Digestion: Regulates the fluid balance in the bowels to promote normal digestion and gastrointestinal health
Intestines: Dramatically helps promote healthy intestinal motility, including constipation
Super Enzyme Activator: High in proxeronine which your body converts to xeronine, a key regulator of all cellular proteins and enzymes; helps boost energy
Immune System: Contains many proven promoters of the immune system, including damnacanthal
Thyroid: Promotes healthy thyroid function
Brain and Mood: Contains scopoletin, a natural compound which helps promote mood, sense of well being and healthy mental outlook
Circulation: Contains superior antioxidants to help your body rid itself of free radicals
Prunes are a natural remedy for sluggish bowels. Although some of the constipation relieving effects of prunes stems from their high fiber content, prunes seem to have a stimulating effect on bowel motility that's independent of fiber. Even though the exact reason prunes promote healthy bowel movements isn't known, they do appear to work.
Nopal is highly nutritious and contains a unique phytochemical, vitamin and mineral profile that contributes to its many beneficial effects. Studies show Nopal’s valuable role in promoting hormone and glandular balance. It benefits the pancreas and liver, both vitally important in maintaining blood sugar levels, triglycerides and cholesterol levels within the normal range, by helping to metabolize fat and fatty acids and eliminating excess bile acids (excess bile acid is eventually converted into cholesterol).
Nopal’s pectins, lignans (natural fiber) and mucilage benefit the digestive and intestinal systems, including constipation. Nopal also aids in the balancing the nervous system, which benefits the body’s overall function. Studies have shown that Nopal also helps improve the function of the immune system.
Studies show pumpkin seed oil kept hormones from inflicting damage on the cells of the prostate, which helps to reduce cancer development. They also showed pumpkin seeds can improve bladder and urethra function and are thought to help stop the formation of kidney stones, even though the ingredient responsible is unknown. Pumpkin seeds have also been used to treat learning disorders and are generally recommended in some countries as a ‘brain food.’ Other studies have shown they prevent hardening of the arteries and help regulate cholesterol levels.
When you think of the health benefits of watermelon, the seeds probably don't come to mind, but they are loaded with several of the B vitamins which are necessary for converting food into energy and other important bodily functions. The most prevalent B vitamin in watermelon seeds is niacin, an important vitamin for maintaining the nervous system, digestive system and skin health. Other B vitamins in watermelon seeds include folate, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin B6 and pantothenic acid.
Minerals also abound in watermelon seeds. Magnesium is the most abundant mineral, which helps regulate blood pressure and the metabolism of carbohydrates, having a beneficial effect on blood sugar as well. Other important minerals in watermelon seeds are phosphorous, iron, potassium, sodium, copper, manganese and zinc.
The most notable constituents in cascara sagrada are hydroxyanthraquinone glycosides called cascarosides. Cascarosides exhibit a cathartic effect that induces the large intestine to increase its muscular contraction (peristalsis), causing a bowel movement. Other important constituents include resins, tannins, and lipids which make up the majoriy of the other bark ingredients.
Hyssop is a name of Greek origin, adopted from the Greek ‘azob’ (meaning “sacred herb”). It is alluded to in the Bible when David said: ‘Purge me with Hyssop, and I shall be clean.’ (Psalms 51:7) It was also on a hyssop twig that water in a sponge was passed to Jesus on the cross (John 19:20). In the 10th century, Benedictine monks introduced hyssop in food preparation, for kidney health and to boost the immune system.
Hyssop is loaded with a wide array of health-promoting phytochemicals, including flavonoids, marrubin, limonene, rosmarinic and caffeic acids, special glycosides called hyssopin and diosmine along with camphene, sabinene, pinanones, beta-pinene, pinocamphone, and isopinocamphone. It contains numerous monoterpenes, sequiterpenes, monoterpenols, sesquiterpenols and phenolic ethers.
Hyssop supports healthy immune system function; calms and soothes nerves; is a well known carminative (supports healthy digestion); helps expel gas from the intestines; stimulates healthy blood circulation; supports healthy lung function, especially during the cold season; improves liver health; supports regular menstruation (which is governed in large part by the liver meridian) and healthy brain function.
Slippery elm contains mucilage, a substance that becomes a slick gel when mixed with water. It coats and soothes the mouth, throat, stomach, and intestines; it also contains antioxidants that help relieve inflammatory bowel conditions. Slippery elm also causes reflux stimulation of nerve endings in the gastrointestinal tract leading to increased mucus secretion. The increased mucus production may protect the gastrointestinal tract against ulcers and excess acidity.
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