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Astra Garlicfrom Health Concerns
Ingredients:
Odorless Garlic bulb (da suan), Astragalus root (huang qi), Ho-shou-wu root (he shou wu), Ganoderma (reishi) fruiting body (ling zhi), Crataegus fruit (shan zha), Tang Kuei root (dang gui), Salvia root (dan shen), White Atractylodes rhizome (bai zhu)
Astra Garlic is a Chinese herbal formula used for high cholesterol and high triglycerides, hyperlipidemia, atherosclerosis, and degenerative disorders of the cardiovascular system.
Astra Garlic can also be used for chronic bacterial, and fungal infections.
Odorless garlic is able to reduce atherosclerosis and hypertension. It has been shown to reduce cholesterol by as much as 12 percent. Ho-shou-wu has also demonstrated cholesterol-lowering effects in clinical trials in China. Crataegus (shan zha) is individually used to remove food stagnation. In a 20 patient, 6 week Chinese trial, it reduced cholesterol levels an average of 18 percent. Salvia (dan shen) alleviates pain and is used extensively in China for its cardiovascular effects. Astragalus (huang qi) has an anti-hypertensive effect. White Atractylodes (bai zhu) tonifies the spleen and dries dampness. Chinese research has shown it has anti-coagulative properties.