Ingredients
Lingzhi Research
Overview
Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) belongs to the family of Polyporaceae and is considered precious, rare medicinal fungi. Its growing habits are special that they normally grow on the surface of dead tree trunks. They normally exhibit three growth stages namely spores, mycelium and sporocarp.
Characteristics
According to medical research, Lingzhi is different from general medicine on its gentle, non-poisonous nature. It will not cause any side-effects and is not specific in treating a certain kind of disease. Lingzhi is also different from those supplements in the market which are claimed to strengthen a certain kind of nutrition intake. Instead, Lingzhi is effective in enhancing the overall health condition, balancing body functions, regulating metabolic system, improving immunity and strengthening internal and vital organs.
Nutritional Value
Lingzhi is effective in maintaining one’s good health and strengthening physique at the same time. It is beneficial to regulating the biological and psychological functions of the body. Lingzhi’s active ingredients include ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides, triterpenoids (also called ganoderma acid), organogermanium compound, minerals, proteins, various kinds of amino acids and vitamins.
Benefits
Anti-aging
Not only does Lingzhi (Ganoderma lucidum) exhibit an anti-aging property, it can also prevent negative emotions, regulate central nervous system, calm nerves, improve sleep quality and enhance memory.
Improve Respiratory System and Strengthen Cardiovascular Functions
Lingzhi can alleviate respiratory diseases and strengthen cardiovascular functions. Both animal tests and clinical trials have proven the efficacy of Lingzhi in dilating coronary artery, increasing coronary blood flow, improving micro-circulation of cardiac muscles and increasing myocardial oxygen and energy supply.
Enhance Immunity
According to pharmacological research, Lingzhi is an immunity enhancer as it promotes and regulates metabolism, enhancing the functions of several immunocytes to work against pathogens and tumor cells. Lingzhi can well suppress the growth and proliferation of cancer cells. It also stimulates the release of hormones in animals to eliminate cancer cells while protecting normal cells in animals against the side-effects of western medicines, chemotherapy and radiation.
Protect Liver
Lingzhi is especially effective in improving liver damage due to physical, chemical and biological factors. Lingzhi can alleviate liver damage no matter the administration is before or after the damage. According to research regarding the effectiveness of ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides essence in protecting liver, it is found that Lingzhi can prevent carbon tetrachloride poisoning in stem cells in mice. According to another research, ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides is anti-inflammatory and can effectively suppress necrosis and liver fibrosis.
Benefits to Cats and Dogs
- Strengthen Liver Detoxification and Postpone Aging Symptoms
- Improve Asthma and Respiratory Allergy
- Soothe Frequent Urination and Incontinence
- Intensify Immunity and Lower Risk of Diseases
- Improve Sleeping Quality and Stimulate Metabolism
- Fortify the Health of Heart
- Alleviate the Side Effects during Cancer Treatment
Cordyceps Research
Overview
Cordyceps (Ophiocordyceps sinensis) is a kind of precious traditional herb in China. However, they are not insects nor grass. Instead, they are a kind of fungi namely Cordyceps Sinensis in the family of Clavicipitaceae. They parasitize the larvae of Hepialidae moths and is a rare combination of caterpillar and fungus. They are mainly found in the region of Tibet, Sichuan, Qinghai, Guizhou, Gansu and Yunnan.
Characteristics
Cordyceps are sweet in flavor and neutral in energy and are effective in regulating body functions, nourishing lungs and invigorating kidneys, relieving cough and reducing sputum, preventing cancer and are anti-aging. More importantly, the medicinal property of Cordyceps is gentle.
Nutritional Value
Cordyceps are rich in active substances including proteins, amino acids, polysaccharides, cordycepin, cordyceps acid, ergosterol, adenosine, superoxide dismutase, vitamin A, B1, B2, E and micronutrients.
Benefits
Cordyceps are effective in suppressing the growth of tumor cells. Moreover, Cordyceps can improve liver functions, reduce the damage of toxins to liver, prevent liver fibrosis, enhance immunity against viruses through regulating immune system, as well as prevent viral hepatitis. Cordyceps can also strengthen respiratory system, dilate bronchus, suppress asthma and at the same time effectively enhance kidney functions and reduce the damage of chronic kidney diseases and toxic substances to kidneys.
Benefits to Cats and Dogs
According to various animal experiments, Cordyceps are effective in enhancing cardiac functions, increasing the vital capacity of lungs and promoting the synthesis of DNA and protein. Its benefits of improving the health conditions of senior cats and dogs, enhancing cardiopulmonary functions and oxygen carrying capacity of body, resuming pets’ vitality and improving sleep quality are especially remarkable.
Milk Thistle Research
Overview
Milk Thistle belongs to the Asteraceae family of flowering plants. It is commonly used as a source of food and a kind of herbal medicine for nourishing liver. Over the past 2 millenniums, Europeans have been using Milk Thistle seeds as herbal medicine for protecting liver and nourishing gall bladder. The whole parts of the plant of Milk Thistle can be taken as food without any reports of poisoning. In German, Milk Thistle are used to treat blockage of bile duct while Silibinin in Milk Thistle is proven to be effective in alleviating liver problems.
Characteristics
Milk Thistle is considered a source of food and herbal medicine with neutral energy. Its fruits and seeds both have medicinal value. Its major ingredient, silymarin, can repair and strengthen the membrane structure of liver cells to block the entry of toxins into the liver cells and at the same time stimulate the regeneration of liver cells to protect the liver. Proven in clinical experiments, silymarin can increase the solubility of bile. As an anti-oxidant, silymarin can also reduce the damage of long-term medication to liver cells. Silibinin in silymarin can balance the cholesterol level through increasing the solubility of bile. Although silymarin is effective in nourishing gall bladder, the secretion and flow of bile can cause loose stool. Proven by medical research in which high dosage of silymarin has been administered to mice, rabbits and dogs and no poisoning effect has been reported, silymarin has shown no toxicity.
Nutritional Value
The main ingredient of Milk Thistle is silymarin. Its major benefit is to protect liver, suppress the substances that can harm liver, stimulate regeneration of damaged liver cells while enhancing liver detoxification. Moreover, silymarin is a strong anti-oxidant to maintain the normal functioning of liver and protect liver cells from the harm of free radicals.
Benefits
According to European research, Milk Thistle promotes bile secretion and stimulates the growth of liver cells to replace old, damaged cells to protect liver from damages and to enhance liver functions. Proven by many clinical experiments, Milk Thistle extracts show the following benefits:
Treatment for Liver Damage Caused by Viruses
Silymarin can rejuvenate damaged liver cells, enhance the level of blood proteins while lowering the level of liver enzymes.
Treatment for Gallstones
According to recent research, silymarin can increase the solubility of bile, lower the cholesterol concentration in bile and lower the concentration of bile to effectively treat gallstones.
Regulate Abnormal Liver Functions and Improve Skin Allergy
Silymarin can suppress the formation of leukotriene and improve liver functions. It can suppress the circulation of toxins through filtering out the toxins in blood to improve the problem of skin allergies.
Key Benefits
- Effective in protecting liver and repairing damaged liver cells, stimulating regeneration of new liver cells as replacement of old, damaged cells to revive normal functions of liver.
- Reduce the damage to liver caused by western medicines and long-term medication for chronic diseases.
- Regulate liver enzymes back to normal level.
- Enhance liver detoxification and anti-oxidation.
- The anti-oxidizing property of Silymarin is 10 times higher than Vitamin E.
Artichoke Research
Overview
2 millenniums ago, Romans have begun taking Artichoke as a source of food. Artichoke has high medicinal value of enhancing liver and kidney functions, lowering cholesterol level and promoting digestion.
Characteristics
Artichoke has a sweet flavor and moist in nature with flowering sweet scent. Artichoke can promote bile secretion to decompose fats and stabilize cholesterol level to enhance digestive function. Artichoke is diuretic and is an anti-oxidant, protecting liver from the harm of free radicals.
Nutritional Value
Artichoke is rich in vitamin A, B, C, Calcium, Phosphorous, Iron, Potassium, etc. It contains cynarin which is effective in invigorating liver, promoting liver detoxification, regeneration of liver cells, bile secretion and digestion of fats.
Benefits
Artichoke is effective in lowering blood cholesterol level and uric acid. It can protect and nourish liver, promote bile secretion, improve gastrointestinal function, alleviate constipation, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting.
Key Benefits
- Improve gastrointestinal functions such as gastroenteritis, indigestion and constipation.
- Promote the absorption of calcium, phosphorous, iron, zinc and vitamin A, D, E, K, effectively preventing osteoporosis and enhancing immunity.
- Promote diuresis and laxation through soothing liver and nourishing gall bladder, remove toxins from liver and kidneys to nourish skin and kidneys, protect liver, maintain a healthy and energetic body and prevent diseases.
- Effective in preventing cholecystitis, nephritis, kidney stones, gallstones and fatty liver diseases.
- Lower cholesterol level, prevent diabetes, kidney diseases and uremia and stabilizes blood pressure.