Uncaria tomentosa

•  Omega-3 fatty acid

  n−3 fatty acids (popularly referred to as ω−3 fatty acids or omega-3 fatty acids) are a family of unsaturated fatty acids that have in common a final carbon–carbon double bond in the n−3 position; that is, the third bond from the methyl end of the fatty acid. Important nutritionally, n−3 fatty acids include α-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), all of which are polyunsaturated.

  

  20.0%
  

  20.0%
  

  60.0%
  
•  Flax

  Flax (also known as common flax or linseed) is a member of the genus Linum in the family Linaceae. It is native to the region extending from the eastern Mediterranean to India and was probably first domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. This is called as Agasi/Akshi in Kannada, Jawas/Javas (जवस) or Alashi (अळशी) in Marathi. Flax was extensively cultivated in ancient Ethiopia and ancient Egypt.

  

  33.3%
  

  50.0%
  

  16.7%
  
•  Chinese food therapy

  Biologically based alternativeand complementary therapy Chinese food therapy Herbalism Macrobiotic diet Natural health Orthomolecular medicine NCCAM classifications Alternative Medical Systems Mind-Body Intervention Biologically Based Therapy Manipulative Methods Energy Therapy See also Complementary and alternative medicine Alternative medicine Complementary medicine Glossary of alternative medicine Chinese food therapy is a practice of healing using natural foods instead of medications.

  

  50.0%
  

  50.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Fasting

  Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from some or all food, drink, or both, for a period of time. A fast may be total or partial concerning that from which one fasts, and may be prolonged or intermittent as to the period of fasting. Fasting practices may preclude sexual activity as well as food, in addition to refraining from eating certain types or groups of foods; for example, one might refrain from eating meat.

  

  60.0%
  

  30.0%
  

  10.0%
  
•  Star anise

  Star anise, star aniseed, badiane or Chinese star anise, or hoa hồi is a spice that closely resembles anise in flavor, obtained from the star-shaped pericarp of Illicium verum, a small native evergreen tree of southwest China. The star shaped fruits are harvested just before ripening. It is widely used in Chinese cuisine, in Indian cuisine where it is a major component of garam masala, and in Malay–Indonesian cuisine.

  

  12.5%
  

  37.5%
  

  50.0%
  
•  Beet

  The beet (Beta vulgaris) is a plant in the amaranth family. It is best known in its numerous cultivated varieties, the most well known of which is probably the red root vegetable known as the beetroot or garden beet. However, other cultivated varieties include the leaf vegetables chard and spinach beet, as well as the root vegetables sugar beet, which is important in the production of table sugar, and mangelwurzel, which is a fodder crop. Three subspecies are typically recognised.

  

  66.7%
  

  0.0%
  

  33.3%
  
•  Plant hormone

  Plant hormones (also known as phytohormones) are chemicals that regulate plant growth, which, in the UK, are termed 'plant growth substances'. Plant hormones are signal molecules produced within the plant, and occur in extremely low concentrations. Hormones regulate cellular processes in targeted cells locally and when moved to other locations, in other locations of the plant.

  

  0.0%
  

  0.0%
  

  100.0%
  
•  Curcumin

  Curcumin is the principal curcuminoid of the popular Indian spice turmeric, which is a member of the ginger family (Zingiberaceae). The other two curcuminoids are desmethoxycurcumin and bis-desmethoxycurcumin. The curcuminoids are polyphenols and are responsible for the yellow color of turmeric. Curcumin can exist in at least two tautomeric forms, keto and enol. The enol form is more energetically stable in the solid phase and in solution.

  

  33.3%
  

  66.7%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Orthomolecular medicine

  Orthomolecular medicine, or megavitamin therapy, is a form of complementary and alternative medicine that seeks to prevent or treat diseases with nutrients prescribed as dietary supplements or derived from diets. Orthomolecular medicine focuses on what it sees as the right nutritional molecules in the right amounts for the individual and proponents believe that low levels of these substances can cause chronic problems beyond vitamin deficiency.

  

  75.0%
  

  25.0%
  

  0.0%
  
•  Apitherapy

  Apitherapy is the medical use of honey bee products. This can include the use of honey, pollen, propolis, royal jelly, and bee venom. Most claims of apitherapy have not been proved to the scientific standards of evidence-based medicine and are anecdotal in nature. A wide variety of conditions and diseases have been suggested by believers in the therapy as candidates for it, the most well-known being bee venom therapy for autoimmune diseases and multiple sclerosis.

  

  0.0%
  

  66.7%
  

  33.3%
  

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•  Husayn ibn Ali

  Husayn ibn ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib ‎ (3rd Sha‘bān 4 AH - 10th Muharram 61 AH; 8 January 626 AD - 10 October 680 AD) was the son of ‘Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib and Fātimah Zahrā. Husayn is an important figure in Islām as he is a member of the Ahl al-Bayt (the household of Muhammad) and Ahl al-Kisā, as well as being a Shī‘a Imām, and one of The Fourteen Infallibles of Shī'a Twelvers.

  

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  100.0%
  

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•  Nexus: The Kingdom of the Winds

  

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•  David Icke

  David Vaughan Icke (born April 29, 1952) is an English writer and public speaker who since 1990 has devoted himself to researching what he calls "who and what is really controlling the world. " Describing himself as the most controversial speaker and author in the world, he has written 16 books explaining his views, which have been dubbed "New Age conspiracism," and has attracted a substantial following across the political spectrum.

  

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•  Commodore Smoker

  

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  27.3%
  

  27.3%