Kudzu, is also knowed as pueraria, has been known for centuries in traditional chinese medicine. The first written mention of the plant as a medicine is in the ancient herbal text of shen nong (circa a.D.100). Kudzu root is high in isoflavones, such as daidzein, as well as isoflavone glycosides, such as daidzin and puerarin.
Action:
1) it is used as remedy for diaphoretic, antispasmodic, muscle relaxant, antipyretic.
2) it is also used for fevers caused by heat in colds and influenza and for stiff neck and shoulders.
Guarana is a herbal stimulant that contains a form of caffeine called guaranine, which is 2.5 times stronger than the caffeine found in coffee, tea and soft drinks.
While caffeine from beverages provides a short-lived energy burst that overheats and excites the body, guaranine has a cooling action that revitalizes and relaxes. This is because guarana contains other components that modify the activity of this substance. The end result is more beneficial to the body than tea or coffee.
Caffeine accelerates the effectiveness of cla, thus making cla a more potent fat burner. Guarana has been shown to stimulate the migration of lipids so fat can be burned as energy. It is also an appetite suppressant.
Guarana increases mental alertness, fights fatigue, and increases stamina and physical endurance. Native to brazil, guarana is taken daily as a health tonic by millions of brazilians. It is reported to help overcome heat fatigue, detoxify the blood and is useful for flatulence and obesity. In body care products, it has been used for its notifying and astringent properties, and in the treatment of cellulite.
Latin name: macleaya cordata (willd.)
Part used: fruit
Active ingredients: sanguinarine chelerythrine protopine+(-allocryptopine +--allocrytopine bocconine
Description:sanguinarine (pseudochelerythrine) is a potent inhibitor of nf-kappab activation, ikappabalpha phosphorylation, and degradation.
Product specification : 1%~40% corosolic acid
Latin name: musa paradisiaca
Product type: fine green powdered extract
Part of the plant used: leaf
Extract method: water/ grain alcohol.
What is banaba leaf extract?
Banaba leaf extract contains a triterpenoid compound known as corosolic acid ?which has actions in stimulating glucose transport into cells. As such, banaba plays a role in regulating levels of blood sugar and insulin in the blood. For some people, fluctuations in blood sugar and insulin are related to appetite, hunger and various food cravings particularly craving for carbohydrates such as bread and sweets. By keeping blood sugar and insulin levels in check, banaba may be an effective supplement for promoting weight loss in certain individuals
Banaba is a medicinal plant that grows in india, southeast asia and the philippines. Traditional uses include brewing tea from the leaves as a treatment for diabetes and hyperglycemia (elevated blood sugar). The hypoglycemic (blood sugar lowering) effect of banaba leaf extract is similar to that of insulin ?which induces glucose transport from the blood into body cells.
The blood sugar regulating properties of banaba have been demonstrated in cell culture, animal and human studies. In isolated cells, the active ingredient in banaba extract, corosolic acid, is known to stimulate glucose uptake. In diabetic mice, rats and rabbits, banaba feeding reduces elevated blood sugar and insulin levels to normal. In humans with type ii diabetes, banaba extract, at a dose of 16-48mg per day for 4-8 weeks.
