HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS
Alafalfa
Alfalfa is also known as Medicago sativa, lucerne, buffalo herb, purple medic, purple medical, purple medick, sanfoin, and Mu Xu. for centuries, farmers have used it as animal feed due to its high content of vitamins, minerals, and proteins. Alfalfa is part of the legume family originating from south and central Asia, but it is currently.....
Aloe Vera
Aloe vera is a cactus-like plant, although, it said to be in the family of onions, asparagus and garlic. Aloe vera is one of the oldest plants to have been known to have potent health benefits. Several writings and references from ancient Egypt, Rome, Greek thinkers like Aristotle and the bible attest to that. The plant is .....
Astragalus
Astragalus is a plant in the legume family known as milkvetch or huáng qí for its widespread use in traditional Chinese medicine. Among 2000 species of Astragalus, only two, namely Astragalus membranaceus and Astragalus mongholicus, are used as supplements.1The root of Astragalus is made in various.....
Bacopa Herb
Bacopa monnieri is a herb, originally growing in wetlands of Africa, North and South America, Europe and Asia. Bacopa plant is characterized by succulent thick leaves and small white flowers with four or five petals. It mainly grows in swamps but recently.....
Basil
Basil is a long-known herb, whose fragrant aroma has permeated delicacies for ages. Technically, basil is Ocimum basilicum, however, its siblings under the genus is so broad that “basil” has rather become a blanket term. The shrub stands.....
Cats Claw
Cat's claw (Uncaria Tomentosa) is a medicinal plant derivative of a tropical vine as a herbal supplement. Cat's claw was initially found in existence in the Amazon rainforest and tropical areas in South and Central America and, of recent.....
Chickweed
Chickweed (Stellaria media) is a common flowering weed from the Caryophyllaceae family native to Europe, cultivated and self-grown. It is a low-growing plant characterized by unique star-shaped flowers, hairy stems, oval-shaped leaves.....
Garlic
Garlic is a perennial bulb, in the family of onions and shallot. Allium sativum, as it is scientifically known, has been a major player in recipes and herbal medicine preparations since ancient times. So old, it has loud mentions in Zoroastrian.....
Ginger
Ginger is a rhizome – has irregular-shaped food-laden underground stems with adventitious roots – and probably the most famous one. Ginger, Zingiber officinalis, has been known as a popular spice since ancient China, as well as being.....
Cilantro
Cilantro is known as Coriandrum sativum.It is an annual herb grown as a spice native regions include southern Europe, northern Africa and southwestern Asia currently grown annually across the world. Cilantro is a soft plant growing.....
Clove Herb
Cloves are flower buds from Syzygium aromaticum plant in the Myrtaceae family.1 Native to Indonesia, currently cultivated in Asia and South America. Clove plants can either be used in whole or a combination of parts to make medicine.....
Cumin
Cumin (Cuminum cyminum) is a member of the Apiaceae family native to the Middle East and Asia. Cumin plant grows up to 50 cm characterized by branched stems, long pinnate leaves and small, white flowers. This leafy plant's fruit is.....
Turmeric
Turmeric, also known as Curcuma longa, is of the Zingibereceae family just as ginger. Turmeric is a perennial rhizome. And again, just like ginger, the part of concern is its food-laden underground stem, that is a joy to one, who is either preparing food.....
Celery Seeds
Apium graveolens L., is the name celery goes by in the scientific community. It belongs to the family, Apiaceae. The plant is an annual or perennial herb with hollow stem and thin roots. The plant only grows to between one and half a meter.....
Dill Leaves
Dill is mostly described as a hardy annual plant. It belongs to the family of Umbelliferae, same as parsley, and is known in the scientific community as Anethum graveolens L. or A. sowa (Indian dill). Dill is a long-standing culinary and.....
Finger Root
Fingerroot (Boesenbergia rotunda) is a kind of ginger valued for medicinal and culinary purposes from the Zingiberaceae family. Native to the tropical rain forest in Southern China and Malaysia and cultivated in Myanmar, India, Vietnam, and
Galangal Herb
Galangal, scientifically know as Alpinia galanga, a ginger-like herb with finger-like root stalks belonging to the Zingiberaceae family. Native to India, South China but currently cultivated in Taiwan and Southeast Asia countries like Malaysia.....
Honeysuckle
Lonicera caerulea L., is what honey suckle is known as in science circles. There are two popular varieties, the Japanese blue honeysuckle known as haskap berry and honeyberry, the Russian variety. Honeysuckle is a berry, the plant, belonging.....
Lavender
Lavender is a perennial bushy shrub, that Europeans, Asians and North Africans of over 2500 years ago knew and used and loved. Lavandula angustifolia, is of the mint family. The plant grows to a height of about 1.2m as a rounded.....