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Bladderwrack – Fucus spp
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$6.90 – $32.95Bladderwrack is a form of kelp that has been used medicinally for centuries.
The main use of the herb has been for the stimulation of the thyroid gland as a treatment for obesity and cellulite.
The high iodine content of the herb stimulates thyroid function which boosts metabolism.
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Black Walnut Hulls – Juglans nigra
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$11.95 – $56.80Black Walnut has been used in herbal medicine for thousands of years.
Black walnut is native to the Eastern part of North America.
Traditionally Black walnut has been used to treat parasitic conditions.
Its high tannin and juglone content also is speculated to oxygenate the blood as well as kill parasites.
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Black Cohosh – Cimifuga racemosa
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$17.95 – $85.60Black Cohosh has been used by Native Americans for more than two hundred years, after they discovered the root of the plant helped relieve menstrual cramps, moderate menstruation and reduce ill symptoms during menopause.
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Barley Grass Powder – Hordeum vulgare
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$11.70 – $56.70Barley grass is a green superfood that has its emerald green colour showing its high levels of chlorophyll which is superior in its high levels of nutrients, enzymes and minerals.
Barley grass offers more protein than a sirloin steak, five times the amount of iron as broccoli, seven times more vitamin C than orange juice and 11 times more calcium than milk.
It is definitely in the Superfood category.
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Bacopa Herb – Bacopa monnifera
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$9.95 – $49.90Traditionally Bacopa was used as a brain tonic to enhance memory development, learning, and concentration and to provide relief to patients with anxiety or epileptic disorders.
Bacopa is also known and the ‘Memory Herb.’ In ancient Ayurvedic Medicine it is called Brahmi and is touted to be ‘the best brain tonic in the world’.
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Bacial Skullcap Root – Scutellaria baicalensis
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$8.40 – $39.95Bacial skullcap or Chinese Skullcap is Chinese herb commonly known as Huang Qin
It is known for its many actions, reducing allergy symptoms, helping with asthma, anxiety, ADD and high blood pressure. It is even known to help collagen growth in periodontal disease.
Now that could be handy in gum disease.
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Astragalus Root – Astragalus membranaceus
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$6.40 – $31.20Astragalus herb has more and more growing interest about it every day for its anti-aging effects.
It has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years.
In Chinese Medicine it is known as Huang Qi.
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