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Blood-moving group (herbs that move the blood and remove blood stasis): Carthamus flower, dang gui root, myrrh gum, prickly ash bark, red clover blossoms, salvia root, millettia stem, carthamus flower, tien chi root. Digestive-strengthening group (herbs that strengthen weak digestion): Black pepper, bromelain, garlic bulb, ginger root, ginseng root, trikatu (three peppers), white atractylodes rhizome, cardamom.

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Indian Snakeroot; Common Thyme; Two-Flowered Sand-spur; Parsnip; Red Clover; Da-Zao; Ramie; Camu-camu; Safflower; Kudzu; Maracuya; Indian Fig; Evening Primrose; Burn Mouth Vine; Rice Paper Tree; Jack Bean; Pyrethrum; Desert Date; Flax; Kudzu. hicory; Gobo; Elecampane; Dandelion; Licorice; Cone-flower; Costus; Leopard's-Bane; Crab's Eye; Coffee; Mug-wort; Chinese Goldthread; Generic Goldthread; Java-Olive; Huang-Lia; Goldenseal; Beet; Malangra; Lambsquarter. associated with aging.

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Contraindications: red clover should not be used by someone on blood thinning drugs such as coumarin. Dose: 30 grams Mulberry (SANG BAI PI, SANG YE, SANG SHEN, SANG ZHI) Moms alba Common Name: Mulberry Family: Moraceae Parts Used: Roots, branches, leaves, fruits, bark Energies and Flavors: Roots—cool; sweet. Branches—cool; bitter. Leaves—cool; bitter, sweet. Fruits—cool; sweet, sour. Organ Meridians Affected: Bark: lungs, spleen. Fruit: heart, liver, kidneys. Leaves: lungs, liver. Branch: liver. Properties: Roots—antiasthmatic, diuretic, antiswelling.

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FORMULA 15 (PAU D'ARCO-MUSHROOM COMPLEX) Pau d'arco bark Pau d'arco extract Burdock root Echinacea root Echinacea root extract red clover blossoms Poria Reishi mushroom in soy culture American ginseng Kelp Cool-natured and dispersing, formula 15 is a mild diuretic, helping to resolve tumors, cysts, and lymphatic congestion. It can be used for all degenerative diseases associated with the appearance of abnormal growths.

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Furthermore, some of the formulas—the lower-bowel tonic, nerve tonic, red clover combination, eyewash, and female corrective, for instance—should be taken regularly for enough time, say, two to three months, to attain complete healing with no recurrence of symptoms. Best results occur when they are taken six days a week for six weeks, then one week off (or six months and one month off, etc.). By going through each formula and asking yourself why this or that herb is included, you can learn a lot about the conceptual basis of healing with herbs.

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Although we usually use stronger herbs like lycium bark, red clover blossoms, and soy extracts to treat hot flashes, sometimes adding chaste tree berry tincture can improve results. There is a commercial German chaste tree product (Agnolyt) that is beneficial for amenorrhea, PMS-related water retention, mouth ulceration, and severe constipation. However, for best results when treating amenorrhea it needs to be taken for up to a year. Elevated prolactin levels are often found in people with celiac disease.

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To ease mild symptoms or to keep small fibroids from growing bigger, making a tea with the dried leaves of burdock, dandelion, yellow dock, red clover, cleavers, nettle, milk thistle, and vervain is worth a try, says Romm. Their liver-friendly effects bump up hormone processing in that organ. Put equal parts of all of the herbs in a large bowl and mix them well with your hands. Put 1 ounce (by weight) of the mixture (approximately an eighth of the total) in a large teapot or saucepan.

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One teaspoon of bee propolis in a homeopathic solution is combined with extracts of red clover and licorice root. Ten drops of colloidal silver are added. Gargling with this formula and then swallowing it, every four hours, can help knock out local bacterial and viral infections in the throat and trachea. •Other Cold-Fighting Herbs...

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Examples include dandelion, golden seal, red clover and peppermint. Yang herbs are warming, energizing and circulating. They include hard leaves, twigs, branches, seeds, barks and roots which take a long time to grow and mature. They have little or no volatile oils. Yin herbs are cooling and moistening. They include leaves, flowers, juicy fruits, fast growing roots and tubers. They contain an abundance of volatile oils. They tend to grow and mature quickly and have a detoxifying effect in the body. All of these aspects of the energy of herbs are summarized in the following chart.

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Cleansing herbs, such as burdock root, red clover, echinacea, dandelion, yellow dock, and garlic, can speed up a sluggish lymphatic system. Lymphatic massage and skin brushing also help. Rebuilding As we regain health through detoxification, the body becomes more responsive to therapies that rebuild the system, such as a healthy diet and vitamin/ mineral supplements. Below are general recommendations for life-extending foods and nutrients. For more precise guidance, a holistic practitioner can make recommendations based on individual test results.

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Examples: chaparral, red clover, astragalus, reishi,fu ling. Antitussive: helps stop coughs and coughing spasms. Examples: coltsfoot, mullein, comfrey. Antiviral: prevents or helps eliminate viral conditions. Examples: echinacea, garlic, St. John's wort. Aperient: mildly causes bowel movements; use for constipation and mildly sluggish bowels. Examples: yellow dock, Oregon grape, bitter herbs in general. Aromatic: has a sweet, spicy or fragrant aroma. Examples: peppermint, fennel, cardamom, cloves, ginger, angelica.

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Aloe vera, rosemary, ginger, alfalfa, red clover, goldenseal, barberry, and fennel also have this effect. •Digestive Harmony...This is an Oriental bitter herb combination that works as an anti-yeast agent systemically. •Herbastatin...This gets rid of yeast caused by mucus. •Yudaiwan...A Chinese treatment, yudaiwan helps to eliminate cheesy vaginal discharges. •Ku Shen...This Oriental herb is used in a wash to cleanse the vagina.

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Sage (Salvia officinalis) • Wild Indigo (Baptisia tinctoria) •Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis) •Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Plants that require a relatively large area to yield an adequate harvest • Angelica (Angelica archangelica) • Boneset (Eupatorium perfoliatum) • Burdock (Arctium lappa) • Chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) • Elecampane (Inula helenium) • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) • Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) • Joe-Pye (Eupatorium purpureum) • Milk Thistle (Silybum marianum) • red clover (Trifolium pratense) • Scudcap (Scutellaria spp.) • St.

This process of extraction is also most suitable for those plant tissues containing volatile or other principles which would be dissipated or injured by boiling, such as Chamomile and red clover blossoms, Peppermint leaves, or Valerian root. Because the constituents of many of the plants that are normally infused are volatile, infusions should always be conducted in closed vessels.

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Good herbs to include are sage, rosemary, cayenne, echinacea, goldenseal, chaparral, red clover, astragalus, and burdock root. Beneficial bacteria, such as those found in yogurt, or supplements of lactobacillicus and acidophilus, support the digestive processes necessary for the maintenance of the immune system. Other nutrients that directly enhance the immune system include garlic, quercetin, zinc gluconate, buffered vitamin C, and beta-carotene or vitamin A. In addition, 500 mg of the amino acid L-lysine, taken two to four times a day, can produce excellent results.

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Burdock, Dandelion, Yellow Dock, red clover, Cleavers, Nettle, Milk Thistle, and Vervain Drink two cups of tea made from these liver-strengthening herbs every day. You can get fibroid growth under control by reining in the excess estrogen that may be stimulating them, says Aviva Jill Romm, a professional member of the American Herbalists Guild, certified professional midwife in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, and author of The Natural Pregnancy Book.

Black Cohosh Take V2 to 1 milliliter of tincture two to four times daily. Like red clover, black cohosh contains natural phytoestrogens. "It's a classic American herb widely used by menopausal women in Europe," according to master herbalist Susun Weed of Woodstock, New York, author of Menopausal Years: The Wise Woman Way. Native American people used black cohosh first for female health complaints, and German physicians have been recommending it since the 1940s for hormone disturbances.

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A decoction of red clover tops has depurative and diuretic properties. The small seeds can be used as food, especially for sprouting, but they are difficult to gather. The best method is to beat the ripe heads over a sheet spread on the ground, and winnow the resulting debris. T. hybridum, alsike clover - originally from Eur. - may produce dermatitis in a few susceptible individuals. Endangered species: T. amoenum - Calif'. andersonii spp. beadeyae - Nev. -lemmonii - Calif., Nev. -, polyodon - Calif. -, thompsonti - Wash. - and trichocalyx -Calif.

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Phytoestrogens may be responsible for the absence of cancer in those who eat a plant-based diet, because these plant-based estrogens lock on to certain cells, preventing the "real" estrogens from overstimulating the body. red clover flowers are easily obtainable and safe and they make a reasonably tasty tea. Typical dosage: up to five 500-milligram capsules per day,- or 2 or 3 cups of tea per day (steep 1 tablespoon of dried flowering tops in 1 cup of hot water for 10 to 15 minutes),- or 15 to 30 drops of tincture up to four times per day. Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea, E. angustifolia, E.

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Sage (Salvia officinalis) • Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis) •Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) Plants that require a relatively large area to yield an adequate harvest • Angelica (Angelica archangelica) • Burdock (Arctium lappa) • Chamomde (Matricaria chamomilla) • Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) • Globe Artichoke (Cynara scolymus) • MdkThistle (Silybum marianum) • red clover (Trifolium pratense) • Scudcap (Scutellaria spp) • St. John's Wort (Hypericum perforatum) • Vitex (Vitex agnus-castus) •Wdd Oat (Avenafatua,A.

Sandals and bare fingers are a pleasure to use for harvesting red clover or Calendula blossoms on a warm summer day, but high-top gumboots (a.k.a. duck boots, galoshes, Wellingtons) and gloves will be deeply appreciated when harvesting Stinging Nettles on a soggy river bank in early spring, or for trekking across a sloshy forest floor in search of Skunk Cabbage.

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To make a cup, pour 1 cup of just-boiled water over 1 tablespoon of dried red clover flowers and raspberry leaves and steep for 10 to 15 minutes. Drink it warm or at room temperature. Migraine hen workers in munitions plants around the end of the nineteenth century were plagued by blinding headaches, they discovered that the word trigger had a double meaning in their line of work. The cause of their headaches—nitrate, a common ingredient in gunpowder—is still a common headache trigger, except that these days, you're more likely to get a dose of it in a hot dog.

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The Estrogenic Herbs False unicorn and red clover are herbal supplements for women that can act like weak estrogens in the body. Naturopathic doctors believe that they help balance hormone levels, either making up for a shortfall of estrogen or encouraging your body to excrete excess amounts. The recommended dosages will vary with each of these herbal supplements, so Dr. Brett recommends following the directions on the packages. False unicorn may be taken as a tincture or a tea. For either, follow the directions on the label.

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Eczema: Eliminate wheat, eggs, and dairy—sometimes soy, peanut, chocolate; Hmp: often Graph (use 200C every fifth day); EPO, 500 mg thrice daily; zinc 1 mg/lb until improved (max 2 months), also vits C, A, E; topically: ointment of licorice root extract; cleansing herbs: Burdock, red clover, Turmeric, Forsythia, Bupleurum. Edema: Holding on. Avoid salt; TS: NS (often with KM); whey; vit B6; juice: grapefruit/cucumber/lettuce; watermelon; CPM: Golden Book Tea (Rehmannia/Wild Yam formula); ERx: rebounder to stimulate lymphatic drainage.

You will surmise as much once you taste its bitterness.) red clover is another traditional cooling "blood cleanser." Heating cleansers like cayenne and myrrh can be used for vata or kapha types. Biochemically, detoxification involves two steps or "phases." The first mobilizes toxic substances from their storage sites. Since many toxic environmental chemicals are fat-soluble, when absorbed they gravitate to the fatty tissues of the body, where they may remain for a long time. Phase I reactions convert these substances to water-soluble forms that can be released (see Fig. 97).

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He recommends a formula that combines equal parts of the tinctures of nine herbs: red clover, burdock, yellow dock, dang gui, milk thistle, cleavers, schisandra, echinacea, and licorice. Bring 1 quart of water to a boil and add 1 ounce of combined tinctures. Turn off the heat and steep for 30 minutes. Drink two cups a day for up to 3 months. You can refrigerate the unused portion for up to a week. Along with lymphatic cleansers, the formula contains herbs that are thought to support the liver, nourish the blood, and fight infection—all factors that are crucial in healing acne.

Herbal teas made from lemon grass, peppermint, ginger, and red clover can also be very energizing," Dr. Haas says. week or two to reduce or eliminate all the sources of caffeine in your life: coffee, tea, cola, medications, and chocolate. "If you're having 5 cups of coffee a day, for example, cut back to 4% on the first day, to 4 on the second day, to 3Vi on the third day, and so on. Or substitute tea for coffee the first week, then slowly cut back on the tea the second week.

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People who are taking anticoagulant (blood-thinning) medications, for example, should not take high doses of vitamin E, the herb red clover, or a number of other supplements that thin the blood. There are exceptions. Absorption of one form of vitamin B12 can be a problem for up to one-third of older people. They don't need larger amounts of it, but they need to take it in the form that their bodies can use, says Dr. Russell. That form can be found in fortified food products or in supplements, which is why a lot of senior multi formulas have it. Older people also have trouble with vitamin D.

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Many companies have since modified it and added cat's claw, kelp, blessed thistle, red clover, and watercress. According to a report issued in 1993, Essiac strengthens the immune system, reduces toxic side effects of many drugs, increases energy level, and has anti-inflammatory effects.20 Studies of some of Essiac's components (burdock, Indian rhubarb, shepherd sorrel, slippery elm) have demonstrated a significant amount of anticancer activity.

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Be aware that false unicorn may cause nausea and vomiting in doses higher than 5 to 15 drops of tincture, Vi cup of infusion, or 3 to 4 cups of tea blend per day. For red clover, a typical dose for 430-milligram capsules is one or two capsules three times daily with water at mealtimes. Remember that you should take only two of these four herbs at a time. One balancing pair, for example, is red raspberry leaf, which provides progesterone, and false unicorn, which supplies estrogen. Once you've made your choices, take both herbs every day until you know that you're pregnant, Dr. Brett says.

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