Healing Ingredients in Garlic

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W hen my wifea nd I traveled eliminatinsgy mptomsc ausedb y the
throughoJuatp ani n 1982a nd By Dr. Morton Walker body’isn vasioann do vergrowftrho mt he
againj ust lastm onth,w e fungus among us, calledC andida
albicans.
observeidn, a pristiennev ironmceonnt-
Liquigda rliics e ffectiwvhee nu seda sa
tainitnhgep uresotfs oilsr,a wg arlibcu lbs
as biga s WashingtSotna taep plegsr ow- douchteo treavta ginayle asitn fections.
Garliics d eadltyo t hisv aginaflu nguass
ingo ns turdpyl antosn et ot hrefee eth igh.
Thep lanthsa df lattenkeede le[de aves wella s to excessigvreo wtohf yeasti n
developeadl ongt hes tem,a nda n um- otherp artso f theb ody.
bellatfel owedru stewri tha fewg reenish-
whitoer p inks talkfeldo werisn terspersed A BodyC leanser
amongb ulbletTsh.e b ulba tt heb aseo f
"Pollutdieotno xificiastw ihoanit t ’sa ll
thes temw asc ompounodf,t enc onsisting
about,s"a idM ichaeWla lczakM,. D.o f
of 10,1 2,o r1 4 bulbilcsa,l lecdl oves,
ShermaOna ks,C aliforni"aG.a rliics a
encloseidn a commonm embrane.
greactl eansiangge natn dd etoxifytihneg
Thisb ulboupsl antk,n owbny b otanists
bodym akeyso uh ealthiienra llr espects.
asA lliusma tivuims,p ano ft hel ilyf ami-
Usinagg edg arliecx trarcetg ularilsye x-
ly,L iliaceIatei .s r elatetdot heo nion,
cellenfto ra nyonlei vinign a polluted
probablay n ativoef s outherAns ia,a nd
areas,u cha sa bigc ity.
widelgyr owinn cultivatiTohneo. d ora nd
Dr. Walczakh as beenr ecommending
tastoef g arliact em orep otentth ant hose
purifiedde,o dorizgeadr liscu pplements
of onion.
for1 8y earsH.e a lsos uggesittsf orl ong-
Thep lant’csl oveasx eo rdinariulsye d
distantcrea vetlo p revenmto tiosni ckness
forc ommerciparlo pagatioInt.sb ulbs becominsgt resseads whenI travetlo
andt ravelledry’sse ntesruyc ha s thet ype
andl eavesse rvea s fooda ndf iavoHng,delivelre cturoersa ppeaorn t elevision,
oneg etsf romd rinkitnagp w ateirn Mex-
especialalmyo ngM editerranaenadnF ar radioo,r presisn tervieIw si,n creamsye
icoo r India.
Easterpne opleTsh.e h erb’osd oru,n for- dosagteo 12 capsuldeasi ly. Airlinpea ssengesrhso ultda kea ged
tunatelys,t opsm anyA mericanfsr om
garliecx tracbte forfel yintgo c ombatth e
eatingga rliacn db enefittfirnogmi tsn ear- GarliEcl iminatYeesa st
discomfaonrdti lle ffectthsa tc omefsr om
panaceqau alities.
In my bestsellTehre Y eastS yndrome,beingb ombardebd~ " cancer-causing
GarliFci ghtfso rY ourH ealth publisheidn 1986b y BantaBmo oksa nd ultraviolceots,m irca ys,X -raysg,a mma
coauthorweidt hJ ohnP arksT rowbridge,rays,a ndo therd amagew hena bovet he
In my recentlpyu blishebdo ok,T he
M.D.I poinotu tt hata gedg arliecx tract protectiovzeo nlea yetrh ats urrountdhse
HealinPgo werso f Garlic( NewW ayo f
ist hed efinitniuvter itiosnuaplp lemfeonrt earth[.]
Life,I nc.,4 84H ighR idgeR d.,S tam-
ford,C T 06905I) c itee xperimenptesr -
formeda t the CentraRle searcLha b-
oratorieisn HiroshimaJ,a panw hich HealingI ngredientisn Garlic
showt he antistreesfsf ectosf odor-
modifiegda rlicI. v isitetdh osel ab-
oratoriaensd o bservetdh ee xperimentsW
’hati st herien g arlitch atg iveist Thisg arlihce rba lsoc ontaiin7s a mino
takinpgl aceA.n imatle stsp rovetdh at
healing/curatpirvoep ertiaensd acidsi,n cluditnhgee ighets sentioanle s.
garliicm provesst aminar,e sistantcoe
makeist u sefualg ainsdti sruptiooftn h e Twentaym inoa cidast er equirteod b uild
fatiguea,n dr ecoverfyr ome xcessive
immunes,y stemc,a ncerc,a rdiovasculaprroteibnu th alfo f thesea re" nonessen-
musculaerf fort.
disordearrst,h riticsh,r oniicn fections,tial,t"h ati s theya res ynthesibzyet dh e
Literatsueraer chaensd e xtensiivnet er-
ando thera utoimmuanned d egenerativehumanb ody.T heo nesl abele"de ssen-
viewsa mongh ealthp rofessionhaalvse
diseaseTsh?e n utritioncaoln tenotf an tial"m ustb e derivefdr omf oods ources
convincmeedt hatg arlifci ghtfso ry our
average-siczleodv eo f garlihca sb een sucha s garlic.Tahmei naoc idsc ontain-
healtwhh eny ouc onsumaeg edg arliecx -
tracitn t hef ormo ft abletcsa,p suleosr, determinbeyd t heU niteSdt ateDse part-ed ing arliacr e:
mento f Agriculture.
liquida,s parto f dallfyo ods upplemen-
tionI.t i s usuaflo rm e to popd owns ix Onec lovper ovid7e csa lorioefse nergy;Essentia"l ./
31 gmso f protein0;. 01g inso f carbo-
capsuloefsg arlieca chd ayI.f I anticipate
hydrate1;. 4m g of calcium1;0 mg of Lysine Tryptophan
Dr. Morton ~’+:~.~.~ phosphoru0s.;0 7m g of iron;0 .9m g of Valine Phenylalanine
14/alketrh,ea uthor~"~.~ sodium2;6 mg of potassiu0m.;0 1m g of Methionine Leucine
of 48 published ~.~ ~’~1 thiami(nv itamiBn- l);0 .004m g (i.e. lsoleucine Threonine
books and over meg)o f ribofla(vviint amBi-n2 )0;. 02
1,300 magazine of niaci(nv itamiBn- 3);a nd0 .75m g Semiessential
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articlaensdc linical ascorbaicci d( vitamCi)n. Arginine Histidine
journaalr ticles, Therea rea lso7 5 sulfur-containing
has writtent wo compounidns g arlicT.o givej usta few
Non-Essential
bookso n garlic. of them,t heyi ncludea:l licind,i ally-
Them ostc ompletsec,i entifaincd,r ecentsulfidcey,s teaicci dm,e thionianlel,i in,AspartiAcc id Glycine
/sT heH ealinPgo werosf G arlicN.o thingandt hec rystalliisnoel atferso mA llium Giutamin Alanine
in thism agazianret iclies d uplicaitned sativu(mt heb otanicnaalm eo f garlic) Cysteine Serine
hisn ewesgta rlibco ok. sucha ss -methcyyls teianned c ycloalliinP.roline
HEALTHF OODS BUSINESS.
Evenm oret hant hesen utritionaald - OnionE xtract,("P harmazi3e8,: 747-748, poundsi n garlicr esponsiblfeo r the
vantagesr,e fineodr rawg arlihca si n it 1983),D r. E. EInimaa nd coworkers preventioonf bloodc lots,t hrombio,r
certaiont heri dentifiable’therfaapce-utirce portetdh atg arlirce ducetsh ei nfectiousemboli.
tosw hichd erivfer omt heirn utriencto n- effecto f the organismSst aphylococcus
tent.F ollowinagr e garlic’ism portant (stapihn fectioSnt)r,e ptococ(csutsr eipn - Q. An artery-cleansfiancgt orh asb een
healthe nhancemenfta ctors: fection)V,i bricoh olera(ec holeraC)o,r - knownt o be presenti n garlics ince8 6
A. A radiatioann tidotfea ctord erives vnebacteriduimp htheri(adei phtheria), A.D. when Greek physiciansr ecorded
froma mitogenetailce xipharm(ipcr eser- Rickettsriiac ketts(itiy phusa)n dS higella thisb enefiftr ome atintgh es tinkinrgo se.
vativaeg ainspto isont)h ati s parto f the enteritid(ebsa cilladryys entery). Therei s a lesseneidn cidencoef arterial
herb’ssy nergistciocm binatioofn c onsti- diseasien culturewsh ereg arlic-eatiisng
tuentsG.a rlicc ounteracrtasd iatiotno x- populars,u cha s Italy,C hinaa ndS pain.
icityI.t s timulatceesl luldaert oxification,
R. An anticancefra ctori s readily
organellger owth,c ellularm embranes
Phytoncideisn garlic recordendo to nlyi n theh istoroyf garlic
restoratioann,d b ringsa bouts ubsequent
uset hrougthh ea gesb uta lsom orer ecent-
rejuvenatioofn g enerablo d~,f unctions.
are believetdo be the ly in Westermne dicalli terature.
B. An antihemolytfiacc torw hichi s
responsibfloer t heh erb’sb eneficieafl- mysteriouesl ementt hat S. An antivirafla ctoro ccurrinfgr om
fect on anemia,l eukemia,a nd other makesi t a therapeuticsixp ercenotf thed ryw eighotf garlibce -
bloodd yscrasias. ing madeu p of the bioflavonoiqduse r-
C. An antiarthritifca ctorw hich food. citina ndc yanidinT.h eyh avea ntiviral,
reducejso inti nflammatiaonnd s welling anti-inflammatorayn,d anti-oxidant
by itst endenctyo proliferaftieb rotic properties.
growtha mongl igamentasn d otherc on-
nectivtei ssuesG.a rlihca sb ecomaen ad- T. Vitaminf actorsf rom elevated
junctivneu trienptr escribbeyd p hysicians J. An antifungfaalc toirn theh erbe x- quantitieosf thev itaminBs- l,C andA
witha n interesitn them usculoskeletalhibiteads presenbto thb y experimenitns beingp resent.
systemw hoa pplyr econstructitvhee rapy theb odya ndi n thel aboratorGya.r lihca s U. Mineralf actorsa lsoc ontaineidn
fort hee liminatioofn c hronijco intp ain. demonstratietds a bilitays a fungicidalthe clovea rep roteina nd them inerals
D. A sugar metabolisfma ctort hat agentt o be morep otentt hanm anyc om- calciumi,r ona ndz inc.
makest hisl ily-budlebr ivatiuvsee fuflo r merciala ntifungald rugs including
treatindgi abeteasn dh ypoglycemiaas, nystatifno rT heY eastS yndrom(ec lin- V. Miscellaneotuhse rapeutifca ctors
wella s otheri rregularitoife si nsulin didiasis)_ withv irturewsh ichh aveb eena ttributed
metabolism. K. An antiparasitifca ctorw orks to thep resencoef diallysulfiudnes,t able
E. A chelationf actorw hich comes againsitn testinpaalr asitseusc ha s giar- sulfuri n alkylp olysulfideasn,d t o a
fromv astq uantitioefs s eleniuamn dg er- dina ndc ryptosporidTihae.a ncienhte r- chemicalulnyd efinegdr oupo f substances
maniump ackedi ntot heb ulb.T heg arlic bal remedyh as beenu sedw iths uccess designataesd p hytoncideRsu.s siasnc ien-
planta bsorbst heset won utritionally throughouhtu manh istorfyo ri ntestinal tistsb elievteh att hesep hytonciadreest he
necessarmyi neralsf romt he soile x- wormsa ndo therg astrointestipnaarla - mysteriouesl ementtsh atm akeg arlica
ceedinglwye ll.T hish igh absorption sites. therapeutifco od.
phenomenono ccursf rom selenium,i n L. An anti-inflammatfoarcyt ort hat Usingm iscellanetohuesr apeutfiacc tors
particulhaarv,i nag distinscitm ilariitny comesd irectlfyr oma Ilicint,h ep rimary as thes oler ationalaem ongv eterinarians
chemicaslt ructurteo sulfurA.n ds ulfur substanwchei chg ivegsa rliict su npleasantfora dministerirnagw g arlici,n France,
produceasn attractarneta ctioinn garlic, odor. horsessu fferinfgr omp eriphervaals cular
perhaptsh rougah herbalp lantc helation M. An anfihypertenfsaicvteo irn garlic diseaseso f the veinsw itha ssociated
process. is recoghizebdy the Japanesfeo oda nd thrombosesw ere fed the herb. This
Consequentlaym ongp racticallayl l druga dministratioPnr.e scribinagg ed therapeutgiacr licr egimepnr ovedt o be
plantsg,a rlicco ntaitnhse h igheslte velo f garliecx tracits practicasltlayn datrrde at- quiteef fectiavse t hec orrectitnrge atment.
thea ntioxidasnetl eniuwmi thi tsc hela- ment among Japanesep hysiciansf or W. An anti-free-radfiaccatlo rd erives
tion-liskueb stituteifofne cotn impuritieslowerintgh eirp atientse’l evatebdl ood fromg arlic’ssu lfur.contaicnhienmgi cals.
withint heb loodv esselasn db odyc ells. pressures. It turnso utt hatt heses ulfurc ompounds
F. A separataen tiheavmye talf actor N. An antihypercholesterfeamcitco r ares cavengeorfs h armfuflr eer adicalisn
thats eeminglwyo rksb y oralc helation decreaseelse vatebdl oodc holesteroiln,- fooda dditivecsi,g aretstmeo ke,a lcoholic
therapyw ithint he blood streamt o creasetsh eb lood’psr otectilviep idc alled beverages,r adiation-anmda ny other
neutralihzeea vym etalt oxicity. highd ensitlyi poprote(iHnD L),a ndn or- sources.
G. An antioxidantf actor which malizeas r ecipientb’lso odf atp rofile. Thea nti-free-radfiaccatlo ri n garlic
reducesl ipidp eroxideasn d otherf ree O. An anticlottifnagc torf roma joene, quenchetsh ee nergyo f freer adicaltso
radiale nd-products.
a compounidn garlict hati s believebdy stopt heirp athologicparlo ceswsi thitnh e
H. An allithiamifnaec torw hichf orms Dr.E ricB lockt o be efficaciouAsj.o ene cells.G arlicc ontainsa nti-oxidant
by thea ctiono f vitamiBn- I( thiamine) preventbsl oodp lateleftrso ms tickintgo , nutrientwsh icha ssumet her oleo f effi-
on thes ulfur-contaicnoimnpgo unadl liin. andt herebcyl ogginga,r teriawla lls.I t cientf reer adicaqlu enchers.
I. An antibiotfiacc towrh ichg etsp ro- alsoi nhibitsc lumpingo f lymphocytes Thus,i t is a factt hatg arlici n its
duced by the action of the enzyme (oneo f thef ormso f whiteb loodc ells). deqdorizefdo rmh asv irtuesb eyondw hat
alliinaosne a lliinT.h isf actoirn creastehse P. An anticoagulfaanctt ora risesf rom onem ighth avei maginedI.t sb eneficial
immunes ystem’sr esistancea gainst thep resencoef methyltrisulf(iMdAeT S). qualitiesa re quiten ecessaryi n our
bacteriailn fectioInn. thea rticl"eT he Japaneser esearcherhsa vei dentified highlyt echnicaaln d overlyp olluted
AntimicrobiaAlc tivityo f Garlica nd MATS as one of the key sulfurc orn- universeC.]
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gravealn ds toneosf t hek idneyasn db ladder.
Indigenotuosh eathasn df orestasn da reawsi tha cidic
Concurribnigl berrieefsf’e ctMsa,u sert"’Msa terMiead ica"
soila ndl esst hana dequatder ainagbei,l berr(yv ac-
listwsh ortlebearsra yn a stringaenndta ntiscorbuotrit ch,a t
ciniummy rtillau.sk,. aw,h ortlebearnrdhy u ckleberry)
whiccho untesrcsu rvya, v itamiCn d eficiency.
is emerginags oneo f them orew idelyu sedh erbs.
Dilutebdi lberjruyi cies g ivetno p eoplseu fferifnrgo mf lu
Usedh istoricaflolray hosto fa ilmenttsh,eb ilberry~
sincfea ta ndp roteainr en o-no’nso,t eVso gel.
juicel,e aveasn df ruicta na ddrescso nditifornosm t hee yes Bilberjruyi caef fecetcsz emaas w ells incseu fferewrasn tt o
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applicatitoonos., urajlu ices.
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Harvestionfgt heb ilberlreya vetsa kepsl acef romJ une livedri sordebrisl,b erjruyi cies k nowtno b ee xcellent."
to Augustw,h ent hel eaveasr ed riedT.h er ipef ruitasr e Mostb errieasr ee nrichiendv itamiCn. A sp reviousmleyn -
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tionedb,i lberirsya ntiscorbutthiecr,e btyhw articnogn ditions
Bilberriceosn taitna nninwsh,i cahr et hep rincipslueb -i
likes curvayn di n somei nstancbelse edidnigs orderwsh,i ch
stancoef t hef ruiatn dw hicahr es aidt ob ea nti-diarrheaalr.ec’ haracterbiyza e dv itamiCn d eficiency.
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Alsob,i lberricelsa,s sifaisen du tritiavree,u sedf ora nti-
producitnhge p urplaen dr edc olorsH.i ghl evelosf v itaminnighbtl indneasnsdt hel eavecsa na lsob eu sedf ora stringent
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peoplaes sumteh atb ilberjruyi cel,i keo thebre rrjyu ices,, ~T’nlee avecso ntaisnu bstanctehsa ts lightlloyw ebrl ood
contaihnisg hl evelosf a cidw heanc tualiltyi sa lkaline.
sugar,a"c corditnogF luck.
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beneF~ailn the treatmenotf cancer, 1993a rtic~easb outU ncadat omentosa
arthritibsu,r sitirsh,e umatisgme,n ital appearedI n El Comerdo,t he major
herpeasn dh erpezso stearl, lergiuelsc,e rs, metroporndeawns papienrI ..~’tPae,r uT.h e
systemic candidiasis, PMS and firsatr ticlset atetdh atU ncartioa mentosa
irregularitioefs the femalec ycle, hadb eenp rovento be effectivien the
environmenttoaxli np oisoninngu,m erous treatmeonfta llergiaensdN eurobronchitis.
I’hmp ~
bowela ndi ntestindails orderosr,g anic Thea rticlteh enw ento nt ot alka bouDtr .
Inh isa rticltei tleAd N ewW orlCdl ass
depressioann,d t hosei nfectewdi tht he Keplinger’ssu ccessi n usingU ncada
HerbF orA K.P racticDer,. D avist alks
HIVv irus. tomentostao treatg enitahle rpesa nd
about his observationo f Uncaria
Dr.B rentW . Davis,D C.,w ho has herpezso sterI.t e ndewdi tha discussion
tomentoasbai ~ttyo b reakt hrougshe vere
beenw orkinwgi thU ncaritao mentofsoar a of hisr esultisn treatinsge venA IDS
intestinadle rangementthsa tn o other
numbeorf y earsi nt heU niteSdt atesh,a s patients who displayedv arious
avagablper oductcsa nt ouchH.e cometso
referrteodt hish erba sT heO peneorf t he progressioofnt sh ed iseasAec.c orditnog
this~ altert reatinagp proximately
Wayb ecausoef itsr emarkabalbei littyo thea rticlhee,w asn ota blet oh elpt woo f
150p atienftrso m1 988u nt~1 992,
cleansteh ee ntirIen testitnraalc atn dh elp the.spea tienhtosw eve~,~wtehlelb einogf
InJ ulyo f1 989U,S .P aten#t4 ,844,901
patientssu fferinfgr omm anyd ifferent the:o~efri vei mprovetdo s ucha n extent
wasi ssuetdo a researscchi entibsytt he
stomacahn db oweld isorderisn cluding: thatt heirs ymptomdsi sappeared.
nameo fK iauKse plingfeorr i solatisnigx
Crohn’dsi seasdei,v erticulilteiaskb,yo wel The seconde rtides pokea bouth ow
oxJndoallek aloifdrso mt hem oto fU ncarla
syndromceo,F rtJsh,e morrhoifdiss,t ulas, Immodaat ,l aboratIonrA yu striuan detrh e
tomentosaI.n thist enp aget echnical
gastritiusl,c ersp,a rasitaensd I ntestinal directioonf Dr.K epr~jeri,s usinga
patenitt s tatetsh ata llb utt woo ft hese
floriam balancIen.i tsh ealinagb ilitayn d medicineex tractefdr omt he vineo f
alkaloiadrse s uitabfloer t heu nspecific
benefitt o the immunes ystem,U ncaria Uncarltao mentosaal ongw ithA ZT.T his
stimulatoifot nh eI mmunolosgyisct emT.h e
tomentosaap pearst o haves o many combinatiiosn b eingu sedt o impedteh e
mosti mmunologicaalcltyi vea lkaloid,
therapeutiacp plicationtsh ati t far multiplicoaftt ihoenH IVv iruisn t heb lood.
a~ to the patent,I s Isopteropodme.
surpassessu chw ellk nownh erbsa s Pau activatteh ec ellso f thei mmunsey stem
Isopt~( IsomerA ), and to a lesser
de Arco,E chinaceGao,l deSn eal, ands topt hed evelopmeonft c ancerous
cells.T he articlew ento n to statet hat joints and cannot take conventional At presentM,r . Steznberigs workinags
Immodalh as commeroalizetdh is medidne medicinesb ecauseo f unpleasants ide a consultantt o the naturalp roducts
under the name Krallendorna nd has effectsF.i nallyh,e suggesttsh atC ars industrayn,d a s a freel ancew ritedre aling
successfulbleye nu singi t fort hep asts ix Clawm ightb e helpfuiln redudntgh es ide witht opicsp ertainintgo nutritioann d
yearst o treatp eoplei nfectedw ith ~e effectso f radiationa nd chemotherapyholisthJe¢a lth.
AIDS virus. According to Immodal, associatewdi thc ancert reatments.
practicallnyo ne of the cases not yet In thew ordso f Dr.B rentD avisU,n caria
showing symptoms of the disease tomentosias a worldc lassh erbw hichh as Correspondence:
developed further. The cases that the powert o arresta nd reversed eep
displayetdh ef irsts ymptomosf thed isease seatedp athologya,l lowinag morer apid PhilliNp. Steinberg
showeda n improvemenitn blooda nalysis return to health in the context of P.O. Box 3014
and a disappearanocfe c linicasly mptoms concomitaAn.tK .t herapies. Evergreen,C O
withint he firsty ear,a situatiotnh at In dosing,I wouldl ike to sharem y tel/fa(x3 03)6 74.2964
continuetso thisc lay.F inalltyh ea rticlepersonal experience with Uncaria
menUonedt hat Krallendorhna s alsob een tomentosaF.o r approximateltyh e last
effectivien decreasitnhge u npleasasnitd e twentyy earsI have been plaguedb y a
effectosf bothA Z’I"a ndr adiatiotnh erapychroniucd naryt ractp robleimn volvinagn References:
whenu sed in cancert reatmenL unspecifiIendf lammatocroyn ditioonf the
BesidesI sopteropodinaen d the other urethraa nd other symptomsc ommonly
oxindolael kaloidsI,t aliana nd Peruvian associatedw ith an enlargedp rostate 1. U.&P aterNdo .4 .844.901(dJaztdey4d .
researchehrasv ei solateodt herb enefidalglandT.h rougl~otuhte sey earsI visitead
propert=~t imu~t~~ i mrnun=~gic
czx’~dtuenitnsh erenitn theh erbi ncluding:numbero f ddfenmdto ctorbso tha llopathic
Syltern,
severalp olyphenoiasn d triterpineasn,d andh olistiIc t.r iedc onventiomneadli cines2,. Joumato/E~mph=um~yV’d.. 3a, No.
the plant steroidsB eta-sitosterol,numerousv itamina nd mineralr egimens, 1:6:3-7179,9 3J an.M utagenain¢d
¯ ndmutagenakc=c edeo=f Un¢adIao memou
stigmasterol and campesteroL The herbalr emedyc ombinationasn d an army
m~di tse xtracts.
presenceo f thesea dditionaclo mpounds of othern aturalp roductsw ithm inimal 3. Joumaolf NaturaPlm dU~VoO L5 4,N o.
mightf urtheerx plaitnh eh erb’asn ti-oxidanrtesults. 2;453-199.9 1M all,~Pxl.a nmte tal~)Etes.
propertieist,sa bilittyo proteccte llsf rom In Septembeorf 1993,I was givena n Newc ompounadn=d = zd-kdZ~tm=atc=~rvyi ty
of ~ tomeNm, a.
damagec ausedb y freer adicalsa,n d the opportunittyo samples everalo unceso f 4. Joumalo l NMumlP mdu¢~V oL5 3,
an6wirala,n tl-tumaonrd anti-inflammatoUrnyc~ ~ I beg= expedm~ing No.3;559-16949,0 M =p#JunNee.w
propertiaelss oa ttributteod t hish erb. witht he herbb y brewingi t as a tea and Poly~tetdr f=erlpenferso mU n¢ada
drinjk W eec urep erd ay.A bouwta y tomentmm
in Peru and other Spanishs peaking
5. Jouma/o/Nature/VP~rd~. 5 2. No.
countries,t he commonn ame for Uncada intom y thi¢ld ayo f doingt his,I begant o Planmte t¯hordSetsr.i ctuarnedI n~xo
tomentosai s Ufia de Gato,i n English, notice the chronic udnary symptoms Oulrwvi¢,4~d ~ f~m
CatsC raw.I t is importatnot n otet hatt here startintgo drninlsA~b outh alfw ayi ntot he tomemoua nd Guemu~P l=typodL
6. Joumaolt N aturaPlr odu~Vzo,L S t.N o.
is anotherU ncadas peciest hatg rowsi n secondw eekt he symptomwse rev irtually
2:257-61.1M9=8I8A p¢N.e wO z.inovAic¢i d
me lowlandso f the Peruvianr ainforestselirninated. ~ from ~ tom=~Zo==.
knowna s Uncarlag uianensiTsh.i sh erbi s Since that initiale xpedment,a s I 7. RataM e=~,=V.o L5 1.R P-4 19-231,9 85T.h e
aLsoc agedU fiad e Gatoa nd CatsC law. continuet o drink the tea dab/, my Nkalolcolf=U n¢adaton~a’nzdUT mlaz eir
Uncadag uianensish as been shown to resistantcoe c oldsf,l u,a ndo thert ypeso f
8. ,~F armacEoe,L 5 ¢.v oL3 14as¢7.,1 976.
I-roves omeo f the samec haractedstiacs~ infectiorne mainhsi gh.I am nowa blet o AlkaloiadnsdP rocyunko:f~= sI tU ncudsap .
Uncada tomentosa with one major pedorhma ava ndm orpeh ysictazgdyn g fmrnPem.
exceptionI.t does not containt he most workw ithoutth et i,-ecslo,r em usclIes 9. Bre~W.D ay/=,D C.AN~wWoddClaHse=r b
forA K PracticSeu.m me1r9 92.
importanatl kaloidI,s opteropodinTeh.i s wouldh ave normallye xperienceidn the 10.~~,Uma, PemJune 17, 1993.
wouldm ostl ikelyr esulti n thiss pecies past. 11.B C, ome~’oU.m a.P em.N ovembe2~8 .
beingl ess effectivef or immunes ystem Becauseo f the numerousb eneficial 1988.
app6ca~nsI.t Is thereforiem potentto be elementisn thisp lant,t he manyy earso f 12.Dr.R /ctmG~e rberM.. O..VibmtlHeem~dn g.
AldumP ul=adlG~n =upt,S ~IL
aware that productsb eing marketeda s usea s a Iraddlonmaeld icinec,o uplewdi th 13.~ News, V~L t Summer 1989
CatsC law or Ut~ad e Gato can be either my experiencues ingt his herb.I have 14.Cat’C:r awQ uarterlVyo,L1 ,Summ1e9r8 9
Uncadat omentosao r Uncadag uianensis.come to believet hat Uncadat omentosa 15.K,H oMettmaattm~p . Lea;’BiologAic¢davJe~
thet ~g~a cc~’nebde,s ts eUinbgo ok has tremendoupso tentiaals a successful NaturaPlr odu~Okx f~’Sdd encPeu bic¯don=.
1981.
VibrationHaela lZnbgy Dr.R icharGde rber, preventativaen d treatmenfto r many of 16.~ Lane.P h.D.S,h arkC artiLaRgees ea~¢ll
M.D.,C arsC lawi s mentioneads a unique today’sse riouhse althp roblems. Sumn~ry.
herbalr emedy that has been used for 17.PlantMs~ ’¢aV,o l.4 7,N o.4 :244-159,8 3.
Ai~oid=o f ~ ~l=nend=.
manyy earsb y nativeh ealerso f Peru.H e About the Author 16.Phytochem/V~o’L3y 0,, N o.5 : 1635-71,9 91.
furthers tates,t he herb shows great Qu;novi¢A dd ~ born Unc=rlab orn
promisfeo rt het reatmenotf Arthritiwsh en Pi-ulliNp. Steinbeirsg a graduatoef The
19.BuDS.o ¢./~Ba//o./ S.p er.V.o l6.5 .N o.6 :517-
takeni nternalleyi,t herb y makinga teao r NutritionisItnss titutoef Amedcaa ndh as
520.1 989P.h ytochematncdaB lk )logi¢ai
takingc apsuleso f the herb.D r. Gerber beena n owner/operatoofr s everalh ealth Researcohn Uncadtao memosa.
aLsoe xplaintsh atE uropeasnt udiesh ave and naturalp roducts tores.H e has also 20.Act&P ham. .~V oi1 3°N o.2 ;126-30,
determinedt hat Uncariat omentosah as lectureda nd conductedw orkshopsi n 1992.I nhil~orEyf fecto f Rhymeo n
PlatelAegtg regatainodnT htombods.
veryl ow toxiciteyv eni f takeni n large altemativeh ealingm ethodsi ncluding
thosei ndividualwsh o sufferf romp ainful Acupressuraen d PolaritTyh erapy.
H~b~lann dN ozmaSna lemJ r~" DmaqP olyunsamraFlaeldl y
Ac,dasn d[ :Xc~cm’o~n[:t hrCnh olcs,¢Dfooel,N otS aul."
OliveL eafE xtract-Benetfhiets
Hearta ndR etardIsn fections
Lonag staploefM editerracnueiasni ne,thep roteciona otf t hev irusm,a naged Ina nothcears eD,o nalGda y,D .C.,
theo livaen di tso ilh aveb eelni nkedtor educteh ea biliotfyt hesoer ganismsN.D.,H .M.D.b,a sedi n Toronto,
toa loweirn cideonfch ee ardti seaisne toc onveiyn fections. Canaduas,e d.ollievaeef x trafcotrc as-
peoploeft hatr egioNno.w e videnicse Ana nimaslt udtyh ats amey earb y eso fc hronifca tiguaen di mmundee -
mountitnhga ta ne xtracftr omo live Upjohsnc ienti(sAtnst imicrobialAgpernetsssisoynn dromHee.s awt hatt hese
leaves-cooimle fsr omo livpeu lp-alsoandC honother1a9p6y9,m) i micktehde patienhtasd i mpairiemdm unfeu nc-
hase xtenstihveer apebuetniecf iitns-, infectpiroonc easnsd c oursoeft reat- tiono,f tefnr oms treswsh,i cahl lowed
cludilnogw eribnlgo opdr essurweo,r k- mento f tilec ommocno ld.R esults variovuisr aaln db acteriinafle ctitoons
inga gainfsrte e-radaicctailv i(twyh ichshowetdh atc alciueml enolactoeu ld takeh old".W hatn’ese deidss omething
causecse ldla magaen dl eadtso d egen-killv iruswehse ng ivewni thi1n5m in- tharti dtsh ep ersoofnb acterainadvl i -
eratiorne)p,e llbiancgt earnidav iruses,uteosf i nfectiiotwn a;s a lseof fectiverali nfectioannsdn, o wI ’vfeo untdh e
ande nhancitnhge i mmunsey stemosf whegni veeni ghhto urasf teirn fection.appropricaotmep ounsdt,a"t eDsr .G ay.
AIDSp atients. Evetnh eni,t r esultien"d a d rastriec- "Olivlee aefx tradcote vse rwye llf or
Thea ctivceo mponeonftt heo live ductioofnt hei nfectiporuosc eswsh"i le patienstusf ferfirnogtm h esien ciden-
leafi so leurop(etihneb itteerl ementminimiztihnesg p reaodft hei nfection.tali nfectioDnrs.G. a"yu setdh ee xtract
removefdr omo livewsh ent heya re Oleuropeainnt’isb actearcitailv itytoc ureh iso wnc hronsiicn usiftriosm
processeTdh)el. e aafl scoo ntainnast - wasd emonstraitnea d s tudya tt he whichhe h ads ufferfeodro vetre ny ears.
ural vitaminC helpersc alled VolcanIin stituotfe Agricultural ArnoldT akemotoB,. S.,a bio-
bioflavonsouicdahss ,r utinl,u teolin,ResearicnRh e hovoIts,r aeRle.s earchercshemiswth od esignnsu tritiopnraol-
andh esperidwihni,c ahr en eedefdo r testietdse ffeocnta bactesriimai ltaor gramisn A rizonuas,e do livlee afe x-
tracitn h isw orkw itha
maintenaonfct eh ec apillwaarlyl asn d Streptocoacncdfu osu ntdh aotl europein
rheumatolofgoircs ats es
protectaigoani nisntf ection. effectivkeillyl etdh eo rganiIstmd .i d
of fibromyalglaan d
Analysiosf oleuropeaitn t he thisb yd amagitnhge c ellm embrane
UniversoiftM ye ssinianI taldye mon-oft heb acterciealll c,a usiinngt racel-chronifca tigusey n-,
drome.H e comments:
strattehda otl ivlee aefx trahcatsd is- lulacro nstituseunctahss p hosphorus,
~It’tsh em issilnign tkh at
tinchte arbte nefiRtess.e archceorns- potassiaunmd,g lutamattoel ,e ako ut
functiaosna sn a ntiviral
cludetdh ato leuropienicnr eabsleodo d andi mpoveritshhec ell( Journoafl
anda ntiretrovaigreanlt
flowt ot heh earatn dl owerebdl ood AppliBeadc terio1l9o7g2y),.
bys lowindgo wnt heo r-
pressuOrlee.u ropfeoiunni dn o livlee af Medicajlo urnalMiosrtt oWna lker,
ganismr’esp roducctyi-ve
extrachtasda strongeefrf etchta onl eu-D.P.M.r,e portseedv errale censtu c-
. cle.O"l ivlee aefx trahcet,
ropeiann dt hef lavonoiindt sh eiirs o- cessuessi nogl ivlee aefx tra(cTto wnsend
latedp,u rififeodr (ml lFarma1c9o9,1 ).LettfeorrD octoarnsdP atienJtusl1,y9 96)..adds,% llowtsh ep atienti’msm une
Olivlee afe xtramcaty a lsoh avea Fore xamplBee,r naFrrdi edlanDd.eCr.’,, systetmog oo nt hea ttack."
heart-proteecftfiencdgtu et oi tsa n- ofS anM ateoC,a lifornuisae,do live MarkK onleee,d itoorf P ositive
tioxidaabnitl itayc,c ordtiona g s tudyleafextraasac tp reventattrievaet mentHealtNhe wsa, W isconnseiwns letftoerr
theA IDSc ommunitrye,p ortosn s uc-
att heU niversoiftM yi lainn I talyA. fora 34-year--woolmda enx posetdo
cessweist ohl ivlee aefx traicntt h et reat-
highl eveolf l ow-densliitpyo proteitnheg enithaelr pevsi rubsy a ni nfected
mento fA IDS-relaitleldn esseOsn.e
(LDLt,h es o-cal"lbeadcd h olesterols,e"xuapla rtneDrr..F riedlapnudteh re r
patiewnhtoa ddeodl ivlee aefx tratcot
a resuolfta diehti gihn s aturaftae0d, o,1o livlee aefx traacsst o oans t hew om-
hisr egulraerg irioifem ne dicatsiaowns
int heb loodr-eas ulotfa diehti gihn anr ealizsehde h adb eene xposetdo
hisH IVv irallo add ropf rom1 60,000
saturaftae’dt -ciosn sidear meadj orri sk thev irubsu tb eforaen ys ymptohmasd
to3 0,00a0f teorn lyt wom onthsH.i s
factofro rc oronarhye artd isease.appeareNdo.h erpelse siodnesv eloped
Kaposis’asr colmeas ioanlss boe gatno
Oxidatioonf LDL( anu ndesirableanda yearl atesrh ew ass tilsly mptom
disappeAanro.t hpeart ientta,k inogn ly
chemiccahla ngper oducbeyde xposurefreeD.r .F riedlahnadseu rs eodl ivlee af
too xygeni)so neo ft hef actotrhsa t extrafcotr" eliminaatliltn ygp eosf i n- olivlee aefx trafcotr3 ’/:m onthssa,w
hisv irallo acdu ti nh alafn da chieved
fectioinnsc ludfiunngg abla,c terivail-,
a signifiicnacnrte aisnhe i sw hitbel ood
rala,n dp arasitic."
counta, s ignt hath isi mmunsey stem
wasg ainisntgr ength.
i l~elea/iatnsde xtramcaty b eo f
excellneunttr itivoanlaulae n dw ilgla in
widea cclaims,a"y sS tepheLne vine,
Ph.D.,P residenatn dD irectoorf
Researacthf l~Ael lerRgeys earGcrho up
inS anL eandrCoa,l ifornHiias.c om-
panyn owm arkeatnso livlee afe xtract
int wof ormsA:l ivaen dW elml (focro n-
sumerasn)d P rolimv (eform edicparlo -
fessionablost)hi; n 5 00-rcaagp sules.
Dr.L evinseu ggesttask inogn ec apsule
perd ayw ithm ealfso rh ealtmha inte-
nancneo,t intgh aitt ’asd visatbolc eo n-
sumee xtraam ounotfsp urew atewrh ile
takintgh ee xtratcoth eltph eb odfyl ush
outt oxinrse leasuendd etrh ei nfluence
oft heo livlee aefx tract.
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"InV ’nmA mndndA ¢I~o ¢’Calcm~m+ +olsit,~"l s~s~Wlmd
~1+~m ,dQ ~mdm~/. p9 69( 1970)1,6 7.17B1.:J u~cnt.m ,l.
"Smdtcosnf hek km:hamostm"I 1~+ ~nlimlcmPt,cA ldk om4 "
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Naturahle rbals upplemenotf fersa varietoyf remedies.
any of us havee n- thatw oulrdi vavli rtualalnyyf ood." In addititoon f ightivnagr ious
joyedo reganow ith Thew ildo reganios richm a long fungio,i lo fo regainsou sefualg ainst
ourf oodsa t onep ointo r another.listo f mineraltsh ati ncludceasl - bacteriaan dp arasiteAss. I ngram
But how much more would you cium,m agnesiuzmi,n c,i ronp,o tas-assert=so,i lo fo reganoa’n~t iseptic
enjoiyt i fy our ealizjeuds th owb en-sium,p hosphorusc,o pper,b oron powerasr ei mmense..i.nihti bitthse
eficialo reganoc an be to your and manganeseV.i taminCs and A growtohf them ajoritoyfb acteria,
healthY?o uw ouldp robablsyp rin-(betac arotenaen)d n iacianl soa re somethitnhga tp rescriptainotni bi-
klei t on moret hanj usty ourp izzacontainiend o regano. oticosf tefna ilt oa ccompliIsnht .h"e
ands paghettrii,g ht? Judginfgr omi tsm ineraclo n- caseo fp arasiteosi,lo fo reganhoa s
Oreganios oneo f them ostd i- tenatl onei,t i sn’hta rdt of iguroeu t hads uccessn eutraliziwnogr ms,
verse healtha ids available.why oreganoi s such a valuableamoebaa ndp rotozoans.
Unfortunatelhyo,w everm,u cho f commodity.C onsiders ome of Additionuasle sf oro reganaon d
theo regantoh atc onsumearrse f a- oregano’ost heru sefulp urposesoilo fo reganaor em ulti-dimensional.
miliarw ithc ontainosn lyt race andi t becomeesv enm oreo bvious.Theyh aveb eenf oundh elpfuli n
quantitioefst het hea ctuaslp ecies "Oreganios one of Nature’scombatidniga rrheian,t estingaals
of thatp lant,o r in somec ases,finesptr eservativsetsa,t"eI sn gramandd igestiporno blemass, w ella s
nonea ta ll. in anotherb ook, Supermarketsoret hroaatn db reathdiinfgf iculties.
Meanwhiler,e searcherhsa ve Remedies.T he authors uggestsOilo f oregancoa nb e of immediate
uncoverendu merousb enefitst o thati f oreganios usedw ithf oodshelpa gainsbte e stingsa ndm any
usingo reganaon de xtractoeidl o f sucha s meat,e ggs,m ilko r salad,venomobuist esu ntilm edicaalt ten-
oreganoB.u t buyerb ewaret,h ese you" wilglr eatlhya ltt heg rowtohf tionc anb e reachedO.i lo f oregano
significhaenatl tbhe nefiatrse u nat-microbeasn d,t hus,r educteh er isk hase venb eens uggestaesd a treat-
tainablief theo reganios nott he forf oodp oisoning." mentf ord andrufdfi,a perra sha nd
trues ubstance. Thek eye lemenitn oreganios othesrk ind asorders.
Neverthelesst,r ue oil of theo il,w hichF osterp ointso ut Theb enefitosf oreganhoa ve
oreganoof fermsa nye xcztinrge me-"containcsa rvacroaln dt hymola s gonel argeluyn noticeadn du nder-
diest o a varietoyf ailmentsI.n the primaryc omponentsF.o"s ter publicizefdo r far tool ong.A s
Herbal Renaissance,S teven attributtehse" fungiciadnadlw orm-Ingramn otes,o reganios "oneo f
Fosterc reditosr eganaos havingexpellanptr opertieso"f oil of thew orld’fsi nestn aturamle di-
"beene mployetdo treati ndiges-oregantoo carvacroaln dt hymol.cinest,h ati si fi ti st rueo regano."
tion,h eadachedsm,r rhean,e rvous"Thestew op henolmsa yc onstituteSo whileo reganmoa yh oldt hea n-
tensioni,n sectb ites,t oothache,asm ucha s9 0%o f( theo il)." swerf ora numbero f yourh ealth
earacher,h eumatisamn,d c oughs HoweverI,n gradmi fferss,t at-questiobnes s,u ret hati t isi nf act
due to whoopincgo ugha nd bron- ingt hatt hee dibloei lo f oregano,the realt hing.R emembert,h ese
chiti(sp rimarifloyr i tsa ntispas-thet ypeu sedf orc enturibeys v il- remedieasr eo nlya ttnbutteod g en-
modiecf fects)." lagerosv erseaiss, i s devoiodf or uineo reganaon d oilo f oregano.
¯ The ancientG reeksw eFe- veryl owi n:thymoIln.s teadc,a r- Nonetheletshse,i rv alueasr em uch’
amongt hef irstt o takea dvantagevacroli s thea ctivei ngredient,tooi mportatnot o verlooOkr.e gano
of oregano’mse dicinaqlu alities.whichi s edibleW.h ereash,e says,may be just the thingy ou are
TheG reektse rmetdh eu sefuslp icethymohla sa toxitch reshold. searchifnogr ,o rm aybdei dn’rte al-
orlganosm,e anin"gd elighotf the Ingrama ddst hatt heset wo izew ase vena vailablWeF.
mountains." phenolwso rk" synergisticaalnldy,"
Althoutghhe rea rea widev ari-thati s ther easo"no ilo f oreganoReferences:
etyo f planttsh ata rec onfusweidt h packsa doublpeu nchi n antisepticTheC urei s in theC upboabryd C ass
IngraiDn¯,O .
oregano--includimnagr joram, powera nde xplainwsh yi t is infi-
SupermarketR emediesb y Cass
thyme and sage--trueo regano nitelmyo rep otentth anc ommercial
IngramD,. O.,w ithJ udyK ayG ray,
growsw ildi n Mediterraneraen- phenoiln m icrobikaill linpgo wer."
M.S.
gionss uch as Greece.T he wild Allo f thish elpsm akeo reganoHerbalR enaissancbey Steven
oreganios thes ourceo f surpris-oila signififcaacntto irnt reatiinng-
Foster
inglpyo tenoti lo fo regano. ternaaln de xternfauln gii,n cludingInformatiopnr ovidedb y North
In The Cure Is in the athletef’oso tS.k inc onditiosnusc h AmericaHne rb& SpiceC o.
CupboardC,a ssI ngramD,. O.,h as as psoriasiasn d eczemac an be
writtean b ookt hat= s dedicatteod improvedw itht he treatmenats
Sponsoredb y
unveilintgh e healthb enefitosf well.I ngraemx plaintsh ea stonish-
oreganoa nd oil of oregano.H e ingd iscovetrhya t" oilo f oregano
NortAhm erican
notest hat" wilodr eganios a venta-outrighdte stroyasl lv arietioefs
blen aturamli neratlr easure-housfeu,ngia nd yeasts,r egardlesosf Her&b S pice
containinag d ens=toyf mineralswheret heyr eside."
CONSUMER BULLETIN
Oxygen’.
Literalltyh eB reatho f Life!
O xygeni s thes inglmeo sti mportancth emicaclo m- PURIFICATION OF FLUIDS
poundf oundi n ours olars ystemI.t sp resencien Aerobiocx ygecna np uriflyi quidssu cha s drinkinwga ter,
oura tmospheirse w hate nableosu rp lanetto sus- ande xperiencterda velerasn dv acationehrasv eu sedi t for
tainl ifea,n di tsp resenicneo urb odieosn t hec ellu- yearst o killt heb acteriaan do rganiswmh~i chf esteirn the
lar levelc an meant he differencbee tweegno od drinkiwnagt ero f countrileisk eM exicaon dI ndia.
healtahn da sickleyx istencOex.y geenn ergizceesl lss o they Approximatfeilvyed ropso f aerobiocx ygeand dedt o eight
canr egenerataen,d i t combinewsi tho thers ubstanciens t he ounceosf w aterj,u icem,i lke,t c.i ss ufficiteonp tu riftyh el iquid
body,a procesksn owna s oxidatiotno, d estroeyx cesosr toxic ande liminaatded itivleisk ec hlorianned k illb acteriFao.rl iq-
materialwsh ichd evastatbeo dilyf unctionasn dd epletteh e uidst hata reg oingt o be storefdo ra longetri me,2 0 dropiss
bodyo fl ife-giveinnegr gy. recommendteod e nsurteh ati t remainpsu re.
Yet,j usta s scientisatnsdh ealtehx pertasr eb eginnitnog
uncovetrh ei mportanocfe havinagn adequatseu pplyo f oxy- INFECTIOANN D BACTERIA
genf ora healthbyo dya nda soundm ind,e nvironmenptoaill u- A labr eporftr omB ayloRre searcFho undatisotna tetsh at
tantsa ndd eforestatairoenr obbintgh ep reciouesl emenftr om aerobiocx ygeins s uccessfiunl k illinsge veraflo rmosf anaero-
thev erya irw e breathet,h ew aterw e drinka,n de vent hef ood bic bacteriaS:t reptococcuGsu,a rdiLaa mbliaS,a lmonella,
we eat. To make mattersw orse,t he hecticp ace of our CholeraE,. coli,P seudomonaasn d Staphylococcuasm,o ng
stressed-ouatn,x iety-inducsioncgi etfyu rthedre pleteosu r others.
owni nternraels ervooifr t hiso dorlescso,l orleasnsd t asteless Vaginailn fectioannsd d isordercsa na lsob e cl~redb y
substantchea ti ss o essentifaolro urs urvival. addinage robiocx ygetno watert o makea n effectidvoeu che.
Buts ciencmea yh aved evisead s olutiotno helpt urnt he
tidei n thes trugglfeo ri mprovecde llulaorx idatioUnn.t ilr e-
centlyt,h eo nlyw ayf ort heb odyt o obtaionx ygewna st hrough ENERGY LEVEL INCREASE
Oneo f thed ifferencbeest weeann athleteb’osd ya ndt hat
breathinbgu,t n owr esearchecrlsa imt o havei solatetdh ec om-
of a persownh or eceivevse ryl ittleex ercisies, t hea mounotf
pounadn dc ano fferi ti n thef ormo fa supplement.
oxygewnh ichp ulsatetsh rougthh eb loodi n theirb odiesA.s
A reportf rom the prestigiouRso bertW . Bradford
stateeda rlieorx,y geins v itaflo rt hel ifea nde nergoyf c ellsa,n d
ResearchI nstituteb,y RodrigoR odriquezM,. D.a nd the
withouitt cellsb egint ob ecomuen healtahnyd w eak.I t is only
MedicaDli rectoorf AmericaBni ologicHso spitalcso,n cludes
logicatlo assumteh ata bodyr ichi n itss upployf oxygewni ll
thato xygecna nb es tabiliziend a beneficinaoln -toxfiocr ma,n d
havem oren ourishmeanntd t hereformeo,r ee nergy.
severaclo mpaniehsa veb eene stablishtehda ta reb lazinag
traili n thisn ewm arketN.e wt echnolotghya th asb eend evel-
opeds tabilizoexsy geinn bothl iquiadn dt ablefto rm,a llowing EMPHYSEMA, ASThiVIA
form orec onveniednots ageasn df urtheard dingt o thep rod- Anyonew ho has experienctehde t-aumao f thel osso f
uct’asp peal. breatha ssociatweidt ha sthmae,m physemoar sinusd isorders
To anyonweh oi s stills kepticaablo utt heb enefiotfs t ak- alreadkyn owsh owi mportanotx ygeni s to the body.P eople
ing an oxygens upplementE,d McCabe,a uthoro f Oxygen withp oorl unga ctivitcya nh elpi mprovteh eirc onditiboyn b y-
Th.erapiaensd,a pioneeirn theu se_osft abilizoexdy gens,a ys: -passitnhge b ronchipaals sagewsh,i cha reo ftein’ 6strictaendd, -5-
"Naturec’osn stanste ekinogf equilibriiusbm e autifulillyl us- fortifyitnhge b loodd irectwliyt ha n oxygesnu pplement.
trateidn thep henomenwohne res omeonset atesa n opinioonr Peoplweh os mokec ana lsoh elpt o alleviatthee e ffectosf
fact,a ndi mmediateltyh erea ppearso n the scenes omeone smoked amagea nd oxygend eprivaticoanu sedb y cigarettes
witht heo pposiotpei nioonr fact( OxygeTnh erapipe.s 7 2)." by takinagn oxygesnu pplemednati ly.
He goeso n to sayt hata nyb adp ressh e hass eenr egard-
ingo xyge"ni so nlya lacko f viewinag l argepri cturea,n"d h e
urgeasn yonweh oi s "stiluln suraeb outth eh ealtbhe nefittsh at From
wille volvef romo xygenatian dge ficienbto dyp roperlyt,o"
trackd ownt hee xperttso findo utf ort hemselvheosw o xygen
supplemenctasn a ssistth eb ody’osw np rocesosf oxygenation.
Sincset abilizoexdy geins notc lassifiaesd a drug,I t
can’bte prescribfeodra nyp articulialrl nesosr h ealtphr oblem.
But evidences hown by researchersl ike McCabe and Gr dh
Rodriquseuzg gesttsh atb y increasitnhge a mounotf oxygeinn
a person’bsl ood,t hep otentiaflo ro xygenatiiosn a lsoi n-
creasedT.h erea res everaplo sitiveef fectosf increasoexdy - 153W . CaliforniPaa,s adenaC,a .9 1105
genationa,n dm anyu sesf ora n oxygens upplemenTth.e fol- (818)5 77-2711
lowingt,a kenf romp ublishseodu rcesi,s a listo f someo f the
wayso xygecna nh elpi mprovteh eq ualitoyf lifef orb otht he
athletaen dt hea veragpee rson.
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Touteda s ’Nature’Psr ozac,’t his ancienth erbh as becomea recent
mediad arlingd ue to its mood enhancingp roperties.
n filep asty eari,t hasm adet hec overosf bothT imea nd "mosatn tidepresaslasnotr se ducyeo urs exd rive."
I
Newsweekb,e enw ritteunp in TheN ewY orkT imes,a nd "Fortunateelxyp,l"a iRnasy S aheliaMn.,D .," St.J ohn’wso rt
evenb eenf eatureidn a segmenotn ABC’s2 0/20N.o ,i t’s haso nlya fews idee ffectasn,d a lla rer elativmeilnyo r...including
nott he" comionugt "e pisoodfeE llen...iStt’.Js o hn’wso rt.dizzinestsi,r edneasnsd d rym outhI.n mosts tudiesh,e" a dds,
Alsok nowna s Hypericupme rforatutmh,e h erbh asb een "theshea veo ccurriend f ewetrh an1 0%o ft heu sers."
usedf orh undredosf yearsa s a remedfyo ra nxietayn d What’mso re,C asse xplainsS,t .J ohn’wso rtp roducetsh e
mildd epressiHoonw.e veirt, w asn otu ntitlh eo nslaugohftr ecentsamea veragseu ccesrsa tea chievewdi thp rescriptdiroung sb,u t
mediaat tentitohna tt hek anericpaunb libce gant ot aken oticoef withl esseirf,a nys,i dee ffecatnsda tl owecro st.
thep ossibiliotfifeesr beydt hisw’e edlyi ttlpel antN.o w,e xplains ButS t.J ohn’wso rti sg oodf ori ssei nm oret hanf ightidneg-
ChristophHeorb bsL,A .C.a,u thoorf St.J ohn’Wso rt:T heM ood pression.I n additiont o mood enhancements,a ys John
EnhanciHnegr b," Somed octorisn theU .S.a ndE uropaer er ou- CammarataM,. D.,a uthoro f A Physician’Gsu idet o Herbal
tinelrye commendianngde, v enp rescribiSntg.,J ohn’wso rtt op a- Wellnestsh,e h erbh asa lsop roveuns efuflo rt reatmeonft " bed-
tientssu fferifnrgo md epression." wettin(gw hent hec ausei s notp hysicali)r,r itabcloel ons yn-
St.J ohn’wso rtb loomosn h illasn df oresetd gense arleyv ery-dromep,a infumle nsesa ndm enstruasly mptoms."
wherfer omJ unet oA ugustt,h ougiht sf lowerisnega soins c onsid- Accordintgo Hohbs",S t.J ohn’wso rti s renowneads a de-
eredm ostp otenotn June2 4--nameSlty.,J ohn’Dsa y. pendabwloeu nd-healhienrgbt o easep aina ndi nflammatfioorna ll
Accorditnog HylaC ass,M .D.,a uthoorf St.J ohn’Wso rt: kindosf e xternsakli nt raumian cludibnugr nsc,u tsa nda brasions,
NatureB’lsu eBsu stert,h eh erbi s besth arvestwehde ni t flowers.as wella s musculaanrd n ervien juriseusc ha s strainssp,r ainasn d
Shee xplaitnhsa tt heb uds" contatihne h ighescto ncentratoifonsp inchende rves."
activien gredienstos,," a ddsC ass," producmtasd ee xclusively And,a ddsC ass,S t.J ohn’sw orta lsoc ontainism mune-en-
fromt heb udsa reg eneraltlhyem ostp otent." hancinpgr opertimeask,i nigt a "promisitnrge atmenfto"ra wide
Theh erb’"sp owerss,a"y sC ass,a"r ed erivefdr oma numberrangoef illnessaensda ilments--"sfkrionim n fectiotnoAs I DS."
ofd iffereanctt ivien gredienitnsc,l"u dihnygp ericainndo thedri - Shee xplainhso,w evetrh,a t" thirse markabhleer bh asn oty et
anthrondee rivativxeasn,t honaensd e venf lavonoidwsh,i chc an beenw idelsyt udieidn thisc ountryB.u"t ,c ontinuCeass s," re-
acta ss edatives. searcdho nea rountdh ew orlhda st estifiteodi tsp owers."
"St.J ohn’wso rtc ontaian sn umbeorf chemicaclo mpounds," "Writtreenc ordosf theu seo ft heh erbg ob acka t leas2t, 000
agreeHso bbs",n ota singlpeu rifiseudb stanlciek em oderpnh ar-years[.A ndp]h ysiciaannsdh erbalishtasv eb eenr eportitnhge ir
maceuticaanlt idepressdaon.tT sh ism eanst hatS t.J ohn’wso rt clinicuasleo fS t.J ohn’wso rtf ord epressfioorno ver5 0y earse,x"-
mayh aves everaelf fectosn thec entranle rvouasn di mmunsey s- plainHso bbsH.o weveirt, s eemtsh ato nlyn ow~wiat hl ittlhee lp
tems,h"e e xplains. fromt hep ress--Sits.J ohn’wso rtf inalgleyt tintgh er ecognitiiton
Stillb,o tha dmitt hata lthougthh eh erbh asb eena rounddeservfeosr i tsa bilittyo treaotn eo f thew orld’mso stc ommon
arounfdo rq uitseo met ime",s cientiasrtesn oty ets ureo f exactlyandt roubliinlgl nesses..m.aaynbde m uchm ore.W F
how( it)w orks,s"a ysC ass.
Shec ontinuepso,i ntionugt t hat" dozenosf clinicsatlu diesReferences:
haved emonstraStte.Jd o hn’wso rt’rse markaabbliel ittyoa lleviateSt.J ohn’Wso rt:ThMeo odE nhanciHnegr bb y ChristophHeorb bs,
mildt o moderatdee pression." L.A.C.
And,a sH obbesm phasiz"eist,h asa tracrke corodf e ffectiveS-t.J ohn’Wso rtN:a tureB’lsu eBsu stebry H ylaC assM,. D.
nessa nds afetfyo rt reatidnegp ressiaonndi tsa ccompanysiindge "SpotligShhti nesO n St.J ohn’sW ort"b y RayS ahelianM,. D.,
effect(ss,u cahs )a nxietayn di nsomniaH.ea" d dst hat",c omparedWI~OLFEO ODSS ept.1 997,p p.54-56.
to thev arieadn ds ometimdeasn gerosuisd ee ffectosf pharmaceuA- PhysicianG’usi det o HerbaWle llnesbsy JohnC ammaratMa.,D .
ticaaln tidepressSatn.Jt osh,n ’wso rti se xtremeslayf e."
AccorditnogC assa,n estimat"e1d8 m illioAnm ericasnusf fer From
fromd epressiaotn o net imeo r anotheirn theirl ives.A"n da s
Hobbesx plainist ,t hisn umbemra yb ee venh igher---o1v5e%ro f
thep opulatioorn4 ,0 m illioAnm ericans.
~I’og ett hrougthh ed aya nds urvitvhee n igh~t ,hew ritetsh,e Gre rth.--
majoritoyf thesem illion"sc ounotn pharmaceutidcraulg st o
changber aicnh emistarnyd e vena ltepre rsonality."
But,w hilteh espeh arfilaceumtaiycb aele sf fecti6v0e%t o8 05o f
thet imei nt reatidnegp ressieoxnp,l aiCnass s",t hecya na lsoe xacat
W HERE e REAT N UTRITION B EGINS
stifpfr ice...[maanndyp] a tiensttso pt akintgh emb ecauosfes idee f-
fects.S"p inceo mmosni dee ffectosf ,Prozatch,em ostw ideluys ed
andi dentifioafbt lhee a ntidepresdsraungtsi ,n cluhdeea dachneasu,-
sea,r ashedsi,a rrhesah,a kinsgh,o rt-tmeermmo rlyo ssa,n xieatnyd (6265)7 7-2711
insomniAan.d ," asi fa llo ft hisw eren’bta de nougha,d"d sC ass, 137 W CahfornlPaa sadenaC,A 91105
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