Evening primrose oil (EPO) is made from the seeds of evening primrose flowers, native to North America. People traditionally used it to treat conditions including bruises, hemorrhoids, and sore throats. EPO’s healing benefits may be due to its gamma-linolenic acid (GLA) content. GLA is an omega-6 fatty acid found in plant oils. EPO is generally …

Dong quai is one of the most popular Traditional Chinese Medicinal herbs used in China, Japan, and Korea. It is now gaining popularity in America and Europe for its outstanding, all-natural benefits. Dong quai is known by different names in different countries and regions, the most common being Dang Gui, Angelica sinensis, Chinese Angelica and Danguia. …

There are hundreds of supplements on the alternative medicine market that improve your health or boost your metabolism.  How do you know what supplements are suitable for you? One of the supplements that consistently gets positive reviews is damiana.  In this article, we will explore why people use damiana and the benefits it can offer …

Chlorella is a nutrient-dense algae that has received a lot of buzz for its health benefits. As a supplement, it has shown promise in improving cholesterol levels and ridding the body of toxins. This article tells you all you need to know about chlorella, including what it is, the research behind its health claims and …

Carobs grow on a carob tree and hang from the branches of the tree in bunches. From the point of flowering, it takes 11 months for the carobs pods to mature on the tree ready for harvesting. There are male carob trees, female carob trees and hermaphrodite carob trees. Male trees only produce flower for …

Bladderwrack (Fucus vesiculosus) is a type of brown seaweed that’s tied to traditional medicine. It’s also known as rockweed, red fucus, dyers fucus, rock wrack, black tang, and bladder fucus (1). Growing up to 35 inches (90 cm) tall, bladderwrack grows along the coastlines of the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, the North and Baltic Seas, …

Beyond just the color of their skin, what sets black maca roots apart? Over the past 15 years research has revealed several distinguishing features. All of the research we’ve compiled here can be viewed on the U.S. National Institutes of Health PubMed website using this (1) Antioxidant Levels A study published in 2018 compared the functional …

Black cohosh is a flowering plant that’s native to North America. Its scientific names are Actaea racemosa and Cimicifuga racemosa, and it’s sometimes called black bugbane, black snakeroot, baneberry, or fairy candle (1). The popular women’s health supplement Remifemin contains black cohosh as an active ingredient. Its flowers and roots were commonly used in traditional Native American medicine, and …