Scientific Name: Marrubium vulgare A 2012 study found marrubiin, one of the primary active compounds found in horehound, to possess “antidiabetic, anti-atherogenic and anti-inflammatory
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Clary Sage
Scientific Name: Salvia sclarea Descriptions of medicinal use of the plant goes back to the writings of Theophrastus ,Dioscorides and Pliny the Elder
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Scientific Name: Leonurus japonicus Used in TCM where it is called yìmǔcǎo 益母草
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Scientific name: Vitex agnus-castus Clinical studies have demonstrated the effectivness of the standardised extract in the management of PMS
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Scientific Name: Ocimum basilicum Basil contain large amounts of (E)-beta-caryophyllene (BCP), which might have a use in treating inflammatory bowel diseases and arthritis.
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