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Active Hydrogen
Adrenal Extracts
Alanine
Alpha-Linolenic Acid
Alpha-Lipoic Acid
AMP
Amylase Inhibitors
Arginine
Bee Pollen
Beta Carotene
Beta-glucan
Betaine
Beta-Sitosterol
Biotin
Borage Oil
Boron
Bovine Cartilage
Bovine Colostrum
Brewer's Yeast
Bromelain
Calcium
Capsaicin
Carnitine
Carnosine
Chitosan
Chloride
Chlorophyll
Chondroitin
Chromium
CLA
Cobalt
Coenzyme Q10
Copper
Creatine
Cysteine
DHA
DHEA
DMAE
EGCG
Evening Primrose Oil
5-HTP
Fiber (Insoluble)
Fiber (Soluble)
Fish Oil
Flavonoids
Fluoride
Folate
Fumaric Acid
GABA
Gamma-Linolenic Acid
Glucomannan
Glucosamine
Glutamic Acid
Glutamine
Glutathione
Glycine
Grape Seed Extract
Histidine
HMB
Hydroxycitric Acid
Indole
Inosine
Inositol
Iodine
Ipriflavone
Iron
Isoleucine
Lactase
Lecithin
Leucine
Lipase
Lutein
Lycopene
Lysine
Magnesium
Malic Acid
Manganese
Mannose
Melatonin
Methionine
Methoxyisoflavone
Molybdenum
MSM
N-Acetyl Cysteine
NADH
Naringin
Niacin
Octacosanol
Oligosaccharides
Olive Leaf Extract
Ornithine
Oryzanol
PABA
Pancreatic Enzymes
Pantothenic Acid
Phenylalanine
Phosphatidylserine
Phosphorus
Phytic Acid
Policosanol
Potassium
Pregnenolone
Probiotics
Propolis
Psyllium
Pyridoxine
Pyruvate
Quercetin
Resveratrol
Retinol
Riboflavin
Ribose
Royal Jelly
SAMe
Selenium
Shark Cartilage
Silicon
Sodium
Spirulina
Spleen Extracts
St. John's Wort
Strontium
Sulforaphane
Sulfur
Taurine
Thiamine
Tocopherol
Tea Tree Oil
Tyrosine
Usnic Acid
Valine
Vanadium
Vinpocetine
Vitamin A
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B9
Vitamin B12
Vitamin C
Vitamin D
Vitamin H
Vitamin K
Whey Protein
Xylitol
Zinc
Abalone Shell (shi jue ming)
Abutilon Seed (dong kui zi) Acanthopanax Bark (wu jia pi) Achyranthes (niu xi) Aconite (fu zi) Acorus (shi chang pu) Adenophora Root (nan sha shen) Agkistrodon (bai hua she) Agrimony (xian he cao) Ailanthus Bark (chun pi) Akebia Fruit (ba yue zha) Albizzia Bark (he huan pi) Albizzia Flower (he huan hua) Alfalfa (medicago sativa) Alisma (ze xie) Aloe (lu hui) Alum (bai fan) Amber (hu po) Ampelopsis (bai lian) Andrographis (chuan xin lian) Anemarrhena (zhi mu) Antelope's Horn (ling yang jiao) Apricot Seed (xing ren) Areca Peel (da fu pi) Areca Seed (bing lang) Arisaema (tian nan xing) Ark Shell (wa leng zi) Arnebia (zi cao or ying zi cao) Arnica (arnica montana) Artichoke Leaves (Cynara scolymus) Ash bark (qin pi) Ashwagandha (withania somniferum) Aster (zi wan) Astragalus (huang qi) Aurantium (zhi ke [qiao]) Bamboo Juice (zhu li) Bamboo Shavings (zhu ru) Belamcanda Rhizome (she gan) Benincasa Peel (dong gua pi) Benincasa Seed (dong gua xi/ren) Benzoin (an xi xiang) Bilberry (yue ju) Biota Leaf (ce bai ye) Biota Seed (bai zi ren) Bitter Melon (ku gua) Bitter Orange Peel (ju hong) Black Cohosh (sheng ma) Black Plum (wu mei) Black Sesame Seed (hei zhi ma) Bletilla (bai ji) Boneset (ze lan) Borax (peng sha) Borneol (bing pian) Bottle Brush (mu zei) Buddleia (mi meng hua) Buffalo Horn (shui niu jiao) Bulrush (pu huang) Bupleurum (chai hu) Burdock (niu bang zi) Camphor (zhang nao) Capillaris (yin chen hao) Cardamon Seed (sha ren) Carpesium (he shi) Cassia Seed (jue ming zi) Catechu (er cha) Cat's Claw (uncaria tomentosa) Cephalanoplos (xiao ji) Celosia Seed (qing xiang zi) Centipede (wu gong) Chaenomeles Fruit(mu gua) Chalcanthite (dan fan) Chebula Fruit (he zi) Chinese Gall (wu bei zi) Chinese Raspberry (fu pen zi) Chrysanthemum (ju hua) Cibotium (gou ji) Cinnabar (zhu sha) Cinnamon (rou gui or gui zhi) Cistanche (rou cong rong) Citron (xiang yuan) Citrus Peel (chen pi) Clam Shell (hai ge ke/qiao) Clematis (wei ling xian) Cloves (ding xiang) Cnidium Seed (she chuang zi) Codonopsis (dang shen) Coix Seed (yi yi ren) Coptis (huang lian) Cordyceps (dong chong) Coriander (hu sui) Corn Silk (yu mi xu) Cornus (shan zhu yu) Corydalis (yan hu suo) Costus (mu xiang) Cranberry (vaccinium macrocarpon) Cremastra (shan ci gu) Croton Seed (ba dou) Curculigo (xian mao) Cuscuta (tu si zi) Cuttlefish Bone (hai piao xiao) Cymbopogon (xiang mao) Cynanchum (bai qian) Cynomorium (suo yang) Cyperus (xiang fu) Dalbergia (jiang xiang) Damiana (turnera diffusa) Dandelion (pu gong ying) Deer Antler (lu rong) Dendrobium (shi hu) Devil's Claw (harpagophytum procumbens) Dianthus (qu mai) Dichroa Root (chang shan) Dittany Bark (bai xian pi) Dong Quai (tang kuei) Dragon Bone (long gu) Dragon's Blood (xue jie) Drynaria (gu sui bu) Dryopteris (guan zhong) Earthworm (di long) Eclipta (han lian cao) Elder (sambucus nigra or sambucus canadensis) Elsholtzia (xiang ru) Ephedra (ma huang) Epimedium (yin yang huo) Erythrina Bark (hai tong pi) Eucalyptus (eucalyptus globulus) Eucommia Bark (du zhong) Eupatorium (pei lan) Euphorbia Root (gan sui or kan sui) Euryale Seed (qian shi) Evodia (wu zhu yu) Fennel (xiao hui xiang) Fenugreek (hu lu ba) Fermented Soybeans (dan dou chi) Flaxseed (ya ma zi) Fo Ti (he shou wu) Forsythia (lian qiao) Frankincense (ru xiang) Fritillaria (chuan bei mu) Gadfly (meng chong) Galanga (gao liang jiang) Galena (mi tuo seng) Gambir (gou teng) Gardenia (zhi zi) Garlic (da suan) Gastrodia (tian ma) Gecko (ge jie) Gelatin (e jiao) Genkwa (yuan hua) Germinated Barley (mai ya) Ginger (gan [sheng] jiang) Ginkgo Biloba (yin xing yi) Ginseng, American (xi yang shen) Ginseng, Asian (dong yang shen) Ginseng, Siberian (wu jia shen) Glehnia (sha shen) Glorybower (chou wu tong) Goldenseal (bai mao liang) Gotu Kola (luei gong gen) Green Tea (lu cha) Gymnema (gymnema sylvestre) Gynostemma (jiao gu lan) Gypsum (shi gao) Halloysite (chi shi zhi) Hawthorn (shan zha) Hemp Seed (huo ma ren) Homalomena (qian nian jian) Honey (feng mi) Honeysuckle Flower (jin yin hua) Honeysuckle Stem (ren dong teng) Houttuynia (yu xing cao) Huperzia (qian ceng ta) Hyacinth Bean (bai bian dou) Hyssop (huo xiang) Ilex (mao dong qing) Imperata (bai mao gen) Indigo (qing dai) Inula (xuan fu hua) Isatis Leaf (da qing ye) Isatis Root (ban lan gen) Java Brucea (ya dan zi) Jujube (da zao) Juncus (deng xin cao) Kadsura Stem (hai feng teng) Katsumadai Seed (cao dou kou) Kelp (kun bu) Knotweed (bian xu) Knoxia root (hong da ji) Kochia (di fu zi) Lapis (meng shi) Leech (shui zhi) Leechee Nut (li zhi he) Leonorus (yi mu cao) Lepidium Seed (ting li zi) Licorice (gan cao) Ligusticum (chuan xiong) Ligustrum (nŸ zhen zi) Lily Bulb (bai he) Limonite (yu liang shi) Lindera (wu yao) Litsea (bi cheng qie) Lobelia (ban bian lian) Longan (long yan hua [rou]) Lophatherum (dan zhu ye) Loquat Leaf (pi pa ye) Lotus Leaf (he ye) Lotus Node (ou jie) Lotus Seed (lian zi) Lotus Stamen (lian xu) Luffa (si gua luo) Lycium Bark (di gu pi) Lycium Fruit (gou qi zi) Lygodium (hai jin sha) Lysimachia (jin qian cao) Magnetite (ci shi) Magnolia Bark (hou po) Magnolia Flower (xin yi hua) Maitake (grifola frondosa) Marigold (c. officinalis) Massa Fermentata (shen qu) Milk Thistle (silybum marianum) Millettia (ji xue teng) Mint (bo he) Mirabilite (mang xiao) Morinda Root (ba ji tian) Mugwort Leaf (ai ye) Mulberry Bark (sang bai pi) Mulberry Leaf (sang ye) Mulberry Twig (sang zhi) Mullein (jia yan ye) Musk (she xiang) Myrrh (mo yao) Notoginseng (san qi) Notopterygium (qiang huo) Nutmeg (rou dou kou) Oldenlandia (bai hua she she cao) Omphalia (lei wan) Onion (yang cong) Ophicalcite (hua rui shi) Ophiopogon (mai dong) Oroxylum Seed (mu hu die) Oryza (gu ya) Oyster Shell (mu li) Passion Flower (passiflora incarnata) Patrinia (bai jiang cao) Pau D'Arco (tabebuia avellanedae) Peach Seed (tao ren) Pearl (zhen zhu [mu]) Perilla Leaf (su ye) Perilla Seed (su zi) Perilla Stem (su geng) Persimmon (shi di) Pharbitis Seed (qian niu zi) Phaseolus (chi xiao dou) Phellodendron (huang bai) Phragmites (lu gen) Picrorhiza (hu huang lian) Pinellia (ban xia) Pine Knots (song jie) Pipe Fish (hai long) Plantain Seed (che qian zi) Platycodon (jie geng) Polygala (yuan zhi) Polygonatum (huang jing) Polyporus (zhu ling) Poppy Capsule (ying su qiao) Poria (fu ling) Prickly Ash Peel (hua jiao) Prinsepia Seed (rui ren/zi) Prunella (xia ku cao) Prunus Seed (yu li ren) Pseudostellaria (tai zi shen) Psoralea (bu gu zhi) Pueraria (ge gen) Pulsatilla (bai tou weng) Pumice (fu hai shi) Pumpkin Seed (nan gua zi) Purslane (ma chi xian) Pyrite (zi ran tong) Pyrrosia Leaf (shi wei) Quisqualis (shi jun zi) Radish (lai fu zi) Realgar (xiong huang) Red Atractylodes (cang zhu) Red Clover (trifolium pratense) Red Ochre (dai zhe shi) Red Peony (chi shao) Red Sage Root (dan shen) Rehmannia (shu di huang) Reishi (ling zhi) Rhubarb (da huang) Rice Paper Pith (tong cao) Rose (mei gui hua) Rosemary (mi die xiang) Safflower (hong hua) Saffron (fan hong hua) Sandalwood (tan xiang) Sanguisorba Root (di yu) Sappan Wood (su mu) Sargent Gloryvine (hong teng) Saw Palmetto (ju zong lu) Schefflera (qi ye lian) Schisandra (wu wei zi) Schizonepeta (jing jie) Scirpus (san leng) Scopolia (S. carniolica Jacq.) Scorpion (quan xie) Scrophularia (xuan shen) Scutellaria (huang qin) Sea Cucumber (hai shen) Sea Horse (hai ma) Seaweed (hai zao) Selaginella (shi shang bai) Senna (fan xie ye) Shiitake (hua gu) Siegesbeckia (xi xian cao) Siler Root (fang feng) Slippery Elm (ulmus fulva) Smilax (tu fu ling) Smithsonite (lu gan shi) Sophora Flower (huai hua mi) Sophora Root (ku shen) Spirodela (fu ping) Stellaria (yin chai hu) Stemona (bai bu) Stephania (fang ji [han]) Sweet Annie (qing hao) Teasel Root (xu duan) Tiger Bone (hu gu) Torreya Seed (fei zi) Tortoise Plastron (gui ban) Tremella (bai mu er) Trichosanthes Fruit (gua lou) Trichosanthes Root (tian hua fen) Trichosanthes Seed (gua lou ren) Tsaoko Fruit (cao guo) Turmeric (jiang huang) Turtle Shell (bie jia) Tussilago (kuan dong hua) Urtica (xun ma) Uva ursi (arctostaphylos uva-ursi) Vaccaria Seed (wang bu lui xing) Valerian (jie cao) Veratrum (li lu) Viola (zi hua di ding) Vitex (man jing zi) Walnut (hu tao ren) Watermelon (xi gua) White Atractylodes (bai zhu) White Mustard Seed (bai jie ze) White Peony (bai shao) Wild Asparagus (tian men dong) Windmill Palm (zong lu pi/tan) Xanthium (cang er zi) Zedoary (e zhu) 
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Tea Tree Oil
What is tea tree oil? Why do we need it? Tea tree oil is a type of aromatic oil that comes from melaleuca alternifolia, a species of tree that grows only in Australia. The oil gets its name from an incident in the 18th century, in which a group of British explorers attempted to brew a tea from the tree's leaves. In reality, though, melaleuca alternifolia is not related to camellia sinensis, the tree that is the usual source of tea leaves.The main ingredient in tea tree oil is terpinen-4-ol, an active chemical that displays powerful antibacterial properties. Good quality tea tree oil usually contains 40 percent or higher levels of terpinen-4-ol. It is usually applied topically to treat skin infections, cuts, scrapes, bruises, insect bites, and bee stings. In addition to promoting healing, tea tree oil can reduce the incidence of scarring caused by cuts and scrapes.
How much tea tree oil should I take? The amount of tea tree oil to be used depends on the condition being treated. For minor skin wounds and insect bites, some practitioners recommend one or two drops applied to the affected area two to three times per day (after the wound is cleansed). Tea tree oil can also be applied to a person's nails to treat nail infections, or applied to gauze and taped over an affected area. Larger amounts (approximately 20 drops) can be used if tea tree oil is being incorporated into a foot bath to treat athlete's foot or related infections. What forms of tea tree oil are available? Tea tree oil is available primarily as an oil, and sometimes as part of a topical antifungal ointment. Many skin care products and beauty products also contain tea tree oil in varying amounts. When buying tea tree oil, make sure that the oil is derived only from maleleuca alternifolia. Oil from other species may irritate the skin. What can happen if I take too much tea tree oil? Are there any interactions I should be aware of? What precautions should I take? Tea tree oil is for external use only, and should never be applied near the eyes or ingested. People who accidentally ingest tea tree oil are advised to contact a doctor or poison control center immediately. Tea tree oil can also cause skin irritations or allergic reactions in sensitive individuals. Should either of these conditions occur, discontinue use immediately. As of this writing, there are no known drug interactions associated with tea tree oil. As always, however, make sure to consult with a licensed health care provider before taking tea tree oil or any other dietary supplement or herbal remedy. References
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Tea tree oil has a variety of other medicinal uses. It is effective in treating the trichophyton fungus, which is responsible for infections such as athlete's foot and jock itch, and can reduce the length and severity of vaginal yeast infections. Other studies have shown that tea tree oil can reduce the severity of acne, and can kill head lice and a type of fungus that causes dandruff.