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General Information Description: Damiana is a perennial bush, the height of which varies from 50 cm to 1 m. The stems are thin and straight. They are characterized by a reddish-brown color. Damiana starts to bloom early in the spring. The flowers are small in size with palpable, pleasant aroma. Damiana is characterized by seed reproduction, and it can be used as a houseplant. The fruits look like a small…

General Information Brand Name: Cumin Application: Dietary supplement System Components and Performance Cumin is seeds of spicy Indian caraway. This spice is considered a relative of parsley, has pleasant, slightly harsh taste and piquant flavor, and its seeds are somewhat like cumin. Composition Cumin seeds contain: essential oil; thymol; cumin aldehyde and alcohol; perilla aldehyde; beta-flalandrene; alpha and beta-pinin; p-cymene; dipentene. Medical use Cumin as in pure form, and in various…

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: Guelder-rose, Cramp Bark, European cranberry bush Scientific term: Viburnum opulus Description: Cramp Bark is a species of flowering plant in the family Adoxaceae with native to Europe, Africa and Asia. It’s a deciduous cranberry which is widely used in traditional medicine. Composition and healing properties: Cramp Bark is saturated with a large amount of vitamins. And minerals. Vitamin A increases the body’s resistance to unfavorable conditions;…

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 Description: In medicine, the oak bark is appreciated and used, thanks to presence of a large amount of tannin in it – catechine. Chaparral is used mainly as an external remedy, but it is also used for douching, enemas, sometimes oral, in the form of infusions, decoctions, tea. Indications: Chaparral bark and leaves have astringent, anti-inflammatory, antihelminthic, calming, haemostatic effects. Chaparral is applied for the following disorders treatment:…

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;…