Km Formula The Sum is Greater than its Parts

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Km Formula The Sum is Greater than its Parts

• Select extracts from fruit, flower, stem, leaf,
  root

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ANGELICA ROOT

• Inhibits platelet clumping
• Can lower prothromb in time
• How?
• Alpha-angelica lactone and coumarins

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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SARSAPARILLA ROOT

• Anti-rheumatic
• Antiseptic
• Anti-rash
• Improves appetite
• Improves psoriasis
• Liver protection
• Anti-inflammatory
• How?
• Quercetin, phytosterols and saponins

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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ALFAFA HERB

• Decreases plasma cholesterol
• Decreases cholesterol absorption
• Increases excretion of bile acids and neutral
  steroids
• May reduce blood sugar levels
• Antifungal properties
• How?
• Saponins, medicagol, coumetrolk, genistein,
  biochanin A and diadzein

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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DANDELION ROOT

• Diuretic
• Mild anti-inflammatory
• Mild laxative
• Stimulates appetite
• How?
• Sesquiterene lactones, eudesmanolides

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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GENTIAN ROOT

• Stimulates digestive juices and saliva
• Mild anti-inflammatory properties
• Combats mosquitoes
• How?
• Gentiamarn, gentiopicrin, amarogentin,
  swertiamarin, gentisin, isogentisin

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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SAW PALMETTO BERRY

• May reduce benign prostatic hyperplasia
• Anti-inflammatory
• How?
• Mechanism unknown

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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HOREHOUND HERB

• Vasodilator
• Expectorant
• Antioxidant
• May normalize cardiac arrhythmias
• May reduce intestinal spasm
• Anti-inflammatory
• How?
• Marrubin, hydroxycinnamon and tannins

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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LICORICE ROOT

• Antispasmodic
• Anti-inflammatory
• Laxative
• Soothing properties
• Anti-estrogenic
• Can inhibit the Epstein-Barr virus
• Significant antimicrobial activity
• Can accelerate peptic ulcer healing
• How?
• Glycyrrhizin, glycyrrhetinic acid, isoflavinoids
  glabridin and gladbrol, and isoliquiritigenin

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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SENEGA ROOT

• Expectorant
• Emetic activity
• Anti-inflammatory
• May be effective against graft rejection, eczema,
  psoriasis and multiple sclerosis
• How?
• Salicylic acid, methylsalicylate, saponin mixture
  (triterpenoids)

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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THYME HERB

• Antispasmodic
• Anti-tussive
• Expectorant
• Anti-flatulent
• Astringent
• Antibacterial
• Stimulates saliva
• How?
• Thymol, carvacrol, flavonoids (rosmarinic acid),
  phenolic compounds

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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PASSION FLOWER

• Sedative
• Antispasmodic
• Pain reliever
• Antibacterial
• Antifungal
• How?
• Apigenin, maltol, ethylaltol, harmon alkoloids
  (harmine, harmaline, harmalol, Harman, harmin)
  and passicol

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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CELERY SEED

• Sedative
• Anti-spasmodic
• Diuretic
• Hypotensive
• Lowers blood sugar (hypoglycemic)
• Anti-platelet clumping activity
• How?
• Phthalide constituents (d-limonene and selinene)
  et apiogenin

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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CAMOMILE HERB

• Anti-allergic
• Anti-flatulent
• Antispasmodic
• Mild sedative
• Anti-inflammatory
• Antiseptic
• Antibacterial
• Anti-ulcer properties
• How?
• Azulene, coumarin, sesquiterpene, bisabolol

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database
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CASCARA SAGRADA

• mild laxative
• aids digestion
• antiseptic
• prevents tooth decay

Source The Natural Medicines Comprehensive
Database