Types of Herbs

Cacao Seed
Cacao seed contains the same anti-oxidant (phenols) as red wine that has shown to reduce the risks of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes. It also prevents blood platelets from sticking together, boosts the immune system and acts as a powerful sexual stimulant and aphrodisiac.

Calamus Root
It sharpens mental focus and is used as an energy stimulant. Moreover, it increases endurance and stamina, cures hyperacidity of the stomach and intestines, alleviates cramps, colic, indigestion, appetite loss, and gas. It is also used for bronchitis and chest pain and dilates blood vessels for increased blood flow.

Capsicum or Cayenne
Promotes the cleansing of the entire circulatory and digestive system. It purifies the blood, promotes normal blood pressure and pulse rate. It prevents muscle aches, tiredness, skin blemishes, headaches, rheumatism, ulcers and sore throats. Finally, it acts as a thermal nutrient which increases the absorption of herbs and other nutrients.

Cat’s Claw Bark
Cat’s Claw Bark promotes the lowering of blood pressure, increases circulation and inhibits the formation of plaque on arterial walls. It helps prevent the formation of blood clots, stimulates the immune system, cleanses the intestinal tract, and enhances the action of white blood cells.

Catuaba Bark
This is used for sexual impotency. It enhances sexual desire in both men and women. It helps alleviate agitation, nervousness, nerve pain and weakness, poor memory and forgetfulness.

Celery Seed
This is extremely effective in lowering blood pressure and assisting normal blood flow to the heart. It eases joint pain discomfort that occurs due to inflammation, reduces pain and swelling of arthritis and relieves symptoms of rheumatism and gout. It promotes a healthy urinary tract by cleaning out the organs that carry urine, acts as a natural diuretic by eliminating excess fluid; promotes healthy kidneys and bladder; treats anxiety and insomnia.

Centaury Leaf
It improves a sluggish digestive system as it cleanses the stomach, purifies the blood, increases energy levels, stimulates activity of the salivary gland, stomach and intestinal glands. It also relieves constipation and gas, helps destroy and expel intestinal parasites and strengthens one's bladder.

Chamomile Flower
Used for eliminating menstrual cramps; reduces inflammation; aids digestion and sleep; acts as a diuretic by eliminating excess fluids; calms shattered nerves; reduces stress and anxiety; relieves indigestion, gas, and flatulence; helpful for colitis, diverticulosis, fever, headaches, and pain; promotes a hormone which rejuvenates hair and skin texture; helps increase mental alertness.

Chasteberry Fruit
The chasteberry fruit stimulates the release of hormones, which will stimulate progesterone production. It also regulates and normalizes hormone levels and menstrual cycles, reduces symptoms of menopause including hot flashes, sweating and vaginal dryness. On top of that it reduces recurring fibroid cysts of the ovaries and uterus, eases menstrual water retention, helps overcome suppressed or irregular menstruation. Besides, it helps to normalize the ratio of progesterone to estrogen. Lastly, it helps keep skin clear of acne due to monthly hormonal shifts.

Chickweed Leaf
Chickweed leaf is an excellent blood detoxifier that can be used to reduce fever and inflammation. It dissolves plaque out of the blood vessels and contains anti-cancer properties. It reduces water retention during PMS, alkalizes the body from an over-acid condition, caused by an excess of red meat or prescription drugs, promotes weight loss, relieves nasal congestion, lowers blood lipids and increases blood circulation.

Chinese Club Moss
Chinese club moss is rich in Huperzine A, a nutrient that helps in the breakdown of acetylcholine. It significantly improves short-term memory and cognitive function and has been shown to alleviate memory problems in older people.

Chinese Ginseng Root
Helps maintain normal blood pressure levels; strengthens the digestive system; slows the aging process; eliminates impotence and promotes sexual vigor; fights mental weakness and fatigue.

Cleavers Leaf
An extremely effective diuretic and blood cleanser; used to dissolve urinary sediments; used as a body cleanser in treating skin diseases such as eczema, psoriasis, and other skin eruptions.

Cornsilk Stigmas
Cornsilk stigmas is a soothing diuretic. It is effective for many urinary tract complaints including bladder and kidney dysfunctions. Also, it has a cleansing effect on urea circulation and it will cleanse the cystic membrane in cystic catarrh. It helps open the urinary tract and removes mucus from the urine. It helps dissolve kidney stones, is used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, edema (water retention), obesity, prostate disorders, premenstrual syndrome, gallstones, gallbladder pain, diabetes, and hypertension.

Corydalis Tuber
It invigorates the blood and eliminates blood stagnation thus stimulating blood circulation. It controls spasms and nausea.

Cynarin
Reduces cholesterol production by the liver and expels sluggish cholesterol out of the liver and gallbladder, thus stimulating liver bile production and flow, which in turn is used to breakdown fat; lowers elevated blood lipids (fats) such as serum cholesterol and triglycerides; raises good HDL cholesterol level; protects the liver and enhances liver function. It is reputed to be a powerful sex stimulant.

Damiana Leaf
Used as an aphrodisiac and sexual tonic for women. It treats frigidity in women and impotence in men. It stimulates muscular contractions of the intestinal tract and delivery of oxygen to the genital area; balances female hormone levels, and controls hot flashes; relieves anxiety, depression, headaches, and exhaustion, during menstruation; supports the prostate in men.

Dandelion Root
Stimulates the liver to eliminate toxins from the blood; cleanses the blood and liver; increases bile production; act as a diuretic by eliminating excess water from the body; reduces serum cholesterol and uric acid levels; relieves menopausal symptoms; lowers blood pressure; helps treat jaundice, red and swollen eyes, and urinary tract infections.

Devil’s Claw Root
Stabilizes blood sugar levels; cleanses the blood; eliminates toxic impurities from muscles and tissues; reduces cholesterol; relieves pain and reduces inflammation; good for back pain, arthritis, and rheumatism; helps stimulate cortisol, your body's natural version of pain-relieving cortisone; promotes flexibility of the joints; treats digestive disturbances.

Don Sen Root
Increases energy; builds resistance to disease; strengthens functions of the spleen and pancreas; used to treat hyperacidity and a weak digestive system.

Dong Quai Root (Angelica Root)
A sexual stimulant for women; purifies the blood; aids in relieving insomnia and hypertension; lowers blood pressure; strengthens the reproductive system; assists the body in using hormones; used to treat menopause problems, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, headaches, breast soreness, premenstrual gas, and irritability; used to treat menstrual cramps; lowers fevers; removes mucus congestion from the chest and respiratory system; has a tranquilizing effect on the central nervous system; nourishes brain cells; stimulates the immune system; removes toxins from the blood.

Echinacea Root
The most effective blood and lymphatic cleanser in the botanical kingdom; a natural antibiotic; increases production and activity of white blood cells; stimulates the immune system; removes toxins from the blood; acts as an immune stimulant that helps your body fight off illness by bolstering its natural defenses; fights inflammation, and can stop a cold, flu, and other infectious illnesses before they can spread in the body.

Elderberry Root
A detoxifier for cold, flu, sore throat, and upper respiratory congestion; increases blood circulation; strengthens the immune system; cleanses the blood; relieves asthma and bronchitis; reduces inflammation of the urinary tract and bladder.

Eleuthero Root (Siberian Ginseng)
Formerly known as Siberian Ginseng; counteracts fatigue; increases sexual vitality; enhances the immune system; stimulates the adrenal system; stimulates blood circulation and lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels; restores concentration and memory; counteracts the effects of stress.

Eyebright Leaf
Strengthens all parts of the eye and provides an elasticity for nerves and optic devices responsible for sight; promotes clear vision. Its antiseptic properties fight eye infections; helps prevent conjunctivitis, cataract formation, glaucoma, and weak eyesight; prevents secretion of fluids and relieves discomfort from eye strain; good for allergies, itchy and/or watery eyes, and runny nose; combats hay fever; stimulates the liver to cleanse the blood.

Fo-Ti Root (Ho Shou Wu)
A kidney, liver, and blood tonic used to restore energy and vigor; contains anti-cancer properties; reduces hypertension and blood cholesterol levels; increases red blood cell count and reduces blood fats; increases fertility; boosts the immune system.

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