COMPREHENSIVE Supplement Ingredient List

Alternative Names

• Barbados Cherry

Health Benefits

• Shown to alleviate signs of vitamin c deficiency including severe fatigue, rough/dry skin, easy bruising and painful joints.*
• May help to mitigate and minimise the visible signs of ageing.*
• Helps to accelerate collagen synthesis for hair, nail and skin health.*
• May alleviate environmental damage and help to rejuvenate skin cells.*
• Shown to hydrate the skin by inhibiting transepidermal water loss*
• Has Anti-inflammatory properties which may help to reduce skin redness and improve firmness and complexion.*
• Research has also shown that high intake stimulates the production of multiple immune cells including Lymphocytes, Phagocytes and T-Cells.*
• May help reduce the risk of memory loss and associated cognitive decline.*
• Shown to help reduce inflammation and oxidation in the tissues of the body.*

Products Featuring Acerola Cherry

• AllerEnz™
• ImmunEnz™
• Immune URT™
• Natural C + Bioflavonoids

Part Used

• Fruit

Key Constituents

• Vitamin C
• Phytonutrients (phenolic acids)
• Flavonoids
• Anthocyanins
• Carotenoids (β-carotene, lutein, β-cryptoxanthin and α-carotene)

Native Habitat

• Central & South America

Alternative Names

• Indian Gooseberry

Health Benefits

• Maintains healthy ophthalmic, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, liver, joints, and menstrual cycle.*
• Helps maintain cholesterol and blood glucose levels already in normal range.*
• Supports metabolic functions. Stimulates insulin secretion.*
• Has antioxidant and free radical scavenging properties.*
• May promote healthy inflammatory markers.*
• Promising delivery system for hair follicle targeting to promote hair growth.*
• Beneficial roles in protection of liver.*
• Enhances liver cell recovery by keeping the levels of AST, ALT, IL-1beta in normal range.*
• Supports healthy joints.*

Products Featuring Amla

• Cholestezol™
• Natural C + Bioflavonoids

Part Used

• Fruit

Key Constituents

• Polyphenols (ellagic acid, chebulinic acid, gallic acid, chebulagic acid, apeigenin, quercetin, corilagin, leutolin)
• Flavone glycosides, phenolic glycosides, and flavonol glycosides
• Tannins (emblicanin A, emblicanin B, phyllaemblicin B, and punigluconoin)

Native Habitat

• Asia

Alternative Names

• Indian Echinacea

Health Benefits

• Supports healthy joints.*
• May improve concentration and sleep quality.*
• Shows antioxidant activity that helps protect against oxidative damage caused by free radical damage.*
• Supports healthy digestions and detoxification by stimulating liver enzymes and promoting healthy bile flow.*
• May relieve the symptoms of uncomplicated upper respiratory tract illnesses.*
• Supports healthy immune functions.*

Products Featuring Andrographis

• ImmunEnz™
• Immune URT™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Andrographolide
• Diterpenoids (andrographolide, neoandro-grapholide and dehydroandrographolide)
• Diterpenoids
• Flavonoids
• Polyphenols
• Lactones
• Alkanes
• Aldehydes
Ketones

Native Habitat

• India & Sri Lanka

Alternative Names

• Globe Artichoke
• French Artichoke
• Green Artichoke

Health Benefits

• Promotes efficient cholesterol metabolism.*
• Helps maintain a healthy ratio of HDL cholesterol to LDL cholesterol and normal total cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the blood.*
• Shown to support normal digestive function, especially the production and flow of bile required for proper fat digestion.*
• Exhibits strong antioxidant properties.*
• May aid in preserving healthy liver function and in protecting the liver from toxins and harmful microorganisms.*

Products Featuring Artichoke

• Cholestezol™
• Gastro Calm™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Phenolic Acids (cynarin, chlorogenic acid and caffeic acid)
• Sesquiterpene Lactones (cynaropicrin, grosheimol)
• Flavonoids (luteolin, cynaroside, scolymoside, apigenin, ferulic acid)
• Inulin

Native Habitat

• Southern Europe & Northern Africa

Alternative Names

• Withania
• Indian Ginseng

Health Benefits

• Helps the body cope with stress and preserve homeostasis, particularly in the endocrine and immune systems.*
• Shown to be useful in countering the adverse effects of long-term stress by helping to maintain normal levels of stress mediators such as cortisol.*
• May be beneficial for anxiety by encouraging normal activity of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis.*
• Promotes a healthy immune response by helping to modulate the production and activity of immune cells.*
• Demonstrates a positive effect on thyroid function.*

Products Featuring Ashwagandha

• Adrenal AdaptEnz™
• Neuro HPA Calm™
• Thyrizol™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Steroidal lactones (withanolides, withaferins)
• Alkaloids
• Saponins

Native Habitat

• India, Middle East, & Africa

Alternative Names

• Garden Asparagus
• Sparrow Grass

Health Benefits

• Provides a good dietary source of vitamins C, E, B6 and folic acid as well as several minerals including calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and potassium.*
• Supplies other nutrients like flavonoids, carotenoids and amino acids.*

Products Featuring Asparagus

• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Root
• Shoots

Key Constituents

• Steroidal Saponins (asparagosides)
• Amino Acids (asparagine, aspartic acid)
• Flavonoids (rutin, isoquercitrin)
• Carotenoids
• Vitamins
• Minerals

Native Habitat

• Europe, Northern Africa, Middle East, & Asia

Alternative Names

• Milk Vetch
• Huang Qi

Health Benefits

• Supports healthy immune cell levels and activity.*
• Helps maintain normal immune resistance to a broad spectrum of harmful microorganisms.*
• Shown to assist in modulating the formation of various cytokines encouraging a normal inflammatory response.*
• Exhibits antioxidant properties which may have gastroprotective effects.*
• Aids the body in adapting to external influences and has a positive impact on stamina and physical endurance.*
• May help preserve glycemic balance as well as healthy myocardial, hepatic and renal functions.*

Products Featuring Astragalus

• Adrenal AdaptEnz™
• ImmunEnz™
• Lymphizol™
• Renafiltra™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Saponins (inlcuding astragaloside)
• Flavonoids (including isoflavones such as formononetin and calycosin, flavonols such as kumatakenin, pterocarpans and isoflavans)
• Polysaccharides
• Coumarins
• Amino Acids (including asparagine)
• Sterols

Native Habitat

• Mongolia, Northern & Eastern China

Alternative Names

• Water Hyssop
• Brahmi
• Indian Pennywort

Health Benefits

• Demonstrates beneficial cognitive effects in healthy humans.*
• Shown to improve several aspects of mental performance and learning ability in healthy students.*
• May have a positive impact on hyperactivity, impulsivity, and inattentiveness.*
• Supports short-term retention of information in healthy elderly individuals.*
• Helps protect cholinergic neurons from oxidative damage and beta-amyloid toxicity.*
• Promotes feelings of calmness and well-being which may be helpful for anxiety.*
• Helps maintain normal adaptive responses to stress.*

Products Featuring Bacopa

• Memory & Focus™
• Thyrizol™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoid Glycosides (bacosides, bacopasides, bacosaponins)
• Alkaloids (brahmine, nicotinine, herpestine)
• Saponins (hersaponin, monnierin)
• Triterpenes (betulinic acid, cucurbitacins, bacosine)
• Phenylethanoid Glycosides (monnierasides, plantainosides)
• Flavones (apigenin)
• Phytosterols (beta-stigmasterol, stigmastanol)
• D-Mannitol

Native Habitat

• India & Sri Lanka

Alternative Names

• Common Bamboo

Health Benefits

• High in essential vitamins and minerals essential for biochemical reactions within your body’s cells.*
• May help decrease cholesterol levels and improve heart health.*
• Promotes digestive health by being both high in fiber and acting as a prebiotic for beneficial bacteria in the gut.*

Products Featuring Bamboo

• Bone Matrix™

Part Used

• Shoots

Key Constituents

• Vitamins (E, K, riboflavin, thiamin)
• Minerals (copper, silica, iron, phosphorous, potassium)
• Alkaloids
• Tannins
• Phenolics
• Glycosides
• Saponins
• Flavonoids
• Anthraquinones.

Native Habitat

• Asia

Alternative Names

• Bitter Gourd
• Bitter Apple
• Bitter Cucumber

Health Benefits

• Supports a healthy glycemic profile*
• Helps modulate gut microbes and increases SCFAs (short chain fatty acid) production*
• Helps keep blood lipid and glucose profiles in the normal range*
• Lowers systemic inflammation by reducing TNF-α and IL-6 serum levels*
• Supports neuro-inflammatory balance*
• Natural antioxidant shown to inhibit lipid peroxidation*

Products Featuring Bitter Melon

Part Used

• Fruit

Key Constituents

• Triterpenes Saponins (Cucurbitanes, Cucurbitacines, Momordicoside P, Momordicoside G, and Momordicoside F1)
• Alkaloids
• Favonoids
• Glycosides

Native Habitat

• Asia, East Africa, & South America,

Alternative Names

• Black Snakeroot
• Squawroot

Health Benefits

• Shown to have a positive influence on sensory receptors responsible for temperature, neurotransmitter and hormone homeostasis helping to reduce hot flashes, night sweats, mood swings and sleep disturbances associated with menopause.*
• May support normal bone metabolism.*
• Helps maintain the normal release of cytokines promoting a healthy inflammatory response.*
• May have a beneficial effect on menstrual cramps and premenstrual syndrome.*

Products Featuring Black Cohosh

• Menoproze™
• Menstrova™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Triterpene glycosides (actein, cimicifugoside, 27-deoxyacetein)
• Phytosterin
• Organic Acids (including isoferulic acids, fukinolic adi, salicylic acid, caffeic acid)
• Tannins
• Long Chain Fatty Acids

Native Habitat

Canada & Eastern United States

Alternative Names

• Cassis

Health Benefits

• Helps maintain a healthy glycemic profile by having a positive effect on blood levels of insulin and glucose.*
• Exhibits antioxidant properties which promotes a healthy immune response to oxidative stress.*
• Shown to have vasorelaxant effects helping to maintain normal peripheral blood flow which may have a beneficial effect on eye and cardiovascular function.*

Products Featuring Black Currant

• Blood Sugar
• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Berries

Key Constituents

• Anthocyanins
• Proanthocyanidins
• Flavonols
• Phenolic acids
• Tannins
• Vitamin C
• Potassium
• Calcium
• Magnesium

Native Habitat

Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Highbush Berry

Health Benefits

• Acts as powerful antioxidant helping to upregulate enzymes that defend against oxidative stress.*
• May be useful in maintaining natural capillary permeability and integrity.*
• Shown to positively influence visual function by helping to retain normal re-synthesis of rhodopsin, modulation of retinal enzyme activity and adequate microcirculation.*
• Supports normal cytokine levels promoting a healthy inflammatory response.*
• Demonstrates a protective effect on liver and kidney cells.*

Products Featuring Blueberry

• CirculEnz™

Part Used

• Fruit

Key Constituents

• Anthocyanosides
• Vitamin C
• Flavonols (quercetin, catechins)
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Europe & North America

Alternative Names

• Calabrese

Health Benefits

• Provides a good dietary source of vitamins C, K, E, B6, and folic acid as well as several minerals including calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese, and potassium.*
• Supplies phytonutrients that help maintain a healthy immune response.*
• May have a beneficial effect on fasting blood glucose and serum insulin.*

Products Featuring Broccoli

• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Glucosinolates (glucoraphanin, glucobrassicin)
• Indole-3-Carbinol
• Sulforaphane,
• Vitamins
• Minerals

Native Habitat

• Mediterranean

Alternative Names

• Niu Bang Zi

Health Benefits

• Demonstrates the ability to help cleanse the body of toxins and metabolic wastes through the blood, lymph and kidneys.*
• May assist in the liver's detoxification process as well as protect liver cells from damage due to toxins.*
• Supports normal immunological activity exhibiting antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial effects.*
• Detoxifying and immune-boosting properties promote healthy skin and mucus membranes.*

Products Featuring Burdock

• Lymphizol™

Part Used

Root

Key Constituents

• Lignins (arctigenin, arctiin)
• Polyacetylenes
• Inulin
• Tannins
• Miscellaneous Organic Acids, Fatty Acids, and Phenolic Acids (including butyric, caffeic and chlorogenic acids)

Native Habitat

• Europe, Asia, & North America

Alternative Names

• Knee-holly
• Box Holly

Health Benefits

• Shown to improve symptoms of fatigue, heaviness, and tension in the legs.*
• May assist in retinal blood circulation.*
• May decrease the diameter of some veins in the legs and increases blood flow by constriction of venules without affecting arterioles or mean arterial pressure.*
• Provides a protective effect on capillaries, vascular endothelium, and smooth muscle, reducing capillary fragility and strengthening blood vessels.*
• Helps reduce the breakdown of elastin by elastase in blood vessel walls which leads to decreased capillary permeability.*

Products Featuring Butcher's Broom

• CirculEnz™

Parts Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Steroidal saponins (ruscogenin, neoruscogenin)
• Sterols
• Triterpenes
• Flavonoids
• Coumarins
• Sparteine
• Tyramine
• Glycolic acid

Native Habitat

• Northern Africa, Asia, & Europe

Alternative Names

• Wild Cumin

Health Benefits

• Supports antihistamine activity.*
• May have antibacterial effect activity against gram-positive bacteria.*
• May inhibit production of glucose by the liver or increase uptake of glucose by peripheral tissues.*
• Has antifungal activity.*
• Strong diuretic action without causing renal toxicity via furosemide-like activity and thiazide-like activity.*
• Stimulation of the gastric mucosa, which activates the vagus nerve, leading to an increase of stomach tonus and rhythmic contraction.*
• May also have effects on bile flow, eructation of air from the stomach and an increase in gastric secretion.*
• May balance the microflora of the gut to help improve food digestion and absorption.*
• Antioxidant properties that lead to stimulation of apoptosis.*
• May have stimulating effects on the thyroid, which may contribute to decreased body weight.*

Products Featuring Caraway

• GasEnz™

Part Used

• Seed

Key Constituents

• D-carvone
• Limonene
• beta-Myrcene
• trans-Dihydrocarvone
• trans-Carveol
• Thymol
• Flavonoids

Native Habitat

• Asia, Africa, & Europe

Alternative Names

• European Wild Carrot

Health Benefits

• Provides a rich source of beta carotene converted in the body to vitamin A.*
• Supports normal growth and development and proper function of skin, eyes and immune system.*
• Also, a good source of vitamin C and K, biotin, B-vitamins, calcium, iron and potassium.*

Products Featuring Carrot

• ImmunEnz™
• Nutritive

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Carotenoids (alpha- and beta-carotenes)
• Lignans (enterodiol, enterolactone)
• Pectin
• Vitamins
• Minerals

Native Habitat

• Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Birch Conk

Health Benefits

• Maintain blood glucose levels in normal range.*
• Supports inflammatory balance by inhibiting the expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) by down-regulating the binding activity of nuclear factor-kappaB (NF-kappaB).*
• Chaga may reduce hydrogen peroxide-induced DNA damage in lymphocytes.*
• Exhibits antioxidant activity towards numerous free radicals.*
• Can support a healthly level of platelet aggregation.*
• Can enhance immune function via the proliferation and polyclonal IgM antibody production in B cells, nitrite production, expression of interleukin (IL)-1beta, IL-6, tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) in macrophages.*
• Supports healthy lipid ratios with ideal serum levels of free fatty acids, total cholesterol, triglyceride, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and increase high-density lipoprotein (HDL) already within normal range.*

Products Featuring Chaga Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Sclerotium
• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids
• Triterpenoids
• Sterols
• Polysaccharides
• Melanin and other pigments
• Inhibitors of melanin formation
• Polyphenols, including inonoblins and phelligridins

Native Habitat

• Europe, Russia, Korea, United States, & Canada

Alternative Names

• Stone-Breaker

Health Benefits

• Potential relief for constipation, dyspepsia, tenesmus, lack of appetite, and stomach ache with its antispasmodic activity.*
• Protective against ethanol-induced gastric lesions, decreasing motality, ulcers, and bleeding due to its protective effects and antioxidant activity.*
• Antioxidant effects may explain its hepatoprotective effects.*
• Promotes liver health with the regulation of adipocytokines, reduction of the expression of adipogenic genes, and antiangiogenic effects.*
• Has been used traditionally and in clinical studies to help with kidney stones (stone-breaker).*
• May interfere with the formation of kidney stones by reducing crystals aggregation and crystal interaction with tubular cells.*
• Appears to reduce the deposition of calcium crystals in the kidneys possibly by inhibiting endocytosis of calcium oxalate.*
• Appears to have diuretic effects which may also aid in the clearance of kidney stones.*
• Reduces plasma uric acid levels, possibly by increasing uric acid excretion.*

Products Featuring Chanca Piedra

• Bile Stim™
• Urinatract™

Parts Used

• Whole herb

Key Constituents

• Lignans (phyllanthin, hypophyllanthin, phyltetralin, hinokinin, lintetralin, niranthin, and nirtetralin)
• Phenolic acids (brevifolin, repandusinic acid, gallic acid, phyllanthusiin D, rutin, carboxylic acid, and quercetin elagic acid, astragalin, nirurin, diosgenin, niruriside, gallocatechin, and niruriflavone)
• Tannins (geraniin, corilagin)

Native Habitat

• Central & South America.

Alternative Names

• Chasteberry

Health Benefits

• Shown to positively influence dopamine activity in the pituitary gland suppressing the release of prolactin and follicle stimulating hormone while increasing the release of luteinizing hormone.*
• These hormonal changes help maintain a healthy balance of progesterone and estrogen throughout the menstrual cycle.*
• Assists in relieving symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) including breast tenderness, cramping, irritability, mood swings, headaches and sleep disturbances.*
• May have a beneficial effect on irregular periods and menopausal symptoms.*

Products Featuring Chaste Tree

• Menoproze™
• Menstrova™

Part Used

• Berries

Key Constituents

• Essential Oils (limonene, cineol, pinene, sabinene)
• Iridoid Glycosides (aucubin, agnuside, eurostide)
• Flavonoids (casticin, kaempferol, quercetagetin, orientin, isovitexin, apigenin), Alkaloids (viticine)
• Diterpenes (vitexilactone, rotundifuran)
• Essential Fatty Acids (oleic acid, linoleic acid, palmitic acid, stearic acid)

Native Habitat

• Mediterranean & Western Asia

Alternative Names

• Freshwater Seaweed
• Green Algae

Health Benefits

• Provides a rich source of chlorophyll, carotenoids, protein, lipids, carbohydrates, fiber, nucleic acids, vitamins, and minerals.*
• Shown to help detoxify the body, maintain a healthy immune and antioxidant defense, and preserve a normal inflammatory response.*
• Supports ideal blood sugar levels in the normal range.*
• Helps to maintain cholesterol levels that are already within the normal range. *

Products Featuring Chlorella

• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Whole Algae

Key Constituents

• Chlorophyll
• Carotenoids
• Lipids (omega 3 and 6 fatty acids)
• Nucleic acids
• Vitamins (C, B6, methylcobalamin, folate, K)
• Minerals (iron, zinc, copper, magnesium, calcium)
• Sporopollein

Native Habitat

• Japan & Taiwan

Alternative Names

• Ceylon Cinnamon

Health Benefits

• Shown to help maintain normal blood glucose, insulin and lipid levels.*
• Supports a healthy immune defense against many harmful microorganisms.*
• Exhibits antispasmodic and carminative properties with a positive effect on the gastrointestinal tract.*
• Promotes healthy cardiovascular, hepatic and neurological function throughout its antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities.*

Products Featuring Cinnamon

• Blood Sugar
• Candidazol™
• Lymphizol™

Part Used

• Bark

Key Constituents

• Essential Oil (cinnamaldehyde, eugenol)
• Tannins (cinnamtannin)
• Coumarins
• Mucilage

Native Habitat

• Sri Lanka, India, & Madagascar

Alternative Names

• Goose Grass

Health Benefits

• Supports a healthy lymphatic system by promoting normal T-and B-lymphocyte activity and helping to maintain steady lymph circulation and drainage.*
• May act as a general detoxifying agent helping to cleanse the blood and remove excess fluid trapped in body tissues.*
• Shown to have a beneficial effect on the urinary tract and skin.*

Products Featuring Cleavers

• Lymphizol™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Iridoids (asperuloside, deacetylasperulosidic acid)
• Polyphenolic Acids (caffeic, coumaric, gallic, hydroxybenzoic)
• Alkanes
• Flavonoids (luteolin)
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Europe, North America, & Asia

Alternative Names

• Blue Spur

Health Benefits

• Stimulates and activates regulatory enzymes in the heart and smooth muscle, as well as the structures of the endocrine system, including the thyroid, pancreas, adrenals and pituitary.*
• Helps maintain cardiovascular function and a healthy circulatory system.*
• Rich in trace elements such as copper, iron, zinc, and selenium which support levels of thyroid hormones in a healthy range and stimulates their release.*
• Supports the production of the protein eumelanin which is connected to skin health.*

Products Featuring Coleus Forskohlii

• Thyrizol™

Parts Used

• Leaves
• Root

Key Constituents

• Diterpenes (Forskolin)
• Phytochemicals (Allylroyleanone, Barbatusin, Plectrin, Plectirinon A, Acetoxycoleosol, Coleol, Coleonone, Coleosol, Deoxycoleonol, Crocetin Dialehyde, Napthopyrones)

Native Habitat

• India & Himalayan Foothills

Alternative Names

• Winter Worm
• Summer Grass

Health Benefits

• Supports immune health and overall wellness by positively influencing immune cell, immunoglobulin and cytokine activity, particularly in the lymphatic system.*
• Exhibits antioxidant properties that assist in the body's defense against oxidative damage.*
• Shown to have a beneficial effect on endocrine, cardiovascular, liver and kidney functions.*
• May support blood sugar and lipid levels within normal range.*
• Promotes healthy energy and stamina by helping to maintain normal levels of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and oxygen usage during exercise..*

Products Featuring Cordyceps

• Mycozol™
• Renafiltra™

Part Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• Polysaccharides
• beta-Glucans
• Cordycepin
• Cordyceptic Acid
• Cordypyridones
• Sterols (ergosterol)
• Bioanthracenes
• Ophiocordin
• Nucleosides (adenosine)
• Alkenoic Acids

Native Habitat

• China

Alternative Names

• Yan Hu Suo

Health Benefits

• Exhibits a wide range of beneficial actions on the central nervous system, including analgesic and sedative effects.*
• Exerts a positive influence on neurotransmitter activity and blood flow which may provide relief from many different sources of physical discomfort.*
• Supports healthy cardiovascular function focusing on helping to maintain normal platelet aggregation, blood pressure and heart rate.*
• Assists in preserving healthy digestion and normal gastrointestinal peristalsis.*
• Potential effectiveness of anti-oxidant agents on PMS.*
• Promotes stress resilience, calming, releases tension, reduce occasional anxiety symptoms and can promote sleep.*

Products Featuring Corydalis

• InflammEnz Plus™
• Menstrova™

Part Used

• Rhizome

Key Constituents

• Isoquinoline Alkaloids (including dehydrocorydaline, corydine, corydaline, columbamine, palmatine, dehydrocorybulbine, tetrahydropalmatine, tetrahydrocorysamine, tetrahydrocoptisine, tetrahydroberberine, tetrahydrocolumbamine, noroxyhydrastine, protopine, coptisine, herberine, 8-oxocoptisine, glaucine, oxoglaucine, medicarpin, dehydrocavidine, 13-methyl-palmatrubine, 13-methyl-columbamine, stepharanine, adenosine, N5 -acetylornithine)
• Carboxylic Acids
• Volatile Oils
• Amino Acids

Native Habitat

• Siberia, Northern China, & Japan

Alternative Names

• Lions-tooth
• Blowball
• Cankerwort

Health Benefits

• Displays anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting leukotrienes, cytokines, and prostaglandins.*
• Shown to improve urinary tract infection symptoms and bacteriuria.*
• Has diuretic activity and promotes urinary function.*
• Promotes hormonal balance and optimal health of the reproductive system.*
• Helps to increase bile production in the gallbladder and bile flow from the liver.*
• Shown to increase insulin secretion, improving glucose metabolism.*
• May help detoxify both the liver and gallbladder.*
• Promotes hormonal balance and optimal health of the reproductive system.*

Products Featuring Dandelion

• Bile Stim™
• GasEnz™
• Hepatic Detox™
• Menstrova™
• Urinatract™

Parts Used

• Root
• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids (quercetin, luteolin)
• Sesquiterpene Lactones (taraxacoside, eudesmanolide, germacranolide, tetrahydroridentin)
• Polyphenols (p-hydroxyphenylacetic acid, chlorogenic acid, chicoric acid, monocaffeyltartaric acid)
• Vitamins (A, C, B-complex)
• Minerals (potassium, iron)
• Bitter Glycosides
• Carotenoids (lutein, violaxanthin)
• Coumarins (scopoletin, aesculetin, aesculin, cichoriin)
• Terpenoids (arnidiol, faradiol).

Native Habitat

• Europe, Asia, & North America

Alternative Names

• Chinese Angelica
• Dang Gui
• Female Ginseng

Health Benefits

• Ligustilide is shown to promote nonspecific antispasmodic activity, especially for uterine muscles.*
• May help regulate and normalize the menstrual cycle.*
• Shown to help reduce migraines and hot flashes associated with menstruation.*
• Reduced levels of urinary oxidative stress, oxalate, creatinine, urea and urolithiasis-related protein have been observed.*
• Has the potential to inhibit CaOx crystallization in vitro and may present anti-urolithiatic effects.*
• Potential to enrich blood, promote blood circulation and modulate the immune system.*

Products Featuring Dong Quai

• Menstrova™
• Renafiltra™

Part Used

• Rhizome

Key Constituents

• Coumarins
• Butylidine
• Phthalide
• Ligustilide
• Sesquiterpenes
• Carvacrol
• Vitamin B12
• beta-Sitosterol
• Phyto-Sterol
• Ferulic acids

Native Habitat

• China & Japan

Alternative Names

• Purple Coneflower

Health Benefits

• Shows ability to stimulate an immune response, including activating phagocytes, lymphocytes, neutrophils, natural killer cells and macrophages.*
• Reported to have antimicrobial and antifungal effects.*
• Shows mild anti-inflammatory activity by ability to inhibit cyclooxygenase, lipogenase and possibly cytokines.*
• Demonstrates antioxidant activity and protects against free radical damage.*
• Can enhance wound healing and growth of epithelial tissue.*
• Increases levels and activity of T lymphocytes, neutrophils, and natural killer (NK) cells.*

Products Featuring Echinacea

• ImmunEnz™

Parts Used

• Flower
• Root

Key Constituents

• Alkamides (isobutylamides with olefinic and acetylenic bonds)
• Caffeic acids esters (echinacoside and cynarin)
• Polysaccharides
• Humulene
• Echinolone
• Betanine

Native Habitat

• Central United States

Alternative Names

• Elder
• European Elderberry
• Black Elder

Health Benefits

• Used to support respiratory health.*
• Shows diuretic properties may help reduce edema in mucous membranes, such as the sinuses and respiratory tract.*
• Contains flavonoids, which have antioxidant activity and may help protect cells against oxidative damage.*
• May improve glucose metabolism and insulin secretion. Supports immune system stimulation.*
• Thought to have immunomodulating effects.*
• Polyphenols in elderberry may be responsible for its antioxidant effects.*

Products Featuring Elderberry

• Immune URT™

Parts Used

• Flowers
• Leaves
• Berries

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids (Rutin)
• Phenolic acids
• Triterpenes
• Sterols
• Mucilage
• Tannins
• Cyanogenic glycosides
• Anthocyanins
• Vitamins A, C

Native Habitat

• Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Siberian Ginseng
• Devil's Bush

Health Benefits

• Shows antioxidant activity that helps protect against oxidative damage caused by free radical damage.*
• Shown to help boosts energy levels by lessening the build up of lactic acid and blood urea nitrogen.*
• May be beneficial at helping stimulate the immune system.*
• Shown to help increase blood flow to the brain, possibly improving overall mental functions.*
• Improves mental and physical performance and reduces harmful effects of stress.*
• Helps support stress resistance and enhances mental and physical performance.*
• May reduce water retention and improve the lymphatic function of the lymph node network.*

Products Featuring Eleuthero

• Adrenazol™
• Immune URT™
• Lymphizol™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Eleutherosides
• Phenylpropanoids
• Lignans, Coumarins
• Polysaccharides
• Triterpenoid saponins
• Glycans

Native Habitat

• Northeastern Asia

Alternative Names

• Aufraise
• Luminet

Health Benefits

• Supports the upper respiratory tract, middle ear, sinuses, and nasal passages.*
• Beneficial for conditions of the eyes.*
• May relieve seasonal symptoms by tightening the mucous membranes.*
• May benefit inflamed, irritated eyes.*
• Supports immune balance in hypersensitive individuals.*
• Supports sinus and respiratory health.*
• Promotes normal viscosity of mucus.*
• Supports healthy nasal passages.*

Products Featuring Eyebright

• AllerEnz™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Iridoid Glycosides (Aucubin)
• Tannins
• Phenolic acids (caffeic and ferulic)
• Alkaloid, Sterols
• Amino acids
• Choline

Native Habitat

• Europe

Alternative Names

• Sweet Fennel
• Sweet Anise

Health Benefits

• Shown to relieve abdominal pain and abdominal distention associated with flatulence.*
• Increases gastric acid secretion and activity of digestive enzymes, this may aid digestion.*
• Promotes healthy inflammation levels which can contribute to pain reduction.*
• Beneficial for the respiratory tract through bronchodilation.*
• Appears to improve gastrointestinal symptoms by acting as an antispasmodic, possibly by decreasing acetylcholine-induced contraction.*
• Decreases levels of serum glucose and increases the activity of glutathione peroxidase.*
• Supports lipid levels in a healthy range.*

Products Featuring Fennel

• GasEnz™
• Menoproze™

Part Used

• Seed

Key Constituents

• Phenylpropanoids (trans-anithole)
• Terpenoids (Fenchone, α-pinene & β-pinene)
• beta-carotene
• Vitamin C
• Minerals (calcium, magnesium, and iron)
• Estragole

Native Habitat

• Southern Mediterranean, Asia, North America, & Europe

Alternative Names

• Flax
• Linseed

Health Benefits

• Rich source of fatty acids, especially polyunsaturated fatty acids with the majority of fatty acid content coming from alpha-linolenic acid, an omega-3 fatty acid.*
• Provides soluble fiber and mucilage, which slows emptying, prolongs absorption, and increases bulk in the gastrointestinal tract.*
• Fiber promotes bile acid synthesis and fecal elimination of bile acids.*
• May support cholesterol levels in a healthy range.*
• Supports insulin levels in the normal range.*
• Rich source of lignans, which are phytoestrogens with weak estrogenic and possibly anti-estrogenic effects.*
• May support healthy inflammatory actions through the suppression of interleukins, leukotrienes, and free radicals.*
• Promotes healthy bone and renal function.*

Products Featuring Flaxeed

• Nutritive

Part Used

• Seed

Key Constituents

• Linolenic acids
• Linoleic acids
• Mucilage
• Linamarin (cyanogenic glycoside)

Native Habitat

• Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Stinking Rose

Health Benefits

• Supports a healthy immune response to harmful bacteria, particularly in the ears, nose, throat, and chest.*
• May help protect against yeast and other fungal growth.*
• Contains sulfur compounds shown to boost levels of glutathione, an essential antioxidant in the body.*
• Helps protect endothelial cells in blood vessels and low-density lipoproteins (LDL) from oxidative stress.*
• Exhibits antiplatelet and fibrinolytic properties promoting normal blood viscosity and circulation.*
• May have a positive impact on blood pressure by influencing nitric oxid production which has been shown to relax smooth muscles and dilate blood vessels.*
• Helps maintain healthy cholesterol and glucose levels in the blood.*
• An excellent source of bioavailable selenium.*

Products Featuring Garlic

• Candidazol™
• Immune URT™

Parts Used

• Cloves
• Bulbs

Key Constituents

• Organosulfur compounds (including alliin, allicin, ajoene, s-allyl-l-cysteine, scordinins)
• Steroidal Saponins
• Phenolic compounds (including beta-resorcylic acid, quercetin)
• Amino Acids (including arginine)
• Minerals (including Selenium)

Native Habitat

• Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Sheng Jian
• Singabera

Health Benefits

• It may reduce nausea, vomiting and gastrointestinal (GI) upset.*
• Shows antiemetic activity primarily on the GI tract.*
• Supports healthy inflammatory markers through the ability to inhibit cyclooxygenases, lipoxygenases, leukotrienes, and prostaglandins.*
• May protect intestinal tissue by increasing levels of protective prostaglandins.*
• May increase insulin release and lower blood cholesterol levels.*
• Supports platelet aggregation needed to maintain homeostasis.*
• Helps maintain healthy cardiovascular function.*
• Shown to have stimulatory effect on thyroid hormones.*

Products Featuring Ginger

• Gastro Calm™
• Menstrova™
• RespirEnz™
• Thyrizol™

Parts Used

• Rhizome

Key Constituents

• Camphene
• Phellandrene
• Zingiberine
• Zingiberol
• Eucalyptol
• Citral
• Borneol
• Linalol
• Gingerol
• Zingerone
• Shogaols

Native Habitat

• Asia

Alternative Names

• Maidenhair
• Bai Guo

Health Benefits

• Reduces lipid peroxidation of cell membranes and oxidation of red blood cells, retinal tissue and neurons, especially after ischemia.*
• May be protective against tissue degeneration.*
• Decreases biosynthesis of glucocorticoids, further contributing to neuroprotection and decreasing effects of stress.*
• Improves cerebral, coronary and peripheral circulation and capillary blood flow.*
• Decreases blood viscosity and platelet aggregation.*
• Regulates vascular smooth muscle contraction and relaxation.*
• Reduces vasospasms and vascular permeability.*
• Might increase insulin levels and decrease hyperglycemia.*
• Regulates focus, behavior, is calming and improves frustration tolerance.*
• Alleviates some symptoms of menopause via an improvement to the central serotonin transmission.*
• Ginkgo and its molecules, ginkgolide B and allopregnenolone can be beneficial for reproduction functions.*
• Supports physical and psychological symptoms associated with the menstrual cycle.*
• Might support symptoms related to hyperactivity, and impulsivity.*
• Helps maintain proper respiratory function.*

Products Featuring Ginkgo

• RespirEnz™
• Menoproze™

Parts Used

• Leaves
• Seeds

Key Constituents

• Ginkgo-flavone glycosides
• Terpene lactones
• Quercetin
• Kaempferol
• Isorhamnetin
• Ginkgolides
• Bilobalide

Native Habitat

• China

Alternative Names

• Woundwort

Health Benefits

• Demonstrated biological activity with receptors implicated in the mediation of pain.*
• May inhibited the growth of Candida.*
• May prevent accumulation of urinary calculi by increasing calcium excretion.*
• Help regulate contractions of bladder tissues.*
• Supports respiratory system through the polyphenolic compounds which could be responsible for the bronchodilation effects and cough suppressant activity.*
• Promotes bladder control through the effects mediated by the inhibition of protein kinase C resulting in the relaxation of the smooth muscle.*
• Provides an anti-muscarinic effects on the M2 and M3 receptors, which results in the inhibition of the bladder contractions.*
• Promotes healthy kidneys, bladder, and prostate gland.*
• Helps in maintaining the health of the urinary tract and the normal functioning of the digestive system.*

Products Featuring Goldenrod

• Urinatract™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Deoxy Sugars (rhamnose, arabinose, uronic acid, galactose)
• Triterpenoid Saponins (thymol, alpha-cubebene, leiocarposide, carvacrol, virgaurea)
• Phenolic acids and glycosides
• Flavones (quercetin, kaempferol, and rutin)

Native Habitat

• Europe

Alternative Names

• Indian Pennywort
• Hydrocotyle

Health Benefits

• Helps maintain healthy venous circulation and fluid balance primarily in the legs.*
• May have a beneficial effect on collagen synthesis and connective tissue remodeling.*
• Appears to protect against damage to gastrointestinal tissue and strengthen its mucosal lining.*

Products Featuring Gotu Kola

• CirculEnz™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoid Saponins (asiaticocide, brahmoside, centelloside, madecassoside, thankuniside)
• Alkaloids (hydrocotyline)
• Essential Oils
• Flavonoids
• Flavones (including quercetin, kaempferol, sesquiterpenes, sitosterol, stigmasterol)

Native Habitat

• India & Pakistan

Alternative Names

• Calzin
• Draksha
• Enocianina

Health Benefits

• Exhibits potent antioxidant properties.*
• Encourages protection against lipid peroxidation.*
• Supports proper vasodilation and overall vascular function.*
• Offers hypotensive and antiplatelet effects.*
• Inhibits histamine release and cell proliferation.*
• Appears to increase serum antioxidant potential and maintains protein and LDL oxidation in healthy people.*
• Maintains cholesterol homeostasis and increases LDL-receptor activity.*
• Helps maintain proper joint function.*
• Grape flavonoids myricetin, kaempferol, and quercetin have been associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease.*
• Maintains healthy liver antioxidant enzyme levels.*
• Effective in improving the physical and psychological symptoms associated with menopause.*
• Supports ability to concentrate and focus.*
• Shown to downregulate the proinflammatory gene expression of IL-1β and iNOS in cultured macrophages.*
• Shown to have free radical scavenging, cellular antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities.*
• Nurtures the body’s immune and antioxidant systems, aiding inflammatory balance.*
• Upregulates Nrf2 transactivation.*

Products Featuring Grape

• Cholestezol™
• CirculEnz™
• InflammEnz Plus™
• InflammEnz™
• Menoproze™
• Renafiltra™

Part Used

• Seed

Key Constituents

• Oligomeric proanthocyanidins
• Resveratrol
• Polyphenols
• Flavonoids
• Flavone glycosides
• Tannins
• Tartrates
• Inositol
• Carotenes
• Choline
• Tartaric and Malic acids
• Pectin
• Vitamins A, B1, B2, C, E

Native Habitat

Southern Europe & Western Asia

Alternative Names

• Oolong

Health Benefits

• Reduces smooth muscle proliferation in vessels.*
• Offers anti-inflammatory activity by COX and leukotriene inhibition.*
• Supports healthy joints and cartilage.*
• Aids in bone health with long-term use.*
• Supports cognition and CNS function.*
• Helps to protect neuronal tissue.*
• Promotes a healthy respiratory system.*
• Helps support levels of beneficial bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract.*
• Nurtures the body’s immune and antioxidant systems, aiding inflammatory balance.*
• Promotes reduced levels of glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide reducing postprandial glucose levels.*
• Provides an antioxidant effect, and can scavenge free radicals, chelate redox-active transition-metal ions, inhibit redox-active transcription factors, inhibit pro-oxidant enzymes, and induce antioxidant enzymes.*
• Promotes an increase in the release of neurotransmitters such as dopamine.*
• Promotes flow-mediated dilation of the brachial artery and helps the function of endothelial cells in blood vessels.*
• Can improve cognitive performance. Maintains cholesterol levels that are already in the normal range.*
• Offers protection from acute liver injury from some environmental pollutants.*
• Supports liver health.*
• Helps the body's natural ability to detoxify.*
• Naturally supports the reduction of prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels.*
• Promotes healthy urinary tract flow and frequency.*
• Helps maintain hormonal balance.*
• Provides nutrients that support prostate health.*

Products Featuring Green Tea

• Cholestezol™
• ImmunEnz™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Xanthines
• Alkaloids (Theobromine, Theophylline, and Caffeine)
• Tannins
• Polyphenols (catechins)
• Epigallocatechin (EGC)
• Epicatechin (EC)
• Epigallocatechingallate (EGCG)
• Epicatecatechingallate (ECG)

Native Habitat

• India, Sri Lanka, & China

Alternative Names

• Myrrh
• Indian Bdellium

Health Benefits

• Potential to stimulate thyroid function.*
• Potential to balance hormones by being an agonists of estrogen-alpha receptor and progesterone receptor.*
• Promotes healthy lipid levels by supporting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver and can enhance low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol uptake.*
• Provides an antioxidant effect on lipids.*
• Might reduce secretion of sebum and inhibit bacterial metabolism of triglycerides which induces acne.*
• Promotes thyroid-stimulating effects, seems to increase T3 synthesis by increasing conversion of T4 to T3.*
• Helps to rejuvenate healthy tissues.*
• Promotes supple arteries.*
• Upregulates the bile salt export pump (BSEP), an efflux transporter responsible for removal of cholesterol metabolites, bile acids from the liver.*
• Helps maintain healthy blood vessels.*

Products Featuring Guggul

• Thyrizol™
• Bile Stim™

Part Used

• Gum Resin

Key Constituents

• Ketonic Steroids (Z-guggulsterone and E-guggulsterone)
• Sesquiterpenoids, diterpenoids, and triterpenoids
• Long-Chain Aliphatic tetrols
• Aliphatic Esters
• Ferulates
• Lignans

Native Habitat

• India, Bangladesh, & Pakistan

Alternative Names

• Australian Cowplant

Health Benefits

• Acts by reducing absorption of glucose and increasing glucose utilization.*
• May help enhance insulin release.*
• May aid in appetite suppression and weight management.*
• Helps maintain cholesterol and triglyceride levels already in healthy range.*
• Encourages the reduction of intestinal absorption of glucose and may stimulate pancreatic beta-cell growth.*
• Use as a part of your diet to maintain healthy blood sugar levels.*

Products Featuring Gymnema

• Blood Sugar

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoid Saponins (Gymneic acids)
• Flaonols
• Gurmarin

Native Habitat

• Asia, Africa, & Australia

Alternative Names

• Tulsi

Health Benefits

• Improved symptoms of stress and/or anxiousness.*
• Ability to reduce stress response as it is considered an adaptogenic remedy.*
• Potential ability to lower stress-induced increases in cholesterol, lactate dehydrogenase, and alkaline phosphatase.*
• Naturally improves sleep problems associated with elevated stress.*
• Reduces frequency of exhaustion that is connected to a stress response.*
• Can decrease the humoral and cell-mediated immune response to stress.*

Products Featuring Holy Basil

• Adrenal AdaptEnz™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids (cirsilineol, cirsimaritin, isothymusin, apigenin, orientin, and vicenin)
• Polyphenols (rosmarinic acid and isothymonin)
• Triterpenoids (ursoloic acid)
• Essential oils (eugenol, methyl eugenol, and caryophyllene)

Native Habitat

• India, Australia, West Africa, & Middle East

Alternative Names

• Lupulin

Health Benefits

• Has been shown to help people fall asleep quicker, and improve overall sleep quality.*
• May be beneficial in improving anxiety and daily stressors.*
• Relieves occasional stress and frustration.*
• Helps with occasional sleeplessness.*
• Promotes healthy sleep patterns by diminishing sleep latency.*
• Supports Restorative Sleep and helps induce relaxation.*

Products Featuring Hops

• Menoproze™
• Somnazol™

Parts Used

• Strobiles (cone)

Key Constituents

• Bitter Principles (lupulin, humulon, lupulon, valerianic acid)
• Humulene
• Geraniol
• Linalol
• Myricin
• Luparol
• Luparenol
• Flavonoids
• Polyphenolinc Tannins
• Estrogenics
• Asparagine
• Choline

Native Habitat

• Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Buckeye
• White Chestnut

Health Benefits

• Shown to help increase blood flow to the veins of the legs.*
• The triterpenoid saponin has anti-inflammatory properties shown to help reduce inflammation and swelling in affected veins.*
• Exhibits antioxidant effects that help prevent free radical damage.*
• Helps reduce pain, tiredness, tension, itching, occasional swelling in the legs associated with enlarged veins.*
• Assists in maintaining proper permeability of venous capillaries.*
• Promotes blood vessel contraction and facilitates venous return. *

Products Featuring Horse Chestnut

• CirculEnz™

Parts Used

• Seeds
• Leaves
• Bark

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoid saponins (aescin)
• Coumarins
• Flavonoids

Native Habitat

• Balkans & Western Asia

Alternative Names

• Bottlebrush
• Snake Grass
• Puzzlegrass

Health Benefits

• Rich source of silicon, which is beneficial in the formation of bone and collagen and may support a healthy bone density.*
• Shown to be beneficial in increasing the excretion of urine from the body.*
• May help inhibit lymphocytes increasing overall anti-inflammatory activity.*
• May support normal bone metabolism.*

Products Featuring Horsetail

• Nutritive

Part Used

• Stem

Key Constituents

• Petrosins
• Caffeic Acid
• Hydroxycinnamic Acids
• Triterpenoids
• Sterols
• Tannins
• Saponins
• Flavonoids (equisetumpyrone, genkwanin, protogenkwanin, apigenin, luteolin, kaempferol, quercetin)
• Silicon (silicic acid and silicates)

Native Habitat

• Europe, North Africa, & Northern Asia

Alternative Names

• Boswellia
• Indian Olibanum
• Dhup

Health Benefits

• Shows anti-inflammatory properties by inhibiting enzymes and other mediators of inflammation.*
• Appears to support healthy cartilage joints and other soft tissue.*
• May block mediators of autoimmune disorders by reducing antibody production and cell-mediated immunity.*
• Demonstrates ability to stabilize mast cells and block inflammatory compounds.*
• May decrease the inflammatory effects of gastrointestinal disorders.*
• Research suggests boswellic acids stabilize mast cells, which suggests usefulness for optimal airways.*
• Supports enzymes involved in joint health, liver health, glycohydrolase, and beta-glucuronidase.*
• Supports joint integrity and movement.*
• Helps protect cartilage cells.*
• Maintains normal inflammatory balance.*

Products Featuring Indian Frakincense

• InflammEnz Plus™
• RespirEnz™

Parts Used

• Gum Resin

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoids
• Boswellic acid (β-boswellic acid, acetyl-β-boswellic acid, 11-keto-β-boswellic acid and acetyl-11-keto-β-boswellic acid)

Native Habitat

• India, Africa, & Arabian peninsula

Alternative Names

• Balm Mint

Health Benefits

• Shown to help ease the negative mood effects of psychological stress.*
• May be beneficial in reducing nervousness and excitability.*
• May help improve cognitive function.*
• Shown to help relieve restlessness and difficulties falling asleep.*
• May help alleviate frequent abdominal pain and discomfort by inhibiting the L-arginine-nitric oxide pathway and activating nicotinic and muscarinic acetylcholine receptors.*
• Shown to reduce anxiety scores during a social stress test by Inducesing a calming and, anxiolytic effect.*
• May possess cholinergic activity or act on gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) receptors.*
• Builds stress resilience and helps maintain healthy HPA axis function.*
• Supports restorative sleep.*
• Helps induce relaxation.*
• Supports positive mood balance.*

Products Featuring Lemon Balm

• Menstrova™
• Neuro HPA Calm™
• Somnazol™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Citral
• Caryophyllene oxide
• Linalool
• Citronellal
• Geraniol
• Nerol
• Flavonoids (diosmin, eriodictyol, eriocitrin, rutin, hesperidin, hesperidin, neohesperidoside, naringenin, eriodictyol glycoside, neodiosmin, rutinoside, chrysoeriol, isorhamnetin, limocitrin, limocitrol, and isolimocitrol)
• Phenolic acid (caffeic acid, ferrulic acid, gallic acid)
• Triterpenoids (d-limonene, linalool, linalyl acetate, β-pinene, γ-terpinene, α-pinene, β-myrcene)
• Monoterpene glycosides
• Aldehydes
• Polyphenols
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Southern Europe, Mediterranean Basin & Central Asia

Alternative Names

• Black Sugar
• Sweetwood

Health Benefits

• Acts as an adrenocorticotrophic agent increasing cortisol levels.*
• Constituents have a similar chemical structure to adrenal hormones, which boosts adrenal function.*
• Blocks metabolism of prostaglandins which may provide anti-inflammatory action.*
• Exhibits antioxidant effects that help prevent free radical damage.*
• Appears to have hepatoprotective and antispasmodic properties.*
• Maintains normal levels of (LDL)-cholesterol.*
• Helps to maintain healthy levels of alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and aspartate aminotransferase (AST).*
• Supports healthy liver function and fat metabolism.*
• Enhances liver lipid clearance.*
• Strengthens the body’s stress response.*
• Supports healthy cortisol levels.*

Products Featuring Licorice

• Adrenazol™
• Gastric Ease™
• Gastro Calm™

Health Benefits of Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice (DGL)

• May accelerate the healing of peptic ulcers.*
• The therapeutic effect of DGL compares with that of antacids.*
• Potential to renew stomach epithelium.*
• Helps alleviate occasional colonic spasms.*
• Helps maintain a healthy mucosal surface in the stomach.*
• Promotes a healthy esophageal lining.*

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Triterpene saponins (glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid)
• Flavonoids (isoflavones, liquiritin, isoliquiritin, formonononetin)
• Polysaccharides
• Sterols
• Coumarins
• Asparagin

Native Habitat

• Southeastern Europe & Southwestern Asia

Alternative Names

• Hedgehog Fungus

Health Benefits

• Supports immune system by activating macrophages to increase the production of nitric oxide and the expression of cytokines interleukin (IL)-1beta and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha.*
• May improve symptoms of dysplasia, and reduce inflammatory infiltration in those with chronic atrophic gastritis.*
• May support a lipid profile in a healthy range via the hydroxy-methyl-glutaryl coenzyme A (HMG-CoA) reductase inhibition, and possibly a reduction in cholesterol absorption.*
• Maintains a healthy lipid profile including serum glucose, serum insulin, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, total cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and triglycerides.*
• Potentially a neuroprotective effect due to the possibility of the reduction in amyloid beta-induced cytotoxicity.*
• Strengthens the body, reduces fatigue and improves stress resilience.*
• Helps maintain normal inflammatory balance.*
• Helps train the immune system to eliminate unwanted organisms.*

Products Featuring Lion's Mane Mushrrom

• Gastric Ease™
• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• β-glucan polysaccharides
• Terpenoids (hericenones and erinacine)
• Isoindolinones
• Sterols
• Myconutrients,

Native Habitat

• Northern Hemisphere

Alternative Names

• Magnoilia-bark

Health Benefits

• Mood supporting effects may be related to altered serotonin turnover in the brain and interactions with dopamine and serotonin receptors.*
• Helps the central nervous system, honokiol and magnolol increases acetylcholine release in the brain, and magnolol appears to modulate serotonergic activity.*
• Reduction in anxiousness due to the modulation of neurotransmitters, enzymes and GABA.*
• May support allergy response by inhibiting the histamine release from mast cells.*
• Supports a healthy stress resilience and maintains a healthy HPA axis function.*
• Promotes normal viscosity of mucus.*
• Supports healthy nasal passages.*

Products Featuring Magnolia

• AllerEnz™
• Neuro HPA Calm™

Part Used

• Bark

Key Constituents

• Polyphenolic Neolignans
• Magnolol and Honokiol
• Sesquiterpenoid Alcohols
• α-, β-, and γ-eudesmol
• Glucuronides
• Magnoliaterpenoids

Native Habitat

• Asia, North America, & South America

Alternative Names

• Hen of the Woods
• Sheep's Head

Health Benefits

• Beta glucans have been shown to help reduce cholesterol levels, improving overall cardiovascular health.*
• Helps boost the immune system by increasing the production of lymphokines and interleukins.*
• Shown to help lower blood glucose levels by activating insulin receptors.*
• Helps modulate and strengthen the immune response.*
• Shown to strengthen the body, reduce fatigue and improve stress resilience.*
• Helps maintain normal inflammatory balance.*
• Helps train the immune system to eliminate unwanted organisms.*

Products Featuring Maitake Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• β-glucan polysaccharides
• Argaricoglycerides

Native Habitat

• China, Europe, & North America

Alternative Names

• Sweet Weed

Health Benefits

• Forms protective layer on skin and mucous membranes, such as those lining the digestive and respiratory tracts.*
• Contains chemicals that may suppress cough and facilitate wound healing.*
• Stimulates phagocytosis, thus enhancing immune function.*
• May also possess anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial activity.*
• Possibly helps reduce blood glucose levels.*

Products Featuring Marshmallow

• Gastric Ease™
• Gastro Calm™

Parts Used

• Root
• Leaves
• Flowers

Key Constituents

• Mucilage polysaccharides (galacturonorhamnans, arabinans, glucaris, arabinogalactans)
• Flavonoids
• Glycosides
• Phenolic Acid
• Asparagine

Native Habitat

• Europe, Western Asia, & North Africa

Alternative Names

• Marian Thistle

Health Benefits

• Exhibits strong antioxidant and free radical-scavenging properties.*
• Helps protect the liver and kidney from the damaging effects of oxidative stress and toxic substances.*
• May help protect the pancreas preserving normal insulin secretion and resistance.*
• Shown to assist in regulating cytokines promoting a healthy inflammatory response.*
• Aids in maintaining normal levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides and LDL cholesterol.*

Products Featuring Milk Thistle

• Bile Stim™
• Hepatic Detox™

Part Used

• Seed

Key Constituents

• Flavonolignans (silymarin including silybins and silibinin)

Native Habitat

• Europe, North America, & Asia

Alternative Names

• Blanket Leaf
• Feltwort

Health Benefits

• Shown to help the body expel excess mucus and create a soothing coating over nasal and bronchial mucous membranes.
• Contains antimicrobial properties that help protect against environmental pathogens.

Products Featuring Mullien

• RespirEnz™

Parts Used

• Leaves
• Flowers

Key Constituents

• Mucilage
• Flavonoids
• Triterpenoid saponins
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Central Europe & Western Asia

Alternative Names

• Common Oat

Health Benefits

• High in silica playing an important role in the formation of bone, collagen, and other connective tissue.
• May help improve bone health.
• Shown to help improve blood flow and overall heart health.
• May be beneficial in boosting brain function in older adults.

Products Featuring Oat Straw

• Bone Matrix™
• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Saponins
• Alkaloids,
• Sterols
• Avenanthramides
• Flavonoids
• Polysaccharides
• Silicic Acid
• Vitamin B
• Calcium

Native Habitat

• Northern Europe

Alternative Names

• Wild Olive

Health Benefits

• Potential to decrease pain and increase mobility.*
• Shown to help promotes bone health.*
• May support glucose levels within normal range by the insulin response effects, possibly due to improvements in pancreatic beta cell function and reduction in inflammatory mediators.*
• May positively effect lipid profiles by increasing serum levels of HDL cholesterol and decreasing triglyceride, total cholesterol, and LDL cholesterol.*
• May reduce platelet aggregation and serum cholesterol, thus lowering cardiovascular risk factors.*
• Beneficial effects for blood pressure and lipid profile.*
• May enhance liver lipid clearance.*

Products Featuring Olive

• Candidazol™
• Cholestezol™
• Lymphizol™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Oleuropein
• Comvita
• Hydroxytyrosol
• Ligstroside,
• I-Methyloleuropein
• Oleoside
• Flavanoids (apigenin, kaempferol, luteolin, and chrysoeriol)
• Phenolic Compounds (caffeic acid, tyrosol, and hydroxytyrosol)

Native Habitat

• Mediterranean, Africa, & Asia

Alternative Names

• Pearl Oysters

Health Benefits

• Promotes healthy cholesterol levels by decreasing cholesterol absorption.*
• Provides healthy lipid profiles by optimizing LDL/HDL ratios.*
• May provide health benefits for the cardiovascular-related complication by decreasing the atherogenic lipid profiles.*
• Possesses anti-inflammatory activities and could be considered a dietary agent against inflammation.*
• Oyster mushrooms are rich in many of the nutrients believed to enhance brain function.*

Products Featuring Oyster Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• β-glucan polysaccharides
• Lectins
• Laccase
• Ubiquitin-like protein
• Lovastatin
• Sterols
• Myconutrients

Native Habitat

• Subtropical and Temperate Forests Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Siberian Ginseng

Health Benefits

• Might lower blood glucose.*
• May reduce the markers of biological aging by increasing the copy number of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA).*
• May promote healthy inflammation levels by reducing levels of inflammatory cytokines.*
• May support a positive mood by reducing brain oxidative stress and downregulating serum corticosterone levels.*
• Believed to mediate nausea and vomiting.*
• Widely used as a general tonic or adaptogen for fighting stress.*
• May reduce the frequency of developing an acute respiratory illness.*
• Supports blood pressure in normal range by inhibiting angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) activity.*
• Promotes a healthy cardiovascular system by encouraging arterial elasticity.*
• Supports cardiovascular systems by promoting a relaxing effect on smooth muscle induced by ginsenosides.*
• Promotes a healthy mood and anti-fatigue effect. Shows protective effects against hepatic injuries.*
• Enhances lipid metabolism.*
• May improve cognitive performance.*

Products Featuring Panax Ginseng

• Adrenazol™

Parts Used

• Stems
• Leaves
• Roots

Key Constituents

• Ginsenosides
• Polysaccharides
• Peptides
• Polyacetylenic Alcohols
• Fatty Acids

Native Habitat

• Mediterranean

Alternative Names

• Maypop
• Wild Apricot

Health Benefits

• May help relieve restlessness and uneasiness associated with insomnia and anxiety.
• Shown to help boost levels of GABA in the brain lowering its activity increasing relaxation and promoting better sleep.
• Helps with occasional sleeplessness. Reieves stress and frustration.
• Supports stress resilience and maintain healthy HPA axis function.

Products Featuring Passion Flower

• Neuro HPA Calm™
• Somnazol™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids (Vitexin, Isovitexin, Orientin, Isoorientin, Apigenin, Quercetin, Vicenin, Lucenin, Saponarin, Swertisin, Schaftoside, Kaempferol)
• Maltol
• Cyanogenic glycosides (gynocardin)
• Indole alkaloids (harman, harmol, harmin, harmalol, harmalin)

Native Habitat

• Southern United States

Alternative Names

• Lapacho

Health Benefits

• Shown to inhibit the processes bacteria and fungi need to produce oxygen and energy inhibiting their growth.*
• May help lower levels of bodily inflammation by blocking the production of prevalent inflammatory compounds.*

Products Featuring Pau D'Arco

• Candidazol™
• Gastric Ease™

Part Used

• Bark

Key Constituents

• Quinones (lapachol)
• Bioflavonoids
• Lapachenole
• Carnosol
• Indoles
• Coenzyme Q10
• Alkaloids (Tecomine)
• Steroidal Saponins

Native Habitat

• South America

Alternative Names

• Beefsteak Plant

Health Benefits

• Reduces symptoms of allergy such as atopic dermatitis and airway inflammation.*
• Appears to reduce the production of inflammatory mediators and mast cell activity.*
• The anti-inflammatory effects might explain the role of perilla leaf for gastrointestinal issues.*
• May increase beneficial gut bacteria.*

Products Featuring Perilla

• Gastro Calm™

Parts Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Triterpenoids (perillaldehyde, perillylalcohol, limonene, alpha-pinene, and trans-shisool)
• Anthocyanadin glucosides (shisonin and cyanin)
• Polyphenols (rosmarinic acid, adenine, and arginine,apigenin and luteolin)
• Flavones (shishonin and vicenin-2)

Native Habitat

• Asia

Alternative Names

• Texas Gourd

Health Benefits

• Rich source of many nutrients including vitamin E, B complex vitamins, carotenoids, unsaturated fatty acids, and minerals.*
• Good source of high-quality protein including the amino acids tryptophan and glutamate, which aid in promoting sleep and relieving anxiety.*
• Demonstrates diuretic effects.*
• May improve function of the kidneys, bladder and urethra, which can aid with symptoms of prostate gland enlargement.*
• May reduce occasional sleeplessness.*
• May help with stress and frustration.*

Products Featuring Pumpkin

• Nutritive
• Prostate

Part Used

• Seeds

Key Constituents

• Linoleic acid
• Oleic acid
• Palmitic acid
• Stearic acid
• Cucurbitacins
• Cucurbitin
• Carotenoids (Lutein, Carotene, and beta-carotene)
• Vitamin E
• Zinc

Native Habitat

• North America

Alternative Names

• African Plum Tree

Health Benefits

• May help prevent overgrowth of prostate cells that can cause an enlarged prostate through its antiproliferative effects and inhibition of certain growth factors.*
• Contains numerous beneficial compounds, such as phytosterols, that may promote anti-inflammatory activity.*
• May also help reduce occasional swelling.*
• Appears to improve contraction of the bladder and increases secretions by the epithelium of the prostate.*
• Promotes healthy urinary tract flow and frequency.*
• Helps maintain hormonal balance.*
• Provides nutrients that support prostate health.*

Products Featuring Pygeum

• Prostate

Parts Used

• Bark

Key Constituents

• Phytosterols (beta-sitosterol)
• Triterpenes (ursolic, oleanolic acid)
• Long-chain alcohols (n-tetracosanol)
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Africa

Alternative Names

• Sugar Beet
• Spinach Beet
• Chard
• Blood Turnip

Health Benefits

• Supports healthy liver and gallbladder function.*
• Shown to help protect against fat and toxin accumulation in the liver.*
• Helps maintain normal lipid levels in the blood.*
• Promotes normal cell hydration.*
• May assist muscles in working more efficiently during exercise, improving energy and stamina.*

Products Featuring Red Beet

• Bile Stim™
• Hepatic Detox™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Betalains
• Betaine
• Nitrates
• B-Vitamins
• Iron
• Magnesium
• Potassium
• Manganese

Native Habitat

• Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Beebread
• Clovone
• Cow Clover

Health Benefits

• Contains isoflavones, a type of phytoestrogen that mimic estrogen in the body.*
• Shown to help increase bone mineral density.*
• May help decrease the severity of menopausal symptoms.*
• May improve the texture, appearance, and overall quality of skin and hair.*
• Shown to help supports heart health in postmenopausal women.*

Products Featuring Red Clover

• Menoproze™

Parts Used

• Flower Heads

Key Constituents

• Isoflavones (Daidzein, Genistein, Biochannin-A, Formonentin)
• Estrogenic Flavonoids (Apigenin, Luteolin)
• Phenolic acid (salicylic acid)
• Methyl salicylate
• Benzyl Alcohol
• Sitosterol
• Fatty acids

Native Habitat

• Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Danshen

Health Benefits

• Shown to increase the regeneration of hepatocytes and improve hepatic blood circulation.*
• Possesses therapeutic values after renal injury.*
• Supports healthy levels of liver markers.*
• Shown to inhibit both IL-6 and CRP.*
• Shown to have anti-inflammatory activity.*
• Promotes healthy circulation while providing anticoagulant properties.*
• Exhibits antiplatelet and fibrinolytic properties promoting normal blood viscosity and circulation.*

Products Featuring Red Sage

• Renafiltra™

Parts Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Diterpene quinones (cryptotanshinone, tanshinones, and dihydrotanshinone)
• Danshensu
• Polyphenols (salvianolic acids, rosmarinic acid, protocatechuic acid, phenolic acids, lithospermic acid)

Native Habitat

• China

Alternative Names

• Lingzhi

Health Benefits

• Modulates overall immune system function. Increases killer cell, T lymphocyte and macrophage activity along with cytokine and interleukin production.*
• Supports detoxification due to ability to increase enzyme activity.*
• Acts as an antioxidant and adaptogen.*
• Can decrease blood pressure through inhibition of the sympathetic nervous system. Inhibits cholesterol synthesis.*
• Supports healthy platelet aggregation.*
• Appears to increase cerebral blood flow and improve cellular oxygenation.*
• Helps protect against hepatotoxicity.*

Products Featuring Reishi Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• β-glucan polysaccharides
• Triterpenoids (ganoderic acid)

Native Habitat

• Asia

Alternative Names

• Goldenroot

Health Benefits

• May have the ability to reduce fatigue, increase energy, stamina, strength, and mental capacity, and increases resistance to chemical, biological, and physical stressors.*
• May protect against cognitive deficits.*
• Potential for improving learning and memory.*
• May have an anxiolytic-like effects.*
• May provide protection from stressors such as cold and radiation, increased work capacity, decreased fatigue, and improved learning and memory.*
• Helps the body cope with occasional stress and maintains healthy HPA axis function.*
• Supports healthy energy levels improving mental and physical performance.*

Products Featuring Rhodiola

• Adrenazol™
• Menoproze™

Parts Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Phenylpropanoids (rosavin, rosarin, rosin, tyrosol glucoside salidroside, and tyrosol)
• Monoterpenes
• Triterpenes
• Tannins (gallic acid and caffeic acid)
• Chlorogenic acid
• Flavonoids (catechins, proanthocyanidins)

Native Habitat

• Europe & Asia

Alternative Names

• Paddy

Health Benefits

• Aids in weight management and helps with complications related to obesity.*
• May improve energy metabolism.*
• May reduce the risk of recurrent urinary stone.*
• May improve markers of intestinal inflammation.*
• May have positive effects on cholesterol levels.*
• May improve markers of atherogenicity and insulin resistance.*
• Shows evidence of antihistamine activity.*

Products Featuring Rice

• Nutritive

Parts Used

• Outer Hull

Key Constituents

• Vitamins (thiamin, niacin)
• Minerals (zinc, phosphorus)
• Inositol (IP-6)
• gamma-oryzanol
• Tocotrienols

Native Habitat

• Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Garden Sage

Health Benefits

• Rich in antioxidants that protect from cell mutations, oxidative stress and free radical damage.*
• Has antimicrobial properties that may neutralize unwanted microbes.*
• Shown to help reduce symptoms associated with menopause.*
• May help clear excess free fatty acids in the blood possibly reducing blood glucose levels.*
• Shown to help improve memory and support overall brain health.*

Products Featuring Sage

• Menoproze™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Thujone
• alpha-Pinene
• beta-Pinene
• Bornyl acetate
• Geraniol
• Limonene
• Camphene
• Linalool
• Terpineol
• gamma-Terpinene
• alpha-Humulene
• beta-Caryophyllene,
• Triterpenoids (Ursolic acid, Oleanolic acid, Monoterpenes, Sesquiterpenes)
• Flavonoids (Apigenin, Diosmetin, Luteolin)
• Phenolic acid
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Mediterranean

Alternative Names

• American Dwarf Palm Tree

Health Benefits

• Exhibits anti-inflammatory properties by decreasing and inhibiting inflammatory markers, especially in prostatic tissue.*
• Prevents conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone.*
• Helps limit prostate growth by shrinking the inner epithelium and inhibiting the fibroblast growth.*
• Helps prevent expression of androgens.*

Products Featuring Saw Palmetto

• Prostate
• Skin, Hair, & Nails

Part Used

• Berries

Key Constituents

• Lipids (Lauric, Myristic, Oleic acids, Triglycerides, Diglycerides, Monoglycerides, phyto-Sterols, beta-Sitosterol)
• Flavonoids
• Polysaccharides

Native Habitat

• Southeastern United States

Alternative Names

• Magnolia Vine

Health Benefits

• Contains vitamins C and E and demonstrates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.*
• Appears to have hepatoprotective effects.*
• Improves liver function.*
• Promotes the growth of hepatocytes.*
• May increase glycogen production in the liver.*
• Appears to inhibit lipid peroxidation and platelet aggregation.*
• Acts as an adaptogen.*
• Demonstrates antidepressant activity and reduces fatigue showing ability to increase concentration, coordination and endurance.*

Products Featuring Schisandra

• Adrenazol™
• Memory & Focus™

Part Used

Berries

Key Constituents

• Lignans (Schizandrins, Schizandrols, Gomisins, Schizandrers, Schisantherins, Wuweizisus, Deoxyschizandrin)
• Citral
• Phytosterols (beta-Sitosterol, Stigmasterol)
• Vitamin C
• Vitamin E

Native Habitat

• Northeastern China

Alternative Names

• Snake Butter

Health Benefits

• Contains Eritadenine, Sterols, and beta-Glucans that may help boost heart health by lowering cholesterol absorption.
• Shown to help strengthen the immune system by improving immune markers.
• May help fight off infections and promote bone health.

Products Featuring Shiitake Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• β-glucan polysaccharides
• Eritadinine

Native Habitat

• East Asia

Alternative Names

• Common Nettle

Health Benefits

• Potential anti-inflammatory effects.*
• May benefit prostate cellular health.*
• Supports mictional difficulties.*
• Supports a healthy cardiovascular system.*
• Believed to reduce the prostates abnormal cellular growth.*
• Contains beta-sitosterol, which may have antiproliferative effects on the prostate, possibly by inhibiting growth factors.*
• Preliminary evidence also shows that extracts of stinging nettle may inhibit prostate tissue growth.*
• May inhibits the sodium-potassium pump in prostatic hyperplastic tissue which may reduce prostate cell metabolism and growth.*
• May relieve the symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy.*
• May prevent and resolve the formation of urinary stones.*
• Can help lower systolic blood pressure as well as relieve tension and stress in the cardiovascular system.*
• May neutralize acids and excrete toxins through the urine.*
• May stimulate the lymphatic system, which supports the kidneys in removing toxins from the body.*
• May alleviate a variety of seasonal allergies and significantly reduce allergic reactions.*
• May block histamine H1 receptors, nettle inhibits tryptase, which lowers mast cell degranulation and the release of proinflammatory cytokines.*
• May help reduce cramps and bloating during menstruation.*

Products Featuring Stining Nettle

• AllerEnz™
• Urinatract™

Parts Used

• Root
• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Flavonoids (quercetin, rutin, kaempferol)
• Phenolic acids
• Amino acid
• Carotenoids
• Polysaccharides
• Fatty acids
• Vitamins (C, K)
• Minerals (potassium, calcium, magnesium)

Native Habitat

• Worldwide

Alternative Names

• Garden Thyme

Health Benefits

• Demonstrates antimicrobial activity against various Candida species.*
• Has antioxidant activity helping to prevent changes in the arterial lining.*
• May prevent platelet aggregation.*
• Acts as an anti-inflammatory.*
• Appears to improve wound healing.*
• Exhibits antiallergic and antispasmodic effects.*

Products Featuring Thyme

• Candidazol™
• RespirEnz™

Part Used

• Leaves

Key Constituents

• Thymol
• Methylchavicol
• Cineole
• Borneol
• Flavonoids (Apigenin, Luteolin)
• Tannins

Native Habitat

• Southern Europe

Alternative Names

• Moonseed

Health Benefits

• Helps to reduce allergic rhinitis, and is thought to produce immunostimulatory effects and decrease mast cell release of histamine.
• Potential to reduce urinary excretion of various nutrients, especially pyridoxine, niacin, and biotin.
• May be used to limit the metabolic changes that occur with aging and menopause.

Products Featuring Tinospora

• AllerEnz™
• Urinatract™

Parts Used

• Aerial Parts

Key Constituents

• Alkaloids (berberine, palmitine, tembertarine, magniflorin, tinosporide, tinosporic acid, tinosporol, and protoberberine)
• Diterpenoid lactones
• Glycosides
• Steroids
• Sesquiterpenoid
• Phenolics
• Aliphatic compounds
• Polysaccharides (alpha-glucan)
• Minerals (calcium, phosphorus)

Native Habitat

• India, Africa & Australia

Alternative Names

• Many-zoned Polypore

Health Benefits

• Has antioxidant effects.
• May improve immune function by increasing white cell, natural killer cell, and antibody levels.
• May modulate cytokine production.
• Shown to help strengthen and stimulate the immune system.
• May be beneficial for viral and bacterial infections.

Products Featuring Turkey Tail Mushroom

• Mycozol™

Parts Used

• Fruiting Body

Key Constituents

• Polysaccharide krestin (PSK)
• Polysaccharide peptide (PSP)
• Triterpenoids (oleanolic acid, friedelin, glutinol, ursolic acid, corosolic acid, esculentic acid, lupeol, and betulinic acid)
• Sterols (cerevisterol)
• Ribonucleotides (dihydrouridine, deoxyuridine)
• Phenols (vanillic acid, viridoside, and benzoic acid derivatives)
• Glycosides (ethylglucopyranoside, nigerose, and trehalose)
• Furans (methoxyfurfural)

Native Habitat

• North America

Alternative Names

• Haldi

Health Benefits

• Shows anti-inflammatory activity, which appears to result from inhibition of COX-2 enzymes, prostaglandins, leukotrienes, and other cytokines involved in inflammation.*
• Demonstrates antioxidant effects and may stimulate the immune system.*
• May have antithrombotic effects by inhibiting platelets.*
• Appears to decrease levels of protein and plaque in the brain.*
• In combination with proteolytic enzymes may enhance curcumin absorption.*
• Supports joint integrity and movement by protecting cartilage cells and enhancing collagen synthesis for healthy connective tissue.*

Products Featuring Turmeric

• AntioxidEnz™
• InflammEnz Plus™

Parts Used

• Rhizome

Key Constituents

• Curcumin (Diferuloylmethane)
• Emethoxycurcumin
• Bisdemethoxycurcumin
• Sesquiterpenes
• Tumerones
• Zinigiberen
• Turmerone
• Fatty acids
• Oleic acid,
• Linoleic acid
• Linolenic acid

Native Habitat

• India & Southern Asia

Alternative Names

• All-Heal
• Amantilla

Health Benefits

• Increases the amount of GABA in the brain which inhibits unwanted nervous system activity resulting in the ability to fall asleep faster and improve overall sleep quality
• Has been shown to provide relief with stress and frustration.
• May help reduce the severity and frequency of hot flashes in menopausal women.
• May reduce the severity of symptoms associated with PMS.
• May support the occasional sleeplessness.

Products Featuring Valerian

• Menoproze™
• Somnazol™

Part Used

• Root

Key Constituents

• Bornyl acetate
• beta-Caryphyllene
• Iridoids (Valepotriates, Valtrate, Isovaltrate)
• Alkaloids
• Valerenic Acids (Valepotriates, Isovaltrates, Isovaleric acids)

Native Habitat

• Europe & Northern Asia

Alternative Names

• Basket Willow
• Bay Willow

Health Benefits

• May be helpful at reducing inflammation in the respiratory tract, gastrointestinal tract, and joints.*
• Shown to reduce mild mood changes, cramps, and edema associated with the mestrual cycle.*
• High tannin content can help soothe the stomach and prevent gastrointestinal distress.*
• Supports healthy joints and cartilage.*
• Assists in relieving symptoms of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) including cramps and other PMS symptoms.*

Products Featuring White Willow

Part Used

• Bark

Key Constituents

• Phenolic glycosides (Salicylic acid)
• Flavonoids
• Apigenin
• beta-Carotene
• Catechin
• Salicin,
• Tannins
• Minerals (calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium, zinc
• Vitamins (B, C)

Native Habitat

Europe, North Africa, & Asia