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Camu Camu Fruit Powder

Posted by Hazel Correll on Sunday, May 30, 2010, In : Powdered Herbs 


Camu-Camu (Myrciaria dubia) is the name of a bush which grows in the Amazonian rain forest of Peru. The Camu-Camu bush produces a fruit with the same name which contains powerful phytochemicals with health benefits, including the amino acids serine, valine, and leucine, and more Vitamin C than any other known plant in the world. The camu-camu fruit has a surprising range of therapeutic effects. Many people have stopped using large dosages of synthetic Vitamin C because they find that Camu-Cam...


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Buchu leaf, powder

Posted by Hazel Correll on Sunday, May 30, 2010, In : Powdered Herbs 

Scientific Name: Barosma betulina (and Agathosma b.)
Rutaceae

Common Names: Buchu
Part used: Leaf

Active Properties: Aromatic stimulant and tonic, dyspeptic, cutaneous, and rheumatic.

Active compounds: Buchu leaves contain volatile oil, gum, extractive, chlorophyll, resin, lignin, etc. Buchu contains diosphenol: stearopten and some amount of salicylic acid. The burned leaf is high in manganese. The diosphenol obtained is an oxycamphor. The leaves contain dioscampho and diosmin, lipids, terpi...


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Bacopa monnieri ( Brahmi)

Posted by Hazel Correll on Saturday, May 29, 2010, In : Powdered Herbs 

Bacopa Monnieri (Brahmi) Powder is bitter in taste; has been used in the Ayurvedic system of medicine for centuries. Brahmi which occurs naturally in India and has a long history of use in the Ayurvedic medicine tradition in the treatment of a number of disorders, particularly those involving anxiety, intellect and poor memory. Traditionally, it was used as a brain tonic to enhance memory development, learning, and concentration.

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