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Plant-Based Medicine articles

Below are the best articles we could find on Plant-Based Medicine.

Plant-based medicine is the ancient practice of using plants and their components to aid in our health. Plant-based medicine is not mutually exclusive to modern pharmaceutical and synthetic medicines: aspirin (from willow bark), quinine (from cinchona bark), and morphine (from the opium poppy) are all examples of plant-based medicine. As with all medical treatments, guidance should always be under the supervision of an expert medical professional.

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Psychedelic Psychotherapy Is Coming: Who Will Be Included?

A new study finds widespread exclusion of minorities in psychedelic research.

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Monnica T. Williams
2018
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These Herbs Can Help You Get Through Labor

Most of us have heard our fair share of horror stories about long labors and challenging births, long before we've even become pregnant ourselves. Naturally, we want to do our best to prepare our bodies ahead of time to have the healthiest and easiest labor possible.

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Aviva Romm
2018
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Is It Drugs Not Guns That Cause Violence?

Many legal cases, with closed books due to settlement, document cases of suicides and homicides in individuals who had not been violent prior to taking medication, and often they were newly prescribed or on an increased dose.

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Hyla Cass
2013
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Natural Solutions to Sleep Deprivation

Sleep researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have recently shown that alterations in normal sleep patterns actually begin in middle age. Cass discusses such findings and offers solutions.

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Hyla Cass
2020
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Plants

The science of herbology is as old as medicine itself and is the people’s healing system in nearly all cultures of the world. Plants and their specific parts—be it roots, leaves, flowers, or berries—have clear pharmacological activity in our bodies, ranging from very subtle to profound.

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Elson Haas
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Netflix Documentary 'Fantastic Fungi' Explores the Many Magical Properties of Mushrooms

Fungi have been around for billions of years, setting the stage for humanity by supporting, carrying and converting life. But for complex political reasons, these organisms are still shrouded in mystery.

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Ariana Bindman
2021
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Fungi Will Be Found on Other Planets Says Top Mushroom Expert: 'Matter Begets Life'

In recent years, there has been a surge of interest in the magical world of fungi and the power that these incredible organisms have to shape the future of life on Earth.

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Aristos Georgiou
2021
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Gluten-Free, Raw, Plant-Based and Macrobiotic Diets: What's Right for You?

To take the time and guesswork out of it, here are some definitions and questions to ask yourself in order to decide whether a raw, macrobiotic, gluten-free or plant-based diet is a healthy choice for you.

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Susan B. Dopart
2011
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Fungi Conference and Film Reveal the True Magic of Mushrooms

They are fungi, the most common species on Earth. And Louie Schwartzberg, director of the 2019 documentary “Fantastic Fungi,” wants to show you their magic.

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Rose Thorne
2021
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Meet Washington’s Spirited Mushroom Man

Paul Stamets has been studying fungus for nearly four decades, and sees mushrooms as the answer to medical and environmental ills.

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Maureen O'Hagan
2010
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