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X9209319); Astringent (1; APA); Cardioprotective (1; VVG); Carminative (1; VVG); Radio-
protective (1; APA).
Indications (Red Bush Tea) — Aging (1; APA; VVG); Allergy (f; APA); Anemia (f; APA);
Cardiopathy (1; VVG); Colic (1; VVG); Cramp (1; VVG); Diarrhea (1; APA); Eczema (f; VVG);
Gas (1; VVG); HIV (1; X9209319); Stomachache (1; APA); Virus (1; X9209319).
Dosages (Red Bush Tea) — 1–4 tsp dry leaf/cup water up to 3 ×/day (APA).
Contraindications, Interactions, and Side Effects (Red Bush Tea) — Class 1 (AHP; JAD). Not
indexed (KOM; PHR; ZUL).
Extracts (Red Bush Tea) — Flavonoids isolated from rooibos include aspalathin, (+)-catechin,
chrysoeriol, iso-orientin, isoquercitrin, isovitexin, luteolin, nothofagin, orientin, quercetin, rutin,
and vitexin. Phenolic acids include caffeic acid, p-coumaric acid, p-hydroxybenzoic acid, ferulic
acid, protocatechuic acid, syringic acid, and vanillic acid. Most of these compounds, widely
distributed in nature, are antioxidants, but aspalathin, present at 15,000 ppm, is unique to Aspalathus.
Relative antioxidant activity under this method of analysis was vanillic>ferulic>syringic>p-hydrox-
ybenzoic>p-coumaric>caffeic acid, compared to caffeic>ferulic>p-coumaric in another study. Anti-
oxidant activities of the flavonoids by this method was luteolin>quercetin>aspalathin> vitexin>
isoquercitrin>rutin> (+)-catechin. Aggregating everything, BHT, luteolin>BHA>alpha-
tocpherol>quercetin>aspalathin>vanillic acid> vanillic acid>ferulic acid>vitexin>isoquercit-
rin>syringic acid>p-hydroxybenzoic acid>p-coumaric acid>rutin> (+)-catechin>protocatechuic
acid>caffeic acid. My biggest impression after reading this study is that, depending on the test you
use, you can show almost any antioxidant to be better than another. Hence, all ads saying, “my
antioxidant is better than yours,” should be viewed as reversible, depending on the assay. APA,
under Aspalathus, inserts their Delaneyite antioxidant template, hinting correctly that antioxidants
can slow the aging process. All plants contain antioxidants. Therefore, Delaneyites say that all
plants help prevent aging. Conversely, all plants contain oxidants, which increase aging. Therefore,
Delaneyites say all plants cause aging.
RED CEDAR (Juniperus virginiana L.) ++Activities (Red Cedar) — Abortifacient (1; CEB; DEM); Antiaggregant (f; CEB); Antiseptic (f;
DEM); Antitumor (1; FAD); Cicatrizant (f; CEB); Deobstruent (f; DEM); Diaphoretic (f; DEM);
Diuretic (f; DEM); Emmenagogue (f; CEB); Escharotic (1; CEB; FNF); Secretagogue (f; CEB);
Sedative (f; DEM); Uterotonic (f; CEB); Vermifuge (f; CEB).
Indications (Red Cedar) — Arthrosis (f; CEB); Asthma (f; DEM); Bronchosis (f; FAD); Cancer
(1; FAD; FNF; JLH); Canker (f; DEM); Caries (f; CEB); Catarrh (f; CEB); Cholera (f; DEM);
Cold (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Condyloma (1; FNF; JLH); Cough (f; CEB; DEM); Debility (f; CEB;
DEM); Dermatosis (f; CEB; DEM); Dropsy (f; CEB); Dysmenorrhea (f; CEB); Dyspnea (f; DEM);
Fever (f; DEM); Gangrene (f; CEB); Gout (f; CEB); Headache (f; CEB; DEM); Head Cold (f;
CEB; DEM); Infection (f; CEB); Insomnia (f; DEM); Itch (f; DEM); Measles (f; DEM); Nervous-
ness (f; CEB; DEM); Osteosis (f; CEB); Psoriasis (f; CEB); Rheumatism (f; CEB; DEM; FAD);
Sore (f; CEB; DEM; FAD); Stomatosis (f; DEM); Swelling (f; DEM); Tumor (1; FAD; FNF); VD
(1; CEB); Wart (1; CEB; FNF; JLH); Water Retention (f; DEM); Worm (f; CEB; DEM; FAD);
Wound (f; CEB).
Dosages (Red Cedar) — “Oil of Savin is much used for the purpose of producing abortion, in
doses of 10 to 15 drops 2 or 3 ×/day, and is probably the most certain article for that purpose
known; continued use is apt to occasion inflammation of the stomach and bowels” (CEB).