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