Herbs

Bioactive substances and extracts

Herbal supplements contain bioactive ingredients that come exclusively from plants. These are commonly either concentrated extracts or isolated plant substances such as curcumin or resveratrol. Herbs can be a valuable addition to your daily diet and support health. Herbal extracts or nutrients act on specific or multiple body systems, tissues, cells, or receptors. Many dietary supplements contain herbs, either as a single substance or in a synergistic combination with other (plant) compounds, vitamins, and minerals.

Herbs: A brief history

Many plants have been successfully used for millennia in various cultures around the world. Herbs have been traditionally used for various purposes, long before modern medicine emerged. Specific, isolated plant substances have more recently begun to be structurally researched, and effects in the body increasingly unraveled. Well-known traditions that extensively use herbs include Ayurveda from India and traditional Chinese medicine.

Active herbs or extracts

In herbal medicine, plants or parts of plants are used. Herbal preparations can be made from berries, cherries, stems, seeds, bark, roots, or bulbs, for example. The herbs in our product range are 100% natural. All active ingredients come exclusively from plants, usually in the form of concentrated extracts or isolated plant substances. The label may indicate this as "standardized to." In the case of turmeric, for example, it could say "standardized to 95% curcuminoids."

Effects of botanicals

The special and physiologically active effects of plants render them widely used remedies. Herbs and their molecular compounds therefore make for a fascinating area of research. Despite the great variety of herbs, the effects of herbs in general have been extensively described. The earliest descriptions date back to ancient times from all parts of the world. For example, on clay tablets in ancient Sumer in Mesopotamia, in the ancient Egyptian Ebers Papyrus, in the Atharva Veda, the Rig-Veda, and the Sushruta Samhita of Ayurveda, and in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, the Shennong Ben Cao Jing. Even writings like the Historia Plantarum and the Materia Medica by A.D. remained authoritative references on herbs for over 1,500 years, up to the seventeenth century. In the early modern period, from the fifteenth to the nineteenth century, the use of herbs flourished widely in Europe.

Safety and effects

Herbs can be taken for a variety of purposes - supporting healthy sleep and relaxation, digestion, respiratory health, and cholesterol levels. Herbal substances should, of course, be effective and not pose a risk of toxicity. Herbal dietary supplements are safe to use. However, always read the product information carefully, specifically with regard to any possible interactions with medications. We offer herbs in various forms in the webshop, including tablets, capsules, powders, and tinctures.