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BEE BALM (Monarda didyma L.) +++Activities (Bee Balm) — Abortifacient (f; DEM); Antipyretic (f; PHR); Antispasmodic (f; PHR);
Carminative (f; FAD); Diaphoretic (f; FAD); Digestive (f; PHR); Diuretic (f; DEM; PHR); Vermi-
fuge (f; FAD).
Indications (Bee Balm) — Cardiopathy (f; FAD); Cold (f; FAD); Colic (f; DEM; FAD); Cramp
(f; PHR); Dysmenorrhea (f; PHR); Dyspepsia (f; PHR); Fever (f; FAD; PHR); Gas (f; DEM; FAD;
PHR); Headache (f; DEM; FAD); Hysteria (f; DEM); Insomnia (f; DEM; FAD); Measles (f; FAD);
Nosebleed (f; DEM; FAD); Stomachache (f; DEM; FAD); Water Retention (f; DEM; PHR); Worm
(f; FAD).
Dosages (Bee Balm) — 2–6 g in tea (JAD).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Bee Balm) — None reported (PHR). Class
2b; emmenagogue/uterotonic (AHP). AHP assigns this caveat indiscriminately to M. clinipodia,
M. didyma, M. fistulosa, M. pectinata, and M. punctata. The PHR notes antipyretic, antispas-
modic, carminative, digestive, and diuretic effects, and use for dyspepsia, dysmenorrhea, and
flatulence (PHR).BEET (Beta vulgaris L.) ++Activities (Beet) — Anorectic (f; KAB); Antibacterial (1; WO2); Antiinflammatory (f; KAB);
Antioxidant (1; WO2); Antiseptic (1; WO2); Antitumor (1; WO2); Aphrodisiac (f; KAB); Cardio-
tonic (f; WO2); Carminative (f; KAB); Diaphoretic (f; SKJ); Diuretic (1; KAB; WO2); Emmena-
gogue (1; KAB; WO2); Estrogenic (1; WO2); Expectorant (f; KAB); Hepatoprotective (1; PH2);
Myotonic (1; WO2); Tonic (f; KAB).
Indications (Beet) — Adenopathy (f; JLH); Anemia (f; HHB); Bacteria (1; WO2); Bruise (f; SKJ);
Burn (f; SKJ); Cancer (f; HHB; JLH); Cancer, colon (f; JLH); Cancer, esophagus (f; JLH); Cancer,
genital (f; JLH); Cancer, gland (f; JLH); Cancer, head (f; JLH); Cancer, intestine (f; JLH); Cancer, leg
(f; JLH); Cancer, liver (1; JNU); Cancer, lung (1; JNU); Cancer, skin (1; JNU); Cancer, spleen (f; JLH);