Question | Answer |
Bilberry (blueberry) | Night Blindness
Varicose Veins
Hemorrhoids |
Cat's Claw Bark | (Tissue Destruction)
Cancer
Inflammation
Ulcers
Arthritis |
Chamomile | (Wide Spectrum)
European Ginseng
Tissue Destruction
Cancer
Inflammation
Ulcers
CNS Homeostatic Effects, sedative, tonic |
Cranberry Fruit | Urinary Tract Infections and Problems |
Dandelion | Hypertension, Liver tonic (hepatitis, gall bladder inflammation) |
Echinacea Root | (Wide Spectrum)
Infections
Skin Disorders
Tissue Destruction
CNS Homeostatic Effects |
Evening Primrose Oil | (Wide Spectrum)
Skin Disorders
Asthma
Tissue Destruction |
Garlic | (Russian penicillin)
Infections/Immune System stimulant
Cardiovascular system (hypertension, atherosclerosis) |
Ginger Rhizome | Nausea
Vomiting
Tonic
Bronchitis |
Ginseng Root (Asia/Siberian) | CNS Stimulatory effects
Immune System stimulation |
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract | CNS Homeostatic Effects
Memory dificiency
Depression |
Goldenseal Root | Infections/Immune System Stimulant
CNS Homeostatic Effects |
Gotu Kola | Infections
Syphilis
Tuberculosis
Leprosy
CNS Disorders |
Grape Seed Extract | Wide variety of microcirculatory disorders with brain and heart |
Green Tea Leaf | Immune System Stimulant
Antioxidant
Antibacterial
Antiviral |
Peppermint | Infections/Immune System Stimulant |
Sarsaparilla Root | (Wide Spectrum)
Infections/Immune system stimulant
CNS Homeostatic effects |
St. John's Wort | Depression |
Valerian Root | CNS Homeostatic Effects
Anxiety, Nervous Tension
Concentration Ability/Exhaustion/Headache
Hypertension
Tachycardia |
Fire | Hot/dry
Yellow Bile
Liver |
Earth | Cold/dry
Black bile
spleen |
Water | Cold/wet
Phlegm
Brain |
Air | Hot/wet
Blood
Heart |
Empedocles (490 BC) | theory of 4 elements |
Hippocrates (460 BC) | Four humors theory |
Galen (129 AD) | four human temperaments |
Marie Francois Xavier Bichat | Life can be explained by vital force |
Johannes Muller | Organism has life energy uniting organism in a whole system |
Hans Driesch | Developed theory of vitalism |
Wilhelm Reich | Universal cosmic energy "orgone" or orgasmic potential |
Doctrine of Signatures | Developed by Jacob Bohme, similarity between disease and physical characteristics of herbal plant |
Macerations | - ROOM TEMPERATURE - 25oC
- HOURS/DAYS/WEEKS
- WATER
- ALCOHOL
- WINE |
Infusions | - HIGH TEMPERATURE - HOT WATER
- 5-10 MINUTES
- WATER
- COMMON METHOD |
Decoctions | - BOILING WATER – 100oC
- 10-15 MINUTES
- WATER
- TO USE IN ONE DAY |
Extracts | EVAPORATING FROM
-WATER
-ALCOHOL
-ESTER
-USED COMMERCIALLY |
D-mannose | Urinary tract infections |
Linus Pauling | Advocated vitamin megadoses to treat diseases |
Vitamin A | Lipid Soluble
Used for skin and boost the immune system |
Vitamin E | Lipid Soluble
Look Younger
Superficial burn healing and prevention of scar formation |
Vitamin B1 (thiamine) | Water Soluble
Nervous System
Increased athletic performance |
Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | Nervous system and mouth
migrances
eye fatigue |
Vitamin B3 (niacin, nicotinic acid) | Large doses used to treat high level of cholesterol
Possibility of liver damage |
Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine, pyridoxal) | 1. COGNITION AND MOOD*
2. TO IMPROVE IMMUNE SYSTEM *
3. TO TREAT MUSCLE SPASMS *
Antiaging
Diuretic |
Vitamin B12 (Coblamin) | Memory Loss, irritability, vegetarian diet, intravenous infusions |
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) | 1. ANTIVIRAL AGENT *
2. COMMON COLD TREATMENT*
3. PROLONGS LIFE
4. ANTICANCER AGENT (Intravenous) |
Alanine | Kidney stone prevention
Immune System stimulation
Body building |
Arginine | Precursor for nitric oxide (Viagra)
Sexual stimulant
Mental tonic
increased muscle tone
increased tissue repair |
Aspartic Acid | Fatigue prevention/increased stamina
Immune system stimulation |
Cystine/cysteine | Baldness prevention
psoriasis treatment
improves skin, hair, nails
free-radical protection |
Glutamic Acid | releases HGH
stimulates brain
fatigue prevention
antidepressant
increases sex interest |
Histidine | Arthritis treatment
stress reduction
libido stimulator |
Glycine | muslcular dystrophy
body/breath odor
hyperglycemia treatment
gastric hyperacidity |
Lysine | Herpes infection prevention
stimulates concentration |
Methionine | 1. SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATMENT
2. PARKINSON'S DISEASE TREATMENT
3. TUMOR TREATMENT
4. LOWERS CHOLESTEROL |
Phenylalanine | Antidepressant
Pain killer
increases sex interest |
DL-Phenylalanine (DPLA) | whiplash
arthritis (rheumatoid)
lower back pain
neuralgia
postoperative pain |
Tyrosine | Antidepressant
Increases sex interest
suppresses appetite
elevates mood |
5-HTP | Appetite suppressant
relieves mild depression |
Banaba leaf | appetite suppressant |
Fiber | "Fat binding" |
Carnitine | thermogenic |
Pyruvate | thermogenic |
Quercitin | thermogenic |
Guarana (caffeine) | Thermogenic/appetite suppressant |
B-complex | increases metabolism |
Bee pollen | Increases energy |
brewers yeast | increases energy |
royal jelly | increases energy |
Sea buckthorn | increases energy |
Creatine | increases muscle mass |
Protein powders | increases muscle mass |
Carnosine | muscle recovery |
Ribose | increases muscle energy |
DHEA | Increases testosterone level
Most abundant androgen |
Tribulus terrestris | increases testosterone level |
glycerol | delays dehydration |
SAMe | relieves milds depression |
Kava-kava | antianxiety |
Melatonin | Antianxiety/sleep aid |
Dr. Charles Edouard Brown-Sequard | Elixir of Life=water + testicular venous blood + sperm+ juice from freshly crushed testicles |
Dr. Eugen Steinach | "Steinach operation"
Surgical method of rejuvination-combination of vasectomy and vasoligature |
Dr. Ilya Ilyich Mechnikoff | Discovered WBC's and phagocytosis
founding father of immunology
coined term gerontology, developed theory of aging (caused by bacteria in GI tract) |
Dr. Serge Abramovich Voronoff | transplanted testicular tissue from chimpanzees into males, ovaries to a women |
Testosterone | steroid hormone from the androgen group of substances |
HGH | important regulatory hormone |
Rene-Maurice Gatefosse | Inventor of Aromatherapy |
Jean Valnet | Used essential oils to treat wounds in WWII |
Base Oils | 1 ALMOND OIL
2. APRICOT KERNEL OIL
3. PEACH KERNEL OIL
4. HAZELNUT OIL
5. CAMELLIA OIL
6. COCONUT OIL
7. GRAPESEED OIL |
Abdomen Pain | Fennel |
Abscess External | Lavender, tea tree |
Acne | Lavender, Eucalyptus |
Addition | Clary sage, Lavender |
Aging | Neroli, Rose Otto |
Aphrodisiac | Clary sage, Rose Maroc, Jasmine, Ylang Ylang, Ginger, Sandalwood |
Athlete's Foot | Lavender, Tea Tree |
Back Pain | basil |
Baldness | Lavender |
Body Odor | Lemon |
Bronchitis | Eucalyptus |
Burns | Lavendar |
Cold | Ginger, Eucalyptus |
Diarrhea | Ginger, Rosemary |
Fatigue | Lemon |
Herpes Simplex | Bergamot, Melissa |
Insomnia | Clary sage, lavender |
Memory Enhancement | Basil, rosemary |
Menstrual Problem | Clary sage, geranium |
muscular pain | basil, clary sage, ginger |
nail fungus | tea tree melissa |
Nose bleed | lemon |
Overweight | Fennel, Lemon |
Overwork | Clary sage, lavender, jasmine |
respiratory problems | Eucalyptus |
Sea-Sickness | ginger |
Sunburn | Eucalyptus, lavender |
Tonic | lemon, rosemary, orange |
trauma | lavender, rose otto |
wounds | lavender, tea tree |