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  2. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    May worsen hormone sensitive conditions such as breast cancer, uterine cancer, ovarian cancer, endometriosis, and uterine fibroids. [17] Insomnia. [17] Goldenseal: orangeroot, yellow puccoon Hydrastis canadensis: Uterotonic [3] Greater celandine: celandine Chelidonium majus: Liver damage [4] Guarana: Paullinia cupana: Agitation and insomnia [3 ...

  3. Galactagogue - Wikipedia

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    Goat's rue (Galega officinalis) is one plant that is thought to promote lactationA galactagogue, or galactogogue (from Greek: γάλα [γαλακτ-], milk, + ἀγωγός, leading), also known as a lactation inducer or milk booster, is a substance that promotes lactation in humans and other animals.

  4. List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments - Wikipedia

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    According to Cancer Research UK, "there is currently no strong evidence from studies in people that herbal remedies can treat, prevent or cure cancer". [8] Holistic medicine – a general term for an approach to medicine which encompasses mental and spiritual aspects, and which is manifested in sundry complementary and alternative methods ...

  5. Breastfeeding contraindications - Wikipedia

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    Contraindications to breastfeeding are those conditions that could compromise the health of the infant if breast milk from their mother is consumed. Examples include galactosemia , untreated HIV , untreated active tuberculosis , Human T-lymphotropic virus 1 or II , uses illicit drugs , or mothers undergoing chemotherapy or radiation treatment .

  6. Herbal tea usually heals, but it was poison for two in ... - AOL

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    One of the healthiest things in the world — a sip of herbal tea — may have inadvertently killed at least one person and hospitalized another, California public health officials said this week.

  7. Plant sources of anti-cancer agents - Wikipedia

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    There can be many years between promising laboratory work and the availability of an effective anti-cancer drug: Monroe Eliot Wall discovered anti-cancer properties in Camptotheca in 1958, but it was not until 1996 – after further research and rounds of clinical trials – that topotecan, a synthetic derivative of a chemical in the plant, was ...

  8. Risk factors for breast cancer - Wikipedia

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    Lower age of first childbirth, compared to the average age of 24, [50] having more children (about 7% lowered risk per child), and breastfeeding (4.3% per breastfeeding year, with an average relative risk around 0.7 [51] [52]) have all been correlated to lowered breast cancer risk in premenopausal women, but not postmenopausal women, in large ...

  9. Norovirus cases are surging. A doctor explains what to look for

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    CNN: What symptoms should people expect and for how long? Wen: Symptoms of norovirus include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps. Some people may also experience fatigue, low-grade fever ...