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Sabal Serrulata; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Sabal serrulata/ Serenoa repens commonly known as saw palmetto is the sole species currently classified in the genus Serenoa. It is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around…
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Sabila – Nutritional Value, Health Benefits
Sabila is one of the oldest known herbal medicine that can be traced back to ancient Egypt. Sabila plant was depicted on stone carvings…
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Sanguinaria Canadensis; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Sanguinaria canadensis/ Bloodroot is a plant where the stem is often used to make medications. It is believed to help with many ailments, including tooth…
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Sarivadyarista; Health Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Effects
Sarivadyarista is Ayurvedic herbal medicine made with a blend of many herbs which are used to treat blood infection, skin diseases, indigestion, and other…
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Sarsaparilla; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions
Sarsaparilla also is known as Smilax Glabra Rhizome (SGR) was shown to modulate immunity, protect against liver injury, lower blood glucose and suppress cancer. However, its…
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Sassafras Officinale – Nutritional Value, Health Benefits
Sassafras Officinale/Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) is a relatively small, ornamental, deciduous tree that is native to Missouri but grown across the eastern United States. The tree has distinctive…
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Saw Palmetto; Health Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Effects
Saw palmetto is an extract from the ripe berries of the American dwarf palm, has been widely used as a therapeutic remedy for urinary…
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Selenium; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Selenium is a mineral used for treating diseases of the blood vessel, diseases of the heart, atherosclerosis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, infertility, hay fever, chronic fatigue syndrome, and arsenic poisoning. Selenium…
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Sepia; Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interactions
Sepia ink polysaccharide (SIP) isolated from squid and cuttlefish ink is a kind of acid mucopolysaccharide that has been identified in three types of…
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Shilajit; Health Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Effects
Shilajit is a natural substance found mainly in the Himalayas, formed for centuries by the gradual decomposition of certain plants by the action of microorganisms.…
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Sidh Makardhwaj; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Sidh Makardhwaj is a popular Kupipakwa rasayan, prepared with Swarna (gold), parade (mercury), Gandhara (sulfur) in a specific ratio mentioned in Ayurvedic Formulary of India[rx]. It has been used in the Indian…
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Signs of Marijuana Addiction
At Nexus, treatment for marijuana use disorder and addiction is monitored by healthcare professionals and therapists who specialize in addiction medicine and recovery. What…
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Silicea; Uses, Dosage, Effects, Interactions
Silicea Gastrointestinal Gel is classified as a Class IIa medical device in Germany due to the fact that it is not absorbed during digestion.…
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Silver Sulfadiazine 1% Creams – Uses, Indications, Interaction
Silver Sulfadiazine 1% Creams/Silver Sulfadiazine is a sulfonamide-based topical agent with antibacterial and antifungal activity. Silver sulfadiazine may act through a combination of the…
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Silver Sulfadiazine For Burns – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Silver Sulfadiazine For Burns/Silver Sulfadiazine is a sulfonamide-based topical agent with antibacterial and antifungal activity. Silver sulfadiazine may act through a combination of the activity…
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Silver Sulfadiazine – Uses, Dosage, Side Effects, Interaction
Silver Sulfadiazine is a sulfonamide-based topical agent with antibacterial and antifungal activity. Silver sulfadiazine may act through a combination of the activity of silver and sulfadiazine. When…
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Silymarin; Health Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Side Effects
Silymarin is a mixture of flavonoids extracted from seeds of the MILK THISTLE, Silybum marianum. It consists primarily of silybin and its isomers, silicristin,…
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Skeletal Muscle Relaxants; Uses, Indications, Side Effects
Skeletal muscle relaxants include a variety of structurally unrelated compounds that can be classified into two main categories: antispasticity and antispasmodic medications. These agents…
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Skin Dysmorphia
Skin dysmorphia, also known as body dysmorphic disorder (BDD), is a mental health condition where a person becomes excessively preoccupied with perceived flaws in…
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Sleeping Pill Addiction
Usually, people will treat short-term insomnia by taking sleeping pills. Still, many people do not know that they are incredibly addictive substances — roughly…
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Spigelia; Uses, Dosage, Site Effects, Interactions
Spigelia anthelmia is an herbaceous species of the Loganiaceae family. Commonly known as "erva-lombrigueira", it is popular as a human medicine in Brazil based on…
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Spirulina platensis; Health Benefits, Uses, Dosage, Effects
Spirulina platensis a nutritionally enriched filamentous cyanobacterium, possesses diverse biological and nutritional significance having bio-modulatory and immuno-modulatory functions. [1] Algae gained attention as a possible alternative…
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Spongia; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Spongia is typically associated with acute respiratory infections and coughs, yet it is also used in a number of chronic conditions such as asthma, cardiac disorders, testicular diseases, and thyroid diseases.[rx] Spongia officinalis…
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Spurge Laurel; Uses/ Indications, Dosage, Side Effects
Spurge Laurel/ Daphne mezereum commonly known as February daphne, mezereon,[rx] mezereum, spurge laurel or spurge olive,[rx] is a species of Daphne in the flowering plant family Thymelaeaceae, native to most of Europe and Western Asia, north to northern Scandinavia and Russia. In southern…
