NATURA BRAiN SUPPORT

I.  GENERAL DESCRIPTION.- 

This compound product is made from the following plants:

Maca (Lepidium Meyenii) 

Soy (Glicine Max)

Sage (Salvia Officinalis L.)

Vitamin E

Folic Acid

Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis)

Vitamin B

Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)

Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua)

Apple (Malus Sylvestris Mill)

Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Wild)

Carrot (Daucus Carota L.)

Cassava Flour (Manihot Sculenta)

Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica)

 

  

 II. DESCRIPTION OF THE PLANTS.- 

• Maca (Lepidium Meyenii): Native to Peru, Maca grows in the Peruvian Andes. It can only grow in heights above 3800 meters (12,700 ft) above sea level, especially in the Pampas of Junin. It develops in a cold environment, with strong winds and high solar radiation.  Found in steppes and mountain cliffs, in soils rich in minerals. It belongs to the Crucifer family. It is an herbaceous plant of approximately 30cm (12 in) height; its leaves are green and grow in the upper part of the tuber. Maca has a tuber that ranges in color from yellowish to light purple, violet to black. It is very similar in shape to a turnip, from 1 to 3 cm. in length and 1 to 5 cm in diameter. Maca is a food staple of high nutritional and biological value: it contains a high level of essential minerals, specially calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, zinc, copper, iron, vitamin B complex and vitamin C.

 

  

Properties:

• Sexuality and Fertility For men: Helps support sexual function, increments libido and sexual desire, as an aphrodisiac; improves the quality of seminal liquid, augments production of sperm and improves their viability and motility.

• Sexuality and Fertility For women: Increments libido, alleviates menstrual pains; promotes fertility; helps support hormonal equilibrium in menopause and post-menopause; helps support strong bones, reduces stress and augments levels of energy.

• Osteoporosis: Supports the process of bone calcification, augmenting bone density; key factor in the treatment of osteoporosis.

• Immune System: Elevates leucocyte levels, improving the immune system. Stimulates hemoglobin formation (used in cases of anemia). Improves concentration, promotes mental acuity, Its high zinc content helps in the oxygenation of tissue and contributes to normal growth of hair. Lack of zinc has been linked to alopecia, baldness or changes in the aspect and vitality of hair.

   

• Soy (Glicine Max): A member of the legume family. Soy is a yearly crop plant that has a tall, woolly stalk, with trimere leaves. The flowers are white or violet and grow in the axilae. The fruit is a pod that encloses the seeds, which have alimentary and medicinal use. Soy has an exceptional nutritional value. There have been studies showing numerous benefits to human health produced by a number of nutrients of soy.  Soy contains 36% protein, 18% lipids, 30% carbohydrates, 4% rough fiber, 2% lecithin. Besides, soy contains other essential nutrients such as calcium, zinc and Vitamin B group.

 

 

Properties:

• Used as a brain tonic, for its great contents of phosphorous.

• Healthful for the heart, helps reduce cholesterol.

• Healthful for the bones, high calcium helps increase bone density.

• Helps relieve many general symptoms in menopause.

• Nutrition that delivers faster muscular recovery.

• Used in control and management of weight loss; satiates appetite.

 

• Sage (Salvia Officinalis L.): Sage is a perennial, aromatic plant that reaches up to 70cm (2ft 4in) in height. Belongs to the Lamiaceae family. It has a tall, erect, downy stalk; petiolate  leaves, elongated, oval, with the veins well defined. The flowers are blue violet, sometimes white or pink, growing in ears. Grows in dry, arid soils, close to maritime coasts. The parts used are the leaves and dry flower bunches.

 

Properties:

• Used to improve memory.

• Used as a tonic for physical and mental fatigue.

• Helps and promotes secretion of bile to help digest fatty foods.

• Helps and promotes the flow of menstruation; used in cases of amenorrhea, dismenorrhea and leucorrhea).

• Used as an antiseptic, antibiotic and antimicrobial.

• Antispasmodic, digestive, carminative.

• Helps lower blood sugar levels.

• Helps control excess perspiration.

 

• Vitamin E: Also called tocopherol, this essential fat-soluble vitamin is an antioxidant that helps protect body tissues against damage caused by free radicals. These free radicals cause damage that is part of the degenerative process observed in aging. Vitamin E is a vitamin of youth and beauty, of great importance for the production of energy. For the proper absorption of vitamin E it is necessary to have a proper production of bilious and pancreatic juices (in charge of digesting fats and vitamin E). It can be found in the following foods: wheat germ oil, soybean oil, germ or whole grain cereals, olive oil, green leaf vegetables and dried fruits.

Properties:

• Antioxidant: Vitamin E is a natural anti-oxidant that protects body tissues from damage caused by free radicals, toxic compounds, heavy metals, drugs and radiation.

• Helps protect the axonal membrane (in neurons).

• Helps maintain the proper function of the immune system, helping augment leukocyte levels to prevent infections.

• Helps diminish the formation of trombos that make circulation difficult. This helps reduce the risk of myocardial infarction, angina and embolisms.

• Stabilizes and regulates production of feminine hormones. Its consumption benefits genital organs, facilitates pregnancy and birthing. Used to treat problems in menstruation, vaginitis and menopause symptoms.

 

• Folic Acid: Known also as Vitamin B9. This is one of the Vitamin B complex, essential for the formation of red cells in the blood. Highly recommended for pregnant women to help promote normal neuronal development; and to prevent blood deficiencies. The presence of folic acid is necessary for cell formation. Its absence stunts growth, causes anemia and a marked decrease of the immune system’s defenses. Low folic acid levels in the blood are also an important risk factor in cardiac disease. Folic Acid works along with Vitamins B12 and C to help the body digest and utilize proteins. Folic Acid can be obtained from meat (beef, pork, goat, etc) especially from the liver. It can also be obtained from green and leafy vegetables (spinach, asparagus, broccoli, radicchio, etc.) and potatoes.

Properties:

• Necessary for the production of red blood cells and in DNA synthesis.

• Helps maintain the skin in good condition, helps maintain immune system defenses.

• Used to prevent cardiac disease, anemia and cerebrum-vascular disease.

• Collaborates in the cellular function and tissue growth.

• Helps increment appetite when necessary and stimulates the formation of digestive acids.

 

• Rosemary (Rosmarinus Officinalis): Rosemary belongs to the Lamiaceae family. Well ramified bush, its leaves are short, narrow and very odoriferous. The leaves have a green surface and a white underside. Its little flowers are lilac in color. It grows cultivated in Peru along the coast, highlands (up to 3,500 meters -11,600 feet- above sea level) and in the Amazon basin. Rosemary can be cultivated without problems in topical, subtropical and humid climates, and in diverse types of soil.

 

 

Properties:

• In folklore medicine it is considered an aphrodisiac for men and women: it has a slow effect that helps improve, regulate and increment sexual capacity for both sexes.

• Tonic for the brain and nerves.

• Helps overcome affections of the liver.

• Helps diminish pains of menstruation and facilitates its flow, avoiding associated problems such as headaches, stomachaches, water retention and general irritability.

• Has high contents of iron.

• Excellent anti-oxidant, rich in rosmarinic, myrcenic and camphenic acids.

 

• Vitamin B:  Plays the role of coenzyme in the breakup and utilization of carbohydrates, fats and proteins. Facilitates freeing glycogen from the liver and muscles. Participates in the utilization of energy by the brain and nerve tissue; and thus it is essential in regulating the central nervous system. Influences many body functions: including regulating blood glucose levels and hemoglobin creation. Vitamin B is synergistic and due to these interrelations, a deficit of one or more of them can cause deficiencies in the remaining, blocking their function. Vitamin B is water soluble and is not stored in the body. Must be replenished daily. Any excess is eliminated naturally. Can be found in the following foods: From animal sources: liver, entrails in general, calf’s meat, chicken, pork, eggs. From vegetable sources: whole cereals (especially wheat, rice,  oats, etc), legumes (soy, lentils, beans, etc) and nuts. Peanut butter and mushrooms have many vitamins of this complex. Beer yeast is one of the principal sources for vitamin B, since it has all the vitamins in this complex.

Properties:

• Keeps sex hormone production levels normal.

• Used in cell division and cell growth.

• Helps produce numerous very important hormones, enzymes and proteins for our body.

• Helps maintain the heart and arteries in good health.

• Helps maintain the nervous system and the mind in good condition.

• Strengthens the immune system.

 

• Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa): A member of the bean family, Alfalfa is a perennial legume. This fodder plant is cultivated in irrigated fields. Known for its blue flowers, a color not common in this genre. Its fruit is in spiral form, like most of the Medicago. Alfalfa is a source of minerals like calcium, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium and sulfur among others.

 

   

Properties:

• It has a diuretic, purifying and detoxifying effect.

• Helps digestion, due principally to the enzymes it possesses, its chlorophyll, minerals and diverse vitamins.

• It has an anti-ulcerous effect, due to its high content of vitamins A and E, bio-flavonoids and above all, to methylmethionine or vitamin U, as well as other enzymes that facilitate digestion.

• Its chlorophyll is an important element used in the formation of blood cells and the metabolization of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.  Thus, it is used in the treatment of anemia and in weight-loss diets.

• Reduces cholesterol, the formation of cholesterol plaque and thus, atherosclerosis.

• It has a high content of proteins and through them, a high content of essential amino acids.

• Has estrogenic properties, through its high levels of isoflavones (ideal for menopause with its high content of calcium and magnesium).

• Recommended for lactating mothers because it augments production of milk; plus helps mothers recover faster from partum through its high iron content.

• Its high vitamin K content helps those with tendencies to hemorrhage and capillary fragility.

• It is a great nutrient, with many minerals and alkalinizers. It has a rejuvenating effect because of the SOD enzymes and catalases that reduce free radicals.

• It can augment overall resistance to disease due to its enzymes and alkalinity, which give the body a good health equilibrium.

 

• Carob (Ceratonia Siliqua): This is a tree from the fabaceae family. Reaches 15m (50ft) in height and has perennial leaves. It has a short main trunk and its copa is round, dense and dark. Its bark is full of fissures and thick. Its leaves are dark green and its flowers are small and red. Its fruit is a thick pod, a dark green-brown tone, 4 to 12 in in length, containing a sticky pulp sweet and pleasant to the taste. The seeds are in the pulp. The pods are edible and are used as fodder. The carob tree is a major source of nitrogen to arid soils. The diverse components of its fruit have nutritional and medicinal properties. It has many amino acids, vitamins (principally C and E) and minerals (Potassium). It also is rich in carbohydrates, has a high level of glucose (saccharine), tannins, pectins and others.

 

Properties:

• Used against diarrhea (dry carob flour) and other gastric discomforts. It absorbs toxins from the digestive system. Excellent against infant diarrhea; and used as treatment of gastroenteritis of lactating babies.

• Helps derive a feeling of fullness and satiation that stops the appetite, which can be used in slimming diets.

• In the intestines, carob sap has an emollient effect (softener and mild laxative).

 

• Apple (Malus Sylvestris Mill): The apple tree belongs to the Rosaceae family.  The fruit, the apple, has a round to ovoid shape. It carries its multiple brown-colored seeds in the core of the fruit. Its skin is always shiny and smooth and ranges in color from green to yellow to red and color mixes. Flavor, aroma and quality are different with each variety. The pulp can be hard or soft, but always refreshing and juicy. Its aroma also ranges with the variety. Flavor range from the sweet to the acidic, and any combination in between.

Among its important components are:

Pectin: Works as a soluble fiber. Helps in the dissolution of cholesterol.

Amino acids: Cysteine (tissue component), eliminates liver toxins; Glycine (natural amino acid and important to the immune system); Arginine (very necessary for muscular growth and tissue repair, important, together with Glycine, to the immune system); Histidine (vasodilator, and stimulant of gastric juices) important in the fight against anemia, arthritis and ulcers; Isoleucine (needed for a balanced growth and nitrogen balance); Lysine (helpful in the production of anti-bodies, tissue development and calcium absorption); Serine (helps strengthen the immune system); Valine (helps infant growth and helps in nitrogen balance); Methionine (needed for the production of Cysteine and helps reduce cholesterol).

Acids: Glutaminic  (anti-ulcer, tonic, increases mental acuity); Linoleic (Vitamin F); Malic, Oleic, Palmitic and Cafeic

Sugars: Fructose, Glucose and saccharine.

Fiber

Minerals: Calcium, iron, magnesium, nitrogen, phosphorous, Potassium and others.

 

  

Properties:

• Potassium is a needed mineral for the transmission and generation of the nervous impulse and during normal activity. Intervenes in the equilibrium of water in and out of the cell.

• Because of its phosphorous contents, it has a very mild sedative effect, helping to get a better sleep.

• Anti-cholesterol: helps in the dissolution of cholesterol.

• Helps lower high blood pressure in hypertension cases.

• Anti-inflammatory of the digestive system.

• Anti-diarrheic and mild-laxative: regulates the intestines. Ideal in cases of colitis, diarrhea, gastroenteritis and in all cases that manifest themselves with abundant and white defecation.

• Diuretic and Detoxifier: Helps the elimination of body liquids, especially in cases of obesity and rheumatic illness. Helps treat against uric acid, gout, and other renal illnesses.

• Expectorant: In cases of cough or bronchial mucus, it helps along in the expectoration of said mucus.

 

• Quinoa (Chenopodium Quinoa Wild): It was one of the principal cultivated plants in the Inca empire. It has been cultivated for over 5,000 years. It grows along the 3,000m to 4,000 m (10,000 to 13,300 ft) above sea level with yearly precipitation in the 200mm to 400mm (8in to 16in) range. Quinoa grains have even been found along with mummies throughout the Inca empire. This grain is subjected to a rigorous process of desponification, which results in Quinoa grains with low levels of saponine.  Quinoa contains more protein than any other grain, with 16.2%  compared to rice, 7.5% and wheat 14%. Its protein is of high quality, contains amino acids similar to milk. It is also an excellent source of starch, sugar, fiber, minerals and vitamins.

 

   

Properties:

• Helps in the maintenance of brain cells; strengthening memory and facilitating learning.

• Easy to digest.

• Provides a safe food item, grown free of pesticides and synthetic chemical residue.

• Recommended in case of intolerance to wheat, oat, rice, barley and rye.

• Helps growth in children. Recommended during gestation and the early years.

• The World Health Organization considers Quinoa protein as complete as that of milk.

• Helps in the synthesis of new tissue. Has scarring, anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties. Used as an analgesic in toothaches and as a disinfectant of the urinary tract.

• It has essential amino acids.

• Thanks to its fatty acids, it helps reestablish skin hydration.

 

• Carrot (Daucus Carota L.):  It belongs to the Apiaceae family. This plant is the most important and of highest consumption in that family. It has a thick and long root, generally conical and varies in length according to varietal. It has a slightly sweet flavor due to its 9% glucoside level. It also has 1% protein content, making it low in calories. It is rich in carotenes, especially beta-carotene or pro-Vitamin A, a natural pigment that the body turns into Vitamin A as needed.  It is also a source of Vitamin E and of Vitamin B group such as folates and B3 or niacin, Vitamin C and D. Among minerals, it has potassium, calcium, iron, sodium, phosphorous and magnesium.

 

Properties:

• Due to is high phosphorous content, carrots are an excellent reinvigorant for mental fatigue and to restore nerve balance.

• Diuretic, helps along the urination process.

• Relieves constipation and intestinal pains caused by intoxication.

• Emenagogue, helps eliminate colics.

• Facilitates the disintegration and expulsion of renal calculus.

• Improves vision.

• Helps maintain the skin in good condition through Vitamin A.

• Its carotene levels help in naturally “bronzing” the skin.

 

• Cassava Flour (Manihot Esculenta): It is a member of the Euphorbiaceae family. This perennial shrub grows in the humid tropics, reaches 90 to 150 cm (36 to 60 inches) in height. It has large palm leaves and its roots are edible (and the leaves can be used as fodder). The flowers grow in the top of the stalk and their color varies from purple to yellow.  The plant is monoic, with both male and female flowers in the plant. Female flowers mature sooner and cross pollinate with other plants via insects. Cassava, or Yucca, is utilized for human and animal food, both fresh and processed. Products derived from the Yucca are: Roots, fresh and cooked and fried in diverse ways. Dehydrated, frozen, vacuum packed, flour, starch, baking products, soup bases, additives to processed meats, pastas, sauces, bases for juices, and other derived options. Yucca is a meal rich in carbohydrates and fiber compared to cereals and it has a high level of starch. It has 18 essential amino acids, iron, calcium, potassium, phosphorous, magnesium, zinc and copper. High contents of beta-carotene and vitamins A, B1, B2, B6, B12 and C. Contains folic acid (a powerful anti-anemic vitamin), niacin, pantotenic acid (avoids skin damage). The technology for flour production is simple, but it demands high care in its development. Proper selection of raw materials, hygiene and attention during the entire production process are fundamental factors to guarantee a quality product.

 

 

Properites:

• Important source of energy for its high content of starch.

• Superb food and multi-vitamin source – natural anti-anemic.

• Digestive properties: relieves some discomforts such as gastritis, gastro-duodenal ulcer, dyspepsia and hypochlorhydria (excess acidity).  Used also in cases of gastroenteritis, diarrheas and colitis.

• Ideal  for patients weakened and with scarce digestive capacity.

• Scarring and disinfectant properties.

• Helps secretion of mother’s milk during lactation.

• Complements the treatment of hepatitis, typhus, asthma, rhinitis, circulatory diseases, prostate treatment, cystitis, arthritis, others.

 

• Stinging Nettle (Urtica Dioica):  Perennial plant of the Urticaceae family, it grows to 1.5 meters (5 ft) tall. Erect stalks, square in form. Leaves are oval, with stinging hairs which caustic liquid produce an irritation with intense itching on the skin when touched or brushed against.  The flowers grow in bunches up to 10 cm (4 in) with generally unisexual flowers, females longer than the males. The root and the whole plant are used, principally the leaves.

Among its components, are:

Acids: cafeic, ferulic, folic, ascorbic, linoleic, oleic, palmitic, formic, gallic, acetic.

Vitamins: B (Niacin, riboflamin, thyamin, B6).

Mucilage, Lecithin, Histamine, Serotonin, Tannins.

Minerals: Potasiium, iron, calcium, magnesium, aluminum, sulphur.

Glycols.

Chlorophyll

 

Properties:

• Nutritionally, it is rich in mineral salts and vitamins A and C; iron, salicylic acid and proteins that benefit us all.

• Stimulant of the digestive system and anti-diarrheic. Protects the liver and helps recovery in case of hepatic disease. Helps bilious function. Cafeic, Linoleic and oleic acids intervene as hepato-protectors. Helps augment secretions and helps peristaltic movements, which contributes to an easier digestion (and eliminating feces from the intestine, which could have it considered as a very mild laxative). Its high tannin content makes it appropriate in the treatment of diarrhea.

• Haemostatic, stops hemorrhage and prevents uncontrolled blood flow.  Used to treat nasal hemorrhages, hemophilia, and menopause trauma.

• Anti-atherosclerotic: its richness in chlorophyll gives it circulatory properties in the treatment of atherosclerosis and to improve blood circulation.

• Anti-diabetic: Lowers blood sugar levels and this helps prevent diabetes.

• Anti-Anemic: Through its high iron content it becomes ideal in treatment of anemia.

• Galactogene: Increments the flow of milk in the breasts.

• Alzheimer’s: Favors the formation of estrogens that improve the mental state Alzheimer patients. The ingestion of this herbs can benefit the behaviour and reduce the depressive episodes in these patients.

• Diuretic: Favors the elimination of liquids from the body, which applies in obesity cases and all diseases that improve with the loss of body fluids (water and toxins in the system, especially uric acid).

• Reported as improving sexual potency, making it useful in cases of impotency.

 

 

III. PROPERTIES OF NATURA BRAIN SUPPORT.-

Natura Brain Support is a 100% natural compound, elaborated from a mixture of plants detailed above. This combination of complementary properties offers these combined benefits:

  

• Helps improve concentration

• Improves memory function, thought clarity, mental vitality and lucidity.

• Strengthens the plasma membrane of the brain cells, allowing for a faster recovery period.

• Augments blood flow and oxygen to the brain.

• Reactivates the brain’s metabolic energy and heightens electric activity. Stimulates electric circulation among neurons.

• Helps clear neuronal pathways for a faster and efficient transmission of impulses.

• Augments levels of serotonin and dopamine in the brain, both of which are essential neurotransmitters for the normal function of the central nervous system.

• Benefits especially the nervous system by helping relieve a great number of affections related to it: amnesia, embolisms, epilepsy, migraines, neuritis (inflammation of the nerves), diabetic neuropathy, phobias.

• Contributes to improve muscular tone.

• Efficient with hyperactive children; with attention deficit disorder; with slow learning. Good in general for school age children. Improves throughput as well as in adults.

• Contains many essential amino acids and minerals such as calcium, phosphorous, iron, sodium and potassium.

• Rich in Vitamins B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), C (ascorbic acid), beta-carotene and niacin.

• Also reported: antiseptic, diuretic and demulcent properties.

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