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Herbs are nutritional foundation nutrients and good alternative medicine to nourish the body's deepest and most basic elements. Medicinal herbs have been used safely and effectively since the beginning of recorded history for an endless list of reasons from health, healing, weight loss/gain/maintenance, to survival and more.

Herbs can offer the body nutrients it does not always receive, either from a poor diet, or environmental deficiencies in the soil and air. They are great body balancers that help regulate body functions.

	Benefits of herbs

The benefits of herbs are many and varied. Even the once skeptical traditional medical community is starting to embrace alternative medicine practices using herbal remedies and healing philosophies and practices incorporating herbal medicine and medicinal herbs. Chinese herbs have been used by the for over 4,000 years to promote health and as healing agents. Chinese herbs are taken as tonics to enhance physical and mental well-being. Since the dawn of man, herbs have been used for healing purposes and to promote wellness. Today, herbs are still the alternative medicine and primary source of health care for 80% of the world.

Here are some of the more common herbs and plant products and their modern uses.

Herbs	Modern Uses
Bilberry Fruit Extract, Vaccinium myrtillus	Various microcirculatory conditions. Night blindness and poor ability to adapt to bright light.
Cascara Sagrada Aged Bark, Rhamnus purshiana	Constipation.
Cayenne Pepper Fruit, Capsicum annuum	Carminative, diaphoretic, counter-irritant.
Cranberry Fruit, Vaccinium macrocarpon	Prevention of urinary tract infections.
Dong Quai Root, Angelica sinensis	Various menstrual disorders.
Echinacea Herb, Echinacea purpurea	As supportive therapy for colds and chronic infections of the respiratory tract.
Evening Primrose Oil, Oenothera biennis	Conditions related to deficiency of essential fatty acids (e.g., chronic fatigue syndrome) and alcoholism.
Feverfew Leaf, Tanacetum parthenium	Treatment of migraines, fever, menstrual disorders..
Garlic Cloves, Allium sativum	Elevated levels of cholesterol in blood and as a preventative measure for age dependent vascular changes.
Ginger Root, Zingiber officinale	Modern Use: Prevention of the nausea and vomiting of motion sickness, dyspepsia, stomach ache.
Ginkgo Biloba Leaf Extract, Ginkgo biloba	Memory deficits, dementia syndromes. Improvement of distance and pain-free walking in peripheral arterial occlusive disease. Vertigo and tinnitus.
Asian Ginseng Root, Panax ginseng	Tonic for invigoration and fortification in times of fatigue and debility, physical or mental exhaustion, stress, inadequate resistance to infections.
Siberian Ginseng Root, Eleutherococcus senticosus	Tonic for invigoration and fortification in times of fatigue and debility, also during convalescence.
Goldenseal Root, Hydrastis canadensis	Catarrhal conditions of the upper respiratory tract associated with colds and flu. Mucosal inflammations.
Gotu Kola Herb, Centella asiatica	Improved memory. Venous insufficiency.
Grape Seed Extract, Vitis vinifera	Microcirculatory maldistribution of blood flow. Altered capillary fragility and permeability. Anti-inflammatory.
Green Tea Leaf Extract, Camellia sinensis	Chemopreventative. Hypercholesterolemia.
Kava Kava Root Extract, Piper methysticum	Conditions of nervous anxiety, stress, and restlessness. Sedative and sleep enhancement.
Licorice Root, Glycyrrhiza glabra	For catarrhal conditions of the upper respiratory tract and gastric/duodenal ulcers. Bronchitis. Adrenocorticoid insufficiency.
Milk Thistle Seed Extract, Silybum marianum	Toxic liver damage, and for supportive treatment in chronic inflammatory liver disease and hepatic cirrhosis.
Saw Palmetto Berry Extract, Serenoa repens	Urination problems in benign prostate hyperplasia stages 1 and 2.
St. John's Wort Herb Extract, Hypericum perforatum	Mild to moderate depressive states.
Valerian Root, Valeriana officinalis	Restlessness, sleeping disorders based on nervous conditions.