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7 Benefits of Damiana (Turnera diffusa or Aphrodisiaca)

What is Damiana? Damiana (Turnera diffusa) is a herb that grows wild in the climates of the West Indies, Mexico, Central America, Southern California, and Texas. Historically, it was sought out for anxiety, nervousness, depression, digestive issues and as treatment for sexual withdrawal. The aromatic leaves and stems of the small shrub were gathered for […]

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Apple Pectin

Apple Pectin: A Proven Treatment for Weight Loss, Cholesterol, Diarrhea and Diabetes.

What is Apple Pectin? Apple Pectin is historically used primarily as a gelling agent for the making of jams, jellies and preserves. It is also a well-liked ingredient in the manufacturing of food. It is known to have “a smooth, creamy texture and great flavor release”. Within recent years, the medicinal properties have been more

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TMG Supplement

Trimethylglycine (TMG): The Supplement with Bodybuilding Benefits

What is Trimethylglycine (TMG)? Trimethylglycine, or TMG, is simply a form of the amino acid glycine. Any amateur chemist can tell you that it has three methyl groups attached to it. In the supplement industry, TMG is more commonly referred to as Betaine. It is often simply referred to as Betaine because trimethylglycine was the

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AMPK Activation

List of AMPK Enzyme Activators and the Benefits of AMPK Activation

What is AMPK? AMPK is an ancient biological mechanism that has been maintained over evolutionary history. It is used by single-celled organisms like yeast, and by complex multicellular life forms like humans. AMPK (AMP-activated protein kinase) in an enzyme involved in cellular energy homeostasis. Let’s break that down: The “A/AMP” in AMPK stands for adenosine

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vervain

Vervain (Verbena officinalis): The Aesthetic Cure-all Herb

What is Vervain? Vervain (Verbena officinalis) is an herb well-known in folk medicine. Also known as  herb of the cross, Simpler’s joy, herba veneris, and countless other names, Vervain is native to the Mediterranean region, but it has also spread to Asia and North America. Vervain grows to about a metre tall, and produces small

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Artemisia vulgaris

Mugwort (Artemisia vulgaris): The Beneficial Weed

What is Mugwort? Mugwort is one of the common names for the plant Artemisia vulgaris which belongs to the Daisy Family (Compositae). Some other common names include chrysanthemum weed, Damong Maria in Tagalog, Erbaka in Ilocano, Helbas in Bisaya, and St. John’s plant. While closely related, Artemisia absinthium is a true common wormwood and it

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Cordyceps militaris

Cordyceps Mushroom: An Intricate Medicine from the Top of the World

What is Cordyceps Mushroom? The term Cordyceps technically refers not to one mushroom, but to an entire genus of mushrooms within which over 400 species are classified. The genus Cordyceps is comprised of parasitic fungi that grow on or in various insects, and sometimes on other fungi. The most common medicinal Cordyceps species are Cordyceps

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Maqui Berry (Aristotelia chilensis): 9 Benefits of the Real Superfruit

What is Maqui Berry? Maqui Berry, also known as Aristotelia chilensis, Chilean wineberry, or Chilean blackberry, is native to the ecologically unique and ancient temperate rainforest on the coast of southern Chile, extending slightly into Patagonian Argentina. It is an evergreen, dioecious (separate male and female plants), thin-trunked tree of 4-5 meters (13-16 feet) in

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Natural Poria Cocos

Poria (Fu Ling): Benefits of The Ancient Mushroom Fungus of Immortality

What is Poria? Poria also known as Fu Ling (茯苓) and WolfiPoria Extensa, is a fungal growth that is widely used throughout Asia for its medicinal properties. In China, the fungus is known as fu ling and its usage in Chinese traditional medicine dates back over 2000 years. Poria is a ‘wood decay’ fungus with

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Mucuna Pruriens

Mucuna Pruriens (Cowhage): The Powerful Velvet Bean full of L-DOPA

What is Mucuna Pruriens? Mucuna pruriens, also known as velvet bean, cowhage, or cowitch, is a legume that grows in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean. It is a climbing shrub that produces white or purple flowers, and forms bean pods that create intense itching upon physical contact due to a protein called mucunain on their

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