Yini amaBotanicals, futhi yini angayenza ngempilo yakho?

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• Umsuka we-Ashwagandha
• Umsuka Weginger/Rhizome
• I-Lemon Balm Herb
• I-Andrographis Herb
• I-Elderberry
• Ungayisebenzisa Kanjani I-Botanicals Ngokuphepha
• Buyekeza kwe-

Ngena esitolo sokwengeza, futhi uzobona inqwaba yemikhiqizo enamalebula aphefumulelwe ngemvelo aziqhayisa ngezithako ezibizwa nge- "botanicals."

Kodwa yini i-botanicals, ngempela? Kalula nje, lezi zinto ziqukethe izingxenye ezahlukahlukene zesitshalo, kufaka phakathi iqabunga, impande, isiqu, nembali, kuyikhemisi likaMama Wemvelo. Bakhonjiswe ukuthi basiza ngayo yonke into kusuka ezinkingeni zesisu kuya ekhanda nasezikhaleni zesikhathi, futhi basekela amasosha omzimba futhi basize ukulwa nengcindezi.

"Ama-Botanicals aqukethe amakhulukhulu enhlanganisela eyingqayizivele esebenza ngezindlela eziningi emzimbeni," kusho u-Tieraona Low Dog, M.D., omunye umbhali we- I-National Geographic Guide to Medicinal Herbs (Ithenge, $ 22, amazon.com). Ama-botanical amaningi nawo angama-adaptogens, futhi avumelana nezimo zomzimba ezishintshayo, ezicindezelayo futhi anikeze izindlela zethu zemvelo zokulawula ukucindezeleka usizo, kusho uRobin Foroutan, R.D.N., isazi sokudla kwemithi edidiyelwe e-Garden City, eNew York.

Ukubhekana nesimo esifana nesinye salezi ezishiwo ngenhla, ochwepheshe bathi kunengqondo ukubheka amakhambi emvelo, athambile futhi ngokuvamile angenayo imiphumela emibi. (Ngezinkinga ezidinga ukwelashwa okunamandla, okubhekiswe kukho, umuthi ungabizwa; thintana nodokotela wakho.) Nazi izitshalo ezinhlanu ezixhaswa isayensi okufanele uzicabangele. (Okuhlobene: Kungani I-Botanicals Ivele Kuyo Yonke Imikhiqizo Yakho Yokunakekela Isikhumba)

Umsuka we-Ashwagandha

Isetshenziselwa: Izinkinga zokucindezeleka nokulala.

Isebenza kanjani i-botanical: "ICortisol kufanele iwele ekupheleni kosuku futhi iphakame ekuseni kakhulu, kepha ukucindezeleka okungapheli kungawuphazamisa lowo mjikelezo," kusho uDkt Low Dog. I-Ashwagandha, lapho ithathwa amasonto ambalwa, isiza ukulawula i-cortisol.

Thatha i-botanical njengo: Iphilisi eliqukethe okukhishwe okujwayelekile, noma pheka impande eyomisiwe ye-ashwagandha obisini nge-vanilla ne-cardamom.

Umsuka Weginger/Rhizome

Isetshenziselwa: Izinkinga zokugaya ukudla, kufaka phakathi i-irritable bowel syndrome, isicanucanu, ne-reflux; ukunciphisa ubuhlungu be-migraine, amajaqamba okuya esikhathini, nama-fibroids. (Okuningi lapha: Izinzuzo Zezempilo Zikajinja)

Isebenza kanjani i-botanical: Ujinja usiza ukuhambisa ukudla esiswini. Iphinde ivuselele amanyikwe ukukhipha i-lipase, esiza ukugaya amafutha. Isebenza njenge-anti-inflammatory futhi ivimbela i-prostaglandin, exhunywe namajaqamba esikhathini. (Okuhlobene: Ukudla Okungu-15 Okungcono Kokuvuvukala Okufanele Ukudla Njalo)

Umgede: Ungathathi ngemishanguzo yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi noma ama-antiplatelet meds.

Thatha i-botanical njengo: Itiye, amaphilisi, noma ifomu likaswidi.

I-Lemon Balm Herb

Isetshenziselwa: Ukukhathazeka, ukucindezeleka, izinkinga ezincane zesisu.

Isebenza kanjani i-botanical: Abaphenyi abaqiniseki ncamashi, kepha kukhonjisiwe njenge-modulator ye-mood kanye ne-agent ezolisayo, evame ukusebenza kungakapheli ihora. Kungakusiza nokuthi uhlale ugxile: I-lemon balm ingathuthukisa inkumbulo nejubane lokwenza izibalo, ngokusho kocwaningo.

I-Caveat: Kugweme uma usebenzisa izidakamizwa ze-thyroid noma ama-sedative.

Thatha i-botanical njenge: Itiye.

I-Andrographis Herb

Isetshenziselwe: Imikhuhlane nemikhuhlane. (BTW, nansi indlela yokutshela ukuthi yiliphi igciwane obhekene nalo.)

Isebenza kanjani i-botanical:Ine-antimicrobial kanye ne-anti-inflammatory properties ezisiza ukusekela impilo yokuphefumula, futhi ingase ikhuthaze amasosha omzimba.

Umgede: Labo abasebenzisa i-antiplatelet noma imishanguzo yokwehlisa umfutho wegazi kufanele bayigweme.

Thatha i-botanical njengo: Amaphilisi noma itiye.

I-Elderberry

Isetshenziselwe: Ukwehlisa ubunzima bomkhuhlane kanye nezifo ezibangelwa ukuphefumula okuphezulu; kungasiza nokuvikela izifo.

Isebenza kanjani i-botanical:Kuyigciwane elinamandla lokulwa namagciwane eligcina amagciwane angangeni futhi aziphindaphinde kumaseli ethu futhi lisiza amaseli omzimba ukuthi axhumane. Kungase kumise nokukhula kwamagciwane, ucwaningo luthola.

Umgede: Abantu abasebenzisa izidakamizwa ze-immunosuppressant kufanele bagweme i-elderberry.

Tyenza i-botanical kanje: Itiye, i-tincture, noma isiraphu oyifaka eziphuzweni. (Okuhlobene: Ukudla okungu-12 Okukhuthaza Isistimu Yakho Yokuzivikela Emzimbeni Kule Nkathi Yomkhuhlane)

Ungayisebenzisa Kanjani I-Botanicals Ngokuphepha

Nakuba ama-botanicals angaphepheka kakhulu, amaningi asebenzisana nezidakamizwa, ikakhulukazi uma lesi sitshalo sibheke esimweni esifanayo nesomuthi, kusho u-Ginger Hultin, R.D.N., isazi sezokudla e-Seattle esisebenza ngezempilo edidiyelwe. Hlala uthintana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo ngaphambi kokuba uthathe isithasiselo. (Okwengeziwe lapha: Izithako Zokudla Zingasebenzisana Kanjani Nezidakamizwa Zakho Ezibhalwe Kadokotela)

Ngenxa yokuthi ama-botanicals awalawulwa yi-FDA, ayahluka kakhulu ngekhwalithi. Lapho uzithenga, bheka izitifiketi ezivela eceleni, njenge-NSF International noma i-USP, noma uhlole i-ConsumerLab.com, ehlola izithasiselo. Ochwepheshe batusa le mikhiqizo: Gaia Herbs, Herb Pharm, Mountain Rose Herbs, kanye Nemithi Yendabuko.

I-Shape Magazine, ukukhishwa kuka-September 2021

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