Goji berries, which have the scientific name Lycium barbarum, grow on a type of boxthorn plant that belongs to the Solanaceae plant family. The goji berry is usually dried and has a bright orange–red color with a sweet and tangy flavor. Goji berry plants are native to Asia, particularly China where they’re grown in both the northern and southern regions. Two primary types of goji berry plants are grown today: L. chinense is grown in the south of China, while L. barbarum is grown in the north.
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Goji berries, which have the scientific name Lycium barbarum, grow on a type of boxthorn plant that belongs to the Solanaceae plant family. The goji berry is usually dried and has a bright orange–red color with a sweet and tangy flavor. Goji berry plants are native to Asia, particularly China where they’re grown in both the northern and southern regions. Two primary types of goji berry plants are grown today: L. chinense is grown in the south of China, while L. barbarum is grown in the north.
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Grapefruits can be white, yellow, pink or red in color with a taste ranging from sour to sweet — most often a refreshing mix of the two. Whatever color you choose, the calories in grapefruit are low, but the flavor and nutrients are high. Just a half a grapefruit each day can ensure the average adult is meeting at least half of typical vitamin C requirements, one of the reasons grapefruit benefits many areas of health.
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Green coffee beans, and products labeled as “green coffee bean extract,” come from coffee beans that haven’t been roasted or highly processed.Green coffee is a rich source of several types of antioxidants and other beneficial compounds, including a number of polyphenols. One type of polyphenol called chlorogenic acid is found in high amounts in green coffee beans. Chlorogenic acid is considered one of the most beneficial things about consuming coffee beans and the reason that green coffee supplements are said to act as natural weight loss aids and fat burners.
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Green tea consists of leaves that haven’t been fermented so they contain the highest level of antioxidants. For example, flavonoid antioxidants account for about 30 percent of the dry weight of green tea leaves. Studies have found that the benefits of green tea are due to the fact this tea contains more healing compounds than many other herbs, spices, fruits and vegetables, truly making it a powerful “superfood.”
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Gymnema sylvestre is a perennial, woody climber that has a long history of medicinal use in Ayurvedic medicine. It belongs to the class dicotyledonous of the family Asclepiadaceae or “milkweed” family. You can find gymnema slyvestre growing in tropical and subtropical regions, especially parts of central and southern India, tropical African, and some parts of China, Malaysia and Sri Lanka.
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Hawthorn may have a role as adjunctive therapy in mild heart failure and exhibits some advantages over digoxin. In more severe cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), its place in therapy is less clear. Studies in animals suggest that hawthorn extracts exert effects on the CNS, including anxiolytic and analgesic action; however, clinical studies are limited.
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Hawthorn may have a role as adjunctive therapy in mild heart failure and exhibits some advantages over digoxin. In more severe cases of congestive heart failure (CHF), its place in therapy is less clear. Studies in animals suggest that hawthorn extracts exert effects on the CNS, including anxiolytic and analgesic action; however, clinical studies are limited.
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Known in Latin as Hericium erinaceus, lion’s mane is native to North America, Europe and Asia, although it’s not cultivated widely in areas outside of Asia. Lion’s mane mushrooms have long, dangling spines that are usually greater than a centimeter in length. Unlike most mushroom species, which have spines that project from a branch, the spines of Hericium erinaceus project outward, giving it that unique look of a lion’s mane.
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Hesperidin is a chemical with the formula C16H14O6.It is mainly derived from the young fruit of Citrus genus in Rutaceae and belongs to one of the dihydroflavones.Pale yellow acicular crystal or powder.
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Hibiscus is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family, Malvaceae. The genus is quite large, comprising several hundred species that are native to warm temperate, subtropical and tropical regions throughout the world. Member species are renowned for their large, showy flowers and those species are commonly known simply as "hibiscus", or less widely known as rose mallow. Other names include hardy hibiscus, rose of sharon, and tropical hibiscus.
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Horny goat weed is a herb known as a “natural aphrodisiac,” as it has been shown in some animal studies to have positive effects on hormone production and libido. The plant that produces horny goat weed is the species called Epimedium, a member of the Berberidaceae plant family that mostly grows in China, other parts of Asia, and in the Mediterranean. Epimedium contains the active ingredient called icariin, which is responsible for most of it’s health-promoting effects.
