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Mom’s 30 Favorite Herbs. Dr. Steve Doughty. Goals. Have a deep conviction of herbs. Be warned about pharmaceuticals. Understand the theory of herbs Have practical herbal systems. Immune GI Tract Eliminatory Tract Cardiovascular Health Hormone balance Brain health. Systems.
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Mom’s 30 Favorite Herbs Dr. Steve Doughty
Goals • Have a deep conviction of herbs. • Be warned about pharmaceuticals. • Understand the theory of herbs • Have practical herbal systems
Immune GI Tract Eliminatory Tract Cardiovascular Health Hormone balance Brain health Systems
Credentials • Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine • American Herbalist Guild • American Academy of Anti-Aging • Gentle Healing Center
Excited to share the moral high road of healing! • Testimonial: Our Story • Theory: 6 Naturopathic Principles • Drug Warnings: Swine Flu Vaccine • Book Review: Lick the Sugar Habit • Systems: What to do with Infection!!!
6 Principles of Naturopathic Medicine • Vis Medicatrix Naturae • Primum Non Nocere • Tolle Causam • Docere • Prevenir • Tolle Totum
Swine Flu Symptoms • Fever • Aching muscles • Sick…
Politics of N1H1 Vaccines • $50 billion in profits breeds corruption. • Senator Obama bought large amounts of stock on vaccinations, promoted legislation for vaccines and made 28% interest. • Disagree with Jacobson vs. Massachusetts
Safety N1H1 Vaccines • A trial of 200 people is not sufficient safety. • NIH is avoiding research. • FDA did very little research • Nobody is testing for allergies and genetic defects. • Ingredient list is scary: aborted fetal tissue?
Tools • 1. Fasting / sugar avoidance • 2. Vitamin A or Comfrey • 3. Vitamin C, E, Zinc, Flavonoids, GSE • 4. Echinacea, Goldenseal, Garlic
What Trumps Herbs? • Junk food • Stress • Bad sleep • Lack of exercise • Immorality
Sugar • The average American get 40 lbs of sugar per year in soda pop. • Pg 23 “ingesting sugar increases the rate we excrete calcium.”
Sugar increases infections • Pg 51 “The sugars… caused the phagocytic activity to decrease greatly. The index was lowest 2 hrs after digestion.
I recommend Kim’s Cooking Class • Order either book on the website.
Herbal Infusions • Ratio of Herbs to Water is 1:8 • 1/4 cup herbs to 2 cups water • Steep for 1 hr.
GSE, according to published sources, is effective against more than 800 bacterial and viral strains, 100 strains of fungus, as well as a large number of single-cell and multi-celled parasites 1 quart $75 Anti-oxidants - flavonoids & CGrapefruit SeedCitrus paradisi • Staphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pyrogenesStreptococcus fecalisStreptococcus pneumoniaKlebsiella pheumoniaProteus vulgarisPseudomonas aeruginosaSalmonella choleraesuisEscherichia coliCandida albicansTrichophyton mentagrophytesHerpes simplex virus type 1Influenza virus type A2
Dosing 15 drops • 15 drops 3x/day. • 15 drops / gallon of water.
Echinacea • Proven Ingredients • caffeic acid • chicoric acid • echinacin. • 50% less flu and shortened duration by 1.4 days. • Top selling herb in America • Lymphatic drainage • Increases macrophage, interferon, interlukens, and fibroblast.
Goldenseal • Not easily absorbed. • Kills most microbes • Helps with ulcers • Bitter • Estringent
Dosing • Infusion: ½ - 1 tsp/C. H2O TID • Decoction: 1-2 tsp/C. H2O X 15 min TID • Tincture (1:5): ½ - 1 tsp. BID-QID • Tincture (1:1): 10-75 drops QD-QID
Good Example of a Formula • Coptis chinensis extract 10:1 100 mg Forsythia suspensa extract 20:1 50 mg Lonicera japonica extract 7:1 150 mg Garlic (allicin yield 12,000 mcg/g) 200 mg Myrrh powder 200 mg Echinacea extract 4% phenolics 250 mg Citrus bioflavonoid complex 60% 200 mg Zinc (citrate) 10 mg Vitamin A (acetate) 10,000 Vitamin C 500 mg • $35 10 caps per day for 12 days.
Tools • 1. Fasting / sugar avoidance • 2. Vitamin A or Comfrey • 3. Vitamin C, E, Zinc, Flavonoids, GSE • 4. Echinacea, Goldenseal, Garlic
Homework • Tell someone about vaccinations. • Fast for more than 24 hrs. • Go off sugar for a week. • Read about herbal medicine • Buy Herbal Biotic or Echinacea • Make an herbal tea of comfrey or an oxymel. • Eat raw garlic
Hawthorne BerryCrataegus Oxycantha • Cholesterol lowering medications are bringing in $16 billion in US sales
2. Artichoke Cynara scolymus • Antacids like Nexium bring in $13 billion. • Represents the class of bitter herbs
3. Cabbage Brassica oleracea • Colon cancer drugs bring in $1 billion • Best cancer prevention food
4. Milky Oats Avena Sativa • CYMBALTATreats: DepressionEli Lilly$667 million
5. BurdockArctium lappa • Mobic medicine for arthritis pain sells $1.1 billion
7. ComphreySymphytum officinale • Advair $4.3 billion for asthma. • Lobelia is nicotinic.
8. Urtica dioicaNettles • Enbrel Anti-inflammatory 3.4 billion
9. GinsengPanax ginseng • Aranesp $3.2 billion for anemia.
10. Yellow Vetch Astragalus membranaceus • Aranesp $3.2 billion for anemia.
11. AlfalfaMedicago sativa • Aranesp $3.2 billion for anemia.
12. PeppermintMentha piperita • Classic cooling herb. • Tastes good. • Ties other herbs together.
13. GingerZingiber officinale • Classic warming herb. • Ginger baths, ginger teas.
14. LicoriceGlycyrrhiza glabra • Sweet herb. • It mixes well with other herbs. • It’s one of the most versatile herbs.
15. GarlicAllium sativum “The stinker” An anti-microbial. Hippocrates favorite herbal remedy was an oxymel. (Honey, Vinegar, and Garlic)
Cayenne PepperCapsicum annuum • First aid drug • Stops bleeding • Stops pain.
Chaste TreeVitex agnus-castus • Progesterone Cream
Saw PalmettoSerenoa repens • DHT blocker
Purple coneflowersEchinacea purpurea • Most popular American herb one of the best anti-virals when taken in the right dosage.
Bear berryArctostaphylos uva-ursi • Bladder tonic • Bladder infections
ClovesSyzygium aromaticum • Streptococcus mutans ( gum disease)
YarrowAchillea filipendulina • Versatile herb that works well to reduce fevers and heal GI issues. • It’s a classic astringent herb and stops bleeding.
Golden SealHydrastis canadensis • Antimicrobial in the GI tract.
Eucalyptus • Winter chest rubs