Wheatgrass Health Food Supplement and Its Benefits
Wheatgrass, as the name suggests, is the grass of young wheat plants. It is marketed as healthy “green food” supplement, usually in powder or tablet form. Wheatgrass juice is a good source of beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A), vitamin K and chlorophyll. It also supplies useful amounts of other important vitamins and minerals, such as riboflavin, vitamin C, folic acid and potassium. Wheatgrass and wheatgrass juice are...
St John’s Wort: A Natural Treatment for Depression?
St. John’s Wort may well be one of the most effective natural treatments for depression — without the side effects associated with prescription drugs. In fact, fifty percent of depressive disorders in Germany are treated (by prescription) with St. John’s Wort. Despite sounding like “wart”, this yellow-flowered wild plant takes its name from the Old English word for plant: “Wort”, and from St....
Soy Isoflavones / Phytoestrogens Review & Information
Soy isoflavones are substances that occur naturally in soybeans. They are known as phytoestrogens, another name for compounds in plants that have estrogen-like properties. As a dietary supplement, soy isoflavones are popular among menopausal and perimenopausal women because they may help to ease symptoms like hot flashes and mood swings that are common in this stage of life. In fact, it is possible that the prevalence of menopausal...
Slippery Elm Review And Information
Slippery elm trees grow throughout North America, reaching heights of up to 60 feet and thriving on high ground in areas where the soil drains well. The tree gets its name from the fact that its bark becomes very slippery when put into hot water. When the pilgrims arrived from England in colonial times, they observed that Native American people used the inner bark of the slippery elm tree for medicinal purposes. They used it to make a...
Skullcap Review & Information: The Natural Stress Reliever
Skullcap is an herb that gets its name from the cap-like shape of its blue flowers. There are many varieties of skullcap, but only the ones that contain the substance scutellarin have a therapeutic effect. The plant blooms each June, and the herb is usually harvested from plants that are three to four years old. One of the varieties of skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora) used as an herbal remedy is indigenous to North America and is...
Uva Ursi Review & Information
Uva ursi leaf is the medicinal part of a shrub that is indigenous to Europe. The name uva ursi means “bear’s grape”, and the shrub is so-named because bears like to eat the small red berries that grow on the uva ursi plant. Other names for uva ursi leaf include bearberry, hogberry and upland cranberry. The medicinal use of uva ursi leaf dates back to the thirteenth century when it became popular among herbalists in...
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