Learn What Herbal Extracts
Do For You

Your body needs herbal extracts.

The medicinal value of herbs has been known for centuries. Native American, Roman, Egyptian, Persian, and Hebrew records all show that ancient people used herbs to treat illness.

Herbs contain powerful ingredients that, it is said, exist on Earth primarily to heal the human body. About 1/4 of medicines derive from plants.

The Chinese lead the world as the foremost herbalists; they carry on a tradition of compounding and processing herbs that goes back thousands of years. In Chinese culture, herbs bring the whole body into balance.

Which Form is the Best?

Herbal supplements come in many forms: bulk herbs, medicinal herb blends, teas, oils, tinctures, fluid extracts, and tablets or capsules.

I recommend herbal extracts.

An extract results when raw herb is mixed with a solvent like water. This concentrates the active ingredients. Unlike other forms, extracts can be standardized to a guaranteed potency.

They also have longer shelf lives than other herbal remedies. Fresh extracts retain almost all of the original plant’s benefits.

Herbal Extracts in a Supplement

As stated above, look for herbals that are standardized to contain a definite percentage of active ingredients.