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What is Yerba Mate? Yerba Mate is a small perennial tree that grows natively in the subtropical highlands of South America, in countries like Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina. It is an evergreen tree that belongs in the Holly family. The plant was first cultivated by the native Guarani people of central South America. The plant [...]
Thu, December 15 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Saw Palmetto? Saw Palmetto is a fan palm tree that is popularly used as a health supplement. In the realm of herbal medicines, saw palmetto easily joins the list as one of the most versatile. This is because saw palmetto extracts are known to be beneficial to a number of widely varying medical [...]
Tue, December 13 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Ashwagandha? Ashwagandha is the common name for Withania somnifera. It is a popular herb used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine. It is probably the most popular Indian medicinal herb known in the western world. The plant has been used in India for thousands of years and was named Ashwagandha which means “horse smell” due [...]
Tue, December 13 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Rhodiola Rosea? Rhodiola rosea is a small plant used as a health supplement that grows in places with cold climate. It belongs to the Crassulaceae plant family and is found in the Arctic, Central Asian Mountains, Colorado’s Rocky Mountains, The Alps, Scandinavia, Great Britain, Iceland, Altai Mountains, Pyrenees and Ireland. Rhodiola rosea also [...]
Tue, December 13 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Damiana? A small shrub commonly found in mexico is gaining popularity for being a safe health supplement to counter a lot of ailments, the Damiana. Damiana is a small shrub that grows natively in the central and south Americas and is used as a health supplement. It is found in abundance in places [...]
Sun, December 11 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is L-Arginine? Arginine is a form of amino acid that is sold as a popular supplement. L-arginine is one of the 20 natural amino acids. It is manufactured naturally inside the body but is also obtainable in a number of sources. L-Arginine is found in animal sources: dairy products like cheese, milk and yogurt, [...]
Sun, December 11 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Maca? Maca, scientifically known as Lepidium meyenii is a popular herbaceous plant native to Latin America, they are commonly found on the mountainous regions of Central Peru and Bolivia. Maca is an annual crop which means a single plant only lives during the duration of a year although reports of it being a [...]
Thu, December 1 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Inositol? Inositol is a naturally occurring chemical compound that contains carbon, hydrogen and oxygen and is therefore classified as a carbohydrate. It is a beneficial substance commonly used as a dietary supplement. It can be thought of as being similar to a vitamin that can be harvested naturally from nature or manufactured artificially [...]
Thu, December 1 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
What is Cordyceps? Cordyceps is a genus of medicinal, parasitic fungi belonging to the sac fungi family it includes more than 600 species. All of these fungi are endoparasitoids which means the fungi lives inside its prey and eventually kills it while feeding on it to sustain the fungi’s’ growth. Cordyceps prey mainly on insects [...]
Thu, December 1 2011 » Chinese Medicine » No Comments
What is Yohimbe? Only a few aphrodisiacs are proven to have a direct effect towards improving one’s libido or sexual drive, one of those is the Yohimbe. The Yohimbe Tree is a medicinal plant. This tree also known as Pausinystalia yohimbe contains a very special alkaloid praised f as being responsible for the yohimbe’s effectiveness. [...]
Thu, December 1 2011 » Supplements » No Comments
