Herbs

HOW TO UNDERSTAND HERBS BETTER

STANDARDIZED EXTRACT:  An herb contains a certain level of medicinally active component. The material of each plant has been studied and analyzed to ENSURE that you will receive a SPECIFIED DOSE.  There are two main types of standardized extracts and they are:  active constituent extracts and marker extracts.

ACTIVE CONSTITUENT EXTRACTS:  these are isolated compounds believed to have medicinal active properties.  For example, in milk thistle, 80 percent silymarin.

MARKER EXTRACTS:  A marker compound helps to identify the herb, but these products can more or less effective in the required goal of health.  Examples of marker extracts:  ginseng , 5 to 9 percent ginsensoides, and green tea, 20 to 50 per cent polyphenols.

Milk Thistle used since 15th century! It's key constituent is Silybum marianum, also known as Marian, St. Mary's Our Lady's thistle
marian. 

Today best known for natural treatment for liver and gallstone
disorders.  Earl Mindell in his book, "Earl Mindell's Herb Bible",
states milk thistle detoxifies "poisons"... such as nicotine, alcohol,
carbon monoxide, by breaking them down so they are less harm-
full to the body.  Ms. Elizabeth Lipski, M. S. C. C. N. in "Digestive
Wellness",  talks about how milk thistle promotes the flow of bile and
helps tone the spleen, gallbladder, and liver. 

Many health experts recommends milk thistle for people suffering
from hepatitis or inflammation of the liver, cirrhosis of the liver,
as well as smokers. There is no known toxicity in animal studies.
Daniel B. Mowrey, Phd. (author of Herbal Tonic Therapies), states,
"showed that high does of milk thistle extract were well tolerated." He warns a few people may experience  minor gastro-
intestinal discomfort upon first usage because of it's cleaning
action.

ACTION LABS-SUPER MILK THISTLE
contains:  50 mg seed extract, 80% silymarin, also 50 mg of
                dandelion, burdock, cranberry, artichoke, tumeric,
                and beet roots.  Cayenne pepper 25 mg.              

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* This particular brand has been used to treat dogs with 100% success rate.
   Please check with your vet before using any food supplement on your pet.

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Contains 175mg of certified potency of milk thistle extract, 80% silymarin. Total potency equals 540 mg of herb.  A best seller!


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ACTION LABS
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• Korean Ginseng

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• Licorice

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Nature's Antibiotic

• Certified Potency extract

• Standardized 6% Oleuropins

• 700 mg

• Also contains:
  150 mg echinacea augusifolia
  50 mcg of selenium

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Read article on Olive Leaf

About 60% of men aged 40 to 59 experience benign prostatic hyperplasia, known as BPH, sometimes called benign prostatic hypertrophy.  Translated to enlarged prostate gland.  BPH symptoms are:  reflect blockage of bladder, outlet, frequency and urgency of urination, being waken to empty bladder,  reduction of force and caliber of urine.  If left without proper treatment could cause uremia (blood in the urine).  

PLEASE NOTE:  BPH CAN ONLY BE DIAGNOSED BY A PHYSICIAN.  IF YOU HAVE ANY SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS CONDITION, SEE A PHYSICIAN.

For more information see:  Hinman F: Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. Spring-Verlag, New York, 1983.

SAW PALMETTO

Saw Palmetto grows six to ten feet high.  Their berries vary in color from red- brown to black.  American Indians ate their berries and soon naturopathic doctors used them in health mixtures.  These saw palmetto mixtures were used for genito-urinary disorders in men to support better testicle function, and in women to support mammary gland disorders. Some herb experts would even classified this humble berry as an aphrodisiac (Pizzorno Je and Murray: A Textbook of Natural Medicine. JBC Publications, Seattle, WA, 1989, Chapter V:Serenoa Repens). As research unfolded these berries contained about 63% free fatty acids along with carotenes, lipase, tannins, and sugars.  The soluble fat compound are thought to be the active pharmacological agent.  The optimal daily dosage for this extract is about 320 mg a day (160 mg twice a day).  But this extract must have 85-95% fatty acids and sterols (Murray Michael, N. D. The Saw Palmetto Story, pp.6-10). For listing of clinical studies, refer to this book, pages 8-9.   BPH is thought to be caused by testosterone buildup, and studies support that serenoa repens berries (saw palmetto), prevents conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone, a potent compound.  This compound is the catalyst to reap multiplication of cells leading to prostate enlargement (Sultan, C, Terraza A, Devillier C, et al: Inhibition of androgen metabolism and binding by a lipo-sterolic extract of "Serenoa repens B" in human foreskin fibroblast.  J Steroid Biochem 20:515-9, 1984).  

TOXICITY  

NO SIGNIFICANT SIDE EFFECTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN CLINICAL STUDIES.  Toxicity studies in animals have produced no side effects.

Action Labs:  Super Saw Palmetto
Two capsules contain:

• Zinc 10 mg

• Saw Palmetto 100 mg

• Berry extract standardized to 0.15% Phytosterols

• Pumpkin Seeds (Cucurbia) 100 mg

• Pygeum (Pygeum ageum africanum) bark extract 60 mg

• Glycine 25 mg

• L-Alanine Cayenne pepper 25 mg

Going Back to Basics

• Pumpkin Seed Extract 
  100 mg
• Saw Palmetto 250 mg
• Pygeum 50 mg
• Lysopene 50 mg
• Isoflavoids from soy bean 10 mg
• Selenium 35 mg
• Zinc 15 mg

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