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BOTANO GUARD:
Naturally Anti-Microbial
Anti-inflammatory
IMMUNE REBALANCER:
Naturally Anti-inflammatory
Desensitizes the Body to Allergens
BOTANO THROAT:
Dissolves Mucus/Phlegm
Repairs Inflamed Throat
BOTANO GUARD +IMMUNE REBALANCER:
Synergy for Faster Relief of InflammationBOTANO GUARD + BOTANO THROAT:
Synergy for Faster Relief
of Lung Inflammation

Botanical Research Articles

Antidiabetic effect of Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea in randomly assigned type 2 diabetic patients

This study shows a prompt improvement of glycemia and insulin sensitivity, and thereby provides a basis for a novel, effective, and safe approach, using Gynostemma pentaphyllum tea, to treat type 2 diabetic patients. [read more]

Long-term oral administration of Gynostemma pentaphyllum extract attenuates airway inflammation...

These results show that long-term orally administered G. pentaphyllum extract reduced allergic reactions in OVA-sensitized mice. [read more]

A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of Ten-Cha (Rubus suavissimus) on house dust mite allergic rhinitis

Self-care with Ten-Cha is the most common complementary alternative medicine for allergic rhinitis in Japan, but evidence for an actual therapeutic effect is lacking. The purpose of the study was to investigate the effect of Ten-Cha (Rubus suavissimus) on house dust mite allergic rhinitis.
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Improvement of Obesity Phenotype by Chinese Sweet Leaf Tea (Rubus suavissimus) Components in High-Fat Diet-Induced Obese Rats

Drinking an herbal tea to lose weight is a well-liked concept. This study was designed to examine the possible improvement of obesity phenotype by a new tea represented by its purified components, gallic acid, ellagic acid, and rubusoside (GER). [read more]

Anti-acne-inducing bacterial activity of mangosteen fruit rind extracts

The aims of this study were to determine the most effective solvent extract of mangosteen, anti-acne- inducing bacterial activity and the amount of alpha-mangostin, a major active component in each mangosteen fruit rind extract, using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)." [read more]

Antioxidant, free radical-scavenging activity ...

The present study provides the evidence that Garcinia mangostana extracts, especially the G. mangostana water extract, act as antioxidants and cytoprotective agents against oxidative damage, which is at least partly due to its phenolic compounds in mangosteen. [read more]

Histaminergic and serotonergic receptor blocking substances from the medicinal plant Garcinia mangostana

A crude methanolic extract of the fruit hull of Mangosteen, Garcinia mangostana L. inhibited the contractions of isolated thoracic rabbit aorta induced by histamine and serotonin. [read more]

Suppression of Th2-Mediated Allergic Inflammation in the Treatment of Herpes, Chronic Sinusitis, and Allergy

This study may show the usefulness of HcFs in the ethnopharmacological treatment of Th2-mediated or allergic inflammation, through the down-regulation of the production of Th2 cytokines and TARC, as well as cell migration. [read more]

Anti-Herpes Simplex Virus Activity (of Houttuynia cordada or Chameleon Plant)

The present study evaluated the antiviral activity of Bidens pilosa L. var. minor (Blume) Sherff and Houttuynia cordata Thunb., using cytotoxicity test with XTT-based colorimetric assay. [read more]

Anti-Inflammation via Direct Inhibition of COX-2 (Lonicera Japonica or Japanese Honeysuckle)

The anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous extracts from Lonicera japonica (LJ) flower, an anti-inflammatory treatment in traditional Chinese medicine, were tested by radioimmunoassay of cyclooxygenase isoenzyme-generated prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) synthesis as well as by Western and Northern blot analysis of COX-2 protein and mRNA expression, respectively. [read more]

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