Archives: Ingredients A-Z
Chinese Herbal Heavy Metals
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) formulas may contain heavy metals from two sources: (1) INTENTIONAL inclusion (cinnabar/mercury sulfide, realgar/arsenic sulfide, lead-containing…
Ayurvedic Metal Preparations
Ayurvedic Bhasmas and Rasa Shastra preparations intentionally contain PROCESSED METALS including mercury (Parada), lead (Naga), arsenic (Haritala), tin, copper, iron,…
Methylsynephrine / Oxilofrine
Methylsynephrine (oxilofrine, p-hydroxyephedrine) is a sympathomimetic amine found in some weight-loss and sports supplements [1]. It is a WADA-banned substance…
European Mistletoe
European mistletoe (Viscum album) extract (Iscador®, Helixor®) is widely used in European anthroposophic/integrative oncology as an injectable cancer adjunct [1].…
Blue Cohosh
Blue cohosh (Caulophyllum thalictroides) contains methylcytisine (nicotinic agonist) and caulosaponin (uterotonic glycoside) [1]. Despite being used by midwives to induce…
Lobelia
Lobelia (Lobelia inflata, 'Indian tobacco,' 'pukeweed') contains lobeline, a nicotinic receptor partial agonist studied for smoking cessation [1]. At low…
Germanium (organic)
Organic germanium (Ge-132, bis-carboxyethylgermanium sesquioxide) was promoted as an immune stimulant and cancer treatment by Japanese researcher Kazuhiko Asai [1].…
Progesterone Cream
OTC progesterone cream (typically 20–40 mg USP progesterone per dose) is marketed for menopausal symptoms, PMS, and 'hormone balancing' [1].…