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Choline (/ˈkoʊlin/) is a water-soluble nutrient. It is usually grouped within the B-complex vitamins. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Choline is used for liver disease, including chronic hepatitis and cirrhosis. It is also used for depression, memory loss, Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, Huntington’s chorea, Tourette’s disease, a brain disorder called cerebellar ataxia, […]

The wild thyme is native to the larger parts of Europe where the land is dry. The wild thyme is rare compared to the common thymes and is hence farmed extensively. Normally, wild thyme is found growing up to a certain altitude on the Alps, on high plateaus, in valleys, alongside trenches, roads, on rocks […]

Acer saccharum Marsh. (sugar maple or rock maple) is a species of maple native to the hardwood forests of eastern Canada, from Nova Scotia west through Quebec and southern Ontario to southeastern Manitoba around Lake of the Woods, and the northern parts of the Central and eastern United States, from Minnesota eastward to the highlands of […]

Solidago virgaurea (European goldenrod or woundwort) is an herbaceousperennial plant of the family Asteraceae. It is widespread across most of Europe as well as North Africa and northern, central, and southwestern Asia (China, Russia, India, Turkey, Kazakhstan, etc.). It is grown as a garden flower with many different cultivars. It flowers profusely in late summer. Contents […]

Gelatin capsules, also known as soft gels, have an outer coating or shell containing the active ingredient and any filler. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Softgel technology is popularly used for the production of supplements. It finds special favor with nutrients that are not easily soluble and thus not easily absorbed […]

Sodium lauroyl glutamate is a sodium salt of the lauric acid amide of glutamic acid. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses It is used as a gentle cleanser that is suitable for sensitive skin. Primarily used in: shampoos, bath soaps, detergents, and cleansing products. Appearance: Light yellowish liquid. Active (%): 25. Benefits Sodium […]

Sodium laureth sulfate (SLES), an accepted contraction (Lauryl + Ether = Laureth) of sodium lauryl ether sulfate (SLES), is an anionic detergent and surfactant found in many personal care products. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Sodium laureth sulfate is a popular detergent, surfactant, and emulsifier found in many toiletries, cosmetics, and skin […]

Sodium chloride /ˌsoʊdiəm ˈklɔːraɪd/, also known as salt or halite, is an ionic compound with the chemical formula NaCl, representing a 1:1 ratio of sodiumand chloride ions. Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses Sodium Chloride is more commonly known as table salt, and is used as a preservative in a number of food […]

Sodium ascorbyl phosphate is a naturally occurring substance that resembles a white powder made of tiny crystals Contents Uses Benefits Cautions Interactions Other names References Uses The ingredient is used widely by the skin care industry and can be listed on products under a number of alternate names. Among these are L-ascorbic acid 2 dihydrogen […]

Sinapis arvensis is an annual or winter annual plant of the genus Sinapis in the family Brassicaceae. It is commonly known as charlock mustard, field mustard, wild mustard or charlock. Pieris rapae, the small white butterfly, and Pieris napi, the green veined white butterfly are significant consumers of charlock during their larval stages. Contents Uses Benefits […]