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Acai Berry
Acanthopanax Senticosus
(Siberian Ginseng)
Active Hexose Correlated Compound
(AHCC)
Acupressure
(Acupuncture)
Acupuncture
AE-941
(Shark Cartilage)
Aesculus Hippocastanum
(Horse Chestnut)
African mango
(Irvingia gabonensis)
Agaricus
Agnus castus
(Chasteberry)
AHCC
Alfalfa
Allium Sativum
(Garlic)
Aloe Vera
Alpha-linolenic acid
(Omega-3)
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
American pawpaw
Amla
(Emblica officinalis)
Amygdalin
Anamu
(Petiveria alliacea)
Andrographis
Angelica Sinensis
(Dong Quai)
Antineoplastons
Anvirzel™
(Oleandrin)
Aphanizomenon Flos Aquae
(Blue-green Algae)
Arctium Majus
(Burdock)
Arginine
ArginMax
Arnica
Arnica Montana
(Arnica)
Artemisia annua
artemisinin
(Artemisia annua)
Ascorbic Acid
(Vitamin C)
Ashwagandha
Astragalus
Avemar
(Wheat germ extract)
Avlimil
Ayurveda
Azadirachta indica
(Neem)
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B
Ba ji li
(Tribulus terrestris)
Bai Hua She She Cao
(Oldenlandia diffusa)
Baikal Skullcap
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
Ban Lan Gen
(Isatis Root)
Ban Zhi Lian
(Scutellaria barbata)
Banlangen
(Isatis Root)
Beta-Carotene
Beta-elemene
Beta-hydroxymethylbutyrate
(HMB)
Bilberry Fruit
Bill Henderson Protocol
(Budwig Diet)
Biobran
(MGN-3)
BioResonance Therapy
Biotin
Bitter Melon
Black Cohosh
Black Seeds
(Nigella sativa)
Bladder wrack
Bloodroot
Blue-green Algae
Borage
Boswellia
Bovine Cartilage
Bovine Colostrum
Bovine Immunologlobulin
(Bovine Colostrum)
Broccoli Sprouts
Bromelain
Budwig Diet
Buphenyl®
(Phenylbutyrate)
Bupleurum
Burdock
Burzynski Clinic
(Antineoplastons)
Butcher's Broom
Butterbur
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CAAT
Calcium
Calcium Glucarate
Calendula
Camu-camu
CanCell®
Cancer Bush
(Sutherlandia frutescens)
Cantron
(CanCell®)
Cao Shan Hu
(Sarcandra glabra)
Capsaicin
Carnitine
Cartilade
(Shark Cartilage)
Cascara
Cat's Claw
Catrix®
(Bovine Cartilage)
Cayenne
Cellect
Cellfood
Centella Asiatica
(Gotu Kola)
Cesium Chloride
Chaga Mushroom
Chai Hu
(Bupleurum)
Chamomile
Chaparral
Chasteberry
Chia
Chili Pepper
(Cayenne)
Chinese Asparagus
Chitosan
Cholesterol Spinach
Chromium
Chrysanthemum
Chuan Xin Lian
(Andrographis)
Cimicifuga Racemosa
(Black Cohosh)
Cinnamon
CLA
(Conjugated Linoleic Acid)
Coenzyme Q10
Coleus Forskohlii
(Forskolin)
Colforsin
(Forskolin)
Colloidal Silver
Comfrey
Coneflower
(Echinacea)
Conjugated Linoleic Acid
Contreras Metabolic Therapy
(Metabolic Therapies)
Controlled Amino Acid Therapy
(CAAT)
Convolvulis arvensis
Coptis Chinensis
(Huanglian)
CoQ10
(Coenzyme Q10)
Coral Calcium
Cordyceps
Coriolus Versicolor
Couchgrass
(Wheat grass)
Cranberry
Crataegus Monogyna
(Hawthorn)
Creosate
(Chaparral)
Croton lechleri
Curcuma Longa
(Turmeric)
Curcumin
(Turmeric)
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d-Alpha-tocopherol
(Vitamin E)
d-Glucaric acid salt
(Calcium Glucarate)
D-limonene
Da Huang
(Rhubarb)
Da Qing Ye
(Isatis Leaf)
Damiana
Dandelion
Dang Gui Long Hui Wan
(Indirubin)
Dehydroepiandrosterone
Devil's Claw
DHA
(Omega-3)
DHEA
(Dehydroepiandrosterone)
Di Bella Multitherapy
Diindolylmethane
Dimethylglycine
Dimethylsulfoxide
Dismuzyme
(Superoxide Dismutase)
DMSO
(Dimethylsulfoxide)
Docosahexaenoic
(Omega-3)
Dong Chong Xia Cao
(Cordyceps)
Dong Quai
Dyer's woad
(Isatis Root)
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Echinacea
EGCG
(Green Tea)
Eicosapentaenoic
(Omega-3)
Elderberry
Electrodermal Testing
(BioResonance Therapy)
Electromagnetic Field Therapy
(Magnet Therapy)
Eleutherococcus Senticosus
(Siberian Ginseng)
Ellagic acid
Emblica officinalis
Energy Medicine
(BioResonance Therapy)
Entelev
(CanCell®)
EPA
(Omega-3)
Ephedra
Epimedium
Escozine
(Scorpion Venom)
Escozul
(Scorpion Venom)
Essiac
Eurixor®
(Mistletoe (European))
Evening Primrose Oil
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Fat Trapper™
(Chitosan)
Fenugreek
Feverfew
Field Bindweed
(Convolvulis arvensis)
Fish oil
(Omega-3)
Flaxseed
Flaxseed Oil and Cottage Cheese protocol
(Budwig Diet)
Flor-Essence®
(Essiac)
Folate
Folic acid
(Folate)
Forskolin
Fucoidan
Fucus vesiculosus
(Bladder wrack)
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Gan Cao
(Licorice)
Ganoderma
(Reishi Mushroom)
Garden Heliotrope
(Valerian)
Garlic
Gaston Naessens 714X
(714X)
GCP
Ge Gen
(Kudzu)
Genistein Combined Polysaccharide
(GCP)
Germanium
Gerson Regimen
Ginger
Ginkgo
Ginsana
(Ginseng (Asian))
Ginseng (American)
Ginseng (Asian)
Glehnia
GLN
(Glutamine)
Glucosamine
Glutamine
Glyconutrients
Glycyrrhiza Glabra
(Licorice)
Glycyrrhiza Uralensis
(Licorice)
Goji
(Lycium)
Goldenseal
Gonzalez Metabolic Therapy
(Metabolic Therapies)
Gooseberry
(Emblica officinalis)
Gotu Kola
Grape Seed
Graviola
Green Tea
Grifola Frondosa
(Maitake)
Guarana
Guggul
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Haelan
Harpagophytum Procumbens
(Devil's Claw)
Hawthorn
Hedyotis diffusa
(Oldenlandia diffusa)
Helixor®
(Mistletoe (European))
Himematsutake
(Agaricus)
HMB
Homeopathy
Hong Jing Tian
(Rhodiola)
Hoodia
Hops
Horny Goat Weed
(Epimedium)
Horse Chestnut
Hoxsey Herbal Therapy
Huang Chi
(Astragalus)
Huang Qi
(Astragalus)
Huang Qin
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
Huanglian
Hydrastis Canadensis
(Goldenseal)
Hydrazine Sulfate
Hydrocotyle Asiatica
(Gotu Kola)
Hypericum Perforatum
(St. John's Wort)
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Ilex Paraguariensis
(Mate)
Indian Frankincense
(Boswellia)
Indian Saffron
(Turmeric)
Indigo
(Indirubin)
Indirubin
Indole-3-Carbinol
Inositol Hexaphosphate
Insulin Potentiation Therapy
IP-6
(Inositol Hexaphosphate)
Irvingia gabonensis
Isatis Leaf
Isatis Root
Iscador®
(Mistletoe (European))
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Jiang Huang
(Turmeric)
Ju Hua
(Chrysanthemum)
Juice Plus
Juven
(HMB)
Juzen-taiho-to
(Shi Quan Da Bu Tang)
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Kan Jang
(Andrographis)
Karela
(Bitter Melon)
Kava
Kelley Metabolic Therapy
(Metabolic Therapies)
Kitosan
(Chitosan)
Klimadynon®
(Black Cohosh)
Kombucha
Kudzu
Kwai®
(Garlic)
Kyolic®
(Garlic)
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L-Glutamine
(Glutamine)
L-Leucine
(Leucine)
L-Theanine
Laetrile
(Amygdalin)
Lapacho
(Pau D'arco)
Larrea Tridentate
(Chaparral)
Lavender
Lemongrass
Lentinan
Lentinula Edodes
(Shiitake Mushroom)
Leucine
Licorice
Ligustrum lucidum
Limonene
(D-limonene)
Linseed
(Flaxseed)
Livingston-Wheeler Therapy
Lobelia
Lovastatin
(Red Yeast Rice)
Lutein
Lycium
Lycopene
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Ma Huang
(Ephedra)
Maca
Magnesium
Magnet Therapy
Maitake
Mangosteen
Manner Metabolic Therapy
(Metabolic Therapies)
Manuka Honey
Marigold
(Calendula)
Maroon Bush
Massage Therapy
Mate
Matricaria Recutita
(Chamomile)
Mediterranean Diet
Meisoindigo
(Indirubin)
Melaleuca Alternifolia
(Tea Tree Oil)
Melatonin
Menofem®
(Black Cohosh)
Meshimakobu
(Phellinus linteus)
Metabolic Therapies
MGN-3
MICOM
Milk Thistle
Miracle fruit
(Synsepalum dulcificum)
Mistletoe (European)
Mo Yao
(Myrrh)
Momordica Charantia
(Bitter Melon)
Morinda Citrifolia
(Noni)
Morinda®
(Noni)
Moringa oleifera
Mum
(Chrysanthemum)
Music Therapy
Myrrh
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N-Acetylcysteine
NAC
(N-Acetylcysteine)
Naessens 714X
(714X)
Neem
Neovastat
(Shark Cartilage)
Nerium Oleander
(Oleandrin)
Nettle
Niacin-bound Chromium
(Chromium)
Nigella sativa
Noni
Nutritional Therapies
(Metabolic Therapies)
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O
Oenothera Biennis
(Evening Primrose Oil)
Oldenlandia diffusa
Oleandrin
Olive Leaf
Omega-3
Oyster mushroom
Oyster Shell Calcium
(Calcium)
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P57
(Hoodia)
Panax ginseng
(Ginseng (Asian))
Papaya Leaf
Passionflower
Pau D'arco
Paullinia cupana
(Guarana)
PC-SPES
Pectin
Pelargonium sidoides
Pennyroyal
Peppermint
Perillyl Alcohol
Petasites hybridus
(Butterbur)
Petiveria alliacea
Phellinus linteus
Phenylbutyrate
Pine Bark Extract
Piper methysticum
(Kava)
Poke Root
(Pokeweed)
Pokeweed
Polydox
PolyMVA
(Polydox)
Pomegranate
Promensil®
(Red Clover)
Propolis
Proteolytic enzymes
Protocel
(CanCell®)
PSK
(Coriolus Versicolor)
Psoriacin®
(Bovine Cartilage)
Pu Gong Ying
(Dandelion)
Pueraria
(Kudzu)
Pycnogenol®
(Pine Bark Extract)
Pygeum
Pyroxidine
(Vitamin B6)
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Q
Qigong
Qing Dai
(Isatis Leaf)
Qing Hao
(Artemisia annua)
Quercetin
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R
Radix Astragali
(Astragalus)
Red Clover
Red Yeast Rice
Reishi Mushroom
Remifemin®
(Black Cohosh)
Resveratrol
Rheum Officinale
(Rhubarb)
Rhodiola
Rhubarb
Rooibos Tea
Rose root
(Rhodiola)
Royal Jelly
Rumex Acetosella
(Sheep Sorrel)
Ruscus Aculeatus
(Butcher's Broom)
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S-adenosylmethionine
(SAM-e)
Saiko
(Bupleurum)
Saint John's Wort
(St. John's Wort)
Salix Alba
(Willow Bark)
Salvia Divinorum
SAM-e
Sang-hwang
(Phellinus linteus)
Sanghuang
(Phellinus linteus)
Sarcandra glabra
Sassafras
Saw Palmetto
Schisandra
Scorpion Venom
Scutellaria
(Scutellaria baicalensis)
Scutellaria baicalensis
Scutellaria barbata
Sea Cucumber
Seasilver
Selenium
Serenoa Repens
(Saw Palmetto)
Shan Zha
(Hawthorn)
Shark Cartilage
Sheep Sorrel
Shi Quan Da Bu Tang
Shiitake Mushroom
Sho-saiko-to
Siberian Ginseng
Silver
(Colloidal Silver)
Silybum Marianum
(Milk Thistle)
Slippery Elm
Smilax glabra
SOD
(Superoxide Dismutase)
Sodium Phenylbutyrate
(Phenylbutyrate)
Song gen
(Phellinus linteus)
Songluo
(Usnic acid)
Sophora flavescens
Soy
(Haelan)
Soy
SPES
(PC-SPES)
Sphaeria Sinensis
(Cordyceps)
Spirulina
(Blue-green Algae)
Squalamine
St. John's Wort
Stevia
Stillingia
Sun Farms Vegetable Soup
Sun Mushroom
(Agaricus)
Sun Soup
(Sun Farms Vegetable Soup)
Superoxide Dismutase
Sutherlandia frutescens
Symphytum Officinale
(Comfrey)
Synsepalum dulcificum
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T
Tabebuia Impetiginosa
(Pau D'arco)
Tadenan®
(Pygeum)
Tai Chi
Tanacetum Parthenium
(Feverfew)
Tea Fungus
(Kombucha)
Tea Tree Oil
Theanine
(L-Theanine)
Thioctic Acid
(Alpha-Lipoic Acid)
Tian Men Dong
(Chinese Asparagus)
Tian Xian
TJ-48
(Shi Quan Da Bu Tang)
Tocopherol
(Vitamin E)
Trametes versicolor
(Coriolus Versicolor)
Transfer Factor
Tribulus terrestris
TriButyrate®
(Phenylbutyrate)
Trifolium Pratense
(Red Clover)
Trigonella
(Fenugreek)
Triphala
Turkey Rhubarb
(Rhubarb)
Turkey Tail Mushroom
(Coriolus Versicolor)
Turmeric
Turnera aphrodisiaca
(Damiana)
Turnera diffusa
(Damiana)
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U
Ubiquinone
(Coenzyme Q10)
Ukrain
Ulmus Rubra
(Slippery Elm)
Uncaria Tomentosa
(Cat's Claw)
Urtica Dioica
(Nettle)
Usnea
(Usnic acid)
Usnic acid
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V
Vaccinium Myrtillus
(Bilberry Fruit)
Valerian
Viacreme
Vidatox
(Scorpion Venom)
Vinpocetine
Viscum Album
(Mistletoe (European))
Vitaltea®
(Essiac)
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin B17
(Amygdalin)
Vitamin B6
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin E
Vitamin O
Vitex®
(Chasteberry)
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W
Wheat germ extract
Wheat grass
Wild Yam
Willow Bark
Woad root
(Isatis Root)
WOBE-MUGOS
(Proteolytic enzymes)
Wobenzym
(Proteolytic enzymes)
Wolf's Bane
(Arnica)
Wu Wei Zi
(Schisandra)
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X
Xanthophyll
(Lutein)
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Y
Yerba Mate
(Mate)
Yin Yang Huo
(Epimedium)
Yoga
Yohimbe
Yohimbine
(Yohimbe)
Yun Zhi
(Coriolus Versicolor)
Top
Z
Zeolite
Zestra
Zhong Jie Feng
(Sarcandra glabra)
Zinc
Zingiber Officinale
(Ginger)
ZoonCan
(Sarcandra glabra)
Zostrix®
(Capsaicin)
Zyflamend
Zymactive
(Proteolytic enzymes)
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