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chile peppers see cayenne |
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cholesterol |
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and diuretics, 5 |
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and essential fats, 10 |
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and ginseng, 53 |
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and guggulow, 56 |
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and herbal preparations, 73 |
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and turmeric, 70 |
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circulation |
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and alternating immersions, 38 |
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and butcher's broom rhizome, 44 |
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and cayenne, 36, 45 |
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and comfrey, 34 |
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and deep breathing, 15 |
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and fomentations, 35 |
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and garlic, 49-50 |
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and ginger, 50-51 |
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and ginkgo, 51 |
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and gotu kola, 55 |
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and hawthorn berries, 57 |
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herbal preparations, 23-25, 27-28, 71-74 |
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and pipsissewa, 68 |
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and plasters, 34 |
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and prickly ash bark, 68 |
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and rosemary, 36 |
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and turmeric, 70 |
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clary sage, 16 |
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cleavers, 46-47 |
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coenzyme Q-10, 77 |
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cold infusions, 26-27 |
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colds, and cayenne, 45 |
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coleus, 47 |
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comfrey, 34 |
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compresses, 35 |
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congestion |
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and cayenne, 45 |
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and fomentations, 35 |
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and plasters, 34 |
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congestive heart failure |
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and coleus, 47 |
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and lily of the valley, 62 |
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constipation, and flaxseed, 48 |
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Coronary Artery Surgical Study, 2 |
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coughs, and licorice root, 20 |
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Coxsackie B virus, 40 |
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crambark, 47-48 |
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curcumin, 70 |
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curry (turmeric), 70 |
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cypress, 16 |
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dairy products, and heart attack, 13 |
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dandelion, 48 |
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and burdock root, 43 |
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and fluid retention, 27 |
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deadly nightshade (belladonna), 19 |
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decoctions, 27 |
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decongestants, ephedra content, 34 |
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dehydration, and hypertension, 13-14 |
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demulcent herbs, 23 |
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DHA, 9 |
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diabetes |
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and apple pectin, 39 |
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and burdock root, 43 |
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and ginseng, 53-54 |
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diarrhea |
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and cascara sagrada, 19 |
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and stoneroot, 69 |
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diet, 4, 6-9, 23 |
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digestion, 7 |
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and cayenne, 44-45 |
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and chamomile, 46 |
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and dandelion, 48 |
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and exercise, 14 |
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and ginger, 50 |
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and licorice root, 20 |
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and onion, 50 |
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and stimulant herbs, 24-25 |
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and turmeric, 70 |
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digitalis, 18, 19 |
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herbal substitutes, 63, 66-67 |
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diuretic herbs, 24, 73 |
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pipsissewa; stoneroot |
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diuretics |
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and hypertension, 14 |
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side effects, 5 |
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see also fluid retention |
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docosahexaenoic acid, 9 |
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dyeberry (bilberry), 41-42 |
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eczema, and coleus, 47 |
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edema see fluid retention |
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EFAs see essential fatty acids |
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eicosapentaenoic acid, 9 |
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emotions, and stress, 15 |
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EPA, 9 |
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ephedra, and hypertension, 19, 34 |
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ephedrine, 19 |
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epilepsy, and skullcap, 68-69 |
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epsom salts, 38 |
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essential fatty acids, 9-10, 48, 49 |
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see also oils |
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European mistletoe, 20 |
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evening primrose oil, 49 |
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exercise, 14-15, 23 |
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