St. John’s Wort

St. John’s Wort Extract St. John’s Wort (Hypericum perforatum) is an aromatic perennial that is native to Europe and Western Asia. St. John’s Wort extract is prepared from the aerial…

Turmeric

…August 2015. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/662.html Chainani-Wu N. Safety and anti-inflammatory activity of curcumin: a component of tumeric (Curcuma longa). J Altern Complement Med. 2003 Feb;9(1):161-8. Review. PubMed PMID: 12676044. Tumeric root. American…

Dandelion

…used herbal medicines in Mexico. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2008 Feb 15;227(1):125-35. Epub 2007 Oct 12. Review. PubMed PMID: 18037151 Dandelion, National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health. MedlinePlus. NIH. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/706.html…

Devil’s Claw

…2015. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/984.html Wegener T, Lüpke NP. Treatment of patients with arthrosis of hip or knee with an aqueous extract of devil’s claw (Harpagophytum procumbens DC.). Phytother Res. 2003 Dec;17(10):1165-72. PubMed…

Eleutherococcus senticosus

…compounds such as lignans, phenolics, glycosides, polysaccharides, and coumarins.1 A concentrated liquid extract is prepared from cut and cleaned roots by percolation, and then spray-dried into powder. Health Benefits Traditionally,…

Flaxseed

…http://cms.herbalgram.org/expandedE/Flaxseed.html Flaxseed. MedlinePlus. NIH. Accessed in July 2015 http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/991.html Cunnane SC, Hamadeh MJ, Liede AC, Thompson LU, Wolever TM, Jenkins DJ. Nutritional attributes of traditional flaxseed in healthy young adults….

Garlic

…nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea in some individuals.7 Garlic. MedlinePlus. NIH. Accessed in July 2015. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/300.html Garlic. American Botanical Council. Accessed in July 215. http://cms.herbalgram.org/expandedE/Garlic.html Rotzsch W, Richter V, Rassoul F,…

Ginkgo Biloba

…Health. National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2005.Accessed in July 2015. https://nccih.nih.gov/health/ginkgo/ataglance.htm Eckmann F. [Cerebral insufficiency–treatment with Ginkgo-biloba extract. Time of onset of effect in a double-blind study with…

Alfalfa

…present in Alfalfa. In ancient times, alfalfa was called the “father of all foods” because it was seen as being so nutritious. Phytoestrogenic compounds such as: coumestrol, loliolide, liquiritigenun, isoliguiritigenin,…

Peppermint

…rosmarinic acid and several flavonoids, primarily eriocitrin, luteolin and hesperidin.2 Peppermint Leaf Powder: Its green leaves are gathered during the plant’s flowering period.The leaves are dried, sifted, and prepared into…