Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Herbs You Need

Milk Thistle - Milk Thistle is a general weed with a characteristic white marking on its leaves, and got a height of almost five feet, the plant puts out typical purple flowering heads. This spiky perennial grows throughout Europe but its grow wild to Australia and California. Milk thistle products are well-liked in Europe and the United States. Milk Thistle products are available in capsules and liquid form.
Beginning studies put forward milk thistle supplements may be helpful for people with cirrhosis. It may get better liver function. Milk thistle extract may protect the cells of the liver by blocking the access of destructive toxins and helping remove these toxins from the liver cells.
Milk thistle extract is most frequently recommended to counteract the damaging actions of alcohol on the liver. Double-blind tests point out that it helps out the liver return to a healthy state once a person stops drinking. Some trials advise it may improve quality of life and even life expectancy in people with liver cirrhosis.

Hawthorn Berries - Hawthorn Berries have long been used around the world for many health purposes. Hawthorn is particularly popular in Europe, where it is used in a number of herbal tinctures, herbal combinations and teas. The berries should be taken over a period of time for their full nutritional benefits to be realized. Hawthorn Berries contain vitamins C and B complex, crataegin, carotene, flavonoids and sugars. Nature’s Sunshine offers the nutritional uphold of hawthorn berries in both capsule and liquid extract form.

Dong Quai grows at height above sea levels in the cold, damp, mountains of China, Korea, and Japan. This aromatic, perennial plant -- a member of the celery family -- has smooth purplish stems and bears umbrella-shaped clusters of white flowers and winged fruits in July and August. The yellowish-brown thick-branched roots of the dong quai plant have several medicinal uses. It takes 3 years for the plant to reach maturity. The root is harvested and made into tablets, powders, and other medicinal forms.

Black cohosh (known as both Actaea racemosa and Cimicifuga racemosa), a member of the buttercup family, is a perennial plant that is native to North America. Other common names include black snakeroot, bugbane, bugwort, rattleroot, rattletop, rattleweed, and macrotys. Insects avoid it, which accounts for some of these general names.
Black cohosh is used primarily for hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms.

Gotu Kola is a perennial plant native to India, Japan, China, Indonesia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the South Pacific. A member of the parsley family, it has no taste or smell. It thrives in and around water. It has tiny fan-shaped green leaves with white or light purple-to-pink flowers, and it bears small oval fruit. The leaves and stems of the Gotu Kola plant are used for medicinal purposes.

L- Glutamine in one of the most commonly prescribed supplements. This is not surprising since the significance of Glutamine is demonstrated by the fact that it is the most abundant amino acid in circulation.
We primarily get Glutamine from the conversion of Glutamic Acid from food, though some Glutamine is also in food. Those foods with the highest content are poultry, eggs, & dairy proteins, wheat germ, oats & avocados. Or you can get it as a free form amino acid supplement.