lime, elderberry and chamomile flowers is very effective in inducing perspiration.
Limes (1) are large trees with a rather short trunk and large spherical crown. Solitary limes are an important feature of the landscape in the temperate regions of Eurasia. They are also widely cultivated. The leaves are asymmetrically veined, sharply serrate, dark green above and greyish green below, with rust-coloured hairs in the axils of the veins. The flowering period is from June till July. |
| The drug from the flowers is an ingredient of certain herbal tea mixtures to which it gives an attractive colour.
Blackthorn is a spreading, many-branched, spiny shrub reaching a height of three metres, which often forms dense thickets or spreading masses. It grows on shrubby hillsides, forest margins and in woodland clearings from lowland to mountain elevations. The flowers (1) appear before the leaves (2), which are relatively small. They generally open from March to April, depending on the location and altitude, and often completely cover whole branches. |
| The drug is also recommended as an ingredient in herbal tea mixtures that 'purify the blood'. These are taken as a preventive therapy mainly in spring to correct the unsuitable composition of body fluids that might otherwise lead to illness and the accumulation of the causes of arteriosclerosis. Besides Chicory root, these tea mixtures contain the stems and leaves of nettle, birch leaves, and the flowers of elder. The abovementioned related vegetable plants, mainly because of their vitamin content and pleasant bitter substances, are, moreover, important ingredients in a proper diet. |
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 John's wort, cornstalk, horsetail, wild oat, and lemon balm ('/> cup, three times a day).
?An herbal tea made of three parts horsetail, one part agrimony, and one part sweet sumac: for lack of tone in the sphincter muscle of the bladder or in the case of general muscle or nervous debility.
INFANT COLIC
Infant colic refers to spasmodic abdominal pain, accompanied by irritability, crying, and/or vomiting. Although colic is more common among bottle-fed infants, breast-fed babies can also suffer from the condition.
What Causes Infant Colic? |
| Essiac tea: herbal tea (containing burdock root, slippery elm, Indian rhubarb, and sheep sorrel, among others) formulated by the late Rene Caisse, a Canadian nurse who used it to treat thousands of cancer patients from the 1920s until her death in 1978
?Cleavers {Galium aparine): one of the best lymphatic drainage remedies available, which may be why it has a history of use in the treatment of tumors and ulcers
?Echinacea {Echinacea angustifolia): antimicrobial and immune support
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