Name: Hawthorn
Biological Name: Crataegus oxyacantha
Other Names: Hawthorne, haw, May bush, May tree, May blossom, mayflower, quickset, thorn-appletree, whitethorn, Hawthorn
Parts Used: Flowers, leaves, fruits
Active Compounds: The leaves, flowers, and berries of hawthorn contain a variety of bioflavonoid-like complexes that ap
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Name: Hops
Biological Name: Humulus lupulus
Family: Cannabaceae (Hemp family)

Other Names: Common hop, Hops
Parts Used: fruit
Active Compounds: Hops are high in bitter substances. The two primary bitter principles are known as humulone and lupulone. These bitter principles are thought to be responsible for the appetite stimul
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Name: Kava
Biological Name: Piper methysticum
Other Names: Kava Kava, Kava, ava, awa, ava pepper, intoxicating pepper, kawa, kew, tonga
Parts Used: The medicinal parts are the peeled, dried, cut rhizome, which has normally been freed from the roots and the fresh rhizome with the roots.
Active Compounds:
Kava lactones (kava p
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Name: Milk Thistle
Biological Name: Silybum marianum
Family: Compositae

Other Names:
Holy thistle, marythisle, St. Mary's thistle, Marian Thistle, Milk Thistle

Parts Used: seeds, leaves
Active Compounds:
Milk thistle seeds contain a bioflavonoid complex known as silymarin. This constituent is responsible for the medica
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Name: Valerian
Biological Name: Valeriana officianalis
Other Names: English valerian, German valerian, great wild valerian, Vermont valerian, vandal root, all-heal, setwall, American English valerian, Garden valerian, phu, Valerian
Parts Used: Root and rhizome.
Active Compounds:
Valerian root contains many different constitu
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Name: Turmeric
Biological Name: Curcuma longa
Family: Zingiberaceae

Other Names: Curcuma, turmeric, haldi, haridra, gauri
Description:
A native of India and Indonesia, turmeric is a perennial with a pulpy, orange, tuberous roots that grow to about 2 feet in length. The aerial parts, which reach 3 feet, include large, lily-li
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Name: Asian Ginseng
Biological Name: Panax ginseng
Other Names: Ginseng - Asian, Asiatic ginseng, Chinese ginseng, wonder of the world, Asian Ginseng
Parts Used: Root
Active Compounds:
Ginseng's actions in the body are due to a complex interplay of constituents. The primary group are the ginsenosides, which are believed to i
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Name: Astragalus
Biological Name: Astragalus membranaceus
Family: Leguminosae

Other Names: Huang qi, Astragalus
Parts Used: Roots
Active Compounds:
Astragalus contains numerous components, including flavonoids, polysaccharides, triterpene glycosides (e.g., astragalosides I-VII), amino acids, and trace minerals. Astragalus
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Name: Bilberry
Biological Name: Vaccinium myrtillus
Other Names:
Black whortleberry, blueberry, burren myrle, dyeberry, huckleberry, hurleberry, whinberry, whortleberry, wineberry, Bilberry

Parts Used: Fruit
Active Compounds:
Anthocyanosides, the bioflavonoid complex in bilberries, are potent antioxidants. They support n
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Name: Bitter Melon
Biological Name: Momordica charantia
Other Names: Balsam pear, Bitter Melon
Parts Used: Fruit
Active Compounds:
At least three different groups of constituents in bitter melon have been reported to have hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) or other actions of potential benefit in diabetes mellitus. These in
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