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The Complete Home Guide to Herbs, Natural Healing, and Nutrition  
and even dangerously. Amebiasis and giardiasis (infestation with amoebas  
and Giardia lamblia) are two conditions now fully recognized as causing  
long-term illness. A book to help understand this complex and far-  
reaching subject is Parasites: An Epidemic in Disguise, written and compiled  
by Stanley Weinberger.  
Specific herbs are very powerful and best used with other specific  
programs, such as bowel cleanses, liver cleanses, and immune support.  
Apart from the aforementioned wormwood leaf and black walnut hull,  
there are other very powerful herbs: Artemisia annua, well-known for  
malaria prevention and treatment as well as being a profound  
antiparasitic; and olive leaf, another wonderful and competent  
antiparasitic.  
Liver Cleanses  
a five-day cleansing and detoxification program  
This program involves three days of a purifying food program (using raw  
foods) with a two days of juice fast in the middle. It should be undertaken  
only after the successful completion of the one-day version described  
earlier in the chapter.  
Drink at least four quarts of liquid per day during the cleanse (if you  
weigh more than 140 pounds, increase this quantity by approximately one  
pint per extra 15 pounds). As you drink, keep a note of how much liquid  
you’re consuming so that you consume enough before bedtime.  
Day One  
Breakfast: On rising, drink at least a pint and preferably a quart of  
springwater. This is a great way to start your day. The water rinses your  
digestive tract and flushes out any leftover food or acids.  
Within one hour, prepare a liver and gallbladder flush: Mix in a  
blender one cup of citrus juice singly or as a combination (for instance,  
mix the juices of one lemon and one lime and enough orange, grapefruit,  
or tangerine juice to make a cup) or apple juice. Then add the juice of two  
freshly squeezed lemons and a cup of springwater. Add one or more  
cloves of garlic, one or more tablespoons of organic cold-pressed virgin  
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olive oil, and a ⁄  
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-inch piece of fresh gingerroot. This mixture sounds  
rather strange but, in fact, it tastes like an exotic salad dressing and sits  
easily in the stomach. If you need to split up the juice and the water and  
the olive oil and garlic, then do so, but consume all within a few moments  
of each other. You may also mix in the herbs mentioned below.  
You can add 1 teaspoon of a liver formula to this drink or dose it  
separately. This formula or one similar would be appropriate: six parts  


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