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2. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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   It has also been used in many other medicinal roles in Asian and Ayurvedic medicine, although it has not been shown to be effective in non-respiratory medicinal roles. [156] Tilia cordata: Small-leaved linden In the countries of Central, Southern and Western Europe, linden flowers are a traditional herbal remedy made into a herbal tea called ...

3. Sattvic diet - Wikipedia

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   A sattvic diet is a type of plant-based diet within Ayurveda [1] where food is divided into what is defined as three yogic qualities known as sattva. [2] In this system of dietary classification, foods that decrease the energy of the body are considered tamasic, while those that increase the energy of the body are considered rajasic.

4. Rubia cordifolia - Wikipedia

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   The invention of a synthesized duplicate, an anthracene compound called alizarin, greatly reduced demand for the natural derivative. [4] The roots of Rubia cordifolia are also the source of a medicine used in Ayurveda; this is commonly known in Ayurvedic Sanskrit as Manjistha (or Manjista or Manjishta) and the commercial product in Hindi as ...

5. Medicinal plants - Wikipedia

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   [48] [51] The use of plant-based materials including herbal or natural health products with supposed health benefits, is increasing in developed countries. [53] This brings attendant risks of toxicity and other effects on human health, despite the safe image of herbal remedies. [53]

6. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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   Some herbs may amplify the effects of anticoagulants. [52] Certain herbs as well as common fruit interfere with cytochrome P450, an enzyme critical to much drug metabolism. [53] In a 2018 study, the FDA identified active pharmaceutical additives in over 700 analyzed dietary supplements sold as "herbal", "natural" or "traditional". [54]

7. Medical ethnobotany of India - Wikipedia

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   Ayurvedic treatments are usually mixtures of multiple herbs (polyherbal formulations). Ayurvedic practitioners believe that certain herbs, when combined, have complementary effects which can enhance treatment efficacy; this concept is called synergism. The Ayurvedic text Sarangdhar Samhita (c. 1300 AD) emphasizes the importance of synergism. [14]