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Garcinia Cambogia
Also called Brindel Berry, Uppagi, Gamboge and Malabar Tamarind. It contains an alkaloid called Hydroxy Citric Acid which helps in controlling the formation of fat in the body. It also helps in digestion and has antiseptic properties.
Garcinia Cambogia has been used for thousands of years in the Orient as a food supplement. It is used as an appetite suppressant and to inhibit the absorption and synthesis of fat, cholesterol and triglycerides. In other words, it is a dietary aid.
Garcinia cambogia extract is the calcium salt of hydroxy citric acid, obtained from water extract of Garcinia cambogia fruit . It is non-toxic, tasteless, odorless powder and found to be an effective herbal medicine for controlling obesity and cholesterol by inhibiting lipogenesis in our body.
Hydroxycitric acid (HCA) is a fruit extract with a chemical composition similar to citric acid (the primary acid in oranges and other citrus fruits). Preliminary research, based on laboratory experiments and animal research, suggests that HCA may be a useful weight loss aid. HCA has been demonstrated in the laboratory (but not yet in clinical trials with people) to reduce the conversion of carbohydrates into stored fat by inhibiting certain enzyme processes. Animal research indicates that HCA suppresses appetite and induces weight loss. One case report found that eating 1 gram of the fruit containing HCA before each meal resulted in the loss of 1 pound per day. However, much more research in human populations is needed to determine the effectiveness of HCA as a weight loss aid.
Optimal levels of HCA ingestion remain unknown. Dieters often take 250-500 mg of HCA three times per day (before each meal) as a weight loss aid, though these amounts are far below the levels used in animal research (figured on a per-pound body weight basis). The effectiveness of HCA is enhanced when used in conjuncture with a low-fat diet, because HCA does nothing to reduce the caloric effects of dietary fat.
Other Names :
Garcinia cambogia ; Garcinia hanburyi ; Brindel Berry, Uppagi, Gamboge , Malabar Tamarind
Agar Agar
Agar-agar (or agar), produced from several species of sea greens, is ususally sold as a light grey powder or as sun-dried flakes. It's a good substitute to animal gelatin as a gelling agent to make jellies.
Also called kanten and Japanese gelatin, this tasteless dried seaweed acts as a setting agent. It is marketed throughout Asia in the form of blocks, powder or strands.
Agar is a very valuable weight loss tool. It is a rich source of vitamins, minerals and iodine, it adds bulk to meals without increasing calories, and so helps to curb appetite. That is, the two most common weight-loss methods without ingestion of artificial substances are to eat as little as possible, which is very difficult to do, or to use as many calorie-free ingredients for cooking as possible so that hunger is satiated.
The Japanese have been using the second method for centuries, and, as a consequence, only 5 percent of Japanese are overweight compared to more than 50 percent of Americans. Calorie-free cooking ingredients include mushrooms and sea vegetables, which the Japanese eat in large quantities. Agar helps the body eliminate bad cholesterol as more than 70 percent of its weight is dietary fiber.
Agar may be prepared using water, vegetable stock, or vegatable or fruit juice. Add 2 teaspoons of agar to 600 ml (1 pint) of liquid. Bring the mixture to the boil and allow it to simmer for 3 minutes. Use it in sweet and savoury jellies and moulds. Agar can be substituted for gelatin but has stronger setting properties so less of it is required.
Agar agar produces a firm, clear jelly and has mildly laxative properties. It will set at room temperature after about an hour - although it is advisable to store dishes gelled with agar agar in the fridge as it is a high protein food.
Medicinal Action and Uses: 'Agar-Agar is widely used as a treatment for constipation, but is usually employed with Cascara when atony of the intestinal muscles is present. It does not increase peristaltic action. Its therapeutic value depends on the ability of the dry Agar to absorb and retain moisture. Its action is mechanical and analogous to that of the cellulose of vegetable foods, aiding the regularity of the bowel movements. It is sometimes used as an adulterant of jams and jellies.'
'Dosage and Preparations: It is usually administered in small shreds mixed with fruit, milk or any convenient vehicle. It is not wise to give it in powder, as this gives rise to irritation in some cases. ½ to 1 ounce may be taken at a time. 1 ounce to a pint of boiling water makes a suitable jelly for invalids and may be flavoured with lemon.'
'Other Species: Ceylon Agar-Agar, or Agal Agal, which is the native name of Gracillaria lichenoides, is largely used in the East for making soups and jellies.'
Other Names : Gelidiella acerosa
Bladderwrack
Bladderwrack is widely used commercially as a thickening agent in foods and pharmaceuticals.
Kloss, author of 'Back to Eden,' describes the medicinal properties of bladderwrack thus: 'The best remedy for obesity. Good for all glandular afflictions, goiter, and scrofula. Has an excellent effect on the kidneys.'
Grieve, below, recommends it both internally and externally for rheumatic pain as well.
Bladderwrack contains relatively large amounts of iodine, which is necessary for normal thyroid function.
Current scientific studies of bladderwrack, of which there are quite a few, indicate that the high fucoidan content of this plant, because of its verified immune and inflammatory balancing effects, appears to be responsible for some of the observed beneficial optimizing of thyroid function.
Bladderwrack also contains alginic acid, a dietary fiber which relieves constipation and diarrhea. The antacid Gaviscon®, composed of magnesium carbonate and sodium alginate, the sodium salt of alginic acid, has been shown to be effective relief for heartburn.
Test tube and animal studies have shown alginic acid to help heal wounds, lower the unwelcome LDL cholesterol level, and have antiviural and antibacterial action in the body. Similar studies have shown Bladderwrack's other major element, fucoidan, to have similar effects.
Grieve's classic 'A Modern Herbal': 'It has alterative properties, has been used in scrofula, and is thought by some authorities to reduce obesity through stimulating the thyroid gland.'
'The charcoal derived from Kelp has been used in the treatment of goitre and scrofulous swellings under the name of Ęthiops vegetabilis or vegetable ethiops, introduced by Dr. Russell in 1750, who also used a jelly for similar purposes, both internally and externally. He was also successful in dispersing scrofulous tumours by rubbing in the mucus of the vesicles of Bladderwrack, afterwards washing the parts with sea-water. The charcoal was also helpful in goitre. The iodine from other sources led to the neglect of kelp products.'
'In 1862 Dr. Duchesne-Duparc found while experimenting in cases of chronic psoriasis, that weight was reduced without injuring health, and used the drug with success for the latter purpose. Dr. Godfroy experimented on himself, losing five and a quarter pounds in a week after taking before three meals a day an extract made into pills containing 25 grams (3.75 grains). The bromine and iodine stimulated the absorbent glands to increased activity, without causing an atrophied wasting of the glands. Later experiments of Hunt and Seidell indicated that the result is brought about by stimulation of the thyroid gland.'
'Sea-pod liniment, is the expressed juice and decoction of fresh seaweed as dispensed by sea-side chemists for rheumatism, and the extract, taken continuously in pills or fluid form is reputed to relieve rheumatic pains as well as to diminish fat without harm.'
'Sea-pod essence is good for rubbing into sprains and bruises, or for applying on wet lint under oiled silk, as a compress, changed as often as hot or dry. It may be preceded by fomentations of the hot decoction.'
'Fucus or Seaweed wine, from grapes and dried Fucus, has been praised as a remedy in diseases of the hip and other joints and bones in children.'
'For external application to enlarged or hardened glands, the bruised weed may be applied as a cold poultice.'
'Dosage: Of charcoal, 10 grains to 2 drachms.'
'Of extract, 3 to 10 grains, in pills, massed with powdered Liquorice or Marshmallow roots, to reduce swelling and obesity'.
'Of liquid extract, 1 to 2 fluid drachms. It is the basis of many advertised nostrums. Sodium and potassium iodides are often added to supplement the small proportion of iodine. It is used in mixture form, generally with alkali iodides and sometimes in combination with Liquor Thyroidei.'
'Of decoction, 2 fluid ounces, three times daily.'
'Of infusion, 1 wineglassful.'
'Solid extract may be dissolved in diluted alcohol and mixed with syrup.'
'(All doses for combating obesity are gradually increased.)'
'Of fluid extract, 10 minims.'
'The Alginic acid obtained from seaweed is used to form an organic compound with iron, which is sold under the trade name of Algiron or Alginoid Iron. It contains about 11 per cent. of iron and is given in doses of 2 to 10 decigrams (3 to 15 grains).'
'Fucol is a trade name for a cod-liver oil substitute, said to be obtained from roasted Bladderwrack with a bland oil. It is green in colour, and resembles coffee in odour and taste.'
'Fucusin tablets are recommended in obesity.'
British Pharmaceutical Codex, 1911: 'Bladder-wrack has been used to reduce glandular swellings, but is now employed principally as an 'antifat,' forming the basis of most advertised nostrums of this nature. It has been stated to influence the activity of the thyroid gland to a greater extent than any other iodine compound for the proportion of iodine present.'
'For the preparation of pills the solid Extractum Fuci is suitable. The liquid extract is used in mixture form, generally with alkali iodides, and sometimes in combination with Liquor Thyroidei, another remedy which increases metabolism and hence diminishes weight. The alginic acid obtained from seaweed is used to form an organic compound with iron, which is sold under the trade-name Algiron, or Alginoid Iron. It contains about 11 per cent. of iron, and is given in doses of 2 to 10 decigrams (3 to 15 grains).'
Greg Kelly, N.D.:
Dr. Kelly's extensive bibliography of contemporary bladderwrack research articles is available on:
http://www.dadamo.com/napharm/store3/template2/fucus.htm
'The historical uses of Fucus vesiculosus were primarily as an agent to enhance thyroid function in cases of goiter and as an aid in weight loss for obesity. This remains the primary use of this plant today in natural medicine.'
'Typically, the credit for its activity in thyroid conditions has been given to its high content of iodine; however, the high fucose content of this plant, because of its immune and inflammatory balancing effects, appears to be responsible for some of the observed benefits on optimizing thyroid function in blood type O's.'
'If you are a blood type O and plan on consuming bladderwrack as an aid to metabolism and thyroid health, this plant generally works very slowly. A minimum of 3 months is probably warranted, but in many instances best results are produced when bladderwrack is consumed regularly at a low dose for about 1 year.'
Other Names :
Fucus vesiculosus
Bee Pollen
Bee pollen is just that, pollen collected by beekeepers from the supplies that bees have extracted from flowers of certain plants.
Bee pollen is well known for its nearly complete nutrient content and its remarkable ability to provide energy. Respect for Bee Plloen is ancient in Chinese medicine.
Bee pollen contains nearly all of the B complex vitamins, vitamins C, A, E, folic acid, and carotenoids. It contains a wide variety of minerals and trace elements, along with essential fatty acids.
It is also extremely rich in rutin (vitamin P), vital to strengthening capillaries and blood cell walls. Bee pollen targets the entire body, but is a special boost to the reproductive, immune, and nervous systems. It is antibiotic, astringent, relaxant, tonic, and nutritive. It helps to correct and stabilize our body chemistry.
Bee pollen speeds healing, revitalizes the body's many systems, and helps protect the cells in our body from free radical damage - a major cause of cancer. It helps those who bruise easily, due to its rutin content, helps strengthen the heart, helps fight anemia, and helps to regulate high blood pressure by regulating blood flow.
It is often used by athletes to increase endurance and strength. Taking bee pollen can actually help those with allergies overcome them.
Many people who use bee pollen regularly, especially the elderly, claim to have better physical and mental health, suggesting that it may be a very effective tonic for aging systems.
Bee pollen has been used to boost the active compounds in many herbs, such as gotu kola, ginseng, and schizandra. It is also used in compounds to treat burns, anti-aging formulas, allergies, anemia, chronic fatigue, impotence, infertility, kidney problems, menopause, and prostate troubles.
One study, conducted by Dr. Peter Hernuss at the University of Vienna's Womans Clinic, showed that Bee Pollen significantly reduced the usual side effects of both radium and cobalt-60 radiotherapy in 25 women treated for inoperable uterine cancer. As compared to the women who did not receive Bee Pollen, the Bee Pollen women had half as much nausea, 80% less loss of appetite, 50% less sleep, urinary, and rectal disorders, and 30% less general malaise and weakness after the treatment.
In a Yugoslav paper, 'Therapeutic Effects of Melbrosin in Irradiation of Diseases,' [Melbrosin is a Swedish preparation of bee pollen, royal jelly, and honey.] '. . . 84 female patients were separated from a group of tumor-dose irradiated patients who suffered from gynacological carcinoma and who showed clear signs of X-ray disease: fatigue, lack of dynamism, anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, unconsciousness, insomnia, heat and perspiration strokes, tachycardia, increased temperature, etc. . . . After taking the preparation [Melbrosin], 30.5 percent . . . had no sign of fatigue; 66.7 percent felt light fatigue; only 2.8 percent still complained of severe fatigue; 38.9 percent no longer suffered from anorexia; 41.6 percent exhibited light anorexia; 8.3 percent moderate anorexia; 44.4 percent suffered no longer of nausea; in 50 percent, nausea was reduced to the mildest form; in only 5.6 percent did the intensity remain unchanged. Great improvement was also achieved in psycho and neurovegetative complaints. . . . it was possible to conclude that improvement was obtained in 88.8 percent of the cases. . . '
From Yuogslav, by Prof. Dr. Izet Osmanagic, University of Sarajevo, 'Reduced Sexual Potency:' 'Summary: . . . forty patients were examined. Eighty percent suffered from relative or absolute reproductive impotence and some from reduced capacity for intercourse. . . .1. An improvement in the general state of health and subjective condition. 2. An increase in sexual activity. 3. Improved sperm production . . . obvious proof of the positive effects of the preparation in cases of reduced sexual and procreative potency.'
A joint Swedish/German study of 212 male patients using twelve different urologists, showed improvement in a variety of sexual dysfunction and chronic prostatitis.
Using Cernilton, a Swedish pollen preparation, Dr. Gosta Leander of Stockholm reported in 'A Memorandum Concerning a Statistical Evaluation of the Results of a Clinical Investigation of Cernilton,' stating, '. . . it can be confirmed that a statistically highly significant effect of the compound could be demonstrated in prostatovesiculitis, estimated on the basis of a double-blind control study of 93 patients, 50 of whom received the compound, and 43 of whom received the placebo. A 92 percent ascertained improvement was confirmed in the group given the compound. The effects of the compound found during the course of this study has been established as statistically highly significant.'
Egyptian scientists, F.A. Soliman and A. Soliman, in 'The Gonad Stimulating Potency of Date Palm Pollen Grains,' from the French journal Experientia, 'Several investigators have extracted estrogenic materials from palm kernels and date pollen grains. . . . a gonad-stimulating principle was extracted from pollens. . . . combined activity of the two hormones present in 1 gram of pollen is close to 10 I.U.'
From Yugoslavia, L. Pokrajcic and I. Osmanagic, entitled, 'The Treatment With Melbrosin of Dysmenorrhea in Adolescence.' [Melbrosin is a bee pollen/royal jelly compound.] One hundred and twenty 15 to 20 year old girls were included in this study which showed good results on 'patients with underdeveloped constitutions and irregular mentstrual cycles.'
From Yugoslavia, Endocrinological Department of the University Clinic for Women at the Medical Faculty in Sarajevo, in 'A Clinical Testing of The Effect of the Preparation Melbrosin on Women Suffering from Climacteric Syndrome,' '. . . it may be said that in addition to causes of menopausal disturbances in general, this treatment offers justifiable indications that the preparation should be used in the treatment of all patients subjected to irradiation.'
'A two-year study conducted by former Russian Olympic coach, Remi Korchemny . . . this study confirms is that bee pollen actually does improve the crucial recovery power of athletes after stressed performance.'
'A study reported by Aerospace Medicine & Life Sciences proved that the average daily consumption of food falls by 15 to 20 percent when bee pollen is a regular item on the menu.'
Dr. Lars-Erik Essen, M.D., . . . dermatologist of Halsinborg, Sweden, says, 'Through transcutaneous nutrition, bee pollen exerts a profound biological effect. It seems to prevent premature aging of the cells and stimulates growth of new skin tissue. It offers effective protection against dehydration and injects new life into dry cells. It smooths away wrinkles and stimulates a life-giving blood supply to all skin cells.'
G. Liebold, a holistic physician and psychologist of Karlsruhe, Germany, in Bee Pollen: Valuable Good Nutriment & Remedy, 'Bee pollen should be used as prophylaxis and therapeutical treatment against all the disease of modern civilization. . . . Bee pollen is an excellent prophylaxis and therapeutical treatment against all the precocious symptoms of old age. It should be considered a universal geriatric treatment in the form of a natural remedy.'
Herbal Products
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Tyler's Honest Herbal : A Sensible Guide to the Use of Herbs and Related Remedies
by Steven Foster and Varro E. Tyler , Phd.
Viewing herbs from a scientific standpoint, the authors of Tyler's Honest Herbal assess our most important herbs based on available scientific information. Each write-up includes descriptive information on the source of the plant, its traditional uses, and an evaluation of the relevant and current literature which helps support or disprove intended uses of the plant. This new edition of Tyler's classic The Honest Herbal provides you with the following features not found in any of the previous editions: research and information about cat's claw, celery, garcinia, grape seed, kava, pygeum, and wild yam; what you need to know about the latest clinical trials on many bestselling herbs, including black cohosh, echinacea, garlic, ginkgo, ginseng, St. John's wort, and saw palmetto; and hundreds of new, supporting references from scientific studies on herbs and other dietary supplements.
Handbook of Medicinal Herbs
By James A. Duke
Still considered the definitive work on medicinal herbs and their uses after two decades, the Handbook of Medicinal Herbs has undergone a long-anticipated revision. In the second edition, world-renowned ethnobotanist James A. Duke provides up-to-date data on over 800 of the world's most important medicinal plant species. The book contains more species, phytochemicals, proven indications, folk indications, and dosage data than the first edition in a new easier to use format. The in-depth content, the addition of color plates and over 200 black and white illustrations makes this book the most comprehensive resource on medicinal herbs available.
Delmar's Integrative Herb Guide for Nurses CD-ROM
by Martha Libster, MS, RN
How can plants be used in caring for and comforting people? This CD-ROM shows nurses how to successfully integrate herbs into a caring practice alongside more conventional, biomedical therapies. A browser-based product that runs on both Windows and Mac OS operating systems, it contains a searchable database of over 50 herbs that are specifically relevant to nursing practice. Each herb profile is a compilation of data drawn from biomedical, nursing, and botanical literature, as well as traditional healing resources. The herb information is also organized by the health patterns nurses encounter in daily practice for easier referencing. This CD-ROM may be used on its own, or as a companion to
Delmar's Integrative Herb Guide for Nurses
Brass Herb Markers - Set of 15
Made exclusively from solid recycled brass and polished to an exquisite verdi finish, with bold brass accents, these most popularly grown herb markers are hand forged and crafted in the United States. 3 inches wide and 2 inches tall, they come equipped with 12 inch solid brass mounting stakes. Please allow 2 to 3 weeks for delivery. These are extremely high quality pieces that will last forever. This set of 15 includes- Basil, Lemon Balm, Rosemary, Chives, Marjoram, Sage, Dill, Mint, Savory, Garlic Chives, Oregano, Tarragon, Lavender, Parsley, and Thyme.
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