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  2. Chenpi - Wikipedia

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    Chenpi has a common name, 'ju pi' or mandarin orange peel. [ 1 ] Chenpi contains volatile oils which include the chemical compounds nobiletin , hesperidin , neohesperidin , tangeretin , citromitin , synephrine , carotene , cryptoxanthin , inositol , vitamin B 1 , and vitamin C. [ 2 ] Traditional Chinese herbal medicine uses the alcohol extracts ...

  3. Could orange peels help improve heart health? - AOL

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    Orange peels may have side effects for some. Richard did caution that orange peel extract and orange juice can have a major interaction with commonly prescribed cardiovascular drugs such as ...

  4. Angostura bitters - Wikipedia

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    Angostura bitters is alleged to have restorative properties. [12] Angostura brand bitters is often incorrectly believed to have poisonous qualities because it is associated with angostura bark (which it does not contain), which, although not toxic, during its use as a medicine was often adulterated by unscrupulous sellers, [13] who padded out the sacks of bark with cheaper, poisonous Strychnos ...

  5. List of plants used in herbalism - Wikipedia

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    The boiled juice or a tea made from the leaves or the whole plant is taken to relieve fever and other symptoms. It is also used for dysentery, pain, and liver disorders. [143] A tea of the leaves is taken to help control diabetes in Peru and other areas. [144] Laboratory tests indicate that the plant has anti-inflammatory properties. [145 ...

  6. List of herbs with known adverse effects - Wikipedia

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    Aloe vera juice medicinal aloe Aloe vera "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Anthranoid laxatives "abdominal pain, diarrhea, potentially carcinogenic, with others can potentiate cardiac glycosides and antiarrhythmic agents" [3] Areca nut: betel nut ...

  7. Limonene - Wikipedia

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    Limonene (/ ˈ l ɪ m ə n ˌ iː n /) is a colorless liquid aliphatic hydrocarbon classified as a cyclic monoterpene, and is the major component in the essential oil of citrus fruit peels. [1]

  8. Herbal medicine - Wikipedia

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    The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 80 percent of the population of some Asian and African countries presently uses herbal medicine for some aspect of primary health care. [16] Some prescription drugs have a basis as herbal remedies, [2] including artemisinin, [17] digitalis, quinine and taxanes.

  9. Wild edible plants of Israel and Palestine - Wikipedia

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    (Arabic: baʻthrān; buʻaythrān; shīḥ) A tea is made by way of steeping the dried leaves of this desert shrub, and is thought to have medicinal properties. [22] The same use is had with Artemisia herba-alba (white wormwood), [23] [24] although its aerial parts and roots are prepared as a decoction, and known locally by the name shīḥ. [25]