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General Information Common name: Dandelion Scientific term: Taráxacum Description: Dandelion is a plant used as a medicinal herb internally and externally. Composition: Dandelion contains many useful substances that have therapeutic effect. Dandelion root is the most popular as a medicine, because its composition is rich in such components as: Polysaccharide (<20%); Inulin (<40%); Glycoside – Taraxacin (<15%); Rubber (≈2.5%); Apple acid (≈0.25%); Organic acids; Protein substances; Carotene; Mineral salts; Fatty oil;…

General Information Description: Creatine is a specific acid, mainly found in meat products. The very word creatine originated from French. The concentration of creatine in meat is achieved due to inextricable linkage of this acid with all the energy processes in muscle cells. The main and only goal of creatine is to improve physical functioning of muscle tissue, which is why it is contained only in products of animal origin….

General Information Description: Cranberry is an evergreen creeping shrub. It has flexible thread-like stems in length from 15 to 30 cm, with narrow oblong leaves, beneath ash-white color. Flowers are light purple, turned downwards. Cranberry is a berry, round or elongated, red and sour to taste. Composition and Properties: Cranberries are one of the most useful wild berries. Cranberry berries contain: vitamins C, PP, K, B1, B2; variety of organic…

General Information Common name: Comfrey, comphrey Scientific term: Not specified Description: Comfrey is a common name for plants in the genus Symphytum used as an herbal medicine. Composition: Allantoin is the main treasure in comfrey plant. This substance is a part of many plants, but its concentration in comfrey is especially high and provides unsurpassed healing properties. Thanks to allantoin, the damaged tissues are restored as soon as possible, the…

General Information Common name: Chinese Cucumber Scientific term: Not specified Composition: Chinese Cucumber contains choline, vitamins K, C, B9, A, mineral substances in a greater quantity: aluminum, fluorine, copper, potassium, sodium, magnesium, calcium. Beneficial features: Action of Chinese cucumbers is very similar to a watermelon. First of all, fresh uncooked vegetables have purifying properties. Include the vegetable in your diet for weight loss. The product has a low calorie content,…

General Information Common name: Chickweed Scientific term: Stellaria media Description: Chickweed is a cool-season annual plant naturalized in many parts of North America. It is used as a cooling herbal remedy, Composition: The green part of the plant contains a lot of ascorbic acid and carotene. Thanks to these useful properties, the herb is eaten fresh in salads, vinaigrettes, instead of spinach. Chickweed is used in soups, as a garnish,…

General Information Common name: Vitex, chaste tree, chasteberry, Abraham’s balm, lilac chastetree, monk’s pepper Scientific term: Vitex agnus-castus, Description: Chaste Tree is a genus of tropical and sub-tropical flowering plant of the Mediterranean region. It’s a cross-pollinating plant Composition: All parts of the plant contain iridoids (aukubin, agnoside), flavonoids (cysticin, isovitinexine, orientine, isoeryentin), alkaloids, tannins, vitamins, microelements, essential oil; Leaves contain ascorbic acid (up to 0.12%), glycoside agnuside, essential oil (up to 0.5%), iridoids,…

General Information Common name: Centaury Scientific term: Centaurea Description: Centaury is a species of flowering plant in the gentian family that is used for numerous medicinal purposes. Composition: Although Centaury is part of the official pharmacopeia, its chemical composition has not yet been studied properly. It is known that the stems and flowers of this plant contain: pigment and cyanogenic glycosides; anthocyanins, which have a strong antioxidant effect; saponins; tannins;…

General Information Common names: Bitter pepper, Chilli pepper Description: Capsicum pepper – burning aromatic spice. It is the fruit of tropical shrub of a certain variety – Capsicum frutescens or C. annuum. The pods are dried and then ground into a powder. There are also other names for this product – bitter pepper or chili (chilli pepper – red pepper). Composition Vitamins: A; Beta-carotene; C; B1 thiamine; Riboflavin B2; B3 (niacin);…

General Information Description: Calendula is a medicinal plant. Сalendula blossoms are beautiful orange-yellow flowers, and in addition to the fact that it is used for medicinal purposes, it is widely distributed in decorative floriculture. In domestic pharmacology this plant is very much appreciated. Flowers of plants of yellow or orange color are collected in inflorescences-baskets. Calendula fruit is a seed pod. The fruit outside is of irregular surface with presence…