Plant Spotlight: Cypress Common
Antiseptic, astringent, lymphatic and venous decongestant, prostatitis, neurotonic, anti-infectious, anti-bacterial.
Plant Spotlight: Raspberry
Raspberries provide potassium, essential to heart function, and proven to lower blood pressure. The omega-3 fatty acids in raspberries can help prevent stroke and heart disease. They also contain a mineral called manganese, which is necessary for healthy bones and skin and helps regulate blood sugar.
Plant Spotlight: Chaste Tree
Chasteberry is a dietary supplement for symptoms of premenstrual syndrome, breast pain associated with the menstrual cycle, infertility and other conditions. It is used to treat a variety of gynecological disorders and skin conditions.
Plant Spotlight: Horse Chestnut
Horse chestnut bud extract is promoted for chronic venous insufficiency, irritable bowel syndrome, male infertility, and other conditions.
Plant Spotlight: Service Tree
Wild Service tree fruits are rich in antioxidant and AChE inhibitory activity. Service Trees traditional use in Phytotherapy has a primary action on increasing the tone of the venous walls. It is to the veins as Hawthorn is to the arteries.
Plant Spotlight: Dog Rose
Major ENT remedy; immune stimulant
Plant Spotlight: Hornbeam
Harmonizer for the respiratory system. Reduces inflammation and heals scar tissue, damaged mucosal surfaces and relieves respiratory spasm; Supports with coagulation problems, stimulating the production of platelets.
Plant Spotlight: Beech
The European Beech has been found in the fossil record going back 5 million years. Its closest ancestor stretches back 50 million years.