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| herb per cup. Drink as often as desired. Ginger capsules are sold in health food stores, where they are best known for relieving the nausea of travel sickness or pregnancy. Because it combines so well with other herbs, ginger is an important ingredient in many blends. Ginger is a gentle circulatory stimulant; it increases circulation throughout the body without causing nervousness or anxiety. |
| As noted on page 35, hot ginger fomentations placed over the kidneys are a traditional therapy for relieving fluid retention. |
| Ginkgo (Ginkgo Biloba) |
| Botanists tell us that the ginkgo, also known as the maidenhair tree, is the oldest tree species on earth, having survived an estimated 200 million years. Its medicinal use goes back thousands of years and it remains one of China's most popular plants. |
| Today's ginkgo research focuses on the plant's ability to treat asthma, toxic shock, Alzheimer's disease and various circulatory disorders. It has repeatedly been shown to increase the flow of blood through aging vessels, especially in the brain. This explains its effectiveness in the treatment and prevention of problems as varied as asthma, hearing loss (cochlear deafness), stroke, heart attack, dementia, depression, tinnitus (ringing in the ears), fatigue, vision problems such as macular degeneration, high blood pressure, kidney problems, allergies, brain function impairment, memory loss, dizziness, impotence and poor circulation. Many hundreds of papers have been published in scientific and medical journals around the world reporting on laboratory tests and clinical trials examining ginkgo preparations. |
| Gingko's active constituents are present in the |
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