Ballota nigra Labiatae Habitat: Found growing wild throughout Europe, cultivated in Britain. Collection: The herb should be gathered just as it begins to bloom in July. Part Used: Dried aerial parts. Constituents: Diterpenoids, including marrubiin...
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On reading the Q&A ‘A Candida crisis’ (WDDTY vol 16 no 1, page 9), I was so surprised that I nearly dropped your newsletter! The symptoms described so closely matched those of my brother that I thought it was a letter from him. Jeremy has been...
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Last July, out of the blue, I developed a disruption to my heart rhythm.
The arrhythmia continued to the point where I was aware of it for most of the day.
Eyedrops are often considered a benign treatment, and their side-effects on the rest of the body are vastly underappreciated.
David L. Hoffmann BSc Hons MNIMH
Pacific College of Oriental Medicine
What Doctors Don't Tell You