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| preceding therapies should help reduce and control its overgrowth. Grapefruit seed extract is a specific for candidiasis. To be sure Candida doesn't return, take extra Molkosan and eat prebiotic foods (see page 20), replace fruit and fruit juices with vegetables and vegetable juices and drink pau d'arco tea throughout the day. The bifidus (human acidophilus) implant described on page 45 is especially effective in preventing this infection. Because antibiotics destroy beneficial bacteria, use these drugs only when necessary and reestablish friendly bacterial flora immediately after treatment. |
| Medicinal Herbs |
| Herbal Preparations |
| There are many ways to take herbs: in teas, capsules, tablets, syrups, lozenges and tinctures, not to mention their external applications, like compresses, poultices and washes. |
| For best results, use herbs that were grown organically or wildcrafted, then dried at low temperature to maintain their flavor, color, essential oils and other properties. See the Appendix for herbal tea companies that specialize in high quality medicinal herbs. |
| If you are new to herbal medicine, remember that the recipes given here and in herbal reference books are flexible and forgiving. If you can't obtain an |
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