David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMHScutellaria laterifolia Part Used: Aerial parts. Constituents: Scutellarin, a flavonoid glycoside and many other flavones. Iridoids; catalpol is present Volatile oil and waxes, mainly C3l, C33 and C35 hydrocarbons Tannins Actions: Nervine tonic...
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Putting Valium up the back passage is one new treatment tried to stop epileptic fits. It's been tested at the New England Medical Center in Boston on 125 patients, including 47 children, all with ...
Valproate is a powerful anti-epileptic drug. In fact, you could say that it doesn't take prisoners. But now researchers have discovered that it can affect the next generation, too. A study of 219 mothers who were taking valproate when they were...
A large body of opinon believes food allergy underlies the para-epilepsies-narcolepsy and cataplexy-disorders with sudden sleep attacks and sudden muscle weakness and control, respectively, but no ...
Fasting is the voluntary abstention from food for a period, which can range from 12 hours to 90 days or more. Most therapeutic fasts are, however, usually for between three to seven days. Liquid ...
I have been trying to figure out how to fight a standard medical procedure, the examination of the genitals of children during routine physical examinations, barring any obvious medical problems. ...
Does a doctor know more about a child's wellbeing than her mother? Can an occasional examination allow him to see things that a mother can't? Does the doctor always know best? ...
In the last five years it has become virtual dogma that a low fat diet is a healthy diet. The same people who 20 years ago used to urge us to eat plenty of meat and cheese now encourage us toward ...
