Inonotus obliquus - Chaga Spejlporesvamp 
 Sprängticka

Chaga mushroom from the Norwegian forests North of the Arctic Circle. The mushrooms are mostly found on old birch trees. The Chaga mushroom grows primarily where a branch of a tree is broken or where the stem bark is usually damaged. The Chaga mushroom which grows on birch is the most effective one to use as medicine.

  Cynara scolymus - Artisjokk - Artichoke 

 They have dark green color under the leaves  and gray/green color on top of the leaves. As we know the plant today, Artichoke is a farmed plant that does´t grow naturally. Today, artichoke is an important vegetable and is grown in large scales in many areas of the world. Artichoke leaf is used as medicine and the flower bed (artichoke heart) and the fleshy portions of the leaflets are used as food.

 
Taraxacum officinale - Løvetann - Mælkebøtte - Dandelion - Maskros


Dandelion are perennial plants containing a white bitter latex. The plants have a long and thick root and mostly sig-saw leaves in a rosette at the ground. Different apomictic of Dandelion are found widely throughout Norway. Dandelion is widely used as, or in medical products.

Brokkoli - Broccoli Broccolispirer (sulforafan)

Broccoli is one of the most nutritious vegetables we have and contains more vitamin C than oranges. Broccoli is a cabbage which trhrough selective mutation has turned into a weel-shapet head.
Sulforaphane
Brassica oleracea convar. botrytis var.italica

Tomat - Tomato - (lycopene)

Tomatoes are packed with a fabulous antioxidant that both the body and the skin will appreciate.
The super ingredient is called lycopene, which is one of nature's most effective antioxidants, which also gives the reddish to the tomatoes. So the more red the tomato is, the more the lycopene it contains.

 DAMIANA
Turnera diffusa

 

Damiana is bushes which usually is about 30 cm high, but can be up to 2 m. The fruit is a small capsule containing many seeds. The plant material sold comes from sprawling plants. Damiana is a resident of the hot areas.

 

Carica papaya
Papaya - Paw paw


Papaya originates from Central America but is currently common in all tropical countries. The fruit we import has the shape of an elongated bulb, but there are many different varieties in the tropics. The largest can be up to 8-10 kilos.
 

 
Cucurbita maxima  
Gresskarfrø Pumpkin Græskar - Pumpa
 

Pumpkin is a “one year”  low rise or winding plant that can grow up to 5m long. The fruit is usually very large and contains a lot of seeds surrounded by a liquid-filled pulp. The seeds are oval in shape. Pumpkin is originally native to South and Central America, but is grown over most of the world.
 

  Pygeum africanum

Pygeum is a large, evergreen tree with coarse dark brown bark. It can be 30 m high and 20 m wide. The bark of the pygeum tree.
  Many pygeum localities have been destroyed by snail harvest, and overpricing has led to the tree being protected. It is therefore planted with pygeum trees to meet the high demand for bark on the world market.

Spirulina

Spirulina is a freshwater algae. A microscopic, single-celled, blue-green freshwater alga with impressive and unique nutritional properties.
 

 Flavonoider (bioflavonoider)

Flavonoids are found in most plants. The researchers believe these drugs may have a protective effect on cancer and cardiovascular disease.
 

Cranberries - Tyttebær
Vaccinium vitis-idaea

 

Cranberries are a 5-30 cm tall, evergreen dwarf shrub with long, shielded shedding underground. In Norway we find cranberries all over the country, in the mountains up to 1800 moh.
 

Barbadoskirsebær,  Malpighia emarginata
Acerola
 

Acerola, scientifically known as Malpighia glabra / marginalized, is a crisp red berry juicy, with lots of seeds, good taste and many health and medical benefits. Acerola is packed with nutrients.
High content of dietary fiber.
 

Lecithin 
 

Lecithin is regarded in the scientific community as a synonym for phosphatidyl choline (PC), which is said to be the main compound responsible for all the benefits of lecithin, specifically its medicinal effects.
 

 Inositol

Inositol is a naturally occurring substance similar to vitamin B complex and is sometimes referred to as vitamin B8, although it is not officially recognized as a vitamin. It is actually a carbohydrate that the body can synthesize from glucose.