28 remedies, honestly labeled.
Every entry is tagged by tier of evidence — from controlled trials to folk tradition. Filter by ailment or search by name.
Prolonged Fasting
Universal traditional practice
48–120 hour fasts trigger autophagy and stem-cell regeneration. Valter Longo's lab shows fasting-mimicking diets reduce chemotherapy toxicity and may slow tumor growth.
Ashwagandha
Indian Ayurveda, 3000+ years
An adaptogen with strong RCT evidence for cortisol reduction, anxiety relief, and sleep quality. Some trials match low-dose benzodiazepines.
Lion's Mane Mushroom
East Asian traditional medicine
Contains hericenones and erinacines that cross the blood-brain barrier and stimulate nerve growth factor (NGF). Small trials show cognitive improvement in mild dementia.
Methylene Blue
First synthetic drug, 1876
An old industrial dye repurposed as a mitochondrial enhancer. Low doses are being studied for Alzheimer's, frontotemporal dementia, and treatment-resistant depression.
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
Naval diving medicine, 1930s
Pressurized 100% oxygen forces oxygen into hypoxic tissues. Approved for wounds and decompression sickness; off-label use spans long-COVID, brain injury, and tumor sensitization.
Sulforaphane (Broccoli Sprouts)
Johns Hopkins — Paul Talalay, 1992
The most potent natural Nrf2 activator known. 3-day-old broccoli sprouts contain 20–50× more glucoraphanin than mature broccoli. Trials cover prostate cancer, autism, and air-pollution detox.