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  2. Actaea racemosa - Wikipedia

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    Extracts from the underground parts of the plant — the rhizome (Cimicifugae racemosae rhizoma) and the root (Cimicifugae racemosae radix) — are used in herbal medicine. [2] The rhizomes and roots contain various saponins (triterpene saponins and triterpene glycosides, such as actein) as well as cimifugic acids and other phenol carboxylic ...

  3. Acorus calamus - Wikipedia

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    Acorus calamus (also called sweet flag, sway or muskrat root, among many other common names [3]) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae , in the genus Acorus .

  4. Plants used as herbs or spices - Wikipedia

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    root extract Chicory: Cichorium intybus: Asteraceae: somewhat woody perennial herb culinary, tea roots also used as a vegetable (leaves and roots) and sugar substitute (roots) Quinine: Cinchona officinalis and related species: Rubiaceae: tree culinary (rarely), medicinal bark main culinary use is as tonic water: Cassia: Cinnamomum cassia ...

  5. Valerian Root’s Hidden (and Potential) Benefits, Explained

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    One randomized, double-blind placebo controlled study published in 2019 of 64 people with stress found that those who took 300 milligrams of valerian root extract daily for four weeks had less ...

  6. That’s a navel idea! Health care fanatics on social media are dousing their belly buttons and armpits with a supplement spray they believe relieves stress, improves sleep and eases muscle soreness.

  7. Rauvolfia vomitoria - Wikipedia

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    A decoction or extract of the roots is used for diarrhea, jaundice, venereal disease, rheumatism, snake-bites, colic, fever, to calm people with anxiety or epilepsy, and to lower blood pressure. The macerated root, or sometimes the pulped fruit, is used for a variety of skin conditions, and the bark, twigs, and leaves are used as a purgative ...

  8. Kurma - Wikipedia

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    Kurma (Sanskrit: कूर्म, lit. 'Turtle' or 'Tortoise'), is the second avatar of the Hindu preserver deity, Vishnu.Originating in Vedic literature such as the Yajurveda as being synonymous with the Saptarishi called Kashyapa, Kurma is most commonly associated in post-Vedic literature such as the Puranas.

  9. WADA explains reasons for different doping bans for Sinner ...

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    The World Anti-Doping Agency on Monday offered an explanation for why top-ranked tennis player Jannik Sinner received a much shorter doping ban than the six-year suspension it handed to a Spanish ...