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Shiitake or Hua gu is a type of mushroom and has been used as a food and medicine in China and Japan for thousands of years. It is now cultivated all over the world. The mushroom head is used in herbalism and is combined with another mushroom, known as reishi. Medicinal Properties of Shiitake Shiitake [...]

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Mate or yerba mate tea is the national drink of Paraguay and Brazil. The leaves are used in herbal medicine. Medicinal Properties of Mate The leaves contain less tannins than ordinary black tea, but still has good levels of caffeine, which is a stimulant to the brain and nervous system. It is also a general [...]

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Rhodiola rosea, also known as rose root, golden root and arctic root, is found naturally in northern regions of Europe, Scandinavia, Lapland, and Alaska. Traditionally, Rhodiola rosea was believed to give strength and stamina, and therefore was commonly used to treat long-term illness and weakness due to infection. Rhodiola has also been a favoured ingredient [...]

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Siberian Ginseng is a shrub with erect spiny shoots and is native to the Soviet Far East, Korea, China and Japan north of latitude 38. Its distribution is actually much greater than its more popular distant relative, panax or Korean Ginseng. Siberian Ginseng was used by the ancient Chinese as far back as 2000 BC. [...]

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Used in Ayuvedic medicine, and sometimes called ‘Indian ginseng’, this herb is native to India and Africa. The roots of the Ashwagandha plant are used in herbal medicine. Action of Ashwagandha Aswagandha contains compounds called withanolides, which are similar to the active constituents in ginseng. This herb has immune boosting, anti-inflammatory and adaptogenic actions. Ashwagandha [...]

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