Glucomannan (Konjac Mannan)`

Glucomannan is used to alleviate constipation, reduce intestinal flora, lower blood sugar, lower cholesterol, and promote weight loss. Some studies indicate that Glucomannan may inhibit cancer.`

Weight Reduction

Glucomannan is gaining popularity in weight reduction and is often included in “grapefruit diet” tablets. Some studies show that patients treated with oral glucomannan have decreased body weight compared with control groups. In one study involving an 8-week cardiac rehabilitation program, patients were given a 1.5 gram dose of glucomannan twice daily. Body weight among treated patients decreased by 1.5 kg (3.3 pounds) after 4 weeks and by 2.2 kg (4.84 pounds) after 8 weeks. These losses are significant when compared with the placebo group.

Green Tea

Green tea is used to increase energy, decrease sleepiness, and to ease upset stomaches. Green tea may also help control cholesterol levels and has been used for certain types of cancer or other diseases.

Green Tea is an herbal product that increases antioxidant activity in the body. Green Tea contains caffeine, which increases the activity of the nervous system.

Antioxidant activity
Green Tea’s health benefits involve the antioxidant capacity. Experiments show a direct effect of tea on reactive oxygen species and the chelation of metal ions, such as iron and copper. Clinical trials have demonstrated that tea consumption improves plasma antioxidant capacity and biomarkers of oxidative stress.

Weight control
Placebo-controlled clinical trials suggest Green Tea may contribute to weight control.

Senna

What is Senna?

Plants known as “wild sennas” grow on moist banks and woods in the eastern US. The top parts are harvested, dried, and graded. The hand-collected senna is known as Tinnevally senna. Leaves that have been harvested and graded mechanically are known as Alexandria senna.

What is Senna used for?

Senna was first used medicinally by Arabian physicians as early as 9th century AD. The leaves have been brewed and the tea administered for its strong laxative effect. It is difficult to control the active ingredient in tea yielding ranged effects. Standardized commercial dosage forms have been developed to promote more consistent results. These concentrates are available as liquids, powders, and tablets in OTC laxatives.

Remove Those Toxins! Senna contains anthraquinones and sennosides, as well as other active ingredients that all appear to help remove unwanted toxins from the body. Senna is most commonly used as a laxative. There is clinical evidence to support this use.

Milk Thistle

What is milk thistle?Milk thistle has been used for stomach and appetite complaints, liver problems, gallbladder problems, and as an antidote to death cap (Amanita) mushroom poisoning. Milk Thistle works by strengthening and stimulating liver cells, which prevents toxins from entering the body.

What is Milk Thistle used for?

In homeopathy, a tincture of the seeds has been used to treat liver disorders, jaundice, gall stones, peritonitis, hemorrhage, bronchitis and varicose veins.

Liver disordersThere are many clinical trials that indicate its benefits in the use as a liver protectant and for various conditions of the liver. Milk thistle extract and its major components have been found to be effective in treating toxin-poisoning, cirrhosis, and hepatitis. Milk Thistle Extract is widely used in Europe for mushroom poisoning treatment. Milk thistle reduces liver damage due to long-term treatment with phenothiazine or butyrophenone therapy. Research shows that it shortened treatment time in patients with acute viral hepatitis. Data regarding protection against alcoholic cirrhosis and hepatitis are equivocal. Milk thistle can also promote good health in the circulatory system, the immune system, have positive lipid and biliary effects, have positive effects on the liver, and prevent toxin uptake.

Lipase

Lipase is a digestive enzyme necessary for the absorption and digestion of nutrients in the intestines. Lipase is responsible for breaking down lipids and triglycerides(fats). Once broken down into smaller components, triglycerides are more easily absorbed in the intestines. Lipase is primarily produced in the pancreas but is also produced in the mouth and stomach.

Protease

Proteases is an enzyme catalyst used to break down proteins. They are also called proteolytic enzymes or proteinases.

Proteolytic enzymes are very important in digestion as they breakdown the the peptide bonds in the protein foods to liberate the amino acids needed by the body. Proteolytic enzymes have been used for a long time in various forms of therapy. Their use in medicine is notable based on several clinical studies indicating their benefits in oncology, inflammatory conditions, blood rheology control, and immune regulation.

Protease is able to break down almost all proteins as long as they are not components of living cells.  Normal living cells are protected by an inhibitor mechanism.

Parasites, fungal forms, and bacteria are protein.  Viruses are cell parasites consisting of nucleic acids covered by a protein film.  Enzymes can break down undigested protein, cellular debris, and toxins in the blood, sparing the immune system this task.  The immune system can then concentrate its full action on the bacterial or parasitic invasion.

Amylase

Amylase is an enzyme which breaks down starch and glycogen into reducing fermentable sugars, mainly maltose, and reducing nonfermentable or slowly fermentable dextrins.

In animals the highest concentrations of amylase are found in the saliva and in the pancreas. Salivary amylase is also known as ptyalin and is found in humans, the ape, pig, guinea pig, squirrel, mouse, and rat.

In plants, starch is broken down during the germination of seeds by associated plant enzymes into sugars. These constitute the chief energy source in the early development of the plant