any unpleasant powder tastes. This is our BULK DISCOUNTED 10 lb plastic-lined cardboard bulk pack. We also have this herb at a further discount in our 25 lb pack, and in 1 lb bottles and capsules. To find the other pack sizes, just copy and paste the herb name into our Search. Other common names: Guggulu, Guggul, Guggulow, Indian Bedellium, Mukul Myrrh, Makkul, False Myrrh Gum Guggul has been used for centuries in India to treat arthritis, poor circulation and obesity. Today, it is believed to lower cholesterol levels in the blood, reduce high blood pressure, ease arthritis and enhance the immune system. It is also thought to increase metabolism and help in weight loss programs. History: There are many species of small, deciduous, mostly thorny shrubs and trees that belong to the Commiphora genus that are native to India, the Middle East, and parts of Africa and tropical Americas. The trees exude an oleo-gum resin that is known as myrrh, which has been used in the Middle East since Biblical times for infected wounds, bronchial and digestive complaints, and was especially associated with women's health and purification rituals. In India, it was traditionally used to treat poor circulation, dyspepsia, mouth ulcers, gingivitis, menstrual problems and arthritis. The term, ''bdellium,'' can refer to any of the trees that produce myrrh or to the resin or gum that the trees exude. The trees, which remain leafless most of the year, thrive in well-drained soil in full sun in a minimum of fifty to sixty degrees Fahrenheit and produce the pungent, astringent, aromatic oleo-gum resin that is used in herbal medicine. It is interesting to note that cardiovascular disease has been affecting civilization for thousands of years, and practitioners of Ayurvedic medicine understood many of its principles, including arteriosclerosis, and described it in the ancient medical treatises of Charaka Samhita. They understood that ''coating and obstructing channels'' may result in fatty streaks in blood vessels. To counteract the process, Ayurvedic practitioners have prescribed an amber-like resin that oozes from incisions in the Commiphora mukul, known as Gum Guggul. In the 1960s, the oleo-gum resin was systemically studied for its potential in the treatment of elevated blood cholesterol, or hyper-lipidemia. Continuing research in the 1980s, at the Banaras University in India (and elsewhere), demonstrated that use of Gum Guggul helped to significantly lower serum cholesterol (by an average of 17.3%) and triglycerides (by an average of 30.3%) in 78% of the patients treated, and the positive changes in blood lipids were noticeable after four weeks of therapy with no side effects reported. Gum Guggul has recently been found to contain unique sap  (less)

herb name into our Search. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ''00'' capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. St. John's Wort - Standardized Extract -- Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Goatweed, Hypericum, Amber, Witches' Wort, Klamath Weed, St. Joan's Wort, Common St. John's Wort, Tipton's Weed, God's Wonder Plant St. John's Wort is powerful natural medicine for temporary depression. It has become the world's most popular herbal supplement for banishing the blues and controlling stress and has also been used to treat chronic fatigue syndrome, anxiety and a host of other ailments. History: St. John's Wort is a perennial plant, native to Western Asia, Europe and Great Britain (especially in Wales), and it has been introduced to the United States, where it grows wild. The herb grows in well-drained to dry soil in partial shade to a height of about thirty-two inches and bears bright yellow petals with flowering tops. Although St. John's Wort is cultivated in many parts of Europe for commercial purposes, it is it is listed as a noxious weed in several countries. St. John’s Wort invades pastures and replaces useful vegetation as a toxic weed, making productive land unviable, as ingestion by livestock can cause photosensitization, central nervous system depression, spontaneous abortion and may be fatal. The plant allegedly possessed mystical and magical powers, partly due to the fluorescent red pigment, hypericin (one of its most powerful chemical constituents) that oozed like blood from the crushed flowers. If you rub the petals of this flower between your fingers, that red resin will ooze out, and according to one legend of the Middle Ages, this plant sprang from the blood of St. John the Baptist when he was beheaded. Another legend says the plant's name came from the fact that it bloomed around June 29th, which is the feastday commemorating the beheading of St. John the Baptist on the Christian Church calendar. As a matter of fact, the plant's botanical genus, Hypericum, is said to be derived from the Greek words, hyper, meaning ''above'' and eikon ''picture,'' referring to a traditional custom of hanging St. John's Wort over a picture or icon in the house during St John's day to ward off evil. In  (less)

and paste the herb name into our Search. We use only 100% Gluten-free, Vegetable Cellulose ''00'' capsules for all of our encapsulated products. We offer both bulk powder and capsules. Obviously our bulk bottles are bulk powder, not capsules, but the capsule weight is included to give you a way of judging the recommended dosage. St. John's Wort - Standardized Extract -- Approximately 600 mg. each capsule. 1/2 teaspoon of powder is about equal to one capsule. Powder can be consumed by sprinkling it over your food or mixing it with a syrup such as maple or chocolate. You could also mix it with orange juice. The citric acid in the orange juice will help to mask any unpleasant powder tastes. Other common names: Goatweed, Hypericum, Amber, Witches' Wort, Klamath Weed, St. Joan's Wort, Common St. John's Wort, Tipton's Weed, God's Wonder Plant St. John's Wort is powerful natural medicine for temporary depression. It has become the world's most popular herbal supplement for banishing the blues and controlling stress and has also been used to treat chronic fatigue syndrome, anxiety and a host of other ailments. History: St. John's Wort is a perennial plant, native to Western Asia, Europe and Great Britain (especially in Wales), and it has been introduced to the United States, where it grows wild. The herb grows in well-drained to dry soil in partial shade to a height of about thirty-two inches and bears bright yellow petals with flowering tops. Although St. John's Wort is cultivated in many parts of Europe for commercial purposes, it is it is listed as a noxious weed in several countries. St. John’s Wort invades pastures and replaces useful vegetation as a toxic weed, making productive land unviable, as ingestion by livestock can cause photosensitization, central nervous system depression, spontaneous abortion and may be fatal. The plant allegedly possessed mystical and magical powers, partly due to the fluorescent red pigment, hypericin (one of its most powerful chemical constituents) that oozed like blood from the crushed flowers. If you rub the petals of this flower between your fingers, that red resin will ooze out, and according to one legend of the Middle Ages, this plant sprang from the blood of St. John the Baptist when he was beheaded. Another legend says the plant's name came from the fact that it bloomed around June 29th, which is the feastday commemorating the beheading of St. John the Baptist on the Christian Church calendar. As a matter of fact, the plant's botanical genus, Hypericum, is said to be derived from the Greek words, hyper, meaning ''above'' and eikon ''picture,'' referring to a traditional custom of hanging St. John's Wort over a picture or icon in the house during St John's day to ward of  (less)