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SKorea finds smuggled capsules contain human flesh
By HYUNG-JIN KIM, Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea has seized thousands of smuggled drug capsules filled with powdered flesh from dead babies, which some people believe can cure disease, officials said Monday.
The capsules were made in northeastern China from babies whose bodies were chopped into small pieces and dried on stoves before being turned into powder, the Korea Customs Service said.
Customs officials refused to say where the dead babies came from or who made the capsules, citing possible diplomatic friction with Beijing. Chinese officials ordered an investigation into the production of drugs made from dead fetuses or newborns last year.
[AP]
Functions of the pituitary gland
I INTRODUCTION
Pituitary Gland, master endocrine gland in vertebrate animals. The hormones secreted by the pituitary stimulate and control the functioning of almost all the other endocrine glands in the body. Pituitary hormones also promote growth and control the water balance of the body.
The pituitary is a small bean-shaped, reddish-gray organ located in the saddle-shaped depression (sella turcica) in the floor of the skull (the sphenoid bone) and attached to the base of the brain by a stalk; it is located near the hypothalamus. The pituitary has two 
lobes—the anterior lobe, or adenohypophysis, and the posterior lobe, or neurohypophysis—which differ in structure and function. The anterior lobe is derived embryologically from the roof of the pharynx and is composed of groups of epithelial cells separated by blood channels; the posterior lobe is derived from the base of the brain and is composed of nervous connective tissue and nerve like secreting cells. The area between the anterior and posterior lobes of the pituitary is called the intermediate lobe; it has the same embryological origin as the anterior lobe.
II THE ANTERIOR LOBE
Concentrated chemical substances, or hormones, which control 10 to 12 functions in the body, have been obtained as extracts from the anterior pituitary glands of cattle, sheep, and swine. Eight hormones have been isolated, purified, and identified; all of them are peptides, that is, they are composed of amino acids. Growth hormone (GH), or the somatotropic hormone (STH), is essential for normal skeletal growth and is neutralized during adolescence by the gonadal sex hormones. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) controls the normal functioning of the thyroid gland; and the adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) controls the activity of the cortex of the adrenal glands and takes part in the stress reaction (see Hydrocortisone). Prolactin, also called lactogenic, luteotropic, or mammotropic hormone, initiates milk secretion in the mammary gland after the mammary tissues have been prepared during pregnancy by the secretion of other pituitary and sex hormones. The two gonadotropic hormones are follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Follicle-stimulating hormone stimulates the formation of the Graafian follicle in the female ovary and the development of spermatozoa in the male. The luteinizing hormone stimulates the formation of ovarian hormones after ovulation and initiates lactation in the female; in the male, it stimulates the tissues of the testes to elaborate testosterone. In 1975 scientists identified the pituitary peptide endorphin, which acts in experimental animals as a natural pain reliever in times of stress. Endorphin and ACTH are made as parts of a single large protein, which subsequently splits. This may be the body’s mechanism for coordinating the physiological activities of two stress-induced hormones. The same large prohormone that contains ACTH and endorphin also contains short peptides called melanocyte-stimulating hormones. These substances are analogous to the hormone that regulates pigmentation in fish and amphibians, but in humans they have no known function.
Research has shown that the hormonal activity of the anterior lobe is controlled by chemical messengers sent from the hypothalamus through tiny blood vessels to the anterior lobe. In the 1950s, the British neurologist Geoffrey Harris discovered that cutting the blood supply from the hypothalamus to the pituitary impaired the function of the pituitary. In 1964, chemical agents called releasing factors were found in the hypothalamus; these substances, it was learned, affect the secretion of growth hormone, a thyroid-stimulating hormone called thyrotropin, and the gonadotropic hormones involving the testes and ovaries. In 1969 the American endocrinologist Roger Guillemin and colleagues isolated and characterized thyrotropin-releasing factor, which stimulates the secretion of thyroid-stimulating hormone from the pituitary. In the next few years his group and that of the American physiologist Andrew Victor Schally isolated the luteinizing hormone-releasing factor, which stimulates secretion of both LH and FSH, and somatostatin, which inhibits release of growth hormone. For this work, which proved that the brain and the endocrine system are linked, they shared the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine in 1977. Human somatostatin was one of the first substances to be grown in bacteria by recombinant DNA.
The presence of the releasing factors in the hypothalamus helped to explain the action of the female sex hormones, estrogen and progesterone, and their synthetic versions contained in oral contraceptives, or birth-control pills. During a woman’s normal monthly cycle, several hormonal changes are needed for the ovary to produce an egg cell for possible fertilization. When the estrogen level in the body declines, the follicle-releasing factor (FRF) flows to the pituitary and stimulates the secretion of the follicle-stimulating hormone. Through a similar feedback principle, the declining level of progesterone causes a release of luteal-releasing factor (LRF), which stimulates secretion of the luteinizing hormone. The ripening follicle in the ovary then produces estrogen, and the high level of that hormone influences the hypothalamus to shut down temporarily the production of FSH. Increased progesterone feedback to the hypothalamus shuts down LH production by the pituitary. The daily doses of synthetic estrogen and progesterone in oral contraceptives, or injections of the actual hormones, inhibit the normal reproductive activity of the ovaries by mimicking the effect of these hormones on the hypothalamus.
III THE INTERMEDIATE LOBE
In lower vertebrates this part of the pituitary secretes melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which brings about skin-color changes. In humans, it is present only for a short time early in life and during pregnancy, and is not known to have any function.
IV THE POSTERIOR LOBE
Two hormones are secreted by the posterior lobe. One of these is the antidiuretic hormone (ADH), vasopressin. Vasopressin stimulates the kidney tubules to absorb water from the filtered plasma that passes through the kidneys and thus controls the amount of urine secreted by the kidneys. The other posterior pituitary hormone is oxytocin, which causes the contraction of the smooth muscles in the uterus, intestines, and blood arterioles. Oxytocin stimulates the contractions of the uterine muscles during the final stage of pregnancy to stimulate the expulsion of the fetus, and it also stimulates the ejection, or let-down, of milk from the mammary gland following pregnancy. Synthesized in 1953, oxytocin was the first pituitary hormone to be produced artificially. Vasopressin was synthesized in 1956.
V PITUITARY DISTURBANCES
Pituitary functioning may be disturbed by such conditions as tumors, blood poisoning, blood clots, and certain infectious diseases. Conditions resulting from a decrease in anterior-lobe secretion include dwarfism, acromicria, Simmonds’s disease, and Fröhlich’s syndrome. Dwarfism occurs when anterior pituitary deficiencies occur during childhood; acromicria, in which the bones of the extremities are small and delicate, results when the deficiency occurs after puberty. Simmonds’s disease, which is caused by extensive damage to the anterior pituitary, is characterized by premature aging, loss of hair and teeth, anemia, and emaciation; it can be fatal. Fröhlich’s syndrome, also called adiposogenital dystrophy, is caused by both anterior pituitary deficiency and a lesion of the posterior lobe or hypothalamus. The result is obesity, dwarfism, and retarded sexual development. Glands under the influence of anterior pituitary hormones are also affected by anterior pituitary deficiency.
Oversecretion of one of the anterior pituitary hormones, somatotropin, results in a progressive chronic disease called acromegaly, which is characterized by enlargement of some parts of the body. Posterior-lobe deficiency results in diabetes insipidus.
http://www.thehormoneshop.com/pituitarygland.htm
Marijuana Found to Kill Cancer Cells – The Marijuana and Cancer Relationship
Friday, 04 May 2012 08:39
‘Thanks to the available findings of a 2006 study showing that cannabis actually reduces the number of cancer cells, medical marijuana users can now feel even better about the widely abolished pain relief ingredient found in the plant.
The relationship between marijuana and cancer has always been up for debate, but with the use of a specially crafted oil made from the buds of the Cannabis Sativa plant, scientists confirmed that the plant’s primary psychoactive chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) destroys any and all malignant cancer cell growths in several patients.
Details on the marijuana and cancer prevention connection aren’t exactly known, but further, more extensive testing will reveal exactly what may be causing this seemingly miracle cure.’
Read more: Marijuana Found to Kill Cancer Cells – The Marijuana and Cancer Relationship
Virus Epidemic Within Our Genome Revealed
Thursday, 03 May 2012 08:58
‘For years scientists have been struggling with the enigma that more than 90 percent of every mammal’s genome has no known function. A part of this ‘dark matter’ of genetic material is known to harbour pieces of DNA from ancient viruses that infected our ancestors going back as far as the age of the dinosaurs.
Researchers at Oxford University, the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center in New York, and the Rega Institute in Belgium wanted to know how these ancient viruses got into their hosts’ genomes in such abundance.’
Human genes engineered into experimental GMO rice being grown in Kansas
Wednesday, May 02, 2012 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer at naturalnews.com
(NaturalNews) Unless the rice you buy is certified organic, or comes specifically from a farm that tests its rice crops for genetically modified (GM) traits, you could be eating rice tainted with actual human genes. The only known GMO with inbred human traits in cultivation today, a GM rice product made by biotechnology company Ventria Bioscience is currently being grown on 3,200 acres in Junction City, Kansas — and possibly elsewhere — and most people have no idea about it.
Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/035745_GMO_rice_human_genes_Kansas.html#ixzz1thrwb000
These 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything You Buy
Friday, 27 April 2012 07:32
‘A chart we found on Reddit.com today shows that most products we buy are controlled by just a few companies. It’s called “The Illusion of Choice.”
Ever wonder why you can’t get a Coke at Taco Bell? It’s because Yum! Brands was created as a spin-off of Pepsi–and has a lifetime contract with the soda-maker.’
Read more: These 10 Corporations Control Almost Everything You Buy
Consumption in the United States
http://www.mindfully.org/Sustainability/Americans-Consume-24percent.htm
In the United States:
 Reducing consumption without reducing use is a costly delusion. If undeveloped countries consumed at the same rate as the US, four complete planets the size of the Earth would be required. People who think that they have a right to such a life are quite mistaken. |
- Americans constitute 5% of the world’s population but consume 24% of the world’s energy.
- On average, one American consumes as much energy as
- 2 Japanese
- 6 Mexicans
- 13 Chinese
- 31 Indians
- 128 Bangladeshis
- 307 Tanzanians
- 370 Ethiopians
- The population is projected to increase by nearly 130 million people – the equivalent of adding another four states the size of California – by the year 2050.
- Forty percent of births are unintended.
- Americans eat 815 billion calories of food each day – that’s roughly 200 billion more than needed – enough to feed 80 million people.
- Americans throw out 200,000 tons of edible food daily.
- The average American generates 52 tons of garbage by age 75.
- The average individual daily consumption of water is 159 gallons, while more than half the world’s population lives on 25 gallons.
- Fifty percent of the wetlands, 90% of the northwestern old-growth forests, and 99% of the tall-grass prairie have been destroyed in the last 200 years.
- Eighty percent of the corn grown and 95% of the oats are fed to livestock.
- Fifty-six percent of available farmland is used for beef production.
- Every day an estimated nine square miles of rural land are lost to development.
- There are more shopping malls than high schools.
Percent of World Total
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Other Facts:
- 250 million people have died of hunger-related causes in the past quarter-century — roughly 10 million each year.
- 700 to 800 million people, perhaps even as many as a billion, don’t get enough food to support normal daily activities
- Africa now produces 27% less food per capita than in 1964.
- 1.7 billion people lack access to clean drinking water, and by the year 2000, the number of urban dwellers without access to safe water and sanitation services is expected to grow by 80%.
- 0.1% of pesticides applied to crops reaches the pest, the rest poisons the ecosystem.
- Each year 25 million people are poisoned by pesticides in less developed countries, and over 20,000 die.
- One-third of the world’s fish catch and more than one-third of the world’s total grain output is fed to livestock.
- It takes an average of 25 gallons of water to produce a pound of wheat in modern Western farming systems. It takes 5,214 gallons of water to produce a pound of beef.
- Each person in the industrialized world uses as much commercial energy as 10 people in the developing world.
source: Paul Ehrlich and the Population Bomb / PBS [the PBS website is defunct but the book by the same name is available]
XNA is synthetic DNA that’s stronger than the real thing
By Robert T. Gonzalez
http://io9.com/5903221/meet-xna-the-first-synthetic-dna-that-evolves-like-the-real-thing
New research has brought us closer than ever to synthesizing entirely new forms of life. An international team of researchers has shown that artificial nucleic acids – called “XNAs” – can replicate and evolve, just like DNA and RNA.
We spoke to one of the researchers who made this breakthrough, to find out how it can affect everything from genetic research to the search for alien life.
A list of Herbs that are beneficial for your health
Some are only to be taken in minute quantities, as in large doses death may occur!
Use common sense and precaution.
ALOE HERB – Burns, acne, constipation, ear infection, eczema, intestines, hemorrhoids, mouth sores, poison ivy, poison oak, psoriasis, stomach.
ALUMROOT – Styptic, astringent, diarrhea, piles, dysentery, gargle for sore throat.
ANGELICA ROOT – Stomach aches, rheumatism, colic, colds, flu, coughs, indigestion, gas, anoxeria, obstructed menses, neuralgia.
ASTRAGALUS ROOT – Energy, infection, metabolic functions, promotes production of interferon.
B
BALM of GILEAD BUDS – Toothaches, rheumatism, diarrhea, coughs, lungs, blood tonic, used externally for sores.
BARBERRY (Yellow Root) – Antiseptic, blood purifier, hepatitis, fevers, hemorrhage, diarrhea, arthritis, sciatica, infections, antibacterial.
BAYBERRY ROOT BARK – Mucous membranes, sinus, thyroid, colds, diarrhea, cancer, hoarseness, leucorrhea, lungs, menstruation, colon, hemorrhage.
BEE POLLEN – Rich in vitamins, minerals, trace elements, stamia and vigor, contains vitamins A,C D & E, natural food supplement.
BEECH DROPS HERB – Diarrhea, dysentery, mouth sores, cancers, cold sores.
BETH ROOT – Coughs, bronchial troubles, lung, hemorrhage, excessive menstruation, leucorrhea, lax conditions of vagina.
BLACK OAK BARK – Hemorrhoids, leucorrhea, thrush, varicose veins, uterus.
BLACKBERRY ROOT – Diarrhea, dysentery, bleeding internally, excellent for runny nose, sinus drainage.
BLACK COHOSH ROOT – Menstrual cramps, uterine troubles, pain relief in childbirth, dropsy, asthma, high blood pressure, circulation equalizer, female hormones.
BLACK HAW BARK – Prevents miscarriage, uterine tonic, sedative, nervine, asthma.
BLACK INDIAN HEMP ROOT – Induces sweating, laxative, headaches, liver disease, indigestion, rheumatism, syphilis.
BLACK WALNUT HULL – Poison ivy, all skin rashes, worms, ringworms.
BLACK WILLOW BARK – Bedwetting, convulsions, baldness, dandruff.
BLADDERWRACK PLANT – Iodine deficiency, Goiter, softens skin, throat irritations, weight loss, softens mucous membranes, thyroid.
BLESSED THISTLE HERB – Liver purifier, flu, colds, reduces fever, promotes flow of bile.
BLOOD ROOT – Warts, excellent eczema, for piles, skin disease, ring worm.
Use as an external application only.
BLUE COHOSH ROOT – Regulate menstrual flow, suppressed menstruation, makes childbirth easier, chronic uterine trouble, vaginitis, cramps, high blood pressure, diabetes, leucorrhea, female hormones.
BLUE FLAG ROOT – Strong laxative, stimulate bile flow, stimulates bowel, liver and kidneys, migraines.
BLUE VERVAIN HERB – Nerves, fever, stomach ache, cloudy urine, mucous in respiratory tract.
BLUE VIOLET HERB – Cancer, serious infections, mild laxative, pulmonary problems, loosen phlegm in
chest.
BONESET HERB – Fever, diuretic, loosen bowels, colds, fever.
BORAGE LEAF – Kidney, urinary bladder, sore throat, fevers, soothes mucous membranes, anti inflammatory.
BUCKTHORN BARK – Gallstones, constipation, liver, itching, parasites, rheumatism, skin diseases, warts, gout, hemorrhoids.
BUGLEWEED HERB- Liver disorders, thyroid, stops bleeding, coughs, ulcers, rheumatis, goiter.
BURDOCK ROOT – Swelling and deposits in joints, arthritis, acne, blood purifier, bursitis, eczema, skin diseases, obesity, ulcers, psoriasis, boils, poison ivy and oak.
BUTCHERS BROOM – Healthy veins, blood circulation, varicose veins.
BUTTERNUT (White Walnut Bark) – Tape worms, fungus, infections, anti-tumor, cathartic, laxative, rheumatism, headaches.
BUTTON SNAKE ROOT – Liver ailments, increase urine flow, muscular pains, rheumatism, respiratory ailments, kidney trouble, bladder problems, increase perspiration.
C
CALAMUS-SWEET FLAG ROOT – Interim heat fevers, stomach, stimulates appetite, tobacco habit, dyspepsia, intermittent fevers.
CAPSICUM FRUIT (Cayenne) – Very stimulating, rheumatism, inflammations, pleurisy, antispasmodic, kidneys, spleen, pancreas, ulcerated stomach, yellow fever, all fevers.
CASCARA BARK – Constipation, gall bladder, liver, hemorrhoids, jaundice, laxative (no griping).
CATS CLAW BARK – Aids body defense system.
CATNIP HERB – Colic, contagious diseases, diarrhea, fever, headache, insomnia, nerves, tension stress,nightmares, parasites.
CHAMOMILE FLOWERS – Sedative, anti-inflammatory, allays arthritis/cramps/ pain, antispasmodic.
CHAPPARAL HERB – Acne, allergies, arthritis, blood purifier, cancer, hair growth, kidneys, obesity, prostate, psoriasis, tumors, warts.
CHICKWEED HERB – Water retention, weight loss, rheumatism, bronchial tubes, scurvy, pleurisy, hoarseness, coughs, colds, bronchitis.
CHICORY ROOT – Diuretic, laxative, fevers, lowers blood sugar, sedative, liver, gallbladder, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory, coffee substitute.
CINQUEFOIL HERB (Five Fingers) – Diarrhea, astringent, skin diseases.
CLEAVERS HERB – Kidney and bladder trouble, wash to clear complexion, fever, all skin disease, blood cleanser, liver strengthener, cancer, scofola, eczema incontinence.
CLOVES FRUIT – Expels worms, diarrhea, bad breath, toothache, stomach cramps.
COLOMBO ROOT – Increase appetite, colic, cramps, dysentery, diarrhea, stomach aches, nausea, general tonic.
COMFREY ROOT – Coughs, catarrh, hemorrhage, asthma, tuberculosis, kidneys, stomach, bloody urine, cancer.
COLTSFOOT LEAF – Asthma, coughs, bronchitis, lung congestion, sore throat, smoke leaves for asthma and coughs.
CORN SILK – Prostate, kidneys urinary bladder, diuretic, gout, cystitis, rheumatism, hypoglycemia, hypertensive.
CRANESBILL ROOT – Diarrhea, hemorrhage, douce for womb troubles, mucus and pus in bladder and intestines, diabetes, brights disease.
CRAMP BARK – Spasms, menstrual cramps, uterine sedative, antispasmodic.
CUCUMBER MAGNOLIA BARK – Typhoid fevers, indigestion, worms, toothache, rheumatism, tobacco habit.
CUL.AMERICAN GINSENG Root – Aphrodisiac, energy, sex stimulant, aging, stamina.
CULVERS ROOT – Strong laxative, induce sweating, stimulate fever.
D
DAMIANA LEAF – Female problems, frigidity, hormones, menopause, hot flashes, prostate, sex stimulant, balance female hormones.
DANDELION ROOT – Prostate, kidneys, anemia, blood builder, diabetes, liver cleanser, low blood pressure, blood purifier, spleen.
DEVILS CLAW ROOT – Arthritis.
DEVILS WALKING STICK TREE BARK – Blood cleaner, boils, skin eruptions, swelling.
DITCH STONE CROP HERB – Laxative, demulcent, tonic,mucous membranes, vaginitis, dysentery, diarrhea, piles, chronic bronchitis, nervous indigestion.
DOGWOOD TREE BARK – Chronic diarrhea, malarial fevers.
E
ECHINACEA – (Angustifolia Root) – Blood cleanser, blood poisoning, acne, eczema, boils, peritonitis, infections, carbuncles, natural antibotic, gargle for sore throat, colds.
ELDERBERRY LEAF – Stimulant, carminative, headaches.
ELECAMPANE LEAF – Pneumonia, whopping cough, asthma, bronchitis, worms, diarrhea, upset stomach, cancer, worm expellent, fungicidal, sedative, antibacterial, lowers blood sugar.
EUCALYPTUS LEAF – Bronchitis, tuberculosis, nose/ throat inflammations, treat intestinal worms.
EVENING PRIMROSE HERB (Common) – Alleviate fatty acids, asthma, migraines, inflammations, diabetes, arthritis, alcoholism, premenstrual syndrome.
EYEBRIGHT HERB – Eye ailments, improves eyesight, cataracts, strengthens eyes, allergies, diabetes, digestion.
F
FENNEL SEED – Relieves gas, infant colic, diserectic, expectorant, kills bacteria, stimulates milk flow in new mother, carminative, laxative, removes hook worms.
FENUGREEK SEED – Sore throat, clear mucous from bronchial, bowels, fevers.
FEVERFEW HERB – Migraine headaches, pain, fevers, cramps, worms, colds, sedative, arthritis.
FIGWORT ROOT – Irregular menses, fevers, piles, tonic, restlessness, sleeplessness, cancer.
FIT ROOT – (Indian Pipe) – Bunions, warts, eyewash for sore eyes, pains, sedative, nervine, antispasmodic, restlessness, nervous irritability, bactericidal.
FLAX SEED – Skin and mouth cancers, cough, colds, lung, urinary ailments, laxative, fevers.
FRINGE TREE BARK – Diarrhea, ulcers in mouth and throat, fevers, skin inflammations.
G
GARLIC BULB – Increase appetite, high blood pressure, arteriosclerosis, natural antibiotic, yeast infections, parasites, gas, fever, contagious disease, cancer, diarrhea.
GENTIAN ROOT – Stimulate digestion, hepatitis, headaches, constipation, weak appetite.
GINKGO LEAF – Increase mental aculty, improve blood circulation, reduce clotting of blood, improve oxygen flow to brain, relieve dizziness, ringing in the ears, excellent for memory.
GOLDEN RAGWORT HERB – Irregular menses, leucorrhea, natural anti-pregnancies, childbirth complications, lung ailments, dysentery, difficult urination.
GOLDEN ROD Herb – Intestinal gas, fever, colds, promotes sweating.
GOLDEN SEAL ROOT – Blood purifier, ulcers, improves appetite, catarrh, neutralizes poisons, all stomach disorders, equalizes circulation, leucorrhea, diabetes, natural antibiotic.
GOTA KOLA HERB – Energy, endurance, aging, age spots, memory, vitality, mental fatigue, high blood pressure.
GROUND IVY HERB – Lung ailments, skin eruptions, cancer, asthma, kidney ailments, blood purifier.
GROUND PINE HERB – Fever, diarrhea, dysentery, rheumatism, erysipelas, gastric sedative, diurectic, aphrodisiac, styptic, external for herpes, eczema, dermatitis.
GUARANA SEED – Powerful stimulant, headaches, migraines, stamina, endurance, arthritis.
H
HAWTHORNE BERRIES – Energy, heart, insomnia, emotional stress, highblood pressure, menopause, rheumatism, arthritis, arteriosclerosis.
HEAL ALL HERB – Antibiotic, tumors, kidney ailments, circulation, diarrhea, hemorrhages, relieves gas,colic, throat irritations, gargle for sore throat.
HEMLOCK BARK – Kidney ailments, colds, fevers, diarrhea, coughs, stomach troubles, scurvy.
HERB ROBERT HERB – Tuberculosis, stomach, intestines, jaundice, kidney infections, stops bleeding, gargle for sore throat cancer.
HOREHOUND HERB – Respiratory passages, appetite stimulant, coughs, colds, mild sedative, coughs, bronchitis, sore throats, stomach, hepatitis, gall bladder, increases bile flow from liver.
HONEYSUCKLE BARK – Lowers cholesterol, antiviral, antibacterial, flu, tumors(especially breast cancer), bacterial dysentery, laryngitis, fevers, scabies.
HOPS FLOWER – Appetite, headaches, insomnia, nerves, morning sickness, obesity, parasites, water retention.
HORSETAIL GRASS HERB – Bleeding, diabetes, diuretic, mucous, liver, jaundice.
HUCKLEBERRY LEAF – Sore throat, diarrhea, parasites, diuretic, kidney stones, astringent, diabetes.
HYDRANGEA ROOT – Increase urine flow, tonic, laxative, kidney stones, unusual dreams.
HYSSOP HERB – Asthma, colds, coughs, all lung afflictions, phlegm in lungs, kids sore throat and quinsy, fever, increases blood circulation, reduces blood pressure, shortness of breath.
I
IRISH MOSS HERB – Weight loss, cough, cancer, thyroid, pneumonia, bad breath.
INDIAN TURNIP ROOT – Stomach gas, coughs, asthma, tuberculosis, increase urine flow, rheumatism.
J
JEWELWEED HERB – Poison ivy rash (cure and preventative), ringworm, eczema, sprains, insect bites, burns, warts.
JUNIPER BERRIES – Prostate, pancreas, allergies, arthritis, hayfever, blood builder, diabetes, hypoglycemia, water retention, kidneys, throat.
K
KAVA KAVA ROOT – Anti depressant, stress, relaxation, sleep aid, migraines, relieves anxiety, antipasmodic.
KELP PLANT – (Seaweed) – anemia, leg cramps, diabetes, eczema, hot flashes, morning sickness, pituitary gland, prostate, psoriasis, thyroid gland, goiters.
KUDZU ROOT – Alcoholism, dysentery, headaches, induces sweating, diarrhea, lowers blood pressure and blood sugar, gargle for sore throat, acute intestinal obstructions.
L
LADY SLIPPER ROOT – Headaches, jangling nerves, sedative, promotes sleep, allay pain.
LARKSPUR FLOWER – Destroys human parasites such as head lice, mites (their eggs) and itch mites, insecticidal.
LEATHERWOOD BARK – Laxative, toothaches, facial neuralgia, paralysis of tongue.
LAVENDER HERB – Fragrance, sedative, intestinal gas, antispasmodics, repels moths.
LICORICE ROOT – AddisonÕs disease, age spots, coughs, drug withdrawal, emphysema, endurance, female complaints, hypoglycemia, vitality, sex stimulant, longevity, menopause, tonic, throat.
LILY OF VALLEY ROOT – Valvular heart disease, fevers, diurectic, heart tonic, sedative, external to prevent scar tissue, epilepsy.
LIVERWORT HERB – Dizziness, coughs, reduce fever, liver, hemorrhage of lungs.
LOBELIA HERB – Smoked for asthma, bronchitis, sore throats, coughs, sweating, sedative, asthma, whooping cough, fevers, helps appease physical need for nicotine, helps to quit smoking.
M
MA HUANG HERB – Weight loss (excellent), allergies, asthma, diseases, inflammation, energy.
MAIDENHAIR FERN HERB – Coughs, colds, hoarseness, excellent for bitters, stimulant, mucous in throat,
loosen phlegm.
MALE FERN ROOT – Exceptional tapeworm medicine.
MALLOW ROOT – Digestive system stimulator, coughs, bronchitis, spleen, stomachaches, anti-inflammatory, diurectic.
MAPLE BARK – Colds, coughs, bronchitis, kidney infections, gonorrhea, blood cleanser, skin eruptions, spitting of blood.
MARIGOLD FLOWER – Nerves, brain, loss of memory, nervousness, mental fatigue, relieves inflammation, internal and external irritation, ulcers, stomach, cramps, colitis, diarrhea.
MARSHMALLOW ROOT – Mucous membranes, gargle for sore throat, excellent for skin erruptions, excellent skin soother.
MAYAPPLE ROOT – Regulator for bowels and liver, chronic liver disease, uterine diseases, laxatives, (fevers – jaundice, bilisus, intermittent). Strongest herb laxative.
MILK THISTLE HERB – Allay indigestion, liver, cirrhosis, hepatitis, restores liver function, any kind of poisoning or chemicals.
MISSOURI SNAKE ROOT – Kidney, bladder, gonorrhea, stimulates immune system.
MISTLETOE HERB – Epilepsy, fits, headaches, hypertension, used to stop bleeding after childbirth, lung ailments, paralysis, oral contraceptive, Do not use berries.
MOONSEED ROOT – Diurectic, laxative, tonic.
MOTHERWORT HERB – Promote menstruation, aid in childbirth, regulate menses, asthma, heart palpitations, sedative, insomnia, sciatica, spasms, fevers, antispasmodic.
MUGWORT LEAF – Diurectic, induces sweating, fever, checks menstrual irregularity, tonic to nerves, bronchitis, colds, colic, epilepsy, kidneys, lowers blood sugar.
MULLEIN LEAF – Asthma, croup, bronchitis, bleeding of lungs, hay fever, difficult breathing, diarrhea, pain killer, calms nerves, colds.
MYRRH GUM Bark – Excellent for pyorrhea, bronchial and lung diseases, cures halitosis (bad breath), ulcers, piles, hemorrhoids, gangrene, cough, asthma, tuberculosis, ulcerated throat.
O
OAT STRAW HERB – Arthritis, bed wetting, bladder, gout, rheumatism, bursitis, kidneys, nerves, lungs, liver, gallbladder.
ORANGE PEEL – Headaches, vitamin C deficiency.
OREGON GRAPE ROOT – Blood cleanser, mouth sores, fever blisters, cold sores, stomach.
P
PAPAYA LEAF – Allergies, digestion, diverticulitis, gas, hemorrhage, paralysis, stomach, worms.
PARSLEY LEAF – Prostate, spleen, thyroid, liver, kidneys, gallbladder, asthma, gallstones, cancer, allergies, pituitary gland, water retention.
PARTRIDGE BERRY Herb (Squaw Vine) – Pain, rheumatism, dysentery, reduce swelling of tissues, relieves gas and colic.
PASSION FLOWER Herb – Alcoholism, fever, headaches, high blood pressure, insomnia, nerves.
PAU DÕARCO BARK – Immune system enhancer.
PAW PAW BARK – Cancer, diuretic, laxative.
PEACH TREE LEAVES – Bladder, laxative, insomnia, morning sickness, nerves, vomiting, water retention.
PENNYROYAL HERB – Burning fevers, promote perspiration, gout, cold, phlegm in chest and lungs, headache, ulcers, intestinal pains, colic, griping, nausea, nervousness, hysteria.
PEPPERMINT HERB – Fevers, chills, colic, nausea, vomiting, diuretic, influenza, la grippe, stimulant, cleans and strengthens entire body, headaches, nerves.
PERIWINKLE HERB – Hemostatic, reduces blood pressure.
PINK ROOT – Worms.
PIPSESSIPUA WINTERGREEN HERB – Kidney, infections and disease, stones in bladder, arthritis.
PLAINTAIN LEAF – Coughs, diarrhea, antimicrobial, stimulates healing process, bloody urine.
PLAINTAIN ROOT – Diarrhea, bleeding, hemorrhoids, hemorrhage, kidneys, leucorrhea, tumors, ulcers, vaginal trouble.
PLEURISY ROOT – Excellent for breaking up colds, pleurisy, asthma, bronchial and pulmonary complaints, typhus, burning fevers, acute dysentery, rheumatic fever, scarlet fever, measles.
POKE BERRIES – Rub on (skin eruptions/ cancerous skin ulcers)and (Internal for cancer) arthritis.
POKE ROOT – Glands, especially thyroid gland, cancer, applied to skin will cure itching, scrofula, eczema, goiter.
PRICKLEY ASH BARK – Chronic rheumatism, kidneys, heart, lungs, nerves, stimulates pancreas and bile blow.
PSYLLIUM SEED – Colitis, colon, constipation, ulcers, diverticulitis, hemorrhoids, lubricates and heals intestinal tract.
PUMPKIN SEED – Worms, kidneys, bowels.
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QUASSIA CHIPS – Improve appetite, repellent of insects.
QUEEN ANNES LACE (Wild Carrot Root) – Expels intestinal gas, rich in vitamin A, night vision.
QUEEN OF MEADOW ROOT – Diabetes, kidneys, gravel, prostate, urination, water retention, uterus, vagina.
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RATSBANE WlNTERGREEN HERB – Increase urine flow, arthritis, diarrhea, ulcers, skin eruption, nervous disorders, tonic.
RED CLOVER BLOSSOMS – Syphilis, blood purifier and cleanser, pellagra, leprosy, cancerous growths, cancer, stomach, various spasm, nerve soother, bronchial tubes.
RED OAK BARK – Chronic diarrhea, dysentery, bleeding, piles, prolapse, chronic mucous discharge, antiviral, antiseptic, anticancer. External for poison ivy and skin eruptions.
RED RASPBERRY LEAF – Morning sickness, childbirth, diabetes, diarrhea, mucous membranes, throat, bronchitis, coughs, dysentery, female organs.
RED ROOT – Diabetes, asthma, chronic bronchitis, sick headache, acute indigestion, nausea, piles, hemorrhoids, dysentery, whooping cough, tuberculosis, cancer.
ROSEMARY HERB – Calms nerves, insomnia, promotes restful sleep, sweetens disposition.
RUE HERB – Worms, nervous heart palpitations, gout, joints, nerves, menstruation, thrush, blood pressure, repels flies and insects.
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SAGE HERB – Gargle for tonsillitis or ulcers in throat, quinsy stomach trouble, dyspepsia, gas in stomach/ bowels, expel worms, liver/kidney troubles, relieve headaches, hair tonic, fevers, dandruff, female trouble, lung problems.
SARSAPARILLA ROOT (Wild) – Rheumatism, gout, ringworm, scrofula, psoriasis, cold, fever, blood purifier, aphrodisiac, sex stimulant, female hormones.
SASSAFRAS TREE BARK – Blood purifier and cleanser, tonic for stomach and bones, relieves gas and colic, spasms (excellent).
SAW PALMETTO BERRIES – Asthma, throat trouble, colds, bronchitis, lagrippe, excessive mucous discharge of sinus/ nose, all diseases of reproductive organs, diabetes, excellent to regain strength, prostate gland (excellent).
SCOURING RUSH HERB – Bladder ailments, urinary incontinanence, urethritis, cystitis.
SENECA SNAKE ROOT – Bring up phlegm in cases of asthma and bronchitis.
SENNA LEAF – Worms, laxative, scurvy, diuretic, appetite stimulant, fever, (Do not take if you have gout, rheumatism or kidney ailments, or cancer).
SHEEP SORREL HERB – Cancer, diarrhea, excessive menstrual bleeding, inflammations, fevers, diuretic, antiseptic, appetite stimulant. Its the best anticancer herb of them all.
SHEPHERDS PURSE HERB – Internal hemorrhage, bleeding from lungs, profuse menstruation, kidney complaints, bleeding piles, hemorrhoids, fevers, excellent for diarrhea, hemastatic.
SKUNK CABBAGE ROOT – Tuberculosis, chronic catarrh, bronchial tubes, lungs, hay fever, pleurisy, epilepsy, nervous trouble, spasm.
SLIPPERY ELM BARK – Laxative, fever, diarrhea, respiratory infections, excellent for stomach and bowels.
SMARTWEED HERB – Hemostatic (stops bleeding), lowers blood pressure, diarrhea.
SOLOMON SEAL ROOT – Cancer, rheumatism, all female troubles, poison ivy wash, allays pain, neuralgia, excellent poultice for piles.
SPEARMINT HERB – Carminatives to relieve gas, stomachic, antiseptic, antispasmodic, diarrhea, colds, cramps, headaches, cancer, fevers, nausea.
SPICE BUSH BARK – Colds, fevers, worms, colic, gas, thyroid fevers.
SPIGNET ROOT – Childbirth easier, shortness labor, blood purifier, skin disease, pimples, coughs, colds, chest infections, back pain.
SPIRULINA PLANT – Abundant in vitamin B-12, amino acids, beta carotene, minerals, longevity, brain, weight loss, balances blood sugar, increases energy, glands.
SOAPWORT HERB – Diuretic, laxative, expectorant, gall disease. You can make soap out of this.
STAR GRASS ROOT – Excellent female tonic, painful menstruation, digestive trouble, colic, gas.
STAR GRUB ROOT – Uterine disorders, pain inside loins, poor appetite, depression, colic, intestinal worms, remedy vitamin C deficiency, increase urine flow, vomiting, saliva flow, natural steriod.
STEVIA HERB – Best natural sweetener in herb kingdom.
STILLINGIA ROOT – Blood purifier, syphilis, laxative, brings up phlegm.
STINGING NETTLE HERB – Eczema, excellent kidney troubles, expel phlegm from lungs and stomach, clean out urinary passages, excellent hair tonic, dropsy, expel gravel from bladder, increase urine flow, neuralgia, scrofula, backache.
ST. JOHNS WORT HERB – Anemia, bed wetting, coughs, diarrhea, gout, jaundice, menstruation, nerves, urination, lungs, cancer, aids, excellent anti-depressant, depression.
STONE ROOT – Treat bodily water accumulation, headaches, cramps, indigestion, hemorrhoids, respiratory diseases.
SUMAC BERRIES – Sore throat, coughs, diabetes, fevers, cleanser of system, mouth sores, bowel complaints, mouth wash, gargle for sore throat.
SUMAC LEAVES – Asthma, diarrhea, dysentery.
SUMAC TREE BARK – Skin ulcers, gonorrhea, diarrhea, infections of lymph glands.
SWEET WOODRUFF HERB – Tonic for liver disorders, laxative, antiarthritic.
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TANSY HERB – Weak kidneys, worms, gargle for sore throat, suppressed menses, flatulence, jaundice, antipasmodic, antiseptic, leaves insecticidal.
THYME HERB – Fevers, headaches, asthma, whooping cough, diarrhea, nightmares (excellent).
TRUE BLUE SKULLCAP HERB – Excellent nerve tonic, neuralgia aches and pains, St. VitusÕ, shaking palsy, hydrophobia, epilepsy, splendid to suppress excessive sexual desire.
TURKEY RHUBARB ROOT – Contagious disease, colon, constipation, cystic, colitis, croup.
TWIN LEAF ROOT – Cramps, spasms, nervous excitability, diarrhea, diuretic for kidney stones, dropsy, urinary infections, gargle for sore throat.
TUMERIC SEED – Anti-oxidant, joint pain, arthritis, liver, stomach, gallblader, asthma.
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UVA URSI HERB – Diabetes, dysentery, female problems, kidneys, leucorrhea, liver, menstruation, obesity, pancreas, prostate, spleen, uterus, vagina, hemorrhoids.
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VALERIAN ROOT – Migraine headaches, nerves, pain, insomnia, heartburn, gas, hangovers, spasms, menstruation, paralysis, stomach, ulcers, parasites, smoking, contagious diseases, convulsions.
VIRGINIA SNAKE ROOT – Promotes sweating, fevers, stomach aches, indigestion, gargle for sore throat, laxative.
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WAHOO BARK – Fevers, upset stomach, dropsy, lung ailments, constipation, liver congestion, heart, contains digitalis like compounds.
WATERCRESS HERB – Vitamins A and C, kidneys, heart, colds, asthma, tuberculosis, constipation, aphrodisiac.
WHEAT GRASS HERB – Antioxidant.
WHITE ASH BARK – Increase urine flow, increase perspiration, flu, colds.
WHITE OAK BARK – Hemorrhoids, hemorrhage, goiter, gallbladder, leucorrhea, jaundice, parasites, bladder, ulcers, urination, uterus, vagina, varicose veins.
WHITE PINE TREE BARK – Pine tar poulticed to draw out boils and absesses, rheumatism, broken bones, kidneys, lungs, emetic, colds, coughs, sore throats.
WHITE WILLOW BARK – Headaches, pain, fever, diarrhea, menstrual irregularity, natures aspirin.
WILD AMERICAN GINSENG Root – Sex stimulant, aphrodisiac, energy builder, longevity, male hormones, aging, endurance. Does more for system than any other herb.
WILD CHERRY BARK – Coughs, colds, measles, muscular soreness, fever, intestinal worms, indigestion, tuberculosis.
WILD GINGER ROOT – Colds, motion sickness, morning sickness, bronchitis, digestion, stomach and bowel gas, nausea, sinus.
WILD INDIGO ROOT – Cold tea to stop vomiting, laxative, gargle for sore throat, stimulate bile secretion, stimulates immune system.
WILD LETTUCE HERB – Nerve tonic, migraine headaches, pain, toothaches, sedative, increase urine flow, opium substitute.
WILD STRAWBERRY HERB – Stimulates appetite, stimulates blood cell formation, increases hemoglobin in blood, indigestion.
WILD YAM ROOT – Gas pains, ulcers, stomach, nausea, menstruation, morning sickness, pain, natural steroid, female hormones.
WITCH HAZEL BARK – Stops internal or external bleeding, piles, stops excessive menstruation, hemorrhages of lungs, stomach, uterus and bowels, diarrhea, circulation, gargle for throat problems, douche for leucorrhea whites.
WOOD BETONY HERB – Headaches, urinary bladder, pain, kidneys, heartburn, dizziness, gout, asthma, bronchitis, menstruation, varicose veins, parasites, tonsillitis, scabies (head lice).
WORMSEED HERB – Round worms, hook worms, dwarf tapeworms, intestinal amoeba, reduce gas.
WORMWOOD HERB – Parasites, gallbladder, gas, stomach, indigestion, heartburn, circulation, boils, bursitis, arthritis, diarrhea, fever, liver.
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YARROW HERB – Flu, fever, pleurisy, lungs, ear infection, diabetes, congestion, contagious disease.
YELLOW DOCK ROOT – Blood purifier, anemia, acne, boils, ear infection, liver, poison ivy and oak, tumors, psoriasis. Excellent for iron deficency.
YERBA MATE HERB – Bronchitis, colds, coughs, fever, headaches, asthma, laryngitis, rheumatism, tuberculosis, blood purifier.
YOHIMBE BARK – Aphrodisiac, sex stimulant.
YUCCA ROOT – Natural steroid, antitumor, arthritis, hair wash for baldness and dandruff.
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The Science Of Epigenetics – How Our Minds Can Reprogram Our Genes
Tuesday, 27 March 2012 08:32
‘How much control do we have over our own lives? Are we really controlled by our genes, trapped in our own selfishness, like some modern authors want us to believe? Just how much power do we have to shape our lives and those of others?
Contrary to what many people are being led to believe, a lot of the emphasis placed on genes determining human behaviour is nothing but theory and doctrine. The “selfish gene” model is an assumption, it is not a scientific fact.’
Read more: The Science Of Epigenetics – How Our Minds Can Reprogram Our Genes
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