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Eucalyptus oil is commonly used in over-the-counter cough and cold medications, as well as for an analgesic. [68] Euonymus atropurpureus: Wahoo Plant is a purgative and might affect the heart. [69] Euphorbia hirta: Asthma-plant: Used traditionally in Asia to treat bronchitic asthma and laryngeal spasm. [70] [71] It is used in the Philippines ...
Heart palpitations and arrhythmias, hypotension, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, respiratory system paralysis, death [4] [5] Aloe vera juice medicinal aloe Aloe vera "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Anthranoid laxatives
In most of the Philippines, B. balsamifera is called sambong (pronounced with pure vowels as sahm-BOHNG) in the Tagalog language, but in Visayas it is known as bukadkad or gabon, and in Ilocos it is sometimes called subusob, subsub, or sobsob. [1] [3] [5] Its primary uses are as a diuretic (or "water pill") and to treat symptoms of the common cold.
Over the years 2017–2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to numerous herbalism companies for illegally marketing products under "conditions that cause them to be drugs under section 201(g)(1) of the Act [21 U.S.C. § 321(g)(1)], because they are intended for use in the diagnosis, cure, mitigation, treatment ...
If your nose itches and you have some nasal congestion, Dr. Halim tells Parade this may be the culprit behind it. She explains, saying, “This occurs when histamine is released from allergens ...
Turpentine and petroleum distillates such as coal oil and kerosene, were used in folk medicine for abrasions and wounds, as a treatment for lice, and when mixed with animal fat, as a chest rub or inhaler for nasal and throat ailments. [26] [27] Vicks chest rubs still contain turpentine in their formulations, although not as an active ingredient ...
Pepper spray, oleoresin capsicum spray, OC spray, capsaicin spray, mace, or capsicum spray is a lachrymator (tear gas) product containing the compound capsaicin as the active ingredient that irritates the eyes to cause burning and pain sensations, as well as temporary blindness. Its inflammatory effects cause the eyes to close, temporarily ...
For treatments lasting more than a month, symptom improvement or remission (which scientists defined as a return to normal functioning) were twice as likely to occur with bright light therapy.