Dong quai is also known as Chinese angelica. It belongs to the same plant family as parsley, celery, carrots, and poison hemlock. Dong quai has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese medicine. It is o…
Olive leaf is the leaf of the olive tree (Olea europaea). While olive oil is well known for its flavor and health benefits, the leaf has been used medicinally in various times and places.[citation needed] Olive leaf and olive leaf extracts…
Ginger, is a popular spice use around the world. The medicinal use of ginger dates back to ancient times as indicated by early medical texts in India, China, Greece, Rome and Arabia. Traditionally, ginger is used for treating flatulent col…
In Chinese medicine, the lotus leaf is classified as a bitter herb. According to traditional practitioners, bitter herbs trigger the production of bile and hydrochloric acid, which stimulate digestion and ease flatulence. Bile secretion as…
Valerian is a hardy perennial flowering plant with sweet-smelling pink or white flowers. The name Valerian means “to be strong or healthy” in Latin, and this translation is generally regarded to refer to its medicinal use, though it is sug…
Olive leaf extract oleuropein 25% is the leaf of the olive leaf. While olive oil is well known for its flavor and health benefits, olive leaf has been used medicinally in various times and places. Natural olive leaf and olive leaf extract …
Ivy Leaf Extract alleviates bronchitis and helps patients with asthma. Bronchitis and asthma are different diseases, but they have one feature in common-in both conditions the mucous membranes of the airways produce large amounts of phlegm…
Resveratrol is a naturally occurring phytoalexin produced by some higher plants in response to injury or fungal infection. Phytoalexins are chemical substances produced by plants as a defense against infection by pathogenic microorganisms,…
Schizandra Berry is also known as Schizandra Chinensis. This is a very famous berry in North Eastern and North Central China. The red colored & kidney shaped berries are filled with indispensable benefits. Chinese believe that Schizandra C…
Hops, known botanically as humulus lupulus, is a plant commonly known for its use in the beer brewing industry. However, hops extract are also used in herbal medicine. Hops have a history of use in China to treat leprosy and tuberculosis, …
Dan shen originates in the eastern section of Asia, particularly in the countries of Manchuria and Mongolia. The plant itself is a hardy perennial that is part of the mint family. Dan shen plants have oval shaped leaves that are lined with…
5-HTP comes from the beans of Griffonia Seed, a vine native to Africa. In African folk medicine, Griffonia Seed is reputed to be an aphrodisiac, as well as an antibiotic and a remedy for diarrhea, vomiting, and stomachache. Recent research…
Garlic (Allium sativa), is a plant with long, flat grasslike leaves and a papery hood around the flowers. The stalk rises directly from the flower bulb, which is the part of the plant used as food and medicine. The bulb is made up of many …
The seeds of the White Kidney Bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris) are most commonly used in the extract. This plant is native to Europe, the Indies and Peru. This extract acts as a starch blocker to block alpha-amylase enzyme. The benefits of …
Goji mainly contains lycine, carotene, ascorbic acid, linoleic acid and a dozen different of hydrochloric acid such as aspartic acid, glutamic acid, methionine and taurine as well as many trace elements containing to Fe, Zn and Se. Goji po…
Artichoke, or Cynara scolymus, is a perennial plant of the thistle or daisy family. It is eaten throughout many parts of the world as a delicacy, and its extract is used for several health benefits. Artichoke extract is taken from the long…
Chamomile, also spelled camomile, is an annual plant of the composite family Asteraceae. Chamomile extract is derived from the flower of Matricaria recutita (Synonyms are: Chamomilla chamomilla, Chamomilla recutita, Matricaria chamomilla, …
This hawthorn extract is received from the leaves of Hawthorn tree (Crataegus pinnatifida), the type of extraction used in the most cases is usual solvent extraction. Packed with numerous nutrients, minerals and healthy natural compounds.T…
Mulberry leaf is considered as a nice herb in the ancient China for anti-inflammation, anti-aging and maintaining health. Mulberry leaf p.e is rich in amino acids, vitamin C and antioxidants. Among this components, the most valuable are ru…
Echinacea purpurea is the most widely used medicinal plant in the plane India area to cure cold, teeth ache, snake bite and other injuries. The American darky use the Echinacea purpurea as the substitute medicine to strengthen immunity sys…
Cassia seeds come from the cassia, an annual plant that grows in the world's tropical zones. It is an upright-growing plant that can reach a height of more than four feet, with large, green leaves and yellow flowers.The entire plant is pic…
Lentinus edodes (shiitake) is a famous traditional Chinese mushroom.In the world Lentinus edodes (shiitake) is the earliest mushroom which was cultivated by human being. It has many nutritional elements and tastes good, so that it is named…
Polygonum Cuspidatum, also known as Japanese knotweed, is a large, robust perennial that spreads by long creeping rhizomes to form dense thickets. The stems are stout, cane-like, reddish-brown, 4 to 9 feet tall. The plants die back at the …
Elderberry Extract is derived from the fruit of the Sambucus nigra or Black Elder. As a part of a long tradition of herbal remedies and traditional folk medicines, the Black Elder tree is called "the medicine chest of the common people" an…
Wolfberry fruit in protein rich in Chinese wolfberry polysaccharides, natural vitamin C,carotene, betaine, ascorbic acid, nicotinic acid, lin oleic acid, calcium, phosphorus, iron and other nutrients, with kidney and moisten lung, antitumo…
Elderberry Extract is derived from the fruit of the Sambucus nigra or Black Elder. As a part of a long tradition of herbal remedies and traditional folk medicines, the Black Elder tree is called "the medicine chest of the common people" an…
Wolfberry" redirects here. For the species of honeysuckle also known as wolfberry, see Symphoricarpos occidentalis.Goji, goji berry or wolfberry is the fruit of Lycium barbarum (pinyin: Nnngxia gouqi) and Lycium chinense , two closely rela…
Haritaki is the common name for terminalia chebula. It is an ideal and an important Ayurvedic herb used in the treatment of digestive disorders. Antibacterial and antifungal properties are also some of the common benefits of this drug. Har…
The seeds of the White Kidney Bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris) are most commonly used in the extract. This plant is native to Europe, the Indies and Peru. This extract acts as a starch blocker to block alpha-amylase enzyme. The benefits of …
Blueberry fruit is rich in nutrients, is a high amino acid, high zinc, high calcium, high iron, high copper, high vitamin nutrition and health care fruit. It not only has good nutrition and health care function, but also has the ability to…
