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Angelica is very closely related to Dong Quai, one of the most respected female tonics in traditional Chinese medicine. According to one legend, Angelica was revealed in a dream by an angel to cure the plague (hence the name Angelica or Archangel).

The rosehips have many different uses, both in culinary, medicinal and alternative areas, but tea made from dried rosehips is one of the most popular applications. The top benefits of rosehip tea include reducing inflammation, lowering your risk of heart disease, fighting cancer, and detoxifying the body. It is also good for strengthening the immune system, protecting the skin, easing chronic pain, and optimizing the digestive system.

Lady's Mantle is rich in tannins, salicylic acid, essential oil, bitter substances and phytosterols. It also contains vitamin C and numerous minerals. Many of the herb’s constituents, especially the tannins and the bitter substances, are thought to have a balancing and regulating effect on the female reproductive system.

Plantain is one of the most common herbs. The leaves contain flavonoids, aukubin glycoside, organic acids (including vanilla, cinnamon), mucilages, pectins, tannins, mineral salts, zinc, potassium, silicon, iron.

Black seeds (Nigella sativa) is known as black caraway or black cumin. It has been described as a (miracle herb), known since ancient times as a (remedy for everything but death). The black seed oil was found in Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun's tomb.

Lapacho bark, also called Pau D'Arco, is the inner bark of the Lapacho tree (Tabebuia impetiginosa). It contains many microelements, mainly iron, manganese, magnesium, calcium and lapachol. Lapacho bark, which is popular in South America, provides a number of health benefits.

Lovage is a perennial plant that may reach a height of 5 feet, similar in appearance to celery or angelica. The high concentration of coumarins, limonene, camphor, and eugenols contribute to the impressive health benefits associated with this herb.
Some of the most important health benefits of lovage include its ability to improve the health of the skin, boost immune health, improve respiration, protect the kidneys, soothes digestion, prevents allergic reactions, lower inflammation, and help with menstruation.

Valerian consists of many biologically active components: the essential oils (valerenic acid and valenol), valepotriates, and a few alkaloids, (actinidine, chatinine, shyanthine, valerianine, and valerine).

Chicory is a herb with a lot of health benefits. Chicory root contains a special class of carbohydrates known as fructans, a group containing inulin and oligofructoses. Chicory root is commonly known as a coffee substitute or as an additive for coffee. It can also be used for treating conditions like loss of appetite, stomach upset, constipation, rapid heartbeat and many more.