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  2. Native American ethnobotany - Wikipedia

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    In the 1930s echinacea became popular in both Europe and America as an herbal medicine. According to Wallace Sampson, MD, its modern-day use as a treatment for the common cold began when a Swiss herbal supplement maker was "erroneously told" that echinacea was used for cold prevention by Native American tribes who lived in the area of South ...

  3. Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT), also known as bioidentical hormone therapy (BHT) or natural hormone therapy, is the use of hormones that are identical on a molecular level with endogenous hormones in hormone replacement therapy. [1]

  4. Hormone replacement therapy - Wikipedia

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    Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), also known as menopausal hormone therapy or postmenopausal hormone therapy, is a form of hormone therapy used to treat symptoms associated with female menopause. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Effects of menopause can include symptoms such as hot flashes , accelerated skin aging, vaginal dryness , decreased muscle mass , and ...

  5. Artemisia annua - Wikipedia

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    Artemisia annua belongs to the plant family of Asteraceae and is an annual short-day plant. Its stem is erect and brownish or violet-brown. The plant itself is hairless and naturally grows from 30 to 100 cm tall, although in cultivation plants can reach a height of 200 cm.

  6. Wiley protocol - Wikipedia

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    The Wiley Protocol is a form of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT) devised and advocated by author T. S. Wiley.The protocol claims to relieve the symptoms of menopause but is also promoted as increasing overall health through the recreation of a pre-menopausal woman's monthly hormonal cycle using rhythmic doses of hormones standardized to a uniform purity.

  7. List of unproven and disproven cancer treatments - Wikipedia

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    Hoxsey therapy – a treatment consisting of a caustic herbal paste for external cancers or a herbal mixture for "internal" cancers, combined with laxatives, douches, vitamin supplements and dietary changes. A review by the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center found no evidence that the Hoxsey Therapy was effective as a treatment for cancer. [48]

  8. HGH controversies - Wikipedia

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    Typical ingredients include amino acids, minerals, vitamins, and/or herbal extracts, the combination of which are described as causing the body to make more GH with corresponding beneficial effects. In the United States, because these products are marketed as dietary supplements it is illegal for them to contain GH, which is a drug.

  9. Gestodene - Wikipedia

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    Gestodene, sold under the brand names Femodene and Minulet among others, is a progestin medication which is used in birth control pills for women. [5] [6] It is also used in menopausal hormone therapy. [7]