Centaurea (Cineraria) maritima

Angelica sinensis               Common name: Dong Quai Family: Apiaceae Part used: Root Constituents: Volatile oil (alkyl phthalides): ligustilide, n-butylidenephthalide, and Z-ligustilide Phytosterols (b-sitosterol) Phenylpropanoids: Ferulic acid & coniferyl ferulate Coumarins & Furanocoumarins (angelol, angelicone and umbelliferone) Flavonoids Vitamins (Beta-Carotene, Vitamin E, folic acid and B12) Polysaccharides Medicinal Actions: Analgesic Antioxidant Uterine Tonic…

Latin Name: Tabebula avellanedae             Common name: Pau D’Arco Family: Bignoniaceae Parts used: Inner bark Constituents: Naphthaquinones (lapachol and beta-lapachone), anthraquinones and flavonoids( including quercetin), saponins. Medicinal actions: Antimicrobial, antiviral, antibacterial, antineoplastic, anti-inflammatory, anti-parasitic, antineoplastic, immune stimulant. Medicinal use: Fungal infections, such as ringworm, candida, internal inflammatory conditions, cancer. Pharmacology: Flavanoid quercetin inhibits mitochondrial electron transport….

Latin Name: Ruscus Aculeatus Common name: Butcher’s Broom Family: Liliaceae Parts used: Root Constituents: Steroid saponins (4-6%): ruscogenin, ruscine, ruscoside, aglycones neoruscogenin, Benzofuranes: euparone, ruscodibenzofurane, flavonoids, coumarins, sparteine, tyramine, glycolic acid. Medicinal actions: anti-inflammatory, vasoconstrictor, anti-hemorrhagic. Medicinal use: chronic venous insufficiency, edema (lymph), diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, hemorrhoids, premenstrual syndrome, hypertension. Pharmacology: Ruscogenins decrease vascular permeability…

Echinacea spp.                               Common name: Echinacea, Coneflower Family: Asteraceae Part used:  Root (dried), aerial parts Constituents:  Glycosides (caffeic acid derivatives: echinacoside, isochlorogenic acid, chlorogenic acid, cichoric acid), polysaccharides (inulin), glycoproteins, aminds (alkamides), volatile oils, polyacetylenes, flavonoids, alkaloids (pyrrolizidine saturated type) Actions: General tonic, immuno-modulator…

Common name: Coleus Family: Lamiaceae Part used: Root Constituents:  Diterpenoids (labdane; forskolin/coleanol) Actions: Hypotensive, bronchodilator, inflammation modulating, positive inotropic, lipolysis stimulator, thyroid hormone release stimulator, mood elevator, platelet aggregation inhibitor Pharmacology: Hypotensive and spasmolytic component appears to be coleanol/forskolin. An adenylate cyclase enzyme activator (stimulates the formation of ATP) which increases cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) in cells. Appears to bypass the…

Common name: Horsetail Family:  Equisetaceae Parts used: Aerial Constituents: Nutrients (mineral silica (65%) in the form of silicic acid and silicates, K+, Mg), flavonoids (quercitin, kaempferol glycosides), alkaloids, phenols (caffeic acid esters), phytosterols, saponins (equisitonin), mucilage, tannins. Medicinal actions: Immunostimulant, WBC stimulant,  anti-inflammatory, astringent, anti-hemorrhagic, hemostatic, anti-atheroma,diuretic, vulnerary, connective tissue tonic, anti-rheumatic. Medicinal uses: Has specific use for BPH, prostatitis,…