Traditional Uses:
Soft Tissue (mouth, throat, lungs and colon) Inflammation, Expectorant.

Description:
This herb is a useful healer for mucous membranes, those soft tissues inside your body such as mouth, throat, lungs and colon. Fenugreek soothes inflammation and acts as a mild expectorant, aiding in the cleansing and healing of inflamed membranes. It is high in fiber which makes it a good colon cleanse and stimulant. Fiber also helps to reduce cholesterol. Lung congestion and bronchitis will both be helped by Fenugreek.

Traditional Uses:
Migraine Headaches, Vasodilator.

Description:
Feverfew is nature's remedy for the migraine headache because it acts as a vasodilator – it expands the arteries and veins. It is most useful as a preventative and taking one (1) capsule daily helps many people prevent the onset of a migraine headache.

Once a migraine has started, Feverfew may reduce the severity of the headache. Feverfew has other benefits, too. It functions as a digestive aid and relieves menstrual cramps.

Note: Many migraines are triggered by food sensitivities to dairy, wheat or peanuts. (These are merely the most common foods) If you have frequent migraines, keep a daily journal listing the foods you've eaten. You may discover that what you are eating is triggering a migraine.

Traditional Uses:
Circulation, Lowers Cholesterol, Cleans Arteries, Stimulates Hair and Finger Nail Growth.

Description:
This Chinese herb has wonderful, healthful properties as it appears to lower cholesterol and prevents it from clinging to artery walls. This is the traditional Chinese use of this herb. We started taking the herb to see for ourselves what benefits we might derive from it. We (3 women) all agreed after a few weeks on the results. This herb makes your hair and fingernails grow, plus it tightens your skin. Two of us have short hair so the rapid hair growth was really noticeable. I have my short hair cut every 4 weeks; after 2 weeks of Fo-Ti, I really needed a trim. The effect on my nails and skin was just as dramatic. I cannot explain how a cholesterol lowering herb can encourage hair growth but I'm still taking it and looking real shaggy between haircuts.

Traditional Uses:
Antibiotic, Heart, Lower Blood Pressure, Cholesterol, Blood Clots, Regulates Blood Sugar, Heavy Metal Elimination.

Description:
As a heart herb, Garlic will reduce your blood pressure and cholesterol and reduce the likelihood of blood clots. Garlic also reduces blood sugar levels. Garlic is one of the herbs that will help reduce heavy metal in your system, such as from lead, radiation, and chemical exposure.

NOTE: We do try to learn from our customers and have found that people who are sensitive to sulfa and penicillin drugs cannot tolerate garlic so if you are sensitive you may want to bypass using garlic.

Traditional Uses:
Anti-Viral, Immune Stimulant, Motion Sickness, Nausea, Morning Sickness, Chemotherapy Reactions, Cholesterol, Blood Pressure, Blood Clots. Digestive Aid, PMS Cramping, Chinese Cooking.

Description:
Ginger is very popular because it can help eliminate motion sickness and the nausea associated with chemotherapy. If you are too sick to swallow a capsule, open the capsule and put a little bit of the ground ginger on your tongue. This is all it takes to control the nausea. It is safe for pregnant women to use for morning sickness and safe for children.

This remarkable herb is an immune stimulant with anti-viral properties. It helps reduce cholesterol and blood pressure and prevents internal blood clots. It is a digestive aid and relieves PMS type cramps. Ginger is warming and if you find you need a circulation boost (and cayenne is too hot for you (ginger will do it for you.

I like to study the food habits of healthy cultures – food is where real health starts. It was interesting to me that in studying Chinese use of medicinal herbs, ginger was not overly stressed. However, when I examined my 1000 recipe Chinese cookbook, ginger was an ingredient in all 1000 recipes. This is a wonderful herb whether you take it in capsule form, as a tea, or in the foods you eat.