Alternative Energy: 7 Herbs to Boost Energy
Posted on August 13, 2008
Filed Under Nutrition, Health
Healthy food is still the best energy booster. A healthy meal can guard off fatigue. Sadly, it is hard to keep track of our food eating. What is the next best choice? Energy boost herbs.
Here are some of the most common energy boost herbs that are used in herbal supplements available to the marketplace today:
1. Ginseng is an herb that’s supposed to make insulin more efficient at converting sugar in
the blood into fuel. Researchers at the University of Connecticut reviewed the results of nine studies on ginseng usage and found that in doses of 200 milligrams (mg) or less, ginseng does enhance mood and energy levels. Higher doses, however, were no better for people than lower ones, the researchers report.2. Schizandra energy herbs. While schizandra may be a lesser known Chinese herb than ginseng, it has a revered place in East Asian medical practice.
3. Guarana is an herb that’s a natural source of caffeine
You can take , but beverages that contain caffeine are cheaper. “Most guarana supplements provide a boost in energy similar to what you’d get from drinking a Pepsi,” says James Duke, Ph.D., author of The Green Pharmacy. However, the spike is temporary, and you can build up a tolerance.
4. Gotu kola. Known botanically as Centella asiatica, gotu kola is almost always included in the “energy” formulas purchased over-the-counter, says Sheldon Saul Hendler, M.D., Ph.D., in The Doctors’ Vitamin and Mineral Encyclopedia. Gotu kola has been used as a tonic for a long time, and many claim an energizing effect from its use.
5. Green tea packs a double-punch. The mild amount of caffeine gives your body a gentle boost while working out. Drinking several cups of green tea a day can also help your body burn fat. Adding this to your daily life is very beneficial to your fitness routine.
6. Oatstraw herb and oatmeal are both very effective energy foods. Just find a way to
fit this in during your day. It’s not a stimulant–it’s just a nourishing food that helps build energy. Prepare the herb as a tea. If using the loose tea, use one teaspoon for every cup of hot water.7. Valerian. In a remarkable series of animal studies in the 1960s, valerian was proven to be sedative, to improve coordination and to counter the hypnotic effects of alcohol. At the same time, he adds, clinical evidence in humans was showing that valerian root constituents were strongly sedative, though large doses were not any more effective than small or moderate doses. The root also had a marked tendency to increase concentration and improve energy levels.
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herbal medicine are the great wealth of the nature. Not only energy but for healing purpose also these have rich curative properties. As hairlosscounter.com says that the most important fact about alternative medicine is its solution oriented approach contrary to the problem oriented approach of scientific medicine. Diseases result from a complex interaction of multiple derangement of body system. The alternative medicines are generally combination of numerous ingredients which work on different levels with different intensities and tend to solve the problem at every level. The benefit is hence more complete, more logical and more lasting. Where as scientific medicines are generally single ingredient which targets only a small specific component of abnormality. No wonder their effects are general temporary.