Circulation
Bearberry recommended
Circulation and Varicose Vein Infusion
$8.00 for 10 individual tea bags
Although we tend to think of them as a woman’s problem, both men and women develop varicose veins. In fact, according to the Department of Health and Human Science, about 50 percent to 55 percent of women and 40 percent to 45 percent of men in the U.S. suffer from some sort of vein problem, with varicose veins affecting about half of all people 50 years and older.
Bilberry and horse chestnut, two plants that have been used for thousands of years, have been found to be both effective and safe for treating varicose veins. Both have been studied for chronic venous insufficiency that causes pain, ankle swelling, feelings of heaviness, itching and nighttime leg cramping. They’re also beneficial for lowering water retention, circulatory problems, swelling, diarrhea, PMS cramps and other skin-related conditions. We have combined them with Butchers Broom, Ginger, and Ginkgo Biloba to provide an all-around circulation health tea.
Use in persons with coagulation disorders should be under the supervision of a qualified healthcare practitioner.
Contains nuts from trees, caution should be used if you are allergic to nuts.
General: We recommend that you consult with a qualified healthcare practitioner before using herbal products, particularly if you are pregnant, nursing, or on any medications.
Information provided is based on historical and traditional use of herbs and is for educational purposes only
This information has not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.
This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Heart Health Tonic
This is a true heart tonic. Based on Dr. Christopher's Hawthorn Berry Syrup and Dr, Christensen's Heart of Zion tonic it is designed to strengthen the heart, lower blood pressure and improve mental clarity. This formula combines the strength and power of an herbal extract with the healing virtues of the the Hawthorn Berry Syrup.
Directions: Take 1/2 teaspoon 2-3 times per day. Because it is a tonic, It is best taken over several months or years to achieve results.
Rich in bioflavonoids, antioxidants, nutrients and active compounds that can truly help transform your heart over time.
Comes in a 4 ounce bottle, that has approximately 48 doses. That comes out to be .52 cents per dose. A real value compared to today's pharmaceuticals.
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Heart Health
Ingredients
Organic Herbs including Hawthorne Berry, Nettle, Rosemary and Ginger. Extracted using distilled Ethyl Alcohol (40-60% by volume).
Adults take 20 drops of extract in a small amount of water or juice 3 times daily between meals.
Warnings
Shake well before using. Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation. If you have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before use.
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own healthcare provider.
herbal infusions
essential oils
Ginger Essential Oil
15 ml (1/2 Ounce)
30 ml (1 Ounce)
100% Pure Organic Ginger Essential Oil
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The essential oil that come from the Ginger root (Zingiber officinale) is a pungent, peculiar-looking underground rhizome known for its warm, spicy, and energizing scent. Ginger has been valued for thousands of years for its medicinal and culinary properties, particularly in ancient Chinese, Indian, and Greek civilizations. When used topically, Ginger oil can help relieve aches and pain, as well as promote normal blood circulation.
Lavender Essential Oil
15 ml (1/2 Ounce)
30 ml (1 Ounce)
100% Pure Organic Lavender Essential Oil
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Lavender (lavandula angustifolia) is the most versatile of all essential oils but is most commonly known for its relaxing effects on the body. The benefits of Lavender essential oil include its ability to eliminate nervous tension, relieve pain, disinfect the scalp and skin, enhance blood circulation, and treat respiratory problems.
Cinnamon Essential Oil
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The health benefits of cinnamon can be attributed to its antibacterial, anti fungal, antimicrobial, astringent and anti clotting properties. Cinnamon is rich in essential minerals such as manganese, iron and calcium, while also having a high content of fiber. Cinnamon boosts the activity of the brain and makes it a good brain tonic. It helps to remove nervous tension and memory loss. Research at the Wheeling Jesuit University in the United States has proved that the scent of cinnamon has the ability to boost brain activity. Cinnamon helps to improve the circulation of blood due to the presence of a blood thinning compound within cinnamon. This blood circulation helps to significantly reduce pain. Good blood circulation also ensures oxygen supply to the body’s cells, which leads to higher metabolic activity. Cinnamon is also an anti-inflammatory substance, so it helps in removing stiffness of the muscles and joints. Cinnamon is also recommended for arthritis, and it is known to help in removing headaches that are caused by colds.
Ginkgo biloba Herbal Extract
Ginkgo biloba Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
6.00 per ounce
History: The Ginkgo Tree is is believed to be the oldest living tree species and is the only living tree of its genus. Threatened with extinction during the ice age, the Ginkgo Tree survived in China, where it was considered sacred and used medicinally. The Ginkgo Tree was introduced in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree and it continues to be a popular tree along city streets and in parks. Today the Ginkgo Tree is one of the most widely used, studied and prescribed herbal medications.
Uses: Asthma, tinnitus, memory functions, and cerebral disorders due to age
Active Ingredients: flavonol and flavone glycosides, lactone derivatives (ginkgolides), bilobalide, ascorbic acid, catechin, iron-based superoxide, 6-hydroxykinuretic acid, protocatechuic acid, shikimic acid, sterols and vanilic acid
Actions: neuroprotective agent, antioxidant, a free-radical scavenger, a membrane stabilizer, endothelium, relaxation, inhibition of age-related loss of muscarinergic cholinoceptors,
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Tinctures
Bilberry Herbal Extract
European health practitioners use bilberry extract to treat chronic venous insufficiency, according to the UMMC, using a standardized extract called Vaccinium myrtillius anthocyanoside (VMA). In chronic venous insufficiency, valves in leg veins that carry blood to the heart become damaged, resulting in leg swelling, pain, itching, varicose veins and skin ulcers. The anthocyanoside content of bilberry appears to strengthen blood vessels and decrease these symptoms.
Anthocyanosides may prevent the oxidation of low-density lipoprotein (LDL), the so-called bad cholesterol, which is a primary risk factor for plaque build-up in blood vessels (atherosclerosis) that can lead to heart attack or stroke. These chemicals also prevent blood platelets from clumping together, which decreases the risk of blood clot formation, as explained by the UMMC.
1 Ounce / 30ml
Ingredients: Organic Bilberries, and twice distilled ethyl alcohol (70%)
Suggested Use:
Adults take 20-30 drops of extract in a small amount of warm water 3 times daily between meals.
Warnings
Shake well before using. Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation. If you have a medical condition or take medications, please consult with your doctor before use.
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Ginkgo biloba Herbal Extract
Ginkgo biloba Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
6.00 per ounce
History: The Ginkgo Tree is is believed to be the oldest living tree species and is the only living tree of its genus. Threatened with extinction during the ice age, the Ginkgo Tree survived in China, where it was considered sacred and used medicinally. The Ginkgo Tree was introduced in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree and it continues to be a popular tree along city streets and in parks. Today the Ginkgo Tree is one of the most widely used, studied and prescribed herbal medications.
Uses: Asthma, tinnitus, memory functions, and cerebral disorders due to age
Active Ingredients: flavonol and flavone glycosides, lactone derivatives (ginkgolides), bilobalide, ascorbic acid, catechin, iron-based superoxide, 6-hydroxykinuretic acid, protocatechuic acid, shikimic acid, sterols and vanilic acid
Actions: neuroprotective agent, antioxidant, a free-radical scavenger, a membrane stabilizer, endothelium, relaxation, inhibition of age-related loss of muscarinergic cholinoceptors,
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Ginger Herbal Extract
Zinziber Officinalis Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
6.00 per ounce
Also known as African Ginger, Amomum Zingiber, Ardraka, Black Ginger, Cochin Ginger, Gan Jiang, Gingembre, Gingembre Africain, Gingembre Cochin, Gingembre Indien, Gingembre Jamaïquain, Gingembre Noir, Ginger Essential Oil, Ginger Root, Huile Essentielle de Gingembre, Imber, Indian Ginger, Jamaica Ginger, Jengibre, Jiang, Kankyo, Kanshokyo, Nagara, Race Ginger, Racine de Gingembre, Rhizoma Zingiberi, Rhizoma Zingiberis, Rhizoma Zingiberis Recens, Shen Jiang, Sheng Jiang, Shoga, Shokyo, Shunthi, Srungavera, Sunth, Sunthi, Vishvabheshaja, Zingiber Officinale, Zingiberis Rhizoma, Zingiberis Siccatum Rhizoma, Zinzeberis, Zinziber Officinale, Zinziber Officinalis.
History: The word ginger comes from the ancient Sanskrit singabera, meaning 'shaped like a horn'. It first appeared in the writings of Confucius in the 5th century BC. and it has been used medicinally in the West for at least 2000 years. It was introduced by the Spaniards to the Americas and is now cultivated extensively in the West Indies. The Portuguese introduced it to West Africa. It was traditionally used to warm the stomach and dispel chills. In the 18th century it was added to remedies to modify their action and to reduce their irritant effects upon the stomach. Ginger is still used in this way in China to reduce the toxicity of some herbs. The Chinese prescribe ginger tea for delayed menstruation. It is rich in vitamin C, and Chinese mariners ate it fresh to ward off scurvy.
Uses: Ginger is an excellent companion, warming the body, improving the circulation and activating the body's defenses. Ginger has a very useful function during colds, flu, virus infections, coughs, chronic bronchial problems and low-grade infections of all kinds. Ginger has a high content of antioxidants. This makes it a free radical scavenger. This means, it has antimutagenic and anti-inflammatory properties. The alcohol extract of ginger can directly stimulate the heart and the motor center of the blood vessels.
Constituents: vanillyl ketones, including gingerol and paradol. Each of ginger’s 477 constituents could be listed. This impressive list includes the well known ascorbic acid, caffeic acid, capsaicin, beta-sitosterol, beta-carotene, curcumin, lecithin, limonene, selenium and tryptophan.
Actions: Stimulant, carminative, rubefacient, Antiemetic, Antiseptic
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Hawthorn Berry Herbal Extract
Crataegus laevigata Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
6.00 per ounce
History: Native American Healers and European Herbalists are aware of several plants that can be used as an added insurance policy against developing vascular disease;Hawthorn is one of those plants. Hawthorn is, by no means, a recent discovery. It is native to Europe and can be found growing in the hedgerows throughout central Europe. Traditionally, its thick thorny branches were used as a fence to keep animals in their pastures or people out of private residences. However, It has been used in folk medicine to treat heart disease and to prevent heart disease since the ancient days.
Uses: Cardiac tonic, heart troubles, blood pressure, cholesteral, sore throats, kidney troubles.
Active Ingredients: Acetylcholine, Anthocyanins, Caffeinic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Flavonoids, Hormones, Oleanolic acid, Oxyacanthine, Phenolic acids, Plant acids, Saponins, Triterpene acids, Ursolic acid
Actions: Cardiac, diuretic, astringent, tonic, Antispasmodic, sedative, vasodilator
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Feverfew Herbal Extract
Chrysanthemum parthenium Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
$6.00 per ounce
History: Historically, Feverfew has been used as far back as the ancient Greeks and Romans, who used it as a remedy for fevers and as an air purifier. However, it was not until seventeenth-century that herbalist Nicholas Culpeper recorded in his book, Culpeper’s Complete Herbal, that Feverfew was a very effective for relieving pains in the head. Over 400 years later, Feverfew is still seen as an exceptional remedy for fevers and headaches.
Uses: Migraine headaches, arthritis, dizziness, PMS and tinnitus
Active Ingredients: volatile oils, sesquiterpene, lactones such as parthenolides,
Actions: anti-inflammatory, vasodilatory, relaxant, digestive bitter, uterine stimulant
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Horse Chestnut Herbal Extract
Aesculus hippocastanumis L. Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
6.00 per ounce
Also known as Buckeye
History: Horse Chestnut is leafy tree native to the Balkan countries of Europe. The tree was, and continues to be grown, primarily for ornamental purposes and can be found throughout towns and parks in the temperate regions of the Europe and the United States. The Horse Chestnut Tree produces copious amounts of a shelled nut which resemble small, prickly brown eggs and which can be used medicinal. In the western United States, Native Americans use the crushed unripe seeds of the California Buckeye (a relative of the Horse Chestnut that is native to North America) to scatter into streams to stupefy fish. They would also use the leaves to make tea to clear congestion.
Uses: rheumatism, neuralgia, rectal complaints and for haemorrhoids
Active Ingredients: triterpene saponin mixture called escin, , condensed tannins, quinines, sterols and fatty acids (including linolenic acid, palmitic acid and steric acid), and coumarins (including aesculetin, fraxin [fraxetin glucoside], and scopolin [scopoletin glucoside
Actions: tonic, astringent, febrifuge, narcotic, antiseptic
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Cayenne Herbal Extract
Capsicum annum Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
$6.00 per ounce
Also known as Cayenne Peppers & African Birdseye Pepper
This Cayenne is USDA Organic, and has a heat rating of 35,000 H.U.
History: Chili is the Aztec name for Capsicum annuum. It has been used both as a food and a medicine by Native Americans for over 9000 years. The Capsicum family includes bell peppers, red peppers, paprika, and pimento, but the most famous medicinal members of the family are cayenne and chile. The tasty hot peppers have long been used in many of the world's cuisines, but their greatest use in health comes from, surprisingly, conventional medicine.
The burning sensation of hot peppers is a reaction of the central nervous system to capsaicin; unlike horseradish, wasabi, garlic, ginger, and mustard, capsaicin only causes the sensation of damage, not real damage to tissues.
Uses: A stimulating stomachic. A catalyst for all herbs. Improves circulation, aids digestion by stimulating gastric juices, stimulates the appetite, reduces inflammation, is a mild stimulant or tonic, improves metabolism, relieves gas, colds, chills, and stops bleeding from ulcers. Good for the kidneys, lungs, spleen, pancreas, heart, and stomach.
Actions: Stimulant, anti-inflammatory, rubefacient, carminative, digestive, sialagogue, tonic.
Constituents: Alkaloids, capsaicin, capsacutin, capsaicin, capsanthine, capsico PABA, fatty acids, flavonoids, sugars, carotene, volatile oil, and vitamins A, B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, and C.
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Butchers Broom Herbal Extract
Ruscus aculeatus Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
$6.00 per ounce
Also known as: Balai du Boucher, Box Holly, Fragon, Jew's Myrtle, Kneeholm, Knee Holly, Pettigree, Sweet Broom, Rusci Aculeati, Rusci Aculeati Rhizoma, Rusco, Ruscus aculeatus.
History: Ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of this particular herb in his work Naturalis Historia, describing its ability to reduce the swelling in diseased limbs. The medicinal use of the brush-like branches of the Broom, under the name Genista, Genesta, or Genestia, is mentioned in the earliest printed herbals, under Passau, 1485, the Hortus Sanitatis, 1491, the Grete Herball, 1516, and others. It is likewise the Genista figured by the German botanists and pharmacologists of the sixteenth century.
Broom was used in ancient Anglo-Saxon medicine and by the Welsh physicians of the early Middle Ages. It had a place in the London Pharmacopceia of 1618 and is included in the British Pharmacopoeia of the present day.
Actions: Ruscus aculeatus has mildly astringent, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties.
Constituents: 10% saponins, including the steroidal saponin glycosides ruscogenin and neoruscogenin; steroidal sapogenins; sterols, triterpenes, flavonoids including rutin, coumarins, sparteine, tyramine, and glycolic acid.
Natural herbs such as Ruscus aculetus powder should be treated with the same caution as prescription drugs;
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
Cinnamon Herbal Extract
Cinnamomum verum Herbal Extract 1:4 50%
$6.00 per ounce
History: Cinnamon is known for its well known smell and its use in sweet culinary treats. Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of a tree native to Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia and was traded , anciently, along the Silk Road between Europe, the Middle East, and China. At that time, cinnamon was very costly and only the wealthy could afford to have the luxury of burying the spice. However, European exploration and expansion made Cinnamon more available and affordable. Although Cinnamon was mainly used as a food seasoning, it was also used medicinally. Cinnamon has been used to treat many issues including GI upset, menstrual problems, and dysmenorrhea disorders of microcirculation. The essential oil derived from Cinnamon has been used against various microorganisms and fungi.
Uses: Antimicrobial, diarrhea, dysmenorrhea, diabetes, inflammation.
Active Ingredients: cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, trans-cinnamic acid, hydroxycinnamaldehyde, o-methoxycinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, limonene, alpha-terpineol, tannins, mucilage, oligomeric procyanidins, and trace amounts of coumarin.
Actions: Carminative, astringent, aromatic, stimulant, anti inflammatory
Warnings
Keep away from children. Consult your health care professional before use.
The information presented herein by Bearberry Essentials is intended for educational purposes only. These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA and are not intended to diagnose, cure, treat or prevent disease. Individual results may vary, and before using any supplements, it is always advisable to consult with your own health care provider.
herbs
Black Cohosh
Cimicfuga racemosa
Also known as Black Snakeroot, Bugbane, Bugwort, and Squawroot
History: Black Cohosh is often planted in gardens for its pretty white blossoms; however, Its twisted, black roots are sought out for medicinal value. The Black Cohosh plant is native to eastern North American and was widely used by natives to promote kidney function and for addressing women's disorders, such as cramps. It is also used by Cherokee and other Native American tribes as a sedative.
ModernUses: diarrhoea, consumption, cough, fever, high heart rate, whooping-cough
Commission E approved the use of black cohosh root for premenstrual discomfort and dysmenorrhea or climacteric (menopausal) neurovegetative ailments. Acteina, a constituent in black cohosh, has been studied for use in treating peripheral arterial disease
Active Ingredients: Resin, bitter glycosides, ranunculin (changes to anemonin upon drying), salicylic acid, tannin, estrogenic principle
Actions: Antispasmodic, alterative, sedative, nervine, tonic, emmenagogue,Astringent, diuretic, expectorant
Complementary Herbs: Blue Cohosh, Bogbean
Warning: Do not use if pregnant or nursing. Overdoses produce nausea and vomiting.
Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis
Also known as Angelica Tree, Northern Pickly Ash, Suterberry, and Toothache Tree
$3.50 per Ounce
History: Prickly Ash is a North American plant that has been used in various ways by Native Americans. The bark was chewed to alleviate toothache, while a balm of ground root and bear fat was used to heal external sores. Native Americans also used Prickly Ash as a warmer for cold hands and feet. A trick they shared with early European settlers. The Native Americans first used it to make the cold North American winters more bearable. Today it continues to be used by people who suffer from cold hands and feet, particularly those who have Raynaud’s Disease.
Warning: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis should not be taken if you are pregnant.
ModernUses: blood circulation problems, Raynaud's syndrome, joint pain, cramps, low blood pressure, fever, swelling (inflammation), toothache, sores, ulcers, cancer, fever.
Active Ingredients: Volatile oil containing geraniol
Actions: circulatory stimulant, alterative, carminative, diaphoretic, hepatic, sialagogue
Cinnamon Chip
Cinnamomum verum
$1.73 per Ounce
History: Cinnamon is known for its well known smell and its use in sweet culinary treats. Cinnamon comes from the inner bark of a tree native to Sri Lanka, Vietnam, China, and Indonesia and was traded , anciently, along the Silk Road between Europe, the Middle East, and China. At that time, cinnamon was very costly and only the wealthy could afford to have the luxury of burying the spice. However, European exploration and expansion made Cinnamon more available and affordable. Although Cinnamon was mainly used as a food seasoning, it was also used medicinally. Cinnamon has been used to treat many issues including GI upset, menstrual problems, and dysmenorrhea disorders of microcirculation. The essential oil derived from Cinnamon has been used against various microorganisms and fungi.
ModernUses: The Commission E approved the internal use of cinnamon for loss of appetite, dyspeptic complaints such as mild, spastic condition of the gastrointestinal tract, bloating, and flatulence. The German Standard License for cinnamon bark tea infusion lists it for complaints such as a feeling of distension, flatulence, and mild cramp-like gastrointestinal disorders due to reduced production of gastric juice (Braun et al., 1997). In France, cinnamon bark is traditionally used to treat symptoms of digestive disorders, functional asthenias, and also to facilitate weight gain
Active Ingredients: cinnamaldehyde, eugenol, trans-cinnamic acid, hydroxycinnamaldehyde, o-methoxycinnamaldehyde, cinnamyl alcohol, limonene, alpha-terpineol, tannins, mucilage, oligomeric procyanidins, and trace amounts of coumarin.
Actions: Carminative, astringent, aromatic, stimulant, anti inflammatory
Red Sage Root
Also known as Dan Shen, Danshen Root, Salvia Root, and Chinese Sage
$2.02 per Ounce
History: Red Sage has been used for centuries to help treat a wide range of medical concerns, from high cholesterol to type 2 diabetes. The oldest written reference to Red Sage is from 200 AD and was discovered in the Shennong Ben Cao Jing, which is translated to beThe Divine Husbandman’s Classic of the Materia Medica. Red Sage is an incredible herb used traditionally in Chinese medicine for numerous ailments including the improvement of cardiovascular health and better circulation. The antioxidant and anti-inflammatory active ingredients of this root might be extremely beneficial in preventing and curing diabetes.
Uses: Circulation problems, stroke, chest pain, menstrual disorders, chronic liver disease, rapid heartbeat, acne, psoriasis, and eczema.
Active Ingredients: Tanshinones I, IIA, IIB, V and VI, isotanshinones I and II, cryptotanshinone, isocryptotanshinone, dihydrotanshinone, hydroxytanshinone IIA and methyltanshinonate, tanshinol I and tanshinol II, tanshindiols A, B and C, nortanshinone and 3-?-hydroxytanshinone IIA, miltirone, Ro-090680, salvinone, salvianolic acids A and B, rosmarinic acid, danshensu, protocatechuic aldehyde, protocatechuic acid, oleanolic acid, feruginol, dehydromiltirone, ?-sitosterol, and vitamin E.
Actions: anti-microbial, anti inflammatory, Cytoprotective, antidiabetic, cardiac tonic, Anticancer tonic
Ginkgo Leaf
Ginkgo biloba
History: The Ginkgo Tree is is believed to be the oldest living tree species and is the only living tree of its genus. Threatened with extinction during the ice age, the Ginkgo Tree survived in China, where it was considered sacred and used medicinally. The Ginkgo Tree was introduced in Europe and North America as an ornamental tree and it continues to be a popular tree along city streets and in parks. Today the Ginkgo Tree is one of the most widely used, studied and prescribed herbal medications.
Modern Uses: The Commission E approved the internal use of ginkgo for for symptomatic treatment of disturbed performance in organic brain syndrome within the regimen of a therapeutic concept in cases of dementia syndromes with the following principal symptoms: memory deficits, disturbances in concentration, depressive emotional condition, dizziness, tinnitus, and headache. The primary target groups are dementia syndromes, including primary degenerative dementia, vascular dementia, and mixed forms of both.
Improvement of pain-free walking distance in peripheral arterial occlusive disease in Stage II according to Fontaine (intermittent claudication) in a regimen of physical therapeutic measures, in particular walking exercise.
(c) Vertigo and tinnitus (ringing in the ear) of vascular and involutional origin.
The World Health Organization reiterated the Commission E approved uses noted above, adding the following specific conditions to peripheral arterial occlusive disease: Raynaud's disease (intermittent blue coloring of extremities due to restricted blood flow with no known direct cause, i.e., idiopathic, other than possible cold or emotion), acrocyanosis (i.e., Crocq's disease: persistently poor circulation to hands and sometimes the feet, resulting in cold, blue, sweaty condition), and post phlebitis syndrome (painful swelling of veins) (WHO, 1999).
Active Ingredients: flavonol and flavone glycosides, lactone derivatives (ginkgolides), bilobalide, ascorbic acid, catechin, iron-based superoxide, 6-hydroxykinuretic acid, protocatechuic acid, shikimic acid, sterols and vanilic acid
Actions: neuroprotective agent, antioxidant, a free-radical scavenger, a membrane stabilizer, endothelium, relaxation, inhibition of age-related loss of muscarinergic cholinoceptors,
Hawthorn Berry
Crataegus laevigata
Also known as English Hawthorne, Haw, Maybush, Whitethorn
$2.50 per Ounce
History: Native American Healers and European Herbalists are aware of several plants that can be used as an added insurance policy against developing vascular disease;Hawthorn is one of those plants. Hawthorn is, by no means, a recent discovery. It is native to Europe and can be found growing in the hedgerows throughout central Europe. Traditionally, its thick thorny branches were used as a fence to keep animals in their pastures or people out of private residences. However, It has been used in folk medicine to treat heart disease and to prevent heart disease since the ancient days.
ModernUses: Cardiac tonic, heart troubles, blood pressure, cholesteral, sore throats, kidney troubles.
Active Ingredients: Acetylcholine, Anthocyanins, Caffeinic acid, Chlorogenic acid, Flavonoids, Hormones, Oleanolic acid, Oxyacanthine, Phenolic acids, Plant acids, Saponins, Triterpene acids, Ursolic acid
Actions: Cardiac, diuretic, astringent, tonic, Antispasmodic, sedative, vasodilator
Complementary Herbs: Lime Blossom, Yarrow, Mistletoe
Horse Chestnut
Aesculus hippocastanumis L.
Also known as Buckeye
History: Horse Chestnut is leafy tree native to the Balkan countries of Europe. The tree was, and continues to be grown, primarily for ornamental purposes and can be found throughout towns and parks in the temperate regions of the Europe and the United States. The Horse Chestnut Tree produces copious amounts of a shelled nut which resemble small, prickly brown eggs and which can be used medicinal. In the western United States, Native Americans use the crushed unripe seeds of the California Buckeye (a relative of the Horse Chestnut that is native to North America) to scatter into streams to stupefy fish. They would also use the leaves to make tea to clear congestion.
Modern Uses: The Commission E approved the use of horse chestnut seed for treatment of complaints found in pathological conditions of the veins of the legs (chronic venous insufficiency, CVI), for example, pain and a sensation of heaviness in the legs, cramps in the calves, pruritis, and swelling of the legs.
Horse chestnut seed preparations are indicated for treatment of CVI, varicose veins, edema of the lower limbs, and hemorrhoids. It is reported to combine well with other herbs that improve peripheral circulation such as ginkgo leaf, gotu kola leaf, and bilberry fruit.
Active Ingredients: triterpene saponin mixture called escin, , condensed tannins, quinines, sterols and fatty acids (including linolenic acid, palmitic acid and steric acid), and coumarins (including aesculetin, fraxin [fraxetin glucoside], and scopolin [scopoletin glucoside
Actions: tonic, astringent, febrifuge, narcotic, antiseptic
Lily of the Valley, Wild Crafted
Convallaria majalis
Also known as Ladder-to-heaven, Lily Convalle, May Lily, and Our-Lady's-tears
History: Lily of the Valley is widely known for its great beauty. With large green leaves and small, delicate flowers, these plants are a beauty to behold. Lily of the Valley is a perennial, growing up to 9 inches tall. Its flowers are white and it grows small red berries. However, some believe that the real beauty of the Lily of the Valley may lie in its therapeutic qualities. Lily of the Valley is originally native to Europe, where is was such a prized remedy that it was kept in containers made of gold or silver. Today Lily of the Valley can be found growing wild in North America and Asia.
Modern Uses: Lily of the valley has a long and proven reputation in herbal medicine in the treatment of heart complaints. It contains the glycosides convallarin and convallamarin which are powerful cardiac tonics and diuretics and are also used in allopathic medicine. However, because of the plants potential toxic properties it should never be used without expert advice. All parts of the plant are antispasmodic, cardiotonic, strongly diuretic, emetic, febrifuge, laxative and sedative. The German Commission E Monographs, a therapeutic guide to herbal medicine, approve Lily Of The Valley for arrhythmia, cardiac insufficiency, nervous heart complaints.
Warning: Not for use except under the supervision of an expert qualified in the appropriate use of this substance.
Uses: Cardiac tonic, valvular heart disease, urinary tract infections (UTIs), kidney stones, weak contractions in labor, epilepsy, fluid retention, strokes, eye infections (conjunctivitis), and leprosy.
Active Ingredients: Convallamarin, Convallarin, volatile oil, tannin,
Actions: Cardio-active, diuretic
Complementary herbs: Motherwort, Hawthorn
Motherwort
Leonurus cardiaca
Also known as Lion's-ear, Lion's-tail, Lion's-tart, and Throwwort
History: Orientals attribute prolonged life to the Motherwort herb. According to Chinese legend, an emperor, assumed the throne at the young age of seven, was alarmed by predictions that he would not live to the age of fourteen. After extensively searching for a remedy to prolong his life, he chose to make a Motherwort tea and lived to in his 70's. In Europe, Motherwort was used as a remedy for heart disease and a pain reliever during labor.
Modern Uses: The Commission E approved motherwort herb for nervous cardiac disorders and as an adjuvant for thyroid hyperfunction. It has been used as a sedative, hypotensive, cardiotonic, and antispasmodic (Bradley, 1992; Newall et al., 1996). The herb has been given to patients who have neuropathic cardiac disorders and cardiac complaints of nervous origin (Bradley, 1992). Traditionally it has been used for cardiac debility, simple tachycardia, effort syndrome, amenorrhea, and cardiac symptoms associated with neurosis.
Active Ingredients: Bitter glycosides including leonurin and leonuridine, alkaloids including leonuinine and stachydrene, tanin
Actions: Sedative, emmenagogue, anti-spasmodic, cardiac tonic, hepatic, nervine
Bilberry Berry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Also known as: Airelle, Arándano, Bilberry Fruit, Black Whortles, Bleaberry, Brimbelle, Burren Myrtle, Dwarf Bilberry, Dyeberry, European Bilberry, Huckleberry, Hurtleberry, Mauret, Myrtille, Myrtille Européenne, Myrtilli Fructus, Swedish Bilberry, Trackleberry, and Whortleberry, Wineberry.
History: Bilberry has been used for centuries, both medicinally and as a food in jams and pies. It is related to the blueberry and is native to Northern Europe. Bilberry fruit contains chemicals known as anthocyanosides, plant pigments that have excellent antioxidant properties. They scavenge damaging particles in the body known as free radicals, helping prevent or reverse damage to cells. Antioxidants have been shown to help prevent a number of long-term illnesses, such as heart disease, cancer, and an eye disorder called macular degeneration. Bilberry also contains vitamin C, which is another antioxidant.
Bilberry is used for improving eyesight, including night vision. In fact, during World War II, British pilots in the Royal Air Force ate bilberry jam to improve their night vision. Bilberry is also used for treating eye conditions such as cataracts and disorders of the retina. There is some evidence that bilberry may help retinal disorders.
Modern Use: Nonspecific, acute diarrhea.Local therapy of mild inflammation of the mucous membranes of mouth and throat.
Butcher's Broom Root
Ruscus aculeatus
Also known as: Balai du Boucher, Box Holly, Fragon, Jew's Myrtle, Kneeholm, Knee Holly, Pettigree, Sweet Broom, Rusci Aculeati, Rusci Aculeati Rhizoma, Rusco, Ruscus aculeatus.
History: Ruscus aculeatus has mildly astringent, anti-inflammatory and diuretic properties. Ancient Roman naturalist Pliny the Elder wrote of this particular herb in his work Naturalis Historia, describing its ability to reduce the swelling in diseased limbs.
Modern Use: It is used in Europe for disorders involving the venous system, including venous fragility or varicose veins, and clinical data supports claims that it has positive effects on circulation.
Chrysanthemum morifolium flowers
Chrysanthemum morifolium
Also Known as: Anthemis grandiflorum, Anthemis stipulacea, Chrysanthème, Chrysanthème des Jardins, Chrysanthemum indicum, Chrysanthemum sinense, Chrysanthemum stipulaceum, Chrysanthemum morifolium, Crisantemo, Dendranthema grandiflorum, Dendranthema morifolium, Fleur d’Or, Florist's Chrysanthemum,
History: Chrysanthemum (mum) is a plant. It gets its name from the Greek words for “gold” and “flower.” People use the flowers to make medicine. Chrysanthemum is used to treat chest pain (angina), high blood pressure, type 2 diabetes, fever, cold, headache, dizziness, and swelling. In combination with other herbs, chrysanthemum is also used to treat prostate cancer. As a beverage, chrysanthemum is very popular as a summertime tea in southern China. Chrysanthemum may increase blood flow to the heart. It may also increase sensitivity to insulin.
Modern Use: Today,scientific evidence suggests that an infusion or decoction has certain antibacterial effect on Staphylococcus aureus, a variety of pathogenic bacteria, and skin fungus. Chrysanthemum also demonstrates an inhibitory effect on influenza virus PR3 and leptospira. Its preparations can dilate coronary arteries, increase coronary blood flow, improve myocardial oxygen consumption, lower blood pressure, reduce blood clotting time, and diminish inflammation.