Basil: anti-oxidant protection, anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties, low in calories and contain no cholesterol, rich in zea-xanthin anti-oxidant help to protect from age-related disease
Borage: contain essential fatty acid gamma-linolenic acid Linolenic acid is omega-6 fatty acid that plays a vital role in restoration of joint health. high levels of vitamin C, natural anti-oxidant,anti-oxidants and vitamin A
Burdock root: This herb root contains small quantities of many vital vitamins, including folic acid, riboflavin, pyridoxine, niacin, vitamin-E, and vitamin-C. it also contains some valuable minerals such as iron, manganese, magnesium; and small amounts of zinc, calcium, selenium, and phosphorus.
Celery: contains lots of non-soluble fiber. Aids in other weight loss regimens may help to reduce body weight and blood cholesterol levels. Celery is a functional food. Its leaves are rich source of flavonoid antioxidants such as zea-xanthin, lutein, and beta-carotene, which have been anti-oxidant, cancer protective and immune-boosting functions.
Chives: low in calories, dietary fiber anti-oxidants, decreases blood vessel stiffness They also have some other essential vitamins such as vitamin C, and K in fact; chives are one of the richest sources of vitamin K,
Cilantro: contains no cholesterol; however, it is rich in antioxidants, essential oils, vitamins, and dietary fiber.The herb is a good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium. It is also rich in many vital vitamins, including folic-acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin-A, beta carotene, and vitamin-C.
Dandelion: known to have anti-oxidant, disease preventing, and health promoting properties. Its leaves are packed with numerous health benefiting flavonoids such as carotene-b, carotene-α, lutein, crypto-xanthin and zea-xanthn. The herb is good source of minerals like potassium, calcium, manganese, iron, and magnesium. Potassium is an important component of cell and body fluids, which helps regulate heart rate and blood pressure.
Dill Weed: contains no cholesterol and low in calories. The essential oil, Eugenol in the dill has been in therapeutic usage as local-anesthetic and anti-septic. It is also rich in many vital vitamins, including folic acid, riboflavin, niacin, vitamin A, ß-carotene, vitamin-C.
Epazote: remedy for stomach and intestinal ailments like indigestion, cramps, and ulcers.has been found to have some anti-diabetic properties.
Garlic: Research studies also found that consumption of garlic is associated with a possible decrease in the incidence of stomach cancer. Allicin and other essential volatile compounds also found to have anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal activities.
Ginger: anti-inflammatory, carminative, anti-flatulent, and anti-microbial properties. help improve the intestinal motility and have been anti-inflammatory, painkiller.
Lemongrass: known to have anti-oxidant and disease preventing properties. Its leaves and stems are very good in folic acid; Folates are important in cell division. Its herb parts are also rich in many invaluable essential vitamins such as pantothenic acid (vitamin B5), pyridoxine (vitamin B-6) and thiamin (vitamin B-1).
Oregano: The herb parts contain no cholesterol; however, are rich source of dietary fiber, which helps to control blood cholesterol levels. also been found to have anti-bacterial, anti-fungal activities.
Parsley: rich in many antioxidant vitamins, including vitamin-A, beta-carotene,vitamin-C, vitamin-E, zea-xanthin, lutein, and cryptoxanthin. The herb is an excellent source of vitamin-K and folates. Zea-xanthin helps prevent age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) in the retina of the eye in the old age population through its anti-oxidant and ultra-violet light filtering functions.
Peppermint:The herb parts contain many essential volatile oils like menthol, menthone, menthol acetate. Mint contains numerous plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have been anti-oxidant, disease preventing and health promoting properties.
Rosemary: Rosemary leaves contain certain phyto-chemical (plant derived) compounds that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. flower tops contain phenolic anti-oxidant rosmarinic acid as well as numerous health benefiting volatile essential oils such as cineol, camphene, borneol, bornyl acetate, α-pinene, etc.These compounds are known to have rubefacient (counterirritant), anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-fungal and anti-septic properties.
Sage: Chemical compounds, essential oils, minerals, vitamins that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. essential oil, which chiefly contain ketones; α-thujone, and β-thujone. In addition, sage leaf contains numerous other compounds, including cineol, borneol, tannic acid; bitter substances like cornsole and cornsolic acid; fumaric, chlorogenic, caffeic and nicotinic acids; nicotinamide; flavones; flavone glycosides and estrogenic substances. These compounds are known to have counter-irritant, rubefacient, anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic, anti-fungal and anti-septic properties.
Spearmint: The leaves and herb parts contain essential oil, menthol. Unlike in peppermint, spearmint leaves composes only small amounts of menthol, 0.5% compared to the 40% in peppermint. Less menthol content would make this herb least pungent and subtly fragrant herb in the mint family. The chief essential oil in spearmint is menthol. Other important chemical components of spearmint are α-pinene, β-pinene, carvone, cineole, linalool, limonene, myrcene and caryophyllene. These compounds in mint help relieve fatigue and stress.
Sweet Marjoram: The herb contains many notable phyto-nutrients, minerals and vitamins that are essential for optimum health and wellness. The herb parts contain certain chemical constituents like eugenol sabinene, α -terpinene, cymene, terpinolene, linalool, cis-sabinene hydrate, linalyl acetate, terpinen-4-ol and terpineol. These compounds are known to have anti-inflammatory and anti-bacterial properties.
Tarragon: Tarragon has been used as a traditional remedy to stimulate appetite and alleviate anorexic symptoms. Scientific studies suggest that poly-phenolic compounds in this herb help lower blood-glucose levels. Fresh tarragon herb is one of the highest antioxidant value food sources among the common herbs.
Thyme: Thyme herb contains thymol, one of the important essential oils, which scientifically has been found to have antiseptic, anti-fungal characteristics. The other volatile oils in thyme include carvacolo, borneoland geraniol. Thyme contains many flavonoid phenolic antioxidants like zea-xanthin, lutein, pigenin, naringenin, luteolin, and thymonin.
Turmeric: The root has been in use since antiquity for its anti-inflammatory (painkiller), carminative, anti-flatulent and anti-microbial properties. It is very rich source of many essential vitamins such as pyridoxine (vitamin B6), choline, niacin, and riboflavin, etc. 100 g herb provides 1.80 mg or 138% of daily-recommended levels of pyridoxine. Pyridoxine is used in the treatment of homocystinuria, sideroblastic anemia and radiation sickness. Niacin helps prevent "pellagra" or dermatitis.
