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Nutrients and their health benefits*
Organic African Rooibos Tea
contains the following nutrients:
Alpha hydroxy acids - Promote healthy looking skin.
Calcium - Vital in the formation of bones and teeth. Supports regular heart beat and transmission of nerve impulses. Needed for muscle growth & contraction, prevents muscle cramps. Essential in blood clotting. Helps prevent colon cancer.
Copper - Aids in the formation of bones, hemoglobin and red blood cells. Needed for healthy nerves. Essential for collagen formation. Involved in the healing process, hair and skin coloring.
Flavonoids (Aspalathin, Rutin, Quercetin, Luteolin, Catechin and other) - have the following properties: antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anti viral, antispasmodic, antineoplastic (prevent abnormal tissue growth), antimutagenic (prevent mutation of genes that may initiate the cancer process), antithrombotic (prevent formation of blood clots), inhibition of lipooxygenase, anti allergic, essential for vitamin C absorption and utilization.
Iron - Essential for the production of hemoglobin. Supports oxygenation of red blood cells. Required for healthy immune system, increases resistance to disease. Necessary for energy production.
Magnesium - Vital to enzyme activity. Assists in calcium and potassium absorption. Essential for nerve and muscle impulses. Prevents irritability, nervousness and depression. Aids in maintaining low blood pressure and proper pH balance.
Manganese - Needed for protein and fat metabolism. Supports immune system. Participates in blood sugar regulation. Essential for iron deficient anemics. Aids utilization of vitamins B1 and E.
Phenolic acids (Caffeic acid, Protocatechuic acid, Syringic acid ,other ) - Powerful antioxidants. Anti carcinogenic.
Potassium - Important for healthy nervous system and regular hart beat. Controls water balance. Helps prevent stroke by maintaining stable blood pressure. Regulates transfer of nutrients to cells.
Sodium - Necessary for maintaining proper water balance and blood pH. Needed for stomach, nerve and muscle function.
Zinc - Important in prostate gland function. Supports growth and function of the reproductive organs. Protects liver from chemical damage. Required for protein synthesis and collagen formation. Promotes healing of wounds.
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Herbs and their traditional use
Organic Herbal Teas from Algonquin contain herbs listed below
Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) - A sweet, astringent cooling herb that cleanses toxins from tissues, controls bleeding, stimulates appetite, lowers cholesterol levels, diuretic, nutritious, cooling. It acts mainly on the circulatory and urinary systems and influences hormones.
Angelica (Aralia) - A tonic, diuretic, cleansing herb, lowers fever, blood purifier.
Astragalus - Stimulates immune system, spleen, lungs, liver, circulatory and urinary systems, increases stamina, lowers blood pressure and blood sugar levels, also used as tumor suppressant.
Burdock (Arctium lappa) - Helps reduce inflammation and control bacterial infection. Purifies blood and improves kidney function. Used for skin diseases and inflammatory conditions due to chronic toxicity (notably eczema, psoriasis, rheumatism, gout, boils and sores), helpful in colds treatment.
Calamus (Acorus calamus) - Stimulant relaxes spasms and relieves indigestion. Used for digestive complaints, bronchitis, and sinusitis. Restorative for the brain and nervous system.
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) - Cooling herb that has diuretic, laxative and anti rheumatic effects, stimulates liver function, improves digestion, reduces swelling and inflammation. Used for gall bladder and urinary disorders, gallstones, jaundice, cirrhosis, displesia with constipation, edema associated with high blood pressure and heart weakness, chronic joint and skin complaints, gout, eczema and psoriasis. In Chinese medicine used for breast and lung tumors, mastitis and abscesses, jaundice, hepatitis and urinary tract infections.
Echinacea (Echinacea purpurea) - Stimulates the immune system, promotes healing and has anti-viral and antibacterial effects. Used for skin diseases, fungal infections, slow healing wounds, chronic infections, chronic fatigue syndrome, early stages of coughs and colds.
Ginseng (Panax ginseng) - A sweet, tonic herb that both relaxes and stimulates the nervous system, encourages secretion of hormones, improves stamina, lowers blood sugar and cholesterol levels and increases resistance to disease. Used internally for debility associated with old age or illness, lack of appetite, insomnia, stress, shock and chronic illness. If used as a single herb – use is usually restricted to 6 weeks.
Joe pye (Eupatorium purpureum) - Restorative, cleansing herb that acts mainly on the genitaro-urinary organs and uterus – used for kidney disorders, including stones and cystitis, prostate problems, painful menstruation, a history of miscarriage and difficult labor.
Labrador tea (Ledum groenlandicium) - A bitter, astringent herb. It has expectorant, diuretic and insecticidal effects. Used internally for bronchial congestion, stomach upsets, diarrhea. Externally for dandruff, scabies, lice, chiggers, and fungal skin infections.
Mountain mint (Pycnanthemum) - An aromatic, tonic, stimulant herb that increases perspiration relaxes spasms and improves digestion. Used internally for indigestion, colic chills, cough and fever.
Nettle (Urtica) - An astringent diuretic tonic herb that controls bleeding, clears toxins, and slightly reduces blood pressure and blood sugar levels. Anemia, heavy menstrual bleeding, hemorrhoids, arthritis, rheumatism, gout, skin complaints especially eczema, allergies.
Red clover (Trifolium pretense) - Cooling herb that relaxes spasms and has diuretic and expectorant effects. Used for skin complaints (eczema and psoriasis), cancers of the breast, ovaries and lymphatic system, chronic degenerative diseases, gout, whooping cough and dry cough.
Red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) - An astringent herb used internally for diarrhea, externally for tonsillitis, mouth inflammation, sores and minor wounds.
Sage (Salvia officinalis) - An astringent, antiseptic, tonic herb. It relaxes spasms, suppresses perspiration, improves liver function and digestion and has anti-inflammatory, antidepressant and estrogenic effects. Used for influenza, coughs, rheumatic pain.
Sweet fern (Comptonia peregrina) - An astringent herb, controls bleeding and discharges. Used for diarrhea, vaginal discharge, dysentery and vomiting of blood.
Sweet grass (Hierochloe odorata) - An aromatic herb with a strong vanilla scent. Helps to control cough, bleeding, venereal infections, and sore throat.
White pine (Pinus Strobus) - An aromatic herb used as antiseptic, stimulant, expectorant (cough and cold remedy), anti arthritic, and analgesic.
Yellow dock (Rumex crispus) - Astringent, cooling herb that stimulates the liver and gall bladder. Cleanses toxins and has a laxative effect. Used for chronic skin disease, jaundice, constipation, liver disorders and anemia.
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Botanicals in Chai, Lemon Myrtle and Yerba Mate
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) - A pungent, aromatic, warming herb that helps lower fever and improve digestion. Traditionally used for indigestion, excess gas, food poisoning.
Cardamom (Elettaria cardamomum) - A pungent, warm, aromatic herb that has stimulating and tonic effects, especially on the lungs and kidneys. It relaxes spasms, is expectorant and improves digestion. It helps to detoxify caffeine and counteracts mucus-forming foods, such as dairy products. Reputedly – an aphrodisiac. It is used for indigestion, nausea and vomiting as well as pulmonary disease.
Cinnamon (Cinnamomum cassia) - A pungent, sweet, hot herb that stimulates the circulatory system, improves digestion, relieves spasms and vomiting. It helps control infections. Used internally mainly for diarrhea, flatulent dyspepsia and colic. In Chinese medicine also used for low vitality and kidney weakness.
Clove (Syzygium aromaticum) - A spicy, warming, stimulant herb that helps relieve pain, control nausea and vomiting. It improves digestion and protects against intestinal parasites. It is strongly antiseptic. In Chinese medicine regarded as kidney tonic.
Fennel ( Foeniculum vulgare) - A sweet, aromatic, diuretic herb that relieves digestive problems, relaxes spasms and reduces inflammation. Used internally for indigestion, gas, colic and urinary disorders. Not given to pregnant women.
Ginger ( Zingiber officinale) - A sweet, pungent, aromatic, warming herb that is expectorant, improves digestion and liver function, controls nausea and vomiting, stimulates the circulation, relaxes spasms and relieves pain. Used internally for motion sickness, indigestion and colds or coughs. Not given to patients with inflammatory skin complaints, ulcers of the digestive tract or those suffering from high fever.
Honeybush (Cyclopia Intermedia & Cyclopia subternata) - A shrub native to South Africa. The dried leaves make a unique, slightly sweet and mild tasting tea. Honeybush is known for its soothing and balancing properties. It is a mild diuretic, contains phytoestrogens and minerals. Is low in tannin and naturally caffeine free. Good for diabetics and those trying to reduce cholesterol.
Lemon Myrtle (Backhousia citriodora) - A tree native to Australia's tropical rain forest region of Queensland. The leaves are the world's richest known natural source of citral (approx. 86% concentration), which is reputed to be sedative, antibacterial, anti-microbial and anti-fungal. Lemon Myrtle is caffeine free and non-acidic. The leaves are very aromatic; they have been traditionally used as a remedy for common cold, influenza, bronchitis and indigestion. Essential oil is used topically on herpes simplex virus sores.
Licorice (Glycyrrhiza glabra) - A very sweet, moist, soothing herb that is anti-inflammatory and expectorant. It helps control coughing and has a laxative effect. A liver protect ant and detoxifier. Used internally for respiratory and allergic complaints. Not given to pregnant women or patients with anemia, high blood pressure, kidney disease or those taking digoxin-based medication. Excess causes water retention.
Mint (Menthe) - A strongly aromatic herb. Improves digestion, relieves spasms, a decongestant. Acts mainly on the digestive system – used for nausea, indigestion, gastric ulcer, also for influenza and colds. Not given to infants in any form.
Ramon Nut - Ramón grows in the largest protected rain forest of Central America and like coffee. The nut is actually the seed of a fruit. Local peoples typically grind Ramon Nut into flour for their foods or roast and grind it for a coffee/tea like beverage. When roasted, Ramon Nut has deep, rich flavor with characteristics of espresso and chocolate.
Rooibos called Redbush in English (Aspalathus Linearis) - A plant native to South Africa. The dried leaves are consumed as tea which is rich in antioxidants, calcium, magnesium, potassium, sodium, copper, zinc, manganese and iron, as well as phenolic and alpha-hydroxy acids. The leaves contain no caffeine and are low in tannin. The tea has been found to help those suffering from: allergies and inflammatory conditions, insomnia, irritability, nervous tension or hyperactivity, bacterial or viral infections, gastric disorders, indigestion, liver toxicity or colic, fragile veins and capillaries or skin irritations.
Star anise (Illicium verum) - A warm, stimulant herb that benefits the digestion, relieves pain and has anti-fungal, anti-bacterial effects. Traditionally used for abdominal pain, digestive disturbances and complaints associated with cold.
Tea (Camellia sinensis) - All green tea, black tea, oolong tea and white tea comes from the same plant. called camellia sinensis. Black tea is withered, fully oxidized and dried. Green tea skips the oxidizing step. It is simply withered and then dried. Oolong tea , popular in China, is withered, partially oxidized, and dried. Oolong is a cross between black and green tea in color and taste. White tea is the least processed. A very rare tea from China, white tea is not oxidized or rolled, but simply withered and dried by steaming. The main chemical substances in tea are essential oils, polyphenols (mistakenly known by many people as tannins) and caffeine . The essential oils give us the aroma of the tea, the caffeine stimulates the central nervous system, and the polyphenols (flavonoids) account for the much publicized antioxidant and anti-disease properties. Tea, in particular green tea, has a high content of vitamins and minerals. It contains ascorbic acid (vitamin C) in amounts comparable to a lemon. Green tea also contains several B vitamins which are water soluble and quickly released into a cup of tea.
Yerba Mate (Ilex paraguariensis) - A plant indigenous to the Amazon rainforest. The leaves are made into a tonic and stimulating beverage due to the presence of both caffeine and theobromine. The yerba mate tea is drunk to suppress appetite, boost metabolism, alleviate fatigue and stimulate body and mind.
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Vitamins and Minerals
Vitamin A: Vitamin A is a family of fat-soluble compounds that play an important role in vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell division, and cell differentiation (in which a cell becomes part of the brain, muscle, lungs, etc.). Vitamin A helps regulate the immune system, which helps prevent or fight off infections by making white blood cells that destroy harmful bacteria and viruses. Vitamin A also may help lymphocytes, a type of white blood cell, fight infections more effectively.
Vitamin A promotes healthy surface linings of the eyes and the respiratory, urinary, and intestinal tracts. When those linings break down, it becomes easier for bacteria to enter the body and cause infection. Vitamin A also helps maintain the integrity of skin and mucous membranes, which also function as a barrier to bacteria and viruses.
Retinol is one of the most active, or usable, forms of vitamin A, and is found in animal foods such as liver and whole milk and in some fortified food products. Retinol is also called preformed vitamin A. It can be converted to retinal and retinoic acid, other active forms of the vitamin A family.
Provitamin A carotenoids are darkly colored pigments found in plant foods that can be converted to vitamin A. In the United States, approximately 26% and 34% of vitamin A consumed by men and women, respectively, is provided by provitamin A carotenoids. Common carotenoids found in foods are beta-carotene, alpha-carotene, lutein, zeaxanthin, lycopene, and cryptoxanthin. Of the 563 identified carotenoids, fewer than 10% are precursors for vitamin A. Among these, beta-carotene is most efficiently converted to retinol. Alpha-carotene and beta-cryptoxanthin are also converted to vitamin A, but only half as efficiently as beta-carotene. Lycopene, lutein, and zeaxanthin are carotenoids that do not have vitamin A activity but have other health promoting properties. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) encourages consumption of carotenoid-rich fruits and vegetables for their health-promoting benefits.
Some carotenoids, in addition to serving as sources of vitamin A, have been shown to function as antioxidants in laboratory tests. However, this role has not been consistently demonstrated in humans. Antioxidants protect cells from free radicals, which are potentially damaging by-products of oxygen metabolism that may contribute to the development of some chronic diseases.
Thiamin (also called vitamin B1): Thiamin helps the body convert carbohydrates into energy and is necessary for the heart, muscles, and nervous system to function properly
Riboflavin (also called vitamin B2): Riboflavin is essential for turning carbohydrates into energy and producing red blood cells. It is also important for vision.
Niacin (also called vitamin B3): Niacin helps the body turn food into energy. It aids in digestion and is important for nerve function
Vitamin B6: Vitamin B6 is a water-soluble vitamin that exists in three major chemical forms: pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. It performs a wide variety of functions in your body and is essential for your good health. For example, vitamin B6 is needed for more than 100 enzymes involved in protein metabolism. It is also essential for red blood cell metabolism. The nervous and immune systems need vitamin B6 to function efficiently, and it is also needed for the conversion of tryptophan (an amino acid) to niacin (a vitamin).
Hemoglobin within red blood cells carries oxygen to tissues. Your body needs vitamin B6 to make hemoglobin. Vitamin B6 also helps increase the amount of oxygen carried by hemoglobin. A vitamin B6 deficiency can result in a form of anemia that is similar to iron deficiency anemia.
An immune response is a broad term that describes a variety of biochemical changes that occur in an effort to fight off infections. Calories, protein, vitamins, and minerals are important to your immune defenses because they promote the growth of white blood cells that directly fight infections. Vitamin B6, through its involvement in protein metabolism and cellular growth, is important to the immune system. It helps maintain the health of lymphoid organs (thymus, spleen, and lymph nodes) that make your white blood cells. Animal studies show that a vitamin B6 deficiency can decrease your antibody production and suppress your immune response.
Vitamin B6 also helps maintain your blood glucose (sugar) within a normal range. When caloric intake is low your body needs vitamin B6 to help convert stored carbohydrate or other nutrients to glucose to maintain normal blood sugar levels. While a shortage of vitamin B6 will limit these functions, supplements of this vitamin do not enhance them in well-nourished individuals.
Vitamin B12 : Vitamin B12 is also called cobalamin because it contains the metal cobalt. This vitamin helps maintain healthy nerve cells and red blood cells. It is also needed to help make DNA, the genetic material in all cells.
Vitamin B12 is bound to the protein in food. Hydrochloric acid in the stomach releases B12 from proteins in foods during digestion. Once released, vitamin B12 combines with a substance called gastric intrinsic factor (IF). This complex can then be absorbed by the intestinal tract.
Folate (Folic Acid): Folate is a water-soluble B vitamin that occurs naturally in food. Folic acid is the synthetic form of folate that is found in supplements and added to fortified foods.
Folate gets its name from the Latin word "folium" for leaf. A key observation of researcher Lucy Wills nearly 70 years ago led to the identification of folate as the nutrient needed to prevent the anemia of pregnancy. Dr. Wills demonstrated that the anemia could be corrected by a yeast extract. Folate was identified as the corrective substance in yeast extract in the late 1930s, and was extracted from spinach leaves in 1941.
Folate helps produce and maintain new cells]. This is especially important during periods of rapid cell division and growth such as infancy and pregnancy. Folate is needed to make DNA and RNA, the building blocks of cells. It also helps prevent changes to DNA that may lead to cancer]. Both adults and children need folate to make normal red blood cells and prevent anemia. Folate is also essential for the metabolism of homocysteine, and helps maintain normal levels of this amino acid. Iron: What is it?
Biotin: Biotin is an often forgotten essential vitamin that maintains the integrity of skin and hair cells, and helps metabolize fat, carbohydrates, and protein.1 Preliminary evidence in human trials also reveals that biotin plays a key role in the health of the peripheral nervous system. Organ meats, soybeans, cheese, cauliflower, brewer's yeast, bananas, peanuts, mushrooms, oatmeal, chicken and eggs are good dietary sources.
Pantothenic acid: Pantothenic acid (PA), a B-complex vitamin, is essential for humans and animals for growth, reproduction, and normal physiological functions. It is a precursor of the coenzymes, CoA and acyl carrier protein of fatty acid synthase, which are involved in more than 100 different metabolic pathways including energy metabolism of carbohydrates, proteins and lipids, and the synthesis of lipids, neurotransmitters, steroid hormones, porphyrins and hemoglobin.
Vitamin C: Vitamin C is a water-soluble, antioxidant vitamin. It is important in forming collagen, a protein that gives structure to bones, cartilage, muscle, and blood vessels. Vitamin C also aids in the absorption of iron, and helps maintain capillaries, bones, and teeth.
Vitamin D: Vitamin D is a fat soluble vitamin that is found in food and can also be made in your body after exposure to ultraviolet (UV) rays from the sun. Sunshine is a significant source of vitamin D because UV rays from sunlight trigger vitamin D synthesis in the skin.
Vitamin D exists in several forms, each with a different level of activity. Calciferol is the most active form of vitamin D. Other forms are relatively inactive in the body. The liver and kidney help convert vitamin D to its active hormone form. Once vitamin D is produced in the skin or consumed in food, it requires chemical conversion in the liver and kidney to form dihydroxyvitamin D, the physiologically active form of vitamin D. Active vitamin D functions as a hormone because it sends a message to the intestines to increase the absorption of calcium and phosphorus .
The major biologic function of vitamin D is to maintain normal blood levels of calcium and phosphorus. By promoting calcium absorption, vitamin D helps to form and maintain strong bones. Vitamin D also works in concert with a number of other vitamins, minerals, and hormones to promote bone mineralization. Without vitamin D, bones can become thin, brittle, or misshapen. Vitamin D sufficiency prevents rickets in children and osteomalacia in adults, two forms of skeletal diseases that weaken bones.
Research also suggests that vitamin D may help maintain a healthy immune system and help regulate cell growth and differentiation, the process that determines what a cell is to become
Vitamin E: Vitamin E is an antioxidant and helps protect cells from damage. It is also important for the health of red blood cells.
Calcium: Calcium, the most abundant mineral in the human body, has several important functions. More than 99% of total body calcium is stored in the bones and teeth where it functions to support their structure. The remaining 1% is found throughout the body in blood, muscle, and the fluid between cells. Calcium is needed for muscle contraction, blood vessel contraction and expansion, the secretion of hormones and enzymes, and sending messages through the nervous system. A constant level of calcium is maintained in body fluid and tissues so that these vital body processes function efficiently.
Bone undergoes continuous remodeling, with constant resorption (breakdown of bone) and deposition of calcium into newly deposited bone (bone formation). The balance between bone resorption and deposition changes as people age. During childhood there is a higher amount of bone formation and less breakdown. In early and middle adulthood, these processes are relatively equal. In aging adults, particularly among postmenopausal women, bone breakdown exceeds its formation, resulting in bone loss, which increases the risk for osteoporosis (a disorder characterized by porous, weak bones).
Chromium: Chromium is a mineral that humans require in trace amounts, although its mechanisms of action in the body and the amounts needed for optimal health are not well defined. It is found primarily in two forms: 1) trivalent (chromium 3+), which is biologically active and found in food, and 2) hexavalent (chromium 6+), a toxic form that results from industrial pollution. This fact sheet focuses exclusively on trivalent (3+) chromium.
Chromium is known to enhance the action of insulin], a hormone critical to the metabolism and storage of carbohydrate, fat, and protein in the body. In 1957, a compound in brewers' yeast was found to prevent an age-related decline in the ability of rats to maintain normal levels of sugar (glucose) in their blood]. Chromium was identified as the active ingredient in this so-called "glucose tolerance factor" in 1959].
Chromium also appears to be directly involved in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism
Copper: Copper is a component of prolyl and lysyl hydoxylases, enzymes involved in collagen synthesis. Because of this, connective tissue-rich tissues such as capillaries, scar tissue, and bone matrix are most sensitive to copper status. Copper also functions at the catalytic site of the antioxidant enzyme superoxide dismutase. Additionally, the copper-containing plasma protein ceruloplasmin is integral to iron metabolism since it catalyzes oxidation of the mineral, which is required for its binding to proteins involved in absorption, transport, and storage.
Iodine: The only function of iodine involves the synthesis of thyroid hormone. Approximately 60% of the total body pool of iodine is stored in the thyroid gland. The remainder is found in the blood, ovary, and muscle. Thyroid hormone is necessary for regulation of human growth and development.
Iron: Iron, one of the most abundant metals on Earth, is essential to most life forms and to normal human physiology. Iron is an integral part of many proteins and enzymes that maintain good health. In humans, iron is an essential component of proteins involved in oxygen transport]. It is also essential for the regulation of cell growth and differentiation. A deficiency of iron limits oxygen delivery to cells, resulting in fatigue, poor work performance, and decreased immunity]. On the other hand, excess amounts of iron can result in toxicity and even death.
Almost two-thirds of iron in the body is found in hemoglobin, the protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen to tissues. Smaller amounts of iron are found in myoglobin, a protein that helps supply oxygen to muscle, and in enzymes that assist biochemical reactions. Iron is also found in proteins that store iron for future needs and that transport iron in blood. Iron stores are regulated by intestinal iron absorption.
Magnesium: Magnesium is the fourth most abundant mineral in the body and is essential to good health. Approximately 50% of total body magnesium is found in bone. The other half is found predominantly inside cells of body tissues and organs. Only 1% of magnesium is found in blood, but the body works very hard to keep blood levels of magnesium constant].
Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. It helps maintain normal muscle and nerve function, keeps heart rhythm steady, supports a healthy immune system, and keeps bones strong. Magnesium also helps regulate blood sugar levels, promotes normal blood pressure, and is known to be involved in energy metabolism and protein synthesis]. There is an increased interest in the role of magnesium in preventing and managing disorders such as hypertension, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes. Dietary magnesium is absorbed in the small intestines. Magnesium is excreted through the kidneys.
Manganese: Manganese is an essential trace element and is necessary for good health. Minute quantities are needed for protein and fat metabolism, healthy nerves, healthy immune system and blood sugar regulation. It is used for energy production and is required for normal bone growth and reproduction.
Molybdenum: This essential mineral is needed in very small amounts for nitrogen metabolism. It aids in the final stages of conversion of purines to uric acid. It promotes normal cell function, and is part of the enzyme system xanthine oxidase.
Potassium: Potassium is involved in nerve function, muscle control and blood pressure. A diet low in potassium and high in sodium may be a factor in high blood pressure. Increasing potassium in the diet may protect against hypertension in people who are sensitive to high levels of sodium.
Selenium: Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential to good health but required only in small amounts. Selenium is incorporated into proteins to make selenoproteins, which are important antioxidant enzymes. The antioxidant properties of selenoproteins help prevent cellular damage from free radicals. Other selenoproteins help regulate thyroid function and play a role in the immune system.
Zinc: Zinc is an essential mineral that is found in almost every cell. It stimulates the activity of approximately 100 enzymes, which are substances that promote biochemical reactions in your body. Zinc supports a healthy immune system, is needed for wound healing, helps maintain your sense of taste and smell, and is needed for DNA synthesis. Zinc also supports normal growth and development during pregnancy, childhood, and adolescence.
The information on this page has been prepared based on the following sources:
- Author: Deni Brown, The Herb Society of America, New Encyclopedia of Herbs and Their Uses
- Author: J.F. Balch, MD & P.A. Balch, C.N.C., Prescription for Nutritional Healing.
- National Institute of Health – Office of Dietary Supplements
- NortwesternUniversity
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