Types of Herbs

Albizzia Bark
This is used to overcome excessive worry, insomnia, fright, paranoia, irritability, and poor memory due to suppressed emotions. It promotes a feeling of inner calm and contentment; invigorates the blood, nourishes the heart, and strengthens the body.

Ashwagandha Root
It increases physical energy, strengthens immunity against the common cold and flu and acts as a sexual aphrodisiac for both men and women. It relieves aches and pains associated with arthritis.

Astragalus Root
It increases energy levels, builds resistance to disease by strengthening the immune system, assists in the prevention of insomnia, and hypertension, helps in adrenal gland function and increases metabolism of one’s body.

Atractylodes Rhizomes
This promotes a healthy digestive system, by lowering blood sugar levels, controlling bacterial infections, treating poor appetite and nausea and finally promoting a healthy liver and gastrointestinal tract.

Bay Chi Root
It distributes energy to the entire body, strengthens legs and muscles, aids in digestion and regulates fluid metabolism in the body.

Bilberry Fruit
This fruit fortifies vascular activity and arterial weakness, keeps blood vessels flexible which allows increased blood flow, strengthens the capillaries and small veins that surround the eyes, strengthens eyesight and alleviates night blindness. It too improves blood circulation to the feet, hands, brain, and heart, reduces plaque deposits in the arteries, blood clotting by thinning the blood, helps control insulin levels and strengthens collagen structures.

Biota Seeds
Biota seeds improve memory and relieves forgetfulness. It calms the nerves, builds and rejuvenates the blood and helps with palpitations and insomnia.

Birch Leaf
It helps to flush bacteria out of the kidneys and bladder by increasing urine volume, a diuretic that removes excess water from the body, something that is used to treat urinary tract infections and joint pain because of its excellent anti-inflammatory and pain relieving properties.

Bissy Nut (Kola Nut)
A physical stimulant that increases energy levels and sexual desires. It is also used as an anti-depressant and heart tonic, a natural thermogenesis stimulant for calorie burning in a weight-loss program.

Black Cohosh Root
This is a phyto-estrogen herb with hormone-balancing qualities. It relieves symptoms commonly associated with menopause, such as hot flashes, menstrual cramps, changes to the vaginal lining and even mood swings. In addition, it relieves swelling and soreness of rheumatism, relieves nervousness and anxiety. It also lowers blood pressure and cholesterol levels and finally helps cardiovascular and circulatory disorders.

Black Radish Root
Promotes a healthy respiratory system, activates the liver cells, maintains a healthy gallbladder, and stimulates bile flow. It also helps clear up acne and eczema and suppresses coughing.

Blessed Thistle Leaf
Strengthens the heart and lungs, improves the memory by transporting oxygen to the brain and promote blood circulation. It prevents and dissolves blood clots, cleanses the blood and promotes a healthy liver, gall bladder and urinary tract.

Boswellia Serrata Gum
This herb contains powerful anti-inflammatory properties that improves blood supply to the joints and relieves pain and stiffness. It contains anti-arthritic properties, and is effective against arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis. It is also helpful in the treatment of respiratory and pulmonary diseases, lowers cholesterol levels and helps repair blood vessels damaged by inflammation.

Brazilian Suma Root
An aphrodisiac and energy booster that combats anaemia, fatigue and stress, fights inflammation; strengthens the immune system and helps regulate blood sugar and blood pressure levels.

Buchu Leaf
This herb serves as a urinary tract disinfectant and diuretic. It flushes bacteria out of the urinary tract; aids in the elimination of excess fluid, uric acid and toxins. It treats urinary tract infections and inflammation, lessens inflammation of the colon, gums, mucous membranes, prostate, sinuses, and vagina. It also helps control bladder and kidney problems, diabetes, and digestive disorders. In addition, it is used to treat enlargement of the prostate and burning urine, it also aids in preventing and treating gravel and stones in the kidneys and bladder.

Bupleurum Root
A liver detoxifier (cleanser), toner and strengthener that helps stimulate bile and blood flow to the liver and aids in reducing blood cholesterol levels. It improves memory and cognitive processing and promotes healthy blood circulation to all organs. It maintains emotional stability associated with sluggish liver function and is also used for abdominal bloating, menstrual pain, hemorrhoids, herpes, and fever; counteracts anxiety, dizziness, strengthens the eyes and limbs, and tones leg muscles.

Burdock Root
A superior blood purifier and cleanser that aids in the healing of skin blemishes, such as acne, eczema, boils, and carbuncles; protects against cancer by helping control cell mutation. Also, it aids in the elimination of excess fluid, uric acid and toxins; has anti-bacterial and anti-fungal properties, stimulates the digestive and immune systems and relieves gout and menopausal symptoms.

Butcher’s Broom Root
This improves blood circulation throughout the entire vascular system. It also improves the vein structure by reducing capillary fragility. It helps in the prevention and elimination of varicose veins and hemorrhoids, reduces inflammations and is used to treat carpal tunnel syndrome, vertigo, and obesity.

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