Cramp Bark is best known for relieving cramps related to menstruation It contains a substance called viopudial, which provides it with its cramp-relieving effects

Codonopsis, "the poor man's ginseng," is the dried or fresh root cultivated from the plant Codonopsis pilosula It is a perennial native to Asia and is found most abundantly in parts of China

Discovered by Phoebus Levene in 1905, D-ribose is a monosaccharide, and is a component of RNA that is needed for genetic transcription It is a stereoisomer of ribose, and although not regarded as an essential nutrient since it is synthesized in the body, it is essential for life

The health benefits of coral calcium were discovered in 1979, when a British journalist representing the Guinness Book of records traveled to Okinawa to talk to Shigechiyo Izumi, who at 115 years old was at the time the world’s oldest documented living human being Not only was the journalist impressed and surprised at how healthy such an old man was, but he also found that good health to be shared by the majority of Okinawa’s aged residents

Copper is an essential trace mineral necessary for life, and it is necessary for the proper function of certain enzymes that allow certain biochemical functions of the body to take place Without copper neither plant nor animal life would be possible

Creatine was discovered by French scientist Michel Eugène in 1832, when he discovered a natural product in meat that he named after the Greek word for flesh The substance was subsequently found in mammalian muscle tissue by Leiberg, who later discovered such a significant larger proportion of creatine in wild animals than in their domestic or captive equivalent species that he put the increase down to exercise

Chamomile is a centuries-old herb The most common variations used in promoting good health are German and Roman chamomile

All female mammals, including humans, produce colostrum soon after giving birth, and before proper milk is produced It is a milk-like substance that provides newly born infants with a boost to their immune system and gives immediate protection against the germs with which they are about to come into contact

Colloidal trace minerals are just as important to our health and well being as vitamins Practically since birth we have had it pounded into us that we must eat our vitamins if we are to be healthy

The fact that B vitamins have had to be coenzymated before they can be used by your body has been known for some time, but it is only over the past few years that they have been made commercially available in that form Before we discuss the B vitamins in their coenzyme form it might be appropriate to discuss what coenzymes are and how they differ from ordinary enzymes

Butcher’s broom (Ruscus aculeatus) is a member of the lily family, and looks a bit like a holly bush with barbed evergreen leaves and bright red berries in the fall At one time they were collected, tied together and sold to butchers as brooms to sweep out their shops

Bromelain consists of two enzymes that digest proteins, otherwise known as proteases or proteolytic enzymes These enzymes are obtained from different parts of the plant, one from the stem and the other from the fruit

Sharks do not have skeleton of bone but of cartilage, which is a dense form of connective tissue Its main components are cells known as chondrocytes that are responsible for producing collagen fibers, an elastic protein called elastin that is responsible for the skin returning to its original shape after being pinched, and ground substance that is rich in proteoglycan, a protein with glycosaminoglycan chains

Butterbur extract is taken mainly from the rhizome, root and leaves of the butterbur, a member of the daisy family They are very hardy and have creeping underground rhizomes and large leaves like those of rhubarb

Una de Gato, otherwise known as cat’s claw, is properly Unicaria tomentosa It has been used as an herbal medicine for at least two thousand years by the people of Central and South America who gave it the name vilcacora