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| with specialties in gastroenterology and hepatitis and research from respected universities. |
| The American Herbal Products Association board recommends that member companies include the following notice when selling chaparral: "Seek advice from a health care practitioner before use if you have had, or may have had, liver disease. Discontinue use if nausea, fever, fatigue, or jaundice (e.g., dark urine, yellow discoloration of the eyes) should occur." |
| The next few years should see the gradual reintroduction of chaparral in health food stores and herbal tea catalogs. Most American herbalists support the conclusions of the American Herbal Products Association and welcome the return of this valuable plant. |
| Chaparral tea has a sharp, bitter creosote taste. It blends well with red clover and other herbs and should be infused for best results. |
| CHLORELLA (green micro-algae). A popular food supplement in Asia, this single-celled fresh-water algae from China is a source of high-grade protein, B-complex vitamins, enzymes and chlorophyll. Substantial research has documented health benefits including improved digestion, increased immune system function and improvement in chronic conditions. Chlorella tablets and powders can be an important source of concentrated nutrients for an impaired digestive system. Similar claims are made for spirulina, blue-green algae, powdered wheat grass juice and other dehydrated juice grasses. |
| CITRUS PEEL (orange or tangerine peel). Used in Chinese medicine as a stimulant, digestant, stomach tonic and to prevent nausea, citrus peel counteracts the formulation of mucus. It can be added to any herbal formula to improve digestion, relieve diarrhea or vomiting, treat indigestion and alleviate abdominal swelling. Citrus peel improves with drying and age, especially if peels are dried at low temperature and stored away from heat, light and humidity. Because citrus crops are usually treated with pesticides, purchase organically grown oranges or tangerines for this purpose. Add to |
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