Nature’s Answer, Dong Quai, 1,000 mg, 90 Vegetarian Capsules

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Product name: Nature’s Answer, Dong Quai, 1,000 mg, 90 Vegetarian Capsules
Quantity: 90 Count, 0.23 kg, 11.9 x 6.4 x 6.4 cm
Categories: Nature’s Answer, Herbs, Homeopathy, Dong Quai Angelica, Vegan

Since 1972, Supports Female Hormonal Balance, Discover Nature’s Answer and Trust the Difference…, Advanced Botanical Fingerprint Technology, Angelica Sinensis, Vegan, Dietary Supplement, Full Spectrum Herb, Tested and Verified, Identified for Authenticity, Holistically Balanced, Advanced Botanical Fingerprint Technology, The Genius of Mother Nature in Every Bottle – Just as She Intended, “The true value of a plant lies deep within its natural holistic balance.”, Frank D’Amelio, Sr, Founder, Nature’s Answer, With one of the most comprehensive herbariums in the world, Nature’s Answer has identified Mother Nature’s unique botanical fingerprint on over 800 plant reference standards. Utilizing Advanced Botanical Fingerprint Technology, these authenticated samples each serve as the standard by which all incoming raw materials are judged, Using carefully-controlled extraction techniques, we capture the holistic balance of each herb and the value is passed on to you, the consumer, who can be assured that the product in your hand is authentic, safe, effective, holistically balanced, and of course. Nature’s Answer, The True Nature of Our Standards go way beyond the herb…, A Trusted, Ethical, Family-Owned and Operated Business Since 1972, We Follow Good Manufacturing Practices, Our Facility is cGMP Certified, Over 100 Quality Control Checkpoints in Every Bottle, Vertically Integrated: Allows For.

Cam interventions for menopause, including mind-body practices, herbal products, and other whole system alternative medicine approaches are commonly used to treat menopausal symptoms. Anyone who takes any diuretic herbal preparations, as well as prescription preparations, should increase their intake of foods high in potassium, such as bananas and fresh vegetables. Manufacturers of herbs and other dietary supplements are not required to provide evidence of safety or effectiveness the way they must for drugs. Please visit our herbs a-z section to check when, or when not to, take this herb. An herb commonly utilized with dong quai is black cohosh. Women are increasingly turning to herbal therapies in an effort to manage their menopausal symptoms. Clinical studies have shown the herb’s positive actions on helping to regulate the female system and balance hormones.

Nature’s Answer, Dong Quai, 1,000 mg, 90 Vegetarian Capsules: Dong Quai Angelica, Homeopathy, Herbs

Herbal preparations are used by 20% of liver disease patients, typically without the advice or even knowledge of their physician, the most common herb. If the patient perceives the physician to be disapproving of the use of alternative treatments, she may not divulge the use of. The survey included closed questions on sociodemographic characteristics (Age, gender, and ethnicity), cancer-related characteristics (Year of diagnosis), and a number of categorical (Yes/no response) questions relating to the use of herbal medicines, vitamin/mineral supplements and homeopathic remedies; the sources through which herbal medicines were obtained by users (E. 92 In an investigation of ginseng-containing products, the amount of ginseng varied from none to 10 times the amount listed on the label. For example, goldenseal (Eyebalm, ground raspberry, orangeroot, or yellowroot) is a perennial herb, that is native to north america, and is often used as a multipurpose remedy with purported antimicrobial and digestive properties. A literature search was conducted in the databases of medline, embase, the cochrane central register of controlled trials (Central), psychinfo, amed (Allied and complementary medicine), nccam (The national centre for complementary and alternative medicine).

The summaries of retrieved primary literature are listed in table 2, while the summaries of retrieved review articles are listed in appendix s1, the retrieved data missing information concerning the common name, scientific name, plant source, plant parts, and dose for the natural products/herbs or chm were excluded from table 2 and appendix s1, but may be accessed upon specific request to the authors. The use of complementary and alternative therapies for depression is an issue of growing interest for practitioners who care for women. Towards the end of herbal treatment the patient went on vacation and hiked 20 miles in one day with a pack. Furthermore, if patients require further treatment, following recurrence of disease, for example, it is possible that herbal medicine use has become established by this time. Many clinical trials on alternative biological treatments are small in scale and short in duration, and often have mixed or conflicting results. This sample would be of sufficient size to determine the overall prevalence of herbal medicine use among respondents with a precision of 2% (95% Confidence interval). My migraines and headaches are still there, but as long as i remember to renew my herbs – everything is fine.

In general practice, western medical providers and even some chinese medicine practitioners will try to avoid using estrogenic herbs (Such as as) in breast cancer patients. In addition to lacking the negative side effects of synthetic remedies, advanced herbal formulas like vital cell may be inherently safer and less expensive than their synthetic counterparts. The public usually takes herbal therapies in the form of supplement pills, not as a preparation made directly from the herb by a trained herbalist. Many chinese herbs contain glycoproteins and polysaccharides (Among them, constituents of coriolus versicolor, ganoderma lucidum, grifola frondosa, astragalus membranaceus, panax ginseng, and various other medicinal mushrooms) that can modulate metastatic potential and the innate immune system. Specifically, all of the members in the focus group were trained in both western and chinese medicines in a school of pharmacy and/or their master graduate programs. Just as pharmaceutical companies promote drugs, there is a large industry heavily invested in producing and selling alternative health care products. Chi-squared tests and binary logistic regression were used to compute bivariate and multivariate odds ratios (Ors) to evaluate the association between sociodemographic and cancer-related characteristics and herbal medicine use, and to assess the factors predictive of herbal medicine use by patients with cancer.

However, growing concern over potential side effects of hrt has driven a search for alternative therapies. Given the increasing use of alternative menopause treatments, we evaluated the effect of several herbal preparations used for menopause relief on the proliferation of estrogen-sensitive breast cancer cells (Mcf-7) as a means of assessing appropriateness for use in women at risk for estrogen-sensitive breast cancer. 173 Another study using japanese traditional medicine found greater improvement in vms and psychological symptoms for a paroxetine control than with herbal treatment. Given the potential risks, and the lack of data to substantiate the use of herbal medicines by cancer patients in the united kingdom, there is a need to better understand the prevalence of herbal medicine use among cancer patients, as well as improving knowledge of which herbal medicines patients use. The demographics and the reasons why patients seek alternative treatment are discussed. Hence, we conclude that combining anticoagulant medicines with herbs appears to be a risky proposition. In this study, we investigate the estrogenic activity of four selected herbs commonly used in menopause, namely dong quai, ginseng, black cohosh, and licorice root. To validate the prevalence estimates for herbal medicine use obtained from patients of uhc and w, a further small-scale survey was undertaken involving people with cancer being followed up at a hospital in birmingham.

Nature’s Answer Dong Quai Angelica

Because of increasing interest in the treatment and prevention of disease using nonconventional modalities, particularly in western countries, it is important for practitioners of traditional western medicine to remain open-minded about the use of alternative treatments. 155 The national health interview survey 157 found that almost 5 million adults and children used homeopathy for various reasons in the previous year, so this is a therapy that needs to be evaluated further for efficacy and safety. In traditional chinese medicine, angelica roots is used for tonifying, replenishing, and invigorating blood as well as relieving pain, lubricating the intestine, and treating female irregular menstruation and amenorrhea. Because of the large body of literature on the use of herbal remedies, the emphasis is on the current, most popular herbs in use by the general population, as well as on herbs used specifically for dermatologic disease. 2, Alternative medicine recommendations for prostatitis. 8 Unfortunately, the disclosure of such medications is limited, because 40% to 70% of patients do not disclose herbal medication usage to allopathic providers. Breast cancer patients were the most likely to use each of the specified herbs, constituting 100% of users of agnus castus (Vitex agnus castus), dong quai (Angelica sinensis), red vine leaf (Vitis vinifera), wild yam (Dioscorea villosa), and willow (Salix alba). More recently, clinical research has confirmed the effectiveness of this tonic herb.

Almost one-fifth of our survey respondents reported using herbal medicines in the time since their diagnosis of cancer. For more information about potential side effects of this herb please visit our herbs a-z section. Ginger is an herbaceous perennial herb, growing up to approximately 5 feet (1,5 Meters) in height. This study discusses clinically-relevant interactions between anticancer drugs (Acds) and herbs classified into 7 categories: Cancer treatment and prevention, immune-system-related, alopecia, nausea and vomiting, peripheral neuropathy and pain, inflammation, and fatigue. Recipients were asked about herbal medicine use since their cancer diagnosis, and the association between sociodemographic and cancer-related characteristics and herbal medicine use was evaluated. 179 Several rcts found no significant difference between chinese medicinal herbs and placebo in hot flash severity, hot flash frequency, sleep quality, or menopause related quality of life. Furthermore, only a small portion of the literature listed the common names of the natural products or herbal remedies, and the majority of them lacked any information on the scientific names and/or binomial source. Dong quai (Angelica sinensis) is an herb native to china, japan, and korea.

In addition, there are several whole system alternative medicine approaches (Eg, traditional chinese medicine, reflexology, acupuncture, and homeopathy) that do not fit neatly into the above categories that incorporate both mind-body practices and natural products. By examining the more recent literature, a number of aspects are considered by the author to be potentially lost in translation: (I) identity and quality (Phytochemistry); (Ii) tradition of use and processing (Smoke-drying, stir-frying, with and without wine); (Iii) method of use and traditional types of chinese herbal medicines; (Iv) ethnic differences (Caucasian vs. Yan’s team arrived at a formula made up of 10 traditional herbs that were shown to promote overall health, enhance energy, and maintain healthy circulation. Sinensis, it should be taken with caution with herbs or supplements (Such as ginkgo, garlic, and ginger) that may slow blood clotting to reduce the possible risk of bleeding and bruising. A large proportion of users were likely to use other complementary and alternative therapies in addition to herbal medicines, such as vitamins, mineral supplements, homeopathic remedies, or other therapies, such as aromatherapy or massage. In common with other studies, we found that women with breast cancer are particularly likely to use herbal medicines, as are women with genital cancers, although in the multivariate analyses, cancer site was not a significant predictor of herbal medicine use. Foxglove is no longer used as a heart medicine because the therapeutic dose and the lethal dose are very close.

The quality of herbal products is often unpredictable. Not all herbs are suitable in pregnancy, breastfeeding or for young children, or if you are unwell, have health concerns or an ongoing illness. Additionally, a small pilot study on male hot flashes associated with androgen deprivation therapy showed no significant differences between the herb and placebo when it came to flash frequency or duration. Women who want to try non-hormonal alternatives should look at the available evidence and test out their options, starting with those that carry the least known risk, in order to find what works for them, engaging their health care practitioner in the decision making process. Aim: To assess the effect of traditional chinese medicine (Tcm, acupuncture and medicinal herbs) as a therapeutic adjuvant to ovulation induction with intrauterine insemination (Iui) procedures and evaluate it’s contribution to pregnancy and take-home baby rates. The majority of studies, regarding the efficacy of herbal treatments for hot flushes, have not been conducted in women with breast cancer and many are of short duration. Many naturopathic medicines have been used for decades, if not centuries, although their efficacy has not been proven by modern scientific standards. A large percentage of the plastic surgery patient population uses one or more herbal medications.

86 In a double-blind, placebo-controlled rct, a sinensis was combined with other herbs (Ie, black cohosh, milk thistle, red clover, american ginseng, chaste-tree berry; phyto-female complex), and tested among 50 healthy women. If in doubt, please ask us or your medical herbalist. At 12 weeks, participants receiving the herbal preparation reported a 73% decreased in hot flushes and a 69% decrease in night sweats, compared with 38% and 29% improvement in the placebo group, respectively. Because of the lack of clinical data demonstrating the potential side effects of dong quai, it’s use in herbal preparations for the treatment of peri- or postmenopausal symptoms, especially in women with breast cancer, warrants caution pending further study. Table 3, documented interactions between anticoagulant/antiplatelet drugs and chinese herbal medicine, a which might increase the risks of bleeding. While there is some evidence that traditional chinese medicine can be effective in relieving menopausal symptoms, there are mixed findings overall. Other trials reported that chinese herbs were significantly more effective than placebo at improving self-report menopause symptom improvement, 177, 178 tension, and insomnia, 82 but no improvement of self-report hot flashes specifically.

Dong quai was one of nine herbs in the formula. Keep this and all medicines from the reach of children. Sheu sj et al: Analysis and processing of chinese herbal drugs; vi. Binary logistic regression was used to calculate bivariate or to evaluate the association between sociodemographic or cancer-related respondent characteristics and herbal medicine use (Table 1). Regarding the growing use of alternative therapies for peri- or postmenopausal symptoms, we evaluated the effect of a water extract of angelica sinensis (Dong quai), used for peri- or postmenopausal relief, on the proliferation of estrogen receptor-positive (Mcf-7) and negative (Bt-20) breast cancer cells in vitro. Complementary medicines are widely available at many pharmacies, health food stores, and doctors Offices. Thankfully, the national center for complementary and alternative medicine (Nccam) is increasing funding for long term studies into the effectiveness and safety of natural botanicals.