Definition

HERB (pronounced without the "h" in North American English, and "H-urb" in most commonwealth English-speaking nations) can be seen as an acronym: Health, Edible, Refresh, and Beauty, are plants grown for culinary, medicinal, or in some cases, even spiritual value.

Herbs have played an important part in man's life for millennia - in politics, romance, love, religion, health, and superstition.

Celery was used by the Abyssinians for stuffing pillows, while ancient Greeks and Romans crowned their heroes with dill and laurel. Dill was also used by the Romans to purify the air in their banquet halls.

Some herbs were given magical properties, probably because of their medicinal uses. The early Chinese considered Artemisia to have special Charm, and in France during the Middle Ages, babies were rubbed with Artemisia juice to protect them from the cold. Ancient Greeks used sweet marjoram as avaluable tonic and parsley as a cure for stomach ailments. Rosemary waseaten in the Middle Ages for its tranquilizing effects and as a cure-all for headaches.

Chives, still a common herb often found growing wild, had economic importance throughout Asia and many Mediterranean countries. Odd as it seems now, early Dutch settlers in America intentionally planted chives in meadows so cows would give chive-flavored milk.

Mint, another popular herb today, also had its beginnings early in history. Greek athletes used bruised mint leaves as an after-bath lotion. In the Middle Ages, mint was important as a cleansing agent and was later used to purify drinking water that had turned stale on long ocean voyages. Mint was also given mystical powers, such as to neutralize the "evil eye" and to produce an aggressive personal character.

History

Mustard was lauded by Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician, and Shakespeare referred to it as a desirable condiment in several of his plays.

Other herbs having importance early in history include basil, saffron, sage, savory tarragon, and thyme.

Early settlers brought herbs to America to use as remedies for illnesses, for flavoring, for storing with linens, for strewing on floors, or for burning for their pleasant fragrances. Some herbs were used to improve the taste of meats in the days before preservation techniques were developed. Other herbs were used to dye homespun fabrics.

Herb gardens were almost an essential feature around the homes of American pioneers and were placed in sunny corners near one's house to be readily available for the busy homemaker. As the population of the new country grew, people, representing many nations, brought herbs with them and this resulted in an exchange of slips, seeds, and plants.

Many herbs familiar to settlers from other countries were found growing wild in the new country -- parsley, anise, pennyroyal, sorrel, watercress, liverwort, wild leeks, and lavender. American Indians knew uses for almost every wild, nonpoisonous plant, but they used the plants chiefly for domestic purposes - tanning and dyeing leather and eating.

At present, herbs also play an important part in medicine, beauty, health and garden, decoration.

Patent Products

• Aliflax
  
  

  Classification	Contents
  History	English: Galric Origin plant : Alliium sativum L. Plant part used : Seed Origin : World wild
  Standard	1) Alliin
  Effect	1) Improve circulation of blood 2) Solute coagulated blood 3) Reduce fat of bood
  Special	14.5folds concentrated 1) Alliin : 4.0%
  Daily dosage	300mg
  Application	1) Tablet
  Regulation	1) Health food 2) Pharm.
  Remarks

  
  
• Cucurbita Extract
  
  

  Classification	Contents
  History	English : Pumpkin Seed Origin palnt : Cucurbita Pepo L. Plant part used : Seed Origin : World wild (Cucurbita Extract 85.940 : Austria)
  Effection	1) Phenols 2) ignans
  Effect	1) Urinary incontinence 2) Hormonal disbalance
  Special	20fold concentrated Phenolic derivatives (as Enterodiol/UV) %(m/m) : 2.0 -4.0 (lignans)
  Daily dosage	Medical treatment : 500mg Prevention : 100-200mg
  Application	1) Beverage 2) Biscuit 3) Tablet
  Regulation	1) Food 2) Pharm
  Remarks	Clinical study data in Japan : Cucurbita Extract 85.940 have effect on Medical treatment for Urinary incontinence

  
  
• Echinacea Extract
  
  

  Classification	Contents
  History	English : Echinacea, Purple conflower, sanke root Origin plant Echinacea purpurea L. Plant part used : Root Origin : North America
  Standard	1) Echinacoside 2) Hyaluronic Acid 3) Mucopolysaccharide 4) Echinacin B 5) Polysaccharide 6) Pentadecadiene
  Effect	1) Echinacoside : antibiotic action 2) Hyaluronic Acid : control diffusion-pace of nutritive elements in Cell 3) Mucopolysaccharide : control diffusion-pace of nutritive elements, mineral, hormone, nnutritive elements body wastes out cell 4) Echinacin B : Recover the wound and surrounding area 5) Polysaccharide : antibiotic action, immunity action, lymphopoiesis palpation 6) Pentadecadiene : anticancer action
  Special	4fold concentrated. 1) Fructofuranosides : min.2.4%
  Daily dosage	200 - 300mg
  Application	1) Beverage 2) Biscuit 3) Tablet 4) Gum
  Regulation	1) Food 2) Pharm
  Remarks

  
  
• Green Mate Extract
  
  

  Classification	Contents
  History	English : Green Mate Original Plant : IIex paraguariensis ST.HIL Plant part used : Leaf Origin : South America (Brasil, Argentina, araguay)
  Standard	1) Caffeolyquinic acids : 20 - 40% 2) Triterpenic saponins : > 1.0% 3) Caffein : 2.0 - 4.0% 4) Theobrome : 0.3 - 1.2%
  Remarks	Weight loss appetite suppressant, prevents resorption of dietary fats lipolytic fat burning low caffeine content Sport nutrition provides the muscles with sufficient glucose lipolysis - fat burning scavenges radicals generated under stress conditions