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| and determine which blend is most likely to treat your condition, refer to the following descriptions. |
| When studying labels, remember that in the U.S. the ingredient used in the largest amount must be listed first. A prostate blend containing saw palmetto berry, pygeum, goldenrod and cayenne pepper might contain equal parts of these four ingredients, but it is more likely to contain more saw palmetto berry and less cayenne pepper than anything else. |
| Stimulant or catalyst herbs, like cayenne, sarsaparilla, rosemary, prickly ash bark, ginger root, sage and astragalus, are often among the last herbs listed on a blend's label because they are used in small quantities. These herbs stimulate blood circulation and digestion to enhance the performance of the blend's other herbs, much the way that caffeine does when it is added to aspirin products. |
| Alcohol, Nutrition and Herbs for Liver Health |
| Heavy drinking, like cigarette smoking, does much to harm and little to help the body. Both activities are addictive and lead to nutritional imbalances that contribute to serious illnesses and symptoms such as impotence. |
| Alcoholics who have quit drinking usually avoid alcohol tinctures of medicinal herbs, but some companies make low-alcohol tinctures, substitute vegetable glycerine for alcohol or remove the alcohol before bottling. Pouring boiling water over an alcohol tincture will remove some though not all of its alcohol; this method is widely used to lower the alcohol content of medicinal tinctures. |
| Experiments with mice, and later with humans, showed a strong link between vitamin B deficiencies and alcohol cravings. A good multivitamin with additional B-complex |
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