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| flatulence (intestinal gas), herbs for, 26, 43, 44 |
| fluid retention, edema, herbs for, 25, 26, 38, 44, 48-49, 70 |
| Food and Drug Administration (FDA), herbal cautions, 7-10 |
| foot odor, essential oils for, 75 |
| free radicals, 32 |
| frostbite, ginkgo for, 36 |
| G |
| garden heliotrope: see valerian |
| garlic (Allium sativum), 31, 62-64 |
| botulism and, 62 |
| garlic breath, 62 |
| tonic effects of, 62-64 |
| gas, intestinal: see flatulence |
| ge-gen, 18 |
| genital herpes, herbs for, 44, 51 |
| geranium oil, 75 |
| Giardia lamblia, grapefruit seed extract for, 50 |
| ginger root (Zingiber officinale), 43 |
| ginger oil, 75 |
| ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), 35-36 |
| blood clotting interference of, 37 |
| ginkgolides, 36 |
| ginseng (Panax ginseng, P. quinquefolius, Eleutherococcus senticosus), 64-68 |
| adulteration of, 65 |
| Ginseng Abuse Syndrome, 66 |
| preparation of, 66-67 |
| safety of, 65-66 |
| source of anabolic steroid precursors, 27 |
| Gladstar, Rosemary, 12 |
| glandular imbalance, wild yam root for, 30 |
| Glycyrrhiza glabr: see licorice root |
| gobo: see burdock root |
| goldenrod (Solidago viga-aurea), 69-70 |
| gotu kola (Centella asiatica), 37-39 |
| gout, herbs for, 25, 26 |
| grapefruit seed extract, 49-50, 75 |
| gravel root (Eupatorium purpurea), 70 |
| Green, James, 21, 24 |
| grindelia, 42 |
| guggulow (Commiphor mukul), 39 |
| gum disease, tea tree oil for, 50-51 |
| gum guggul: see guggulow |
| gumweed: see grindelia |
| H |
| hair loss, herbs for, 22, 30, 76-77 |
| hairs, ingrown, tea tree oil for, 50-51 |
| Hancock, Ken, 25 |
| hawthorn berries (Crataegus oxyacantha), 39-41 |
| hay fever, herbs for, 21, 42 |
| Health Through God's Pharmacy, 46 |
| hearing loss, ginkgo for, 36 |
| heart attack, heart disease, herbs for, 31, 33, 36, 38, 40, 65 |
| heart bypass surgery, 1-2 |
| heartburn, herbs for, 42-44, 47 |
| hemorrhage, cayenne for, 35 |
| hemorrhoids, essential oils for, 76 |
| hepatitis, milk thistle seed for, 18-19 |
| Herbal Medicine, 71 |
| herbs |
| proper storage of, 13 |
| safety of, 7-10 |
| herpes, genital: see genital herpes |
| high blood pressure: see hypertension |
| hingotu kola, 38 |
| HIV/AIDS, cat's claw for, 51 |
| Honest Herbal, 21 |
| hops (Humulus lupulus), 57 |
| horehound (Marribium vulgare), 42 |
| huckleberry: see bilberry |
| Humulus lupulus: see hops |
| hurtleberry: see bilberry |
| hypertension, high blood pressure, herbs for, 17, 26, 31, 40, 42 |
| I |
| immune system, immunity, herbs for, 48-49, 51, 65 |
| impotence, herbs for, 19-24, 28, 30, 36, 65 |
| indigestion, herbs for, 25, 26, 35, 42-48, 51, 57, |
| infection, herbs that fight, 35, 48-51 |
| inflammatory illness, herbs for, 38, 45; see also individual condition |
| infusion, steeped tea, 12 |
| injuries, joint, wild yam root for, 30 |
| insect bites, herbs for, 28, 42 |
| insect repellent, 50-51, 77-78 |
| insomnia, herbs for, 56-60, 78 |
| intestinal spasm, wild yam root for, 30 |
| J |
| jock itch, herbs for, 50-51, 75 |
| Joe Pye weed: see gravel root |
| joint injuries, wild yam root for, 30 |
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