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...ASTRAGALUS ROOT Typically taken in teas or soups, astragalus, a yang tonic, is believed to strengthen and promote the flow of energy, to protect the immune system and to reduce inflammations...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Recovering from Holiday Season Indulgence? | 12/30/2009 | See Source »

...perhaps you'll find yourself in an herbalist's lair, a shop like the one run by Ron Teeguarden in Venice, Calif., crammed full of respectable-looking people seeking Astragalus, said by the Chinese to strengthen the immune system, or the prized Reishi mushroom, purported to help counter the effects of chemotherapy. Teeguarden, 44, who spent years in Asia studying herbalism, offers private counseling for $35 a session to clients who include John McEnroe and Lisa Bonet. And while you're in the neighborhood of California, you may even wander over to one of several Ayurvedic centers, where therapists ! will...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why New Age Medicine Is Catching On | 11/4/1991 | See Source »

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