Archives: Ingredients A-Z

HCG Diet Drops/Pellets

HCG (human chorionic gonadotropin) diet drops/pellets combine a 500-calorie/day starvation diet with homeopathic or OTC 'HCG' — a protocol with…

Cinnabar / Vermilion

Cinnabar (HgS, mercury sulfide) is used intentionally in TCM (Zhu Sha) and Ayurveda as a sedative and for 'spirit-calming' [1].…

Androstenedione / Andro

Androstenedione ('andro') is a testosterone precursor that was BANNED by the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 [1]. Made famous…

Apricot Kernels / Laetrile

Apricot kernels (amygdalin/laetrile/vitamin B17) release HYDROGEN CYANIDE upon digestion [1]. Marketed as alternative cancer treatment since the 1970s (laetrile/amygdalin), clinical…

Aconite / Wolfsbane

Aconitum species (wolfsbane, monkshood) contain ACONITINE — one of the most toxic plant alkaloids known. Lethal dose: ~2 mg (a…

Cesium Chloride

Cesium chloride is marketed in alternative cancer treatment as 'high pH therapy' — the fraudulent claim that alkalinizing the body…

Chaparral

Chaparral (Larrea tridentata, creosote bush) contains nordihydroguaiaretic acid (NDGA) and was marketed for cancer, infections, and 'blood purification' [1]. Multiple…

Comfrey (oral)

Comfrey (Symphytum officinale) contains PYRROLIZIDINE ALKALOIDS (PAs) — hepatotoxic and carcinogenic compounds that cause hepatic veno-occlusive disease [1]. Multiple countries…