General Notes on Herbs Pt. 2

Healing your body using herbal supplements and remedies is yet another part of overall wellness. As mentioned previously, herbs not only have healing properties, but are a great source of vitamins and essential minerals. Using herbal supplements as vitamins is the best way to get started because when you take herbal vitamins you’re making sure your body gets the entire benefit that plant is intended to give.

Synthetic vitamins are often lacking in trace minerals and additional nutrients which herbs have naturally. By using herbs for nutrients you get the full benefit of the interaction of phytonutrients, minerals and vitamins, so using herbal supplements daily tends to give you the best results quickly.

Taking herbal vitamins and supplements should be an important part of your overall wellness routine, but the types of herbal supplements you choose are key. If, for instance, you buy herbal products which are simply synthetic vitamins in disguise, you may be disappointed with your results over time.

Many products are sold on the market today, which are designed to look like natural products. As an example, if you buy odorless garlic, you’re missing out on garlic’s benefit–allicin. Allicin is the chemical produced when garlic is chopped, chewed, or bruised. Allicin is quite powerful as an antibiotic. In fact, it’s said that 1 milligram of allicin has a potency of 15 standard units of penicillin.

Buying one hundred percent natural herbal supplements however, particularly ones which have been grown organically, is the best way to provide your body with the additional nutritional supplements it needs. Natural herbs have a wide variety of vitamins in them naturally, and they often contain trace minerals and nutrients which aren’t often found in synthetic vitamins.

Products which are one hundred percent herbal supplements come in gelatin capsules which can be opened up. If you open that gel cap and shake out the contents, you’ll find dried and crushed or ground herb inside. You can tell by the look, texture and taste that it’s the actual plant material and not some combination pill made in a laboratory.

For overall nutrition and health improvement, two herbs to start with are alfalfa and parsley. These two herbs are excellent all around sources of vitamins. Parsley is rich with Vitamin C. In fact, it contains three times more than Citrus fruits do. It also comes packed with iron, magnesium, calcium, potassium and much, much more.

Alfalfa is also packed with a large number of essential vitamins and nutrients. This herb also helps your body assimilate and use other plant based foods too, so it’s an excellent one to take when you want to make sure your body is getting the most of the new healthy foods and supplements you’re providing it.