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and butcher's broom rhizome, 44 |
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and chamomile, 46 |
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and cleavers, 46-47 |
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and poultices, 33-34 |
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infusions, 26, 36-37 |
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insomnia, and skullcap, 68-69 |
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iodine, in kelp, 62 |
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kava kava, 59-61 |
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kelp, 61-62 |
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kidney function, and burdock root, 43 |
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kidney stones, and stoneroot, 69 |
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l-carnitine, 77 |
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labor, and crampbark, 47 |
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lactose intolerance, and blood pressure, 13 |
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laser endarterectomy, 4 |
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lavender, 16, 36 |
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laxative herbs, 19 |
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lecithin, 77 |
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and comfrey, 34 |
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and horse chestnut, 59 |
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licorice root, 20 |
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lily of the valley, 20, 62-63 |
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lime flower, 63-64 |
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linoleic acid, 48 |
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linolenic acid, 48 |
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low blood pressure, herbal preparations, 74, 75 |
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lymph system |
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and cleavers, 46-47 |
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and exercise, 14 |
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Ma huang see ephedra |
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magnesium sulfate, 38 |
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maidenhair tree (ginkgo), 51-53 |
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maypop, 67 |
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meditation, 16 |
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memory |
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and cayenne, 45 |
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and ginkgo, 52 |
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and gotu kola, 56 |
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menopause, and black cohosh, 42 |
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menstruation |
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and black cohosh, 42 |
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and crampbark, 47 |
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and motherwort, 66 |
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metabolism, and guggulow, 56-57 |
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minerals, 12-13, 76-77 |
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mistletoe, European, 20, 64-66 |
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motherwort, 66 |
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mouth lesions, and cayenne, 45 |
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mucilaginous fibers, 39, 48 |
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and coleus, 47 |
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and crampbark, 47 |
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and salt, 37-38 |
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mustard plaster, and congestion, 34 |
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nervine herbs, 11-12, 24 |
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and stress management, 46 |
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passionflower; rosemary; skullcap; valerian root |
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night vision, and bilberry, 41, 42 |
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night-blooming cereus, 66-67 |
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nightshade family, 45 |
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nutrients see minerals; vitamins |
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nutrition see diet |
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oleic acid, in flaxseed, 48 |
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oils, 10 |
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essential, 16 |
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flaxseed, 48-49 |
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infusions, 36-37 |
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see also borage seed oil; essentials fatty acids; evening |
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primrose oil; fish oils; olive oil |
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olive leaf, 67 |
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and cholesterol, 9 |
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and garlic, 50 |
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onion, and garlic, 50 |
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and cayenne, 45 |
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and valerian root, 70-71 |
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passionflower, 67 |
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peanut oil, and cholesterol, 9 |
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peppers, 44 |
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see also cayenne |
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phlebitis |
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and butcher's broom rhizome, 44 |
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and horse chestnut, 59 |
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phytomedicinals see herbal preparations |
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pipsissewa, 68 |
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plasters, 34 |
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post-thrombotic syndrome, and butcher's broom rhizome, 44 |
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poultices, 33-34 |
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pregnancy |
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and black cohosh, 42 |
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and herbal preparations, 23 |
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prickly ash bark, 68 |
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prince's pine, 68 |
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prostaglandins, 9 |
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protein, in flaxseed, 48 |
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protein assimilation, and alterative herbs, 23 |
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