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fatigue, therapies, 74 |
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fats see essential fatty acids; oils |
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fibromyalgia, and cayenne, 45 |
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fish oils, 9, 10, 49 |
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flavonoid glycosides, 51 |
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flavonoids, in lily of the valley, 63 |
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flaxseed, 48-49 |
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flu, and cayenne, 45 |
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herbal preparations, 75 |
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and horsetail, 59 |
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and licorice root, 20 |
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and salt, 11 |
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fomentations, 35-36 |
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food sensitivities, 13 |
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forskolin, 47 |
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foxglove, toxicity, 19 |
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free radicals, 42 |
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furosemide, 48 |
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gallstones, and apple pectin, 39 |
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gamma linolenic acid, 9 |
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garden heliotrope (valerian root), 70-71 |
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garlic, 49-50 |
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gastrointestinal distress, and chamomile, 46 |
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German Commission E, 21-22 |
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ginger, 50-51 |
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fomentations, 35-36 |
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in infusions, 27 |
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ginkgo, 51-53 |
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ginseng, 53-55 |
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GLA, 9 |
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gluten, sensitivity to, 13 |
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glycerin, 30 |
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glycoside linamarin, 48 |
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glycyrrhizin, and fluid retention, 20 |
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gobo (burdock root), 43 |
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gotu kola, 52, 55-56 |
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grapefruit seed extract, 37 |
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guggulow, 56-57 |
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hawthorn berries, 57-59 |
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hay fever, and beta-blockers, 5 |
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heart attack, 1 |
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and calcium channel blockers, 6 |
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and dairy products, 13 |
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and guggulow, 56-57 |
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and hawthorn berries, 58 |
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and diet, 4 |
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and emotions, 15-16 |
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and ephedra, 19 |
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and exercise, 14 |
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and garlic, 49-50 |
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and herbal preparations, 18, 20, 23-25, 72, 75 |
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prevention, 6-19 |
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statistics, 1 |
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and licorice root, 20 |
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hemorrhaging, and cayenne, 45 |
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hemorrhoids |
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and butcher's broom rhizome, 44 |
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and cayenne, 45 |
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and stoneroot, 69 |
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Herb Research Foundation, 22 |
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herbal baths, 37-38 |
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herbal preparations, 18, 25-38, 71-74 |
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dosages, 32-33, 74-75 |
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forms of, 25 |
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sweetening of, 28, 30 |
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herbal wines, 30-31 |
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herbs |
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allergic reactions, 22-23 |
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categories of, 23-25 |
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GRAS list, 22 |
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potency, 33 |
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research, 20-23 |
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safety of, 19-23 |
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see also herbal preparations |
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high blood pressure |
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and cleavers, 46-47 |
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and coleus, 47 |
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and crampbark, 47-48 |
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and dairy products, 13 |
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and deep breathing, 15 |
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and dehydration, 13-14 |
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and diuretics, 14 |
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and ephedra, 34 |
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and ginseng, 55 |
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herbal preparations, 72-73, 75 |
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and lime flower, 63 |
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and mistletoe, 64-65 |
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and olive leaf, 67 |
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pharmaceuticals, 5 |
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and salt, 11 |
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and valerian root, 70-71 |
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horse balm (stoneroot), 69-70 |
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horse chestnut, 59 |
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horsetail, 59 |
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huckleberry (bilberry), 41-42 |
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hydrotherapy, 37-38 |
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hypertension see high blood pressure |
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immune system, and astragalus, 40 |
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impotence, and ginkgo, 53 |
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Indian pennywort (gotu kola), 52, 55-56 |
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indigestion see digestion |
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infection |
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and kelp, 61 |
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