| 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 |
