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What’s the difference between an adaptogen, tonic, and alterative?

All three of these words are used to describe the actions of an herbacious plant or other types of botanicals when used as a medicinal, but what do they really mean? ADAPTOGEN Newer to the Western mind, “adaptogen” is a word that has been used to describe certain herbs since the 1940s. As formally defined […]

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