Verbena officinalis, the common vervain or common verbena, is a perennial herb native to Europe. It grows up to 70 cm high, with an upright habitus. The lobed leaves are toothed, and the delicate spikes hold clusters of two-lipped mauve flowers. Because of its name, common verbena is often confused with lemon verbena, which also belongs to the verbena family. This is often offered in stores under the […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Sweet flag (also called Acorus calamus, sway or muskrat root, among many common names) is a species of flowering plant with psychoactive chemicals. It is a tall wetland monocot of the family Acoraceae, in the genus Acorus. The rhizome of this swamp plant is used as a useful raw material for obtaining medicinal substances, spices, […]
➜ Weiterlesen…The leaves of the eucalyptus are most commonly used to obtain CO2 extract. In these extracts, cineole is considered the main active ingredient. It should be noted that, depending on the type of raw material, completely different CO2 extracts can be obtained from eucalyptus in terms of functional effect and organoleptic properties. For example, amygdalin […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Artemisia absinthium leaves are used to obtain the CO2 extract. The plant is also known as common wormwood. Like the corresponding essential oil, wormwood CO2 extract is recommended for gastritis, pancreatitis and other gastrointestinal disorders. The extract helps to quickly get rid of edema, it is recommended for liver diseases, bile liquefaction and to combat […]
➜ Weiterlesen…The roots of the peony, also known as paeony, are used to obtain the CO2 extract. CO2 extract from peony rhizomes can be considered as a substance for the production of biologically active food supplements that can alleviate the symptoms of epilepsy. Such a dietary supplement helps fight insomnia, nervous disorders, increased anxiety and obsessive-compulsive anxiety. […]
➜ Weiterlesen…The cones of the hops are used to obtain the CO2 extract. CO2 extract, like the corresponding essential oil, is recommended by official medicine as a sedative. It has been scientifically confirmed that hop oil, and therefore hop CO2 extract, have analgesic, antispasmodic, antiulcer, capillary strengthening, antiallergic, diuretic, choleretic and anti-inflammatory effects. In folk medicine, […]
➜ Weiterlesen…It is common to distinguish between white and black cumin. Most commonly on the market, white cumin has a more delicate flavor and aroma than black cumin. Sometimes there are publications in which black cumin oil (black seed oil) is called nigella oil (nigella sowing). This is due to the ignorance that nigella belongs to […]
➜ Weiterlesen…To obtain this CO2 extract, the peel of the fruit of an East Asian hybrid of orange and lemon called bergamot is used as a raw material. In medicine, it is considered one of the strongest natural antiseptics with antibiotic properties. Preparations based on bergamot oil are recommended for the treatment of flu, colds, bronchitis, […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Chamomile, medicinal, peeled. The botanical name is Matricaria chamomilla. One of the most common and longest used medicinal plants in pharmacy and cosmetics. Currently, it is actively cultivated in both Europe and North America (adventitious). It is mainly processed to obtain chamomile essential oil. In science and folk medicine, chamomile is used as a remedy […]
➜ Weiterlesen…Common comfrey is also called Quaker comfrey, cultivated comfrey, boneset, knitbone, consound, and slippery-root. The botanical name Symphytum derives from the Greek word for growing together of bones, and phyton, a plant. Emphasizing comfrey’s ability to accelerate bone fusion in fractures and scar formation in wound healing. Comfrey’s same ability is also indicated by one […]
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