Acai Berry
Acai is a Brazilian berry originally from the Amazon Region that is considered to be one of nature's most complete and healthy foods. The acai berry is loaded with antioxidants, anthocyanins (approximately 20 times the amount in red wine), amino acids, essential omegas, fibers and protein. Some recent studies indicate that acai may even fight cancer cells. |
Organic Anise Seed
Anise Seed is a tasty culinary herb from the parsley family and is mainly known as a digestive aid. It reduces gas, and provokes efficient digestion. Like other members of this family, anise is a source of phytoestrogens. In this connection, it has a historical use as a galactagogue, an herb that promotes breast milk production. Anise is considered to be mildly energizing. It is used throughout Asia and Europe as an expectorant and antispasmodic, particularly for respiratory and throat imbalances. |
Asian Psyllium Seed
Asian Psyllium Seed is a common bulk fiber laxative, with a particularly high content of insoluble fiber, making it a superior soothing laxative. It balances bowel function and relieves pain in irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Psyllium's capacity to absorb fluids means that it is useful for treating diarrhea, a common IBS symptom. As it travels through the gut, the mucilage in psyllium creates a soothing benefit, which may relieve cramping. An English study revealed that constipation significantly improved in patients taking psyllium. Eighty-two percent of the subjects had IBS symptom relief. Psyllium seed looks especially promising for weight loss. A triple-blind experiment done in London with non-dieting subjects revealed that the participants felt much fuller than normal one hour after the meal, and ended up eating 15 grams less fat per day than usual. Psyllium is exceptionally effective in managing normal cholesterol levels in the blood. |
Astragalus Root
Astragalus Root is categorized as a superior herb in Chinese medicine. It’s called Huang Qi - "yellow energy builder". This gem of Traditional Chinese medicine, astragalus, or milk vetch root, is a member of the legume family. Used as a maintenance tonic and to assist healing, astragalus boosts energy, increases stress adaptation, is particularly antiviral and amplifies the efficiency of just about every type of immune function. Chinese families regularly add astragalus to the family stewpot during the cold season, so that everyone can get a daily immune boost. Japanese herbalists use astragalus, which they call "ogi" for lack of appetite, fatigue, diarrhea, uterus, rectum, or stomach imbalances, loss of feeling in the arms and legs, muscle pain, and blood sugar imbalances. Unlike most Chinese herbs, astragalus actually tastes surprisingly good as a tea, with a velvety texture and a sweet, buttery taste. |
Organic Basil Leaf
Basil Leaf is a well-known culinary herb, with a delicious pungent bite, that promotes proper digestion and reduces gas. Regular use of basil helps to keep the lungs and sinuses clear. It is useful in sweating out any respiratory and nasal stuffiness due to its warming effect. A widely used antimicrobial and immune system booster, basil also strengthens nerve tissue and enhances mental clarity. |
Organic Belleric Myrobalan Fruit (Bibhitaki)
Belleric Myrobalan Fruit (Bibitaki) is another of the famous myrabolan fruits of Ayurveda, and is the best single herb for generally controlling Kapha. This herb nourishes the lungs, throat, voice, eyes, and hair. It is used for water retention, pain, indigestion, lung congestion, and upset stomach. It excels at removing accumulations of toxins in the digestive, urinary, and respiratory tracts. It is unique in being both laxative and astringent, so it purges the intestines, while simultaneously toning the tissues. The fruit has an astringent and sour taste, and a warming energy. It is used in the treatment of a broad array of digestive disorders. |
Bilberry Leaf
Bilberry Leaf contains powerful antioxidants that prevent free radical damage to cells and capillaries that can weaken their membranes. The result is stronger, more flexible capillary and cell walls. This is especially important to eye health because the retina is one of the most capillary-rich parts of the body. If capillaries can stretch without breaking or leaking, blood flows better through the capillaries that feed the retina. This results in improved vision. Bilberry also increases function of the color-sensing cones of the eye, improving the brightness of the image and increasing visual acuity. The nerve cells in the retina become more responsive to available light. Bilberry is especially noted for improving night vision. Apparently, the components of bilberry fruit responsible for its benefits are certain polyphenolic flavonols called anthocyanosides. Bilberry is good for just about all things ocular. |
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Organic Blackberry Leaf
Blackberry leaf is a source of mild astringent compounds. Astringents tighten up and dry out loose, soggy tissue. An important ingredient, ellagic acid, is a powerful cell protectant and antioxidant. |
Organic Cayenne
Cayenne pepper is diaphoretic and acts as a digestive stimulant. Cayenne and other chilies, especially red varieties, are excellent treatments for depression. Chilies enhance production of endorphins, the mood elevating brain chemicals responsible for the “chili eater’s high.” In addition, cayenne has been proven to be useful in regulating blood pressure and cholesterol levels as well as improving circulation. |
Citric Acid
A form of Vitamin C. |
Organic Wild Cherry Bark
Wild Cherry Bark Ever wonder why all cough syrup is cherry flavored? This native North American herb was the absolute first choice for coughs in times past. Also called Wild Cherry Bark, this bark contains cyanogenic glycosides, especially prunasin. These glycosides, once metabolized in the body, act to suppress spasms in the smooth muscles lining bronchioles, providing cough relief. |
Black Cohosh Root
Black Cohosh Root is from a tall perennial herb that grows abundantly in eastern North America. The blackish, cylindrical root of this plant gives this herb its name. Black cohosh has become famous in recent years as a treatment for menopause. It seems to produce an estrogen?like effect that reduces symptoms, such as hot flashes and vaginal dryness. Many herbalists use black cohosh for PMS symptoms as well. According to many reports it reduces all major symptoms, including anxiety, irritability, fluid retention, and breast pain for many women. |
Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder is created from the separation of the cocoa butter from the cocoa beans. Cocoa powder is used as a flavor, and has recently gained attention as a source of antioxidants. |
Organic Cocoa Shells
Cocoa shells are a source of chocolate, long beloved around the world for its delectable taste, and more recently have been receiving attention as a natural source of antioxidants. |
Organic Black Pepper
Black Pepper is the foremost detoxifier and anti‐aging herb in Asia. A warming digestive remedy, it relieves gas and increases absorption of other nutrients. Increasing circulation, regulating blood pressure and easing joint movement, black pepper is also antioxidant, reducing free radicals. It prevents the destruction of vitamin A and other antioxidants. Black Pepper reduces respiratory mucus, easing sinus congestion. As a diuretic, it balances water in the body and regulates eye pressure. |
Burdock Root
Burdock Root, a member of the daisy family originating in Eurasia, is now firmly established in North America. Few herbs are better known for detoxifying the liver. Herbalists value burdock in treating all manner of liver toxicity conditions, including skin disorders especially those around the head, face and neck. The root is served as a food in Japan, where it is known as gobo. Resembling a long brown carrot, it can be prepared in the same way you might enjoy a carrot, such as fresh juice or in a stir-fry dish. |
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Organic Cardamom Seed
Cardamom Seed helps digest cold and sweet food. This safe herb benefits stomachache, balances urination, reduces phlegm, and helps with indigestion and gas. It also relieves minor pain and muscle spasm. Its warming, anti-mucus action makes it a common ingredient in lung preparations. Particularly nourishing for the spleen, cardamom also relieves temporary vaginal yeast. |
Carob Pod
Carob Pod tastes a lot like chocolate and is often used as a substitute. Carob soothes the digestive tract and helps with diarrhea. The main ingredients of carob are large carbohydrates. These make carob gummy so it acts as a thickener to absorb water and bind loose stools. |
Cat’s Claw Bark
Cat’s Claw Bark is a general stamina-enhancing tonic from South America. It enhances immunity, increasing immunoglobin counts and helping protect the cells from damage. This valuable herb regulates normal blood pressure, balances cholesterol, relaxes blood vessel walls and opens up peripheral circulation making it helpful for the skin and joints. A relaxing herb, it balances the heart rate. It supports the health of the digestive tract lining and relieves symptoms of coughs, sneezing and congestion. Cat’s claw benefits PMS, and its diuretic effect balances water in the body. |
Celery Seed
Celery Seed, a member of the parsley family, is a widely used food herb. The seeds are used to treat kidney and bladder problems. In folk medicine, celery seeds have a reputation for use in obesity, flatulence, respiratory mucus, delayed menses and impotence. |
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Organic Chamomile Flower
Chamomile Flower is a mild relaxant useful for nervousness, stress and anxiety. As an antispasmodic, it is used for cramps of all types. As a diaphoretic, it promotes perspiration, a time honored method of “sweating it out.” It is frequently used for digestive complaints, particularly gas. This gentle herb is basically good for all constitutional types. A cup of tea with chamomile in it is a time-honored remedy for inducing sleep. |
Chaste Tree Berry
Chaste Tree Berry is found growing on riverbanks and nearby foothills around the Mediterranean. With a dark brown, peppercorn-size fruit, it has a pleasant peppermint-like odor. It is a widely used European treatment for all types of PMS symptoms and menstrual irregularities, especially breast tenderness. This herb is sedative and relieves muscle spasms, so women experience significant improvements in irritability, depression and headache. |
Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit (Haritaki)
Chebulic Myrobalan Fruit (Haritaki) is the best single herb for generally controlling Vata, and is considered by some to be the single most important Ayurvedic herb. Widely used in Tibetan medicine, it is called the "king of herbs" there. Since Vata promotes constipation, the gentle laxative qualities of haritaki are perfect for balancing that dosha. It nourishes the brain and nerves. It is strongly astringent, contracting tissues, and is therefore used for various skin imbalances and fluid discharges. In Ayurveda, haritaki is called "the mother," and is thought to increase mental/spiritual awareness. |
Chinese Amur Cork Tree Bark
Chinese Amur Cork Tree Bark is rich in berberine, the natural chemical making it appear yellow. It is a commonly used cold and bitter Chinese herb to reduce inflammation. It is also used to treat abdominal pain, diarrhea, vaginal or urinary tract swelling, pain in the knees and feet and skin sores. |
Chinese Goldenthread Root
Chinese Goldenthread Root is one of, if not the bitterest herb used in Chinese medicine. Goldenthread is a close relative of an extremely bitter and very useful American herb, the well-known goldenseal. It is rich in berberine, the same active ingredient in goldenseal. In Chinese medicine, goldenthread is used to inhibit infections and calm nervous agitation. Its many uses include treatment of skin disorders, intestinal irregularity, tension, and insomnia. It is effective in stimulating bile flow and helps digestion. |
Organic Cinnamon Bark
Cinnamon Bark is a very mild herb that is well tolerated by a broad variety of people. It is a pungent, sweet and hot tonic that increases general vitality, warms and energizes the body as a whole, counteracts congestion, stops diarrhea, improves digestion and relieves abdominal spasms. It increases circulation to the joints and kills bacteria and viruses. It has been shown to regulate blood sugar and insulin. Cinnamon relieves minor pain and encourages menstruation, while reducing monthly cramps. |
Organic Clove Bud
Clove Bud add a delicious zing to tea, and are widely used as medicine in Asian herbalism. With a warming quality, they promote circulation in the stomach, enhancing digestion and reducing gas. By warming the lungs, they thin mucus to ease cough. Cloves promote lymph function and balance triglycerides and blood sugar. Cloves contain an essential oil that is a powerful pain reliever. |
Coffee Berry®
Coffee Berry®, the outer layer of the coffee fruit, are a rich source of antioxidants, with research reporting that 400 mg of concentrate has a radical scavenging activity equal to 9.6 grams of fresh blueberries, 6.2 grams of strawberries, or 4.9 grams of raspberries. Coffee berries contain polyphenols, which act to help reduce free oxygen radicals in the body. Chlorogenic acid is the compound present in coffee which has been long known as for its beneficial properties. This active ingredient makes coffee berries an excellent agent to absorb free oxygen radicals—helping to avert hydroxyl radicals, which both contribute to degradation of cells in the body. |
Organic Coriander Seed
Coriander Seed Coriander Seed is specific for strengthening the urinary tract, according to Ayurveda. Both the seeds and the leaves may be used in infusion for urinary tract irregularities. It also is used for stomach upset, indigestion and gas. New research shows that coriander has antioxidant effects in fats. |
Cornsilk Stem
Cornsilk Stem is the actual silk from the corn. It is a soothing diuretic promoting easy urination, which allows for the elimination of excess water in the body. The soothing action of this herb can help ease bladder and prostate irritation. |
Chrysanthemum Flower
Medicinally, Chrysanthemum Flower is a cooling herb treats fever and red, dry, swollen eyes, and strengthens the lungs. This herb also has immune enhancing properties. Chrysanthemum also kills many pathogenic bacteria, including strep. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chrysanthemum is often combined with honeysuckle for a delicious, effective drink, especially for inflammation. |
Dandelion Root
Dandelion Root is a celebrated liver cleanser and one of the best remedies for a sluggish, congested, and toxic liver. A clean liver supports the health of the skin. Dandelion root can increase bile flow, causing the liver to produce more bile to send to the gall bladder. It also acts directly on the gall bladder, causing it to contract and release stored bile, benefiting liver congestion, bile duct imbalances, and gallstones. |
Devil’s Claw Root
Devil’s Claw Root is from a plant, native to southern Africa, whose fruits look like a hooked, gnarled claw. Historically, African people have employed devil's claw for a wide range of conditions, from digestive difficulties to joint conditions. It has also been widely used by Europeans for the same reasons. Harpagoside and other iridoid glycosides in the tuber may be responsible for the anti-inflammatory and analgesic benefits. |
Dong Quai Root
Dong Quai Root is the most respected general tonic in Chinese medicine. Women use it to strengthen their reproductive organs, regulate the menstrual cycle and regulate the blood throughout the body, but especially in the pelvic area. Dong quai balances PMS symptoms including breast tenderness, constipation and dizziness. For menopausal symptoms, women use dong quai for hot flashes, pelvic pain, insomnia, mood changes, and vaginal dryness. Chinese medicine also uses this herb for balancing blood pressure, cholesterol levels and lung function. |
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Echinacea Extract
Echinacea Root stimulates the body's immune system against all manner of irregular conditions. It increases white blood cell production, making it one of the most powerful and effective remedies against all kinds of bacterial and viral conditions. Echinacea is a tissue detoxifier that also stimulates digestion and acts to promote perspiration to sweat out toxins. . The three echinacea roots, purpurea, pallida and angustifolia are considered to be clinically identical and interchangeable. |
Echinacea Purpurea Root Extract
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Organic Elder Berry
Elder Berry has been used in European folk medicine since antiquity for a host of maladies, ranging from joint discomfort and constipation to respiratory problems. Elder berries are high in anthocyanidins, powerful purple pigment compounds that act as potent antioxidants, and includes vitamin C. The berries anthocyanidins help ease the joints by its antioxidant activity. It also detoxifies tissues and promotes better digestion. Elderberry eases respiratory symptoms from excess mucous, cough, throat strain or discomfort to muscle strain. |
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Organic Elecampane Root
Elecampane Root is a very popular herb among European herbalists, where it is probably the most widely used respiratory herb. In fact, the ancient Greeks and Romans, recommended it for treating such diverse problems as indigestion, melancholy and all manners of respiratory ailments. Today, this herb is used widely for its expectorant and cough suppressive qualities. It also has diaphoretic, hepatic and anti-microbial properties. Elecampane is specific for irritating bronchial coughs, especially in children. Ayurveda reveres it as a rejuvenative tonic for the lungs. |
Organic English Hawthorn Berry
English Hawthorn Berry is the most famous herb in modern Europe for safe and effective support for a variety of cardiovascular functions. The actions come from an assortment of potent antioxidant, bioflavonoid-like complexes in the leaves, flowers and berries. Hawthorn has various favorable effects on the heart and blood vessels. It seems to improve coronary artery blood flow and heart muscle contractions, reduce resistance in arteries and improve circulation throughout the body. The net benefit is that it normalizes blood pressure, cholesterol and heart rhythm. |
Organic English Lavender Flower
English Lavender Flower is a beautiful, delightful smelling herb with many uses. As a gentle strengthening nervous system tonic, it is used for fatigue and exhaustion. It reduces intestinal gas and normalizes blood pressure. Fragrant lavender lifts the mood, energizes the body, helps with stress and promotes natural sleep. |
Organic Eucalyptus Leaf
Eucalyptus Leaf is used primarily as an expectorant to release mucus congestion. It has a powerful action of opening respiratory passages. It is also broadly antimicrobial, benefiting a wide variety of conditions, including those of the digestive and urinary tracts. A folklore use is for fever. Modern research shows it prevents free radicals in fatty compounds in the body, and also appears to protect the liver from damage. |
Organic Fennel Seed
Fennel Seed increases digestive fire. It is the premiere carminative (relieves gas) in the world, especially for adults. Fennel is a cooling spice that calms the nerves and promotes mental alertness. It loosens lung mucus and helps clear the chest. Fennel also balances blood pressure, promotes lactation, will hasten a menstrual period and increases libido. |
Organic Fenugreek Seed
Fenugreek Seed, an ancient herbal medicine has shown some remarkable benefits in normalizing blood sugar. A legume found in southeastern Europe, northern Africa and western Asia, fenugreek seeds contain iron, vitamin A, vitamin B1, vitamin C and phosphates. The seed is also high in fiber and protein. Historically, fenugreek has been used for many kinds of digestive complaints such as gas. Recent scientific evidence shows that it increases the production of pancreas enzymes. It also soothes the throat. Fenugreek helps increase breast milk production. |
Forsythia Fruit
Forsythia Fruit is a detoxifying Chinese remedy for excess heat, head discomfort and thirst. A bitter, cold herb, it is often combined with honeysuckle. It finds its way into formulas for the kidneys and skin. |
Fo-Ti Root
Fo-Ti Root is native to China, where it continues to be widely grown. Once it has been boiled in a special black bean liquid, it is considered a superior tonic medicine, according to traditional Chinese medicine. The Chinese common name, he-shou-wu, is from the name of a famous herbalist whose infertility and general weakness was supposedly cured by the herb. Traditional Chinese medicine uses fo-ti to treat premature aging, weakness, vaginal discharges, angina pectoris, premature hair loss and graying and impotence. Scientific evidence shows that it is a potent protector of oxidation damage to the heart, normalizes cholesterol levels and decreases joint discomfort. |
Garcinia Cambogia Fruit Extract
Garcinia Fruit contains the active ingredient hydroxyciteic acid (HCA), which promotes weight loss. A placebo-controlled study in 1999 combined guggul extract with Garcinia cambogia extract and tyrosine. Over six weeks, twenty overweight persons experienced a significant decrease in body fat mass and average body weight. The subjects lost body fat, but not lean mass. Fatigue went down, and there were no adverse effects. |
Gardenia Flower
Gardenia Flower is a bitter, cold herb that is used for excessive heat and swelling. It is calming, and especially known to relieve restlessness. |
Organic Ginger Root
Ginger Root is known as the universal medicine in Ayurveda. It aids digestion and, and is one of the best herbs for nausea. It relieves spasms and menstrual cramps, and promotes menstruation. Ginger helps to regulate blood sugar both by stimulating pancreas cells and by lowering lipids (cholesterol, triglycerides) in the blood. Historically, it was one of the most respected herbs for joint health, especially for aging joints. It has relatively high calcium and iron content. Ginger increases peripheral circulation, so is used clinically for cold hands and feet. Being diaphoretic, it treats some symptoms by promoting sweating. |
Ginkgo Leaf Extract
Ginkgo Leaf benefits a very wide array of brain, nerve, and circulatory conditions, including age related memory loss. Primarily, it increases blood flow to the brain and central nervous system and promotes peripheral circulation. It is powerfully antioxidant and protects nerve cells, leading to the conclusion that it may help with diseases of aging, especially in the central nervous and cardiovascular systems. Ginkgo is a mood elevator, especially for those with reduced brain circulation, particularly elderly people. It relieves PMS symptoms. |
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Asian (Panax) Ginseng Root
Ginseng is the most respected tonic herb in the world. It has a long-term anti-stress effect and improves physical and mental performance, memory, and reaction time. It enhances mood, relieves hangover symptoms and improves alcohol clearance. Ginseng improves short-term stamina, blood circulation to the heart, and balances cholesterol and blood sugar. It can even lessen the symptoms of menopause, including vaginal atrophy. Oriental (Panax ginseng) and American (Panax quinquefolius) are almost identical species that happen to grow on different continents and are therapeutically equivalent. Eleuthero (Eleutherococcus senticosus), commonly know as Siberian ginseng, is not really a ginseng and has a long-term stimulant effect. |
Ginseng (Panax) Root
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Gingseng-Eleuthero Extract
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Goji Berry
The Goji Berry is found in more than 40 different varieties and may be the most nutritionally rich fruit on the planet. Long revered by Traditional Chinese Medicine for their longevity‐enhancing benefits, these berries contain vitamins C, B1, B2, B6, and E, plus more beta carotene than carrots and stronger antioxidant power than blueberries. The flavor of Goji has been described as a cross between a cranberry and a cherry. |
Organic Gotu Kola
Gotu Kola or Bacopa Leaf is a superior herb for the nervous system. Known as "brahmi" which means "godlike" in the Ayurvedic tradition, it is used for its anti-aging properties and as an aid to meditation. It is the most spiritually oriented of all herbs. With bitter taste and cooling energy, it treats any of the doshas. It boosts circulation to the blood vessels of the skin, mucous membranes, nerves and brain. Strengthening memory, concentration and intelligence, it promotes longevity, improves physical strength, and the complexion and benefits age related problems such as hair loss, skin conditions, cellulite and decreased circulation. This herb stimulates the growth of hair and nails, and increases the blood supply to connective tissue. |
Grapeseed Extract
Grapeseed is rich in procyanidins and gallates, antioxidants that combine to scavenge free radical and protect proteins and DNA from damage. According to scientists, procyanidins found in grapeseed are 20 times more efficient than vitamin C and 50 times more efficient than vitamin E at scavenging free radicals. Procyanidins also enhance the activity of vitamin C as an antioxidant. Grapeseed contains the highest concentration of procyanidins yet discovered. |
Green Tea Leaf Extract
Green Tea enhances immune function. The active ingredients (polyphenols) promote immunity from many different pathogens, including protozoa, viruses and bacteria. Green tea fights free radicals, the chemicals now thought to be the most important cause of cell damage and aging. It is a more potent antioxidant than broccoli, carrots, spinach, or strawberries. Green tea strongly benefits oral health- it kills the bacteria responsible for tooth decay and blocks the attachment of the bacteria associated with dental caries to the teeth. With a host of beneficial effects for the cardiovascular system, it has been shown to balance total cholesterol and LDL, as well as triglycerides, and to support a healthy ratio of LDL cholesterol to HDL cholesterol. |
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Organic Decaffeinated Green Tea Leaf
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Organic Green Matcha Tea Leaf
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Essential Oils
Essential oils are natural oils extracted from plants by distillation. |
Organic Hibiscus Flower
Hibiscus Flower grows on a bushy annual that is found in the tropics and is now cultivated in Europe. In addition to being delicious in cold drinks, the flower has mild laxative properties, increases appetite and promotes urination. Use hibiscus for mild nausea. In Chinese medicine preparations, hibiscus aids skin irritations. |
Organic Honeybush
Honeybush grows in a small area in the southwest of South Africa, and is so named because the flowers smell of honey. Honeybush is commonly used to make tea. The flavor of honeybush tea is similar to that of rooibos but a little sweeter. |
Indian Sarsaparilla Root
Indian Sarsaparilla Root is the herb that gives the delicious taste to root beer. The root is a "spring tonic" known for its blood purifying and detoxifying features. Sarsaparilla contains plant hormones that help to normalize inflammation, so it has a long history of use for joint support. It is a famous skin conditioner and respiratory and digestive remedy. |
Irish Moss Powder
Irish Moss is a seaweed commonly found on the Atlantic coast of Europe and North America. Irish Moss contains large carbohydrates that absorb water and become slimy. This quality makes it a standout as a soother for the lungs and digestive tract. |
Jiao Gu Lan
Jiaogulan grows in the wilds of China and throughout Asia, where it has been used as a beverage and medicine in the southeastern provinces of China for many centuries. As a folk medicine, it was used to treat jaundice, common cold and chronic bronchitis. In Chinese herbal medicine terms, it “clears heat and toxins.” In contemporary practice, herbalists use jiaogulan for enhancing the immune system, obesity, poor digestion, promoting strength and endurance, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, reducing stress and as an anti-aging remedy. |
Jasmine Green Tea Leaf
Jasmine is an astringent, antibacterial, antiviral, cooling and bitter herb (used for fever). It helps to calm nerves and is reportedly an aphrodisiac for women. Jasmine flowers are often brewed as an herbal infusion, but are more often combined with green tea or sometimes an oolong tea. Jasmine's mystic properties include bringing luck in wealth and love. |
Japanese Honeysuckle Flower
Japanese Honeysuckle Flower, a sweet tasting and smelling honeysuckle herb, is used in Chinese herbalism to treat excessive heat and throat discomfort. This cooling herb also strengthens the lungs. Honeysuckle is strongly antimicrobial. |
Juniper Berry Extract
Juniper Berry is an antiseptic for the urinary tract. The essential oil is stimulating to the kidneys, acting as a diuretic. The warming and bitter properties aid digestion and ease intestinal gas. It is also warming for the joints. |
Kava Root Extract
Kava Root is one of the herbs in the world that has been thoroughly studied as a muscle relaxant. As a relaxant, it will produce a state of “relaxed unconcern”. This mild, effective herb helps with daily anxiety and will induce sleep at bedtime. As a pain reliever, it treats minor pain effectively. Kava excels at treating menopause symptoms, bringing substantial reductions in hot flashes and balancing mood. |
Kombucha
Kombucha is very ancient and comes from north central Asia. It is a strain of one bacterium and three or four different yeasts. When grown properly, the culture produces glucuronic acid, latic acid, many vitamins, amino acids and other antibiotic substances, which help strengthen the immune system. It is valued for its ability to stimulate intestinal action and provide nutrients for balanced intestinal flora and its ability to enhance and circulate the energy in the body. It is detoxifying to the entire body, improving elimination and metabolic harmony. |
Organic Lemon Grass
Lemon Grass is a tropical herb that is popular in Thai cooking. Its warming properties support mucous membrane function and lend it to use as a diaphoretic in respiratory disorders. Lemon grass tastes great and is a warming herb that speeds digestion, reduces gas and nausea. |
Lemon Peel
Lemon Peel is a digestive aid. It is used for abdominal bloating, nausea and poor appetite. Cough, profuse sputum and discomfort in the chest and diaphragmatic region are also indications for citrus peel. Citrus peel is pungent, bitter and warm. |
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Licorice Root
Licorice Root is one of the most widely used remedies in all herbal systems. It is used to improve eyesight, physical strength, sexual potency and libido. Licorice calms down sensitive tissues and helps to reduce seasonal sneezing and congestion. It preserves the effect of the body’s hormone, cortisol, allowing it to maintain longer anti‐inflammatory action. It is a major for skin health, and it protects the liver. A blood sugar balancer, it soothes indigestion and heartburn, or a sore throat. |
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Organic Lemon Myrtle
A flowering plant native to Australia. The leaves have a very strong lemon fragrance; thus lemon myrtle is often used as a flavoring. |
Long Pepper Berry
Long Pepper Berry (Pipali) is a peppercorn approximately one to two inches in length, used in Ayurvedic and Chinese herbalism. Ayurveda considers pippali to be a powerful blood cleanser. It is also renowned as a beneficial herb for both the digestive and respiratory systems. Unlike black pepper, to which it is related, it is a rejuvenative. Long pepper enhances turmeric bioavailability. Adding 10% long pepper to turmeric increased the bioavailability of the turmeric by 17 times. |
Organic Mullein Leaf
Mullein Leaf is a common wildflower that grows almost anywhere. Mullein leaf and flower is an expectorant and demulcent (soothing) herb. Using mullein in a tea for coughs and respiratory irritations is approved in Europe. The actions are from mucus loosening saponins and this can bring relief. Mullein is an immune enhancer, active against respiratory disorders. Mullein is most effective when combined with herbs with similar qualities, such as slippery elm bark and elecampane root. |
Organic Nettle Leaf
Nettle Leaf is a food-like medicine that functions as a general tonic and nutrition source. It is a general remedy for mucous membranes, including the digestive tract, the respiratory system and the urinary system. It opens breathing and reduces mucous conditions of the lungs. People have used it for diarrhea, regularity and elimination problems. In recent years, it has become popular for difficulties associated with the spring and summer season. |
Orange Peel
Orange Peel is a digestive aid. It is used for abdominal bloating, nausea and poor appetite. |
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Natural Flavors
Natural flavors are derived from natural sources such as spices, fruit, herbs, roots, or many other plants or foods, whose significant function in food is flavoring. |
Organic Oregano Leaf
Oregano Leaf is a world-class germ buster. It is a close botanical and chemical cousin to thyme and savory. All are in the mint family, and contain the major constituents thymol and carvacrol, both highly antiseptic. Compared to the antibacterial drug phenol, carvacrol is 1.5 times more potent, while thymol is 20 times more powerful. In scientific tests, it was the only tested spice that inhibited all fungi. It also treats indigestion, relieves minor head pain and promotes sweating. Historically Oregano was known to loosen respiratory phlegm, so it was targeted for lung and sinus support. |
Organic Parsley Leaf
Parsley Leaf has been used since antiquity for the urinary system. It is diuretic, has a long history of herbal use in treating bladder imbalances and helps with water retention as well. Parsley is a source of phytoestrogens, so it benefits normal menstruation, menopause and promotes lactation. It aids and works as a digestive when combined with turmeric. Rich in boron and fluorine, critical minerals for bone health, it also contains 3.5 times as much vitamin C as oranges, and twice as much calcium as broccoli. |
Passion Flower Extract
Passion Flower has a relaxing effect on central nervous system activity. This American plant’s leaves are used to relax mood, ease stress and tension and to support proper sleep. The relaxing effects help to normalize blood pressure and stabilize heart rhythm. Many of the active flavonoids are known for anti-spasmodic and anti-inflammatory action. |
Organic Peppermint Leaf
Peppermint Leaf, a popular flavor with deodorant properties, is a cooling diaphoretic, used for respiratory ailments. Peppermint is also widely used as a digestive aid that reduces gas and eases an upset stomach. Peppermint is considered a general stimulant, cleansing and strengthening the entire body. Recent research has highlighted this herb as an aid for the bowels. |
Pomegranate Juice Powder
The Pomegranate is native from Iran to the Himalayas in northern India and has been cultivated across the entire Mediterranean region since ancient times. The Pomegranate tree is long-lived, with some specimens in Europe known to be more than 200 years old. Brought to California by Spanish settlers in the 1700s, in the United States the fruit is now grown in the drier parts of California and Arizona. As delicious as it is exotic, this delectable fruit packs a powerful nutritional punch, particularly when it comes to antioxidant ability. Pomegranate contains unusually high levels of naturally occurring polyphenols, which are well known as antioxidants: the agents that bind with and neutralize damaging free radicals. |
Organic Raspberry Leaf
Raspberry Leaf is a source of mild astringent compounds. Astringents tighten up and dry out loose, soggy tissue. Raspberry leaf is used for excessive menstruation and diarrhea, and is a good hemostatic for bleeding. An important ingredient, ellagic acid, is a powerful cell protectant and antioxidant. Raspbery leaf is widely recommended for a healthy uterus and is considered to be not only safe but an excellent help during pregnancy. |
Organic Red Clover
Red Clover Flower is a general detoxifying (blood cleanser) herb. A source of phytoestrogens, it helps with hot flashes and general menopause support. It has a pleasant sweet taste. |
Rhubarb Root
Rhubarb Root is a famous laxative in Chinese medicine. This cold herb increases intestinal peristalsis and promotes proper bowel elimination. It is detoxifying for the entire body. |
Roasted Chicory Root
Roasted Chicory Root has a robust, earthy flavor. The root has a general benefit for the liver. It has been used as a coffee substitute. |
Organic Rooibos Leaf
Rooibos Leaf is a shrubby African legume that is a bedtime favorite among South African herbalists, consumers and even physicians. South Africans also use it to improve appetite, calm the digestive tract and reduce nervous tension. They regard it as safe enough to give infants. This sweet, relaxing tea enhances immune response, reduces seasonal sneezing, balances blood sugar and blood fats and helps with heartburn. |
Organic Rooibos Leaf (Redbush)
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Organic Rose Hip
Rose Hips have a delicious tart taste and astringent action. Very high in vitamin C, they act as antioxidants and support immune function. Herbalists use them for general debility and exhaustion, as a mild nutritive for kidney, bladder and gallbladder, and as a digestive aid. They have a mildly laxative affect. |
Rose Petal
Rose Petals are a popular medicine in the Middle East and India. They are especially good for reducing heat in the body and soothing inflamed surfaces. Rose petals also act as a mild laxative and regulate menstruation. |
Safflower Flower
An herbaceous, thistle-like annual with many long sharp spines on the leaves that has been used in herbal medicine as a diaphoretic and diuretic. When prepared as tea, safflower produces strong perspiration and has thus been used for colds and related ailments. |
Saffron Stamen
Saffron Stamen is considered to be one of the finest blood revitalizers in Ayurveda. Saffron is a potent herb, which enhances circulation throughout the body, but particularly in the female reproductive tract. Even though it has pungent taste, the overall energy is cold, making it a favored herb for combating pitta. Recent evidence has shown that saffron may reduce cell damage when included in the diet. The effects of saffron may have been at least partially due to its high content of carotenoids. |
Organic Senna Leaf
Senna Leaf is a strong anthraquinone-containing purgative that is used in acute constipation. This East Indian promotes bile flow in liver. Long a favorite in Europe, senna will promote a bowel movement in about 4-6 hours. |
Organic Skullcap Leaf
Skullcap Leaf is a mild relaxant that is particularly good for reducing pitta. It renews the tissues of the nervous system, benefiting mood issues and PMS. Ayurveda says that it enhances meditation and awareness and reduces anger, jealousy and hatred. It is emotionally, as well as physically, calming. |
Organic Slippery Elm Bark
Slippery Elm Bark is native to North America. Slippery elm, a soothing, slimy herb, is used internally for irritated digestive conditions and diarrhea. The slimy consistency comes from a high content of soluble fiber, which makes it valuable as a fiber laxative. As a poultice, it is a useful remedy for skin conditions. Slippery elm bark is another mucilage‐containing, throat soothing medicine. The Food and Drug Administration has deemed the herb a safe, effective cough soother. |
Organic Spearmint Leaf
Spearmint Leaf is mildly soothing when used for digestive disorders, and slightly relaxing overall. Ayurveda says that this herb clears the mind and senses, and that it is superior to peppermint as a relaxant and as a diuretic. As are all mints, spearmint is a mild diaphoretic that is employed to aid respiratory issues during the cold season. |
Organic St. John's Wort Leaf and Flower
St. John's Wort is a mild mood elevator. It is used for its sedative effect and as a general restorative remedy for nerve tissue. It is also thought to benefit mild painful conditions. Studies show that it helps with sleeplessness and reduces menopause symptoms, including promoting postmenopausal sexual well-being. It supports immune function and reduces fatigue over time. |
St. John's Wort Extract
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Organic Stevia Leaf
Stevia Leaf is used in South America, primarily as a sweetener. Locals there use it as a substitute for sugar for those who can’t use sugar. Various glycosides, including stevoside, which is about 100 to 200 times sweeter than sugar, provide the sweetness. It is widely used as a non-sugar sweetener in other areas of the world, particularly in Japan. |
Stevia Leaf
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Organic Thyme Leaf
Thyme is a noted and powerful herbal antiseptic. It’s also an expectorant, loosening the phlegm, and antispasmodic. Thyme tops contain an essential oil composed mainly of the active ingredients thymol and carvacrol. Thymol is one of the most powerful antimicrobial substances known- far more so than some of the strongest antibiotics. The ancient Greeks used thyme for its antiseptic properties and later Europeans employed it for coughs and shortness of breath. Today, natural healing practitioners use it for upper respiratory infections, especially with dry hacking coughs. Use thyme tea as a gargle or mouthwash for sore throats. The German Commission E lists thyme for symptoms of bronchitis and whooping cough and mucus infections of the upper respiratory tract. With its large margin of safety, thyme is a respected medicine for children’s cough. |
Organic Turmeric Root
Turmeric Root is one of the most widely used herbs for joint support in India, where it is commonly combined with ginger. Studies have shown that turmeric has strong antioxidant activity. It is more potent than either vitamin C or vitamin E. One component, dimethylbenzyl alcohol, normalizes cholesterol in the blood, while curcumin removes accumulation of cholesterol in the liver. Turmeric normalizes arterial health. Turmeric is also called for when indigestion, gas, and eliminatory issues imbalance the body. In Asia, turmeric is a major skin support herb. |
Organic Valerian Root
Valerian Root is a relaxant herb widely used in Europe, which has a calming effect on the autonomic nervous system. It is a good short-term sedative that works quickly, offering a healthy, nontoxic alternative to prescription drugs. For insomnia, valerian works best when taken right at bedtime to help induce sleep quickly. Ayurveda uses valerian for vata problems of the colon. |
Valerian Root Extract
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Wax Gourd
Wax Gourd Seed is used in Chinese medicine to reduce heat and inflammation, particularly in the large intestine. It also helps to expel mucus from the lungs and fight respiratory imbalances. It also promotes urination. |
Organic Yarrow Flower
Yarrow Flower is a very well known, popular herb in Western herbalism. It has a unique ability to promote perspiration and urination. It is astringent, so it is used to tighten tissues and reduce unwanted secretions. Yarrow is a cold, bitter herb that is used to treat respiratory issues during the cold season. It reduces mucus in the lungs and lowers excessive heat in the body.<br><br> |
Organic Yellow Dock Root
Yellow Dock Root has a long history of use as an alterative- a detoxifying herb. It is used to treat skin conditions and to cleanse the liver. For those purposes, it is often combined with dandelion. A mild laxative, it contains anthraquinone glycosides, these active ingredients are also found in senna leaf. A rich source of iron, it has been traditionally taken to add iron to the diet. |
Yellow Dock Root
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Yucca Root Extract
Yucca Root, a Native American remedy, is used for irritation of all sorts, such as joint or skin discomfort. The main medicinal agents are saponins, which have a soapy consistency. Native Americans used yucca as a soap as it had a lathering effect. Yucca is also used as a blood cleanser. |
