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Specialist
Herbal Supplies has grown from a background of the Chinese systems of Yin and
Yang and the Five Elements, with which they have combined the teachings of
well-respected Naturopathic and Herbal Practitioners such as Dr John
Christopher, Jethro Kloss, N W Walker, Randolph Stone and the approach of the
Hygienists.
Specialist
Herbal Supplies herbal preparations, health and nutrition supplements are all
additive-free and suitable for vegetarians. Specialist Herbal Supplies have been
trading since 1982.
Anti-fungal preparations
There are many anti-fungal preparations available, all of which
are best taken in conjunction with a low yeast and low sugar diet. Some of the
most effective are as follows:
Caprylic acid (e.g. BioCare Mycropryl) is a short chain fatty
acid found in human breast milk and coconuts that has been found to help
establish the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut. Calcium and magnesium
caprylate favour the growth of the lactic acid bacteria in the gastrointestinal
tract.
Oxygen has antiseptic qualities and is antagonistic to yeast
organisms such as Candida Albicans. Double bonded oxygen has antibacterial and
antifungal properties. (BioCare’s Oxypro, or Good For You Corporation Aerobic
Oxygen).
Grapefruit Seed Extract has antiparasitic, antibacterial and
antifungal properties, and helps to maintain the correct balance of intestinal
flora.
Garlic has antifungal, antibacterial and antiviral properties.
Other herbs containing antifungal properties include Pau d’Arco
tea and goldenseal.
Probiotics such as L.acidophilus and B.bifidum help reduce the
proliferation of yeast organisms such as Candida Albicans. L.acidophilus helps
reduce the colonisation of unfriendly bacteria by producing natural antibiotic
substances on the intestinal wall.
Herbs
For thousands of years, herbs have been used to help maintain many aspects of
health and wellness. Today, research and technology are bringing herbalism into
the modern age – with improved extraction, standardization, and farming methods.
Clinical studies are beginning to validate herbal therapies, so even some in the
medical community are starting to accept them.
Many of today’s
medicines were originally derived from botanicals. Aspirin once came from the
white willow tree, quinine from the bark of the cinchona tree, and digitalis
from foxglove. Herbs are still the basis for Chinese medicine and are important
constituents of many European natural remedies. As Hippocrates said, “Let they
food by thy medicine, thy medicine be thy food”.
Some of the herbs
available on this site are wild-crafted – grown in the wild – while others are
meticulously cultivated on herb farms.
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