Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A yellow compound, found in lapacho wood from South America, and greenheart wood, Ocotea Bodiœi, from Surinam. It crystallizes in monoclinic prisms and melts at 140° C. Also called
hydroxyamylene-naphthalene-quinone .
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Another study done at the Naval School of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1974 found that lapachol is quite useful against parasitic infection.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Another study done at the Naval School of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1974 found that lapachol is quite useful against parasitic infection.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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However, lapachol is not considered a viable cancer treatment because tests on humans conducted by the National Cancer Institute indicated that high levels can cause many undesirable side effects.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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However, lapachol is not considered a viable cancer treatment because tests on humans conducted by the National Cancer Institute indicated that high levels can cause many undesirable side effects.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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However, lapachol is not considered a viable cancer treatment because tests on humans conducted by the National Cancer Institute indicated that high levels can cause many undesirable side effects.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Another study done at the Naval School of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1974 found that lapachol is quite useful against parasitic infection.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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However, lapachol is not considered a viable cancer treatment because tests on humans conducted by the National Cancer Institute indicated that high levels can cause many undesirable side effects.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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Another study done at the Naval School of Health Sciences in Bethesda, Maryland, in 1974 found that lapachol is quite useful against parasitic infection.
Earl Mindell’s New Herb Bible Earl Mindell 2008
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One of these substances (lapachol) seems to be particularly potent.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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One of these substances (lapachol) seems to be particularly potent.
Wil's Ebay E-Store amp;34;Nutrition 2010
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