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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 Application: Dietary supplement Description: Cinnamon is a dried cinnamon tree bark. When bark strips dry up their curl into tubes. These cinnamon sticks are milled to a state of flour or used to make mulled wine, meat and poultry dishes. Composition Cinnamon is rich in potassium, manganese, iron, copper, selenium and zinc, vitamins of group A, B1, B2, B9, C, E, K. Antioxidant polyphenol MHFS affects insulin receptors and…

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: Coltsfoot Scientific term: Tussilago farfara, Tussilago Composition: The active chemical composition determines the medicinal properties of Coltsfoot: Leaves: Carotenoids, Tussilagin, Sitosterol, Gallic, tartaric and malic acids, Tannins, Dextrin, Mucus, Mnulin, Flavonoids, Vitamin C; Flowers: Triterpene alcohols, Phytosterol, Firadiol, Arnidol, Carbohydrates, Carotenoid Taraxanthin, Stigmasterol, Rutin, Sitosterol, Heptakosan, Tannins. Healing properties of Coltsfoot: Anti-inflammatory action; Expectorant and liquefying phlegm; A diaphoretic action that reduces body temperature; Spasmolytic effect…

General Information Description: Chromium helps body use insulin – a hormone that takes part in transfer of glucose to cells, where it is used as energy source. With enough Chromium, body can effectively use insulin and maintain a normal blood sugar level. The element helps body break down proteins and fats. Chromium can eliminate headache, irritability and other symptoms of low blood sugar (hypoglycemia), maintaining normal sugar levels and preventing…

General Information Description: Chondroitin is a complex substance, a polysaccharide belonging to the class of glycosaminoglycans (they are also called proteoglycans). Just like glucosamine, chondroitin has an anti-inflammatory, analgesic, restorative effect on joints, ligaments and spine. Chondroitin serves as a catalyst for processes in cartilaginous tissue, improves sulfur absorption, thereby improving joints recovery and regeneration. It also has a healing effect on skin, epidermis, improves blood supply of joints, stimulates…

General Information Description: Chitosan is a powerful sorbent of natural origin, sorbent base of which is chitine. Chitine is a nitrogen-containing polysaccharide chemically bonded to cellulose, which forms a pink translucent substance and is the main constituent of outer skeleton or outer cover of insects, crustaceans and arachnids. In its natural state, it is found not only in shells of crustaceans, such as crabs, shrimps and lobsters, but also in…

General Information Common name: Common chicory, chicory Scientific term: Cichorium intybus Description: Chicory is a perennial herbaceous plant of the dandelion family Asteraceae, which is often used a substitute for coffee since it has no caffeine and has a smooth roasted flavor. Composition: Chicory contains insulin polysaccharide (9-11%), protein substances, thiamine, riboflavin or vitamin B2, ascorbic acid, carotene. Uses: Chicory normalizes the metabolism in the body, removes all toxins from the…

General Information Description: Calophyllum lanigerum is an evergreen brushwood or tree growing from 2 – 38 metres tall. The bole, which is usually without root spurs, is up to 81 cm in diameter. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber. Calanolide A is produced from Calophyllum lanigerum var austrocoriaceum, an exceedingly rare representative of the Guttiferae or mangosteen family. Samples of Calophyllum Lanigerum var austrocoriaceum were first…

General Information Latin name: Arctium lappa Description: Burdock is a two-year-old plant with a hard stem and large leaves. In the first year a few leaves grow, and in the next one there appears a stem, with a reddish tint at the top. The plant has sweet taste and specific smell. It grows in steppe, forest-steppe zones, less often in forests. Benefits and medicinal properties Burdock medicinal properties in practice were proved…