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   TAD, Oct 15th, 2003 @ 4:27pm

   
   

   It'll be a shame if the FDA uses this as an excuse to ban all herbal supplements. Most supplements from reputable vendors (Solaray, others) are safe...
   
   I rely on a supplement - Peppermint Oil (is that herbal?) to help with an uncomfortable digestive ailment. I will be very upset if this is taken away from me...

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   Herbal Mass Murder Methods

   

   dorpus, Oct 15th, 2003 @ 6:49pm

   
   

   The English Yew, a common ornamental garden plant, contains one of the most powerful plant toxins in the world. Yew is known as the “tree of death,” dedicated to the gods of death. Yew leaf extracts were frequently used for murder and suicide; Caesar wrote about Catuvolcus, one of the kings of Eburones, who chose death from Taxus baccata rather than be taken prisoner. Yew contains a cardio-depressant called taxine, which causes sudden death 1-3 hours after ingestion. A single cup of herbal tea will kill an adult human.
   Now, if such herbal tea packets were placed at the local Starbucks, could we instigate a yuppie holocaust?
   

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   Re: Herbal Mass Murder Methods

   

   dorpus, Oct 15th, 2003 @ 7:05pm

   
   

   Another powerful hallucinogen, jimsonweed, is described in most texts as merely causing hallucinations and convulsions. The lesser known medical fact is that it causes specific hallucinations of little green men, and may be responsible for the legend of the leprechaun; the plant's hallucinogenic properties were first discovered (by Westerners) when a British soldier camped in rural Virginia during the American Revolution decided to have a salad.
   
   From http://www.suite101.com/article.cfm/838/10287
   
   Some teens, after reading an article about these effects, craved the side effect of these seeds. Now several are in the hospital with strong hallucinations. One of them is in critical condition. One thought the ambulance that came to get him was an alien space craft. That is no laughing matter. This kid really thought he and his friends were being abducted by little green men. A girl, who tried the seeds last summer, thought her Mother was running over little kids with her car.
   
   
   
   

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   In other news.....

   

   herbie, Oct 16th, 2003 @ 5:04am

   
   

   Some stadard pharmaceutical products were today described as having dangerous side-effects........

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   supplements

   

   Jeff, Oct 16th, 2003 @ 7:13am

   
   

   You have to keep in mind that herbal remedies pose a threat to big money pharmaceutical companies. Any kind of bad publicity they can give them they will.
   
   I don't doubt that a lot of the herbal remedies are bogus, but there are some that are not. There are some that improved my health dramatically after conventional pharmaceuticals failed.
   
   You'll see a surge in these herbal remedies in the near future, especially w/ the ever increasing health problems caused by candida albicans. The pharmaceutical companies will smear any claim that candida is a problem and call it quackery, but that is just because there is a lot of money to be lost.

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   Re: supplements

   

   Anonymous Coward, Oct 16th, 2003 @ 8:13am

   
   

   My father got arsenic poisining from "mineral supplements". While there is some debate that he may already have had some arsenic build-up in his system from his childhood helping gramps (who was an exterminator), the fact remains that the supplements had arsenic in them. He lost touch at the end of his hands and feet for a few years before recovering.

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   Re: supplements

   

   dorpus, Oct 16th, 2003 @ 10:28am

   
   

   I'm just curious, what is the basis for your claim that pharmaceutical companies somehow deny that the fungus candida albicans cause health problems? What health problems do you claim they cause?
   
   

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   Re: supplements

   

   Jeff, Nov 3rd, 2003 @ 1:40pm

   
   

   You have to keep in mind that herbal remedies pose a threat to big money pharmaceutical companies. Any kind of bad publicity they can give them they will.
   
   I don't doubt that a lot of the herbal remedies are bogus, but there are some that are not. There are some that improved my health dramatically after conventional pharmaceuticals failed.
   
   You'll see a surge in these herbal remedies in the near future, especially w/ the ever increasing health problems caused by candida albicans. The pharmaceutical companies will smear any claim that candida is a problem and call it quackery, but that is just because there is a lot of money to be lost.

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   Re: supplements

   

   Jeff McHugh, Nov 5th, 2003 @ 11:04am

   
   

   Sorry. I just now saw your post....
   
   An overgrowth of candida can cause food allergies, chronic fatigue, multiple chemical sensitivity, and fibromyalgia....among other things. I would even link it to obesity because of the intense food cravings that it causes. Candida thrives on sugar. They're is a lot of information out there. Check out http://www.doctorfungus.org
   

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    Re: supplements

    

    Jeff McHugh, Nov 5th, 2003 @ 11:18am

    
    

    Well I never said I support supplements w/ arsenic in them.
    I support supplement from reputable dealers. I get mine from Metagenics.
    

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    Supplements from Foods

    

    jackjames, Feb 18th, 2009 @ 1:52am

    
    

    Hello everyone, I'm a newbie to website design and being a this site. I'm stopping by a few sites to pick up tips and get answers from people who know a lot more about this that I do! A Canadian company, Naturally Nova Scotia, makes supplements from foods instead of synthetics. The have vitamin C from fruit, herbal tinctures, green drinks, vitamin D3, and others. Supplements from Foods

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