Health & Fitness
Gynostemmaand reishi are my two top herbs. Reishi has been getting much attention but gynostemma is not widely known yet. It may be because it is not one of the traditional chinese herbs but it is more of a folk herb. It was only discovered in early 1970s when Japanese researchers found them growing on Southern China when they were looking for sugar substitute. Gynostemma pentaphyllum, makino in japanese or jiogulan in Chinese has a compound similar to one of the most famous adaptogens, ginseng. Ginseng has an average of 36 saponins, which are the beneicial compounds. Gynostemma contains over 80 different saponins. In this episode we cover The benefits and studies https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7804367 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29274434 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28662582 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29545210 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26922140 Active compounds of gynostemma The type of gynostemma we have chosen How to use this tea You can get ourgynostemma hereand Alchemy Blend, Modern Day Support, here The link to the information night that I mentioned in the podcast is here and happening on 14th March if you have any further questions you can reach out to me on Instagram @inoue.yoko • subscribe so you won't miss out on the next episode • website www.shokuikuaustralia.com www.shokuikuacademy www.rawrecipebook Please do subscribe if you are a podcast lover like me and rate and review which will help me keep going sharing what I know in this way. Where do you listen to a podcast? screenshot to share it!