This document discusses natural herbs and their use in treating toxins and related health issues. It outlines several medicinal herbs including watercress, garlic, radix angelicae sinensis, and cilantro that can help with goitrogens, favism, and mercury poisoning. Signs of toxicity are also described. Herbal remedies are then presented for various conditions, focusing on their active ingredients and detoxification properties.
2. What is Herb….?
• Herbs are any plants
used for flavoring,
food, medicine, or
perfume.
• Types of herbs:
1. Culinary herbs
2. Medicinal herbs
3. Sacred herbs
Here we have only concern
with medicinal herbs.
3. Medicinal herbs
• Some plants contain Phytochemical that have
effects on the body.
1. Watercress
2. Garlic
3. Radix Angelicae Sinensis
4. Cilantro
4. Toxin…?
• In strict medical terms, a toxin is anything
considered to be a “poisonous substance,” which of
course is assumed to be harmful to the body and
wellbeing of a person.
• In broader terms, “a toxin is basically any substance
that creates irritating and/or harmful effects in the
body, undermining our health or stressing our
biochemical or organ functions
• Toxicity results when the body is unable to
eliminate chemical contaminants, resulting in an
upsetting of the homeostasis/balance in the cells,
tissues, organs and systems of the body.
5. Signs and Symptoms of Toxicity
• There are a host of signs and symptoms of toxicity
including but not limited to headaches, joint pain,
fatigue, allergies, environmental sensitivity, mucous
buildup, fever, constipation, indigestion, anxiety,
depression, mood swings, nervousness, sleepiness,
insomnia, sinus congestion, runny nose, coughing,
wheezing, sore throat, poor circulation, cognitive
deficits, immune weakness and being prone to
disease and sickness, among various other signs and
symptoms
6. Herbal Remedies for Goitrogens”
Watercress :
• Also called scurvy grass.
• Has high iodine content.
• Grown only to sea vegetables
• As High Level of iodine is not found in any other
vegetable which grows on land.
• Also high in other minerals and nutrients such as
Sulfur, germanium
• Antioxidant vitamins (B -17 ) which is considered
to be an anti-cancer vitamin.
• It is a powerhouse of nutrients that are beneficial for
your thyroid gland, it can excellently cure goiter.
7. • Garlic :
• Contain chemicals that act
as antioxidants and in
maintaining body cell
functions.
• Garlic extracts, especially
the aged garlic extract,
increase production of
glutathione.
• It is a molecule which is
important in maintaining a
healthy status of thyroid
hormone.
• So, include garlic in your
diet.
8. Herbal Remedies for Favism
What favism is?
• Also called glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
(G6PD) deficiency.
• This results in the loss of biological function with
respect to hemoglobin.
• This leads to the inability of the RBCs to effectively
transport oxygen throughout the body.
9. Radix Angelicae Sinensis
• Origin:
Chinese Angelica is the
dried root of Angelica
sinensis
• Main Active Ingredient:
Osthole (C15H16O3)
• Prevents the reduction of
NADP to NADPH.
10. Herbal Remedies for Mercury Poisoning
• Mercury tends to accumulate in fish body.
• Due to polluted water from industries.
Garlic:
• Fight mercury poisoning by
• Protecting the nervous system from absorbing toxic
mercury.
• The sulfur content in this deadly duo gives mercury
poisoning nothing to attach itself to.
• Other high sulfur natural cures for mercury
poisoning include salsa.
11. Cilantro:
• Also known
as coriander, Chinese
parsley or dhania.
• Another of the natural
supplements that binds to
mercury in the bloodstream
to carry it out of the body
before it causes damage.
• Combined with the use of
garlic, this herb becomes a
super food for fighting
mercury poisoning.
12. • Detoxification By:
Green Grasses
• Barley Grass:
• Green foods
• Containing organic
substabces
• (chlorophyll)
• Aids in cleasing body
•
• Kelp Seewead:
• Also green food
• Use in treatment of heavy
• metals
13. Licorice Root:
• Posses detoxification
properties
• In China Known as
• “The Great Detoxifier”
• Protects the body’s
• blood supply
• Enhance blood’s purity
• Protection against serius
• disease like
“Hepatitis”
14. Sarsaparilla
Root:
• Removes Murcury from
• body
Echinacea Root:
• Stimulate lymphatic
• system
• Cleanse toxic substances
• from blood
• Also known as effective
• “Blood Cleanser”
15. Burdock Root:
• Known as overall blood
• purifier
• Cleasing the body of
• toxins in three fundamental
• way
• A restorative effect on liver
Dandelion Root:
• Filter toxic chemicals
• from blood stream
• Hel p in cleansing bile
• duct by increase bile
• production
16. Basil:
• This medicinal herb
can help with
flatulence, lack of
appetite, cuts, and
scrapes.
• Harvest the young
leaves of this annual
plant as needed
17. Chamomile
• Flower Heads of
This Herb is used.
• Used for infusions
and salves to
relieve indigestion
and colic, anxiety
and tension, and
skin inflammations
and irritation