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| to be effective than one made of the same herb that has a strong taste, smell and color. |
| If you purchase capsules, try to buy them from a retailer whose stock rotates quickly or who powders herbs for capsules as needed. Powdered herbs lose their potency when exposed to heat, light or humidity. |
| As you become familiar with herbs, experiment with small doses of single herbs in tea, tinctures or capsules before taking therapeutic dosesseveral cups of medicinal strength tea, for example, a dozen capsules a day or a teaspoon of tincture three times daily. If you are allergic to an herb or have any adverse reaction to it, substitute something else. Adverse reactions to the herbs recommended here are unusual, but they can and do happen. |
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