Ginseng vitamins
Introduction
Ginseng is a famous Chinese herb. It is the one of the most widely recognized plant used in traditional medicine. There are various forms of ginseng which have been used in medicine for more than 7000 years.
Ginseng is commonly used as a adaptogen which means it helps in normalizing physical functioning depending on what the individual needs (for example, it will lower high blood pressure, but raise low blood pressure).
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Ginseng is also used to reduce the effects of stress, improve performance, boost energy levels, enhance memory, and stimulate the immune system. Oriental medicine has deemed ginseng a necessary element in all their best prescriptions, and regards it as prevention and a cure. It is said to remove both mental and bodily fatigue, cure pulmonary complaints, dissolve tumors and reduce the effects of age.
Ginseng contains vitamins A, B-6 and the mineral Zinc, which aids in the production of thymic hormones, which are necessary for the functioning of the defense system. The main active ingredients of ginseng are the more than 25 saponin triterpenoid glycosides called "ginsenosides". These steroid-like ingredients provide the adaptogenic properties that help ginseng to balance and...
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Thursday, July 20, 2006
Fat soluble vitamins
Fat soluble vitamins
Vitamins are chemicals which are required in very small quantities to keep you healthy. If a particular vitamin is missing from your diet you will suffer from a deficiency disease. Vitamins, on the basis of their solubility, can be classified into two categories: fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins are those that are stored in the fat tissues of the body and in the liver. They get stored in the body until the body needs them. Vitamins A, D, E, K fall under this category of vitamins. There absorption process is the same as fats and incase, the absorption of fats gets affected their absorption also becomes poor.
Vitamin A:
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is abundantly found in green leafy vegetables, carrots, red, yellow and orange fruits, milk, sweet potatoes, animal foods and whole eggs. It helps in the development and maintenance of the eyes, hair, skin, mucous membranes, immune functions and reproduction. Vitamin A helps in preventing infections. Vitamin A is named so because it was the first fat-soluble vitamin to be discovered. The deficiency of the vitamin causes night blindness.
Vitamin D:
Vitamin D helps in formation of healthy bones by promoting the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the in taken foods. It is a well established fact that calcium and phosphorus are important components of bones. Vitamin D is unique amongst all vitamins for it can be synthesized in a baby's skin on exposure to sunlight. Its deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in...
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Vitamins are chemicals which are required in very small quantities to keep you healthy. If a particular vitamin is missing from your diet you will suffer from a deficiency disease. Vitamins, on the basis of their solubility, can be classified into two categories: fat soluble vitamins and water soluble vitamins. Fat soluble vitamins are those that are stored in the fat tissues of the body and in the liver. They get stored in the body until the body needs them. Vitamins A, D, E, K fall under this category of vitamins. There absorption process is the same as fats and incase, the absorption of fats gets affected their absorption also becomes poor.
Vitamin A:
Vitamin A, also known as retinol, is abundantly found in green leafy vegetables, carrots, red, yellow and orange fruits, milk, sweet potatoes, animal foods and whole eggs. It helps in the development and maintenance of the eyes, hair, skin, mucous membranes, immune functions and reproduction. Vitamin A helps in preventing infections. Vitamin A is named so because it was the first fat-soluble vitamin to be discovered. The deficiency of the vitamin causes night blindness.
Vitamin D:
Vitamin D helps in formation of healthy bones by promoting the absorption of calcium and phosphorus from the in taken foods. It is a well established fact that calcium and phosphorus are important components of bones. Vitamin D is unique amongst all vitamins for it can be synthesized in a baby's skin on exposure to sunlight. Its deficiency can cause rickets in children and osteomalacia in...
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