Breast Actives Ingredients


Vitamin E
An anti-oxidant, plays a role in the body’s ability to utilize oxygen. It also protects Vitamin A from destruction in the body and unsaturated fats from abnormal breakdown. Vitamin E prolongs the life of red blood cells and promotes cell respiration and is reported to be the anti-aging vitamin.
In addition, Vitamin E helps minimize scarring and assists in the healing of wounds, retards blood clotting, keeps youthful elasticity in tissues and alleviates hot flashes and menopausal distress.
Feneugreek Seed Extract
Fenugreek is a bitter herb that increases milk-flow, stimulates the uterus, soothes irritated tissues, lowers fever, reduces blood sugar, improves digestion, promotes healing, and has laxative, expectorant, diuretic, anti-parasitic and anti-tumor effects.
The seeds are rich in mucilage (glactomannans), lipids, protein, protease inhibitors. Various steroid saponins are present (aglycone), furostanol glycosides, small amounts of alkaloid and steroidal peptide.
Fennel Seed
Fennel is a sweet, aromatic, diuretic herb that relieves digestive problems, increases lactation, relaxes spasms and reduces inflammation with expectorant, carminative and aromatic properties.
The essential oil is high in phenylpropanoids, and “sweet” fennel oil, extracted from the crushed seeds, differs from “bitter” fennel oil, which is extracted from the crushed seeds and/or the whole herb from the Foeniculum vulgare var. amara plant.
It is the sweet fennel oil that is used in aromatherapy. It contains anethole, fenchon, limonene and a-pinene, while the fruit (seeds) also contains various flavonoids and furanocoumarins.
Dong Quai Root
Helps the body in the efficient use of hormones. Also used as treatment for some menopause symptoms. It has been used successfully to alleviate PMS and menopausal symptoms. Dong Quai extract has been shown to have a muscle relaxant effect and has been used as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory agent.
Scientists believe that one mechanism of action of Dong Quai is to promote natural progesterone synthesis. Progesterone is another hormone whose production declines at menopause. The plant nutrients can help in increasing the health of the breast tissues.
Blessed Thistle Herb
A very bitter, antiseptic and antibiotic herb, used mainly as a digestive tonic in herbal remedies.
The biological activity of the herb is ascribed to the bitter substances found within the herb – sesquiterpene lactones of the germacrane type, with its main constituent, cnicin, as well as artemisiifolin and soloniternolide. The bitter taste is partly due to trachelogenin and arctigenin. It furthermore contains polyacetylenes, triterpenes and flavonoids, as well as a volatile oil containing p-cymene, citronellol, cuminal, as well as cinnamaldehyde and benzaldehyde.
The bitter terpenoid lactones can form bonds with proteins and are known to have antiphlogistic and antibacterial activities. The cnicin has shown anti-tumor activity, while the bitter principles stimulate the secretion of digestive juices and saliva and help to increase appetite.
Dandelion Root
Dandelion is a bitter-sweet, cooling herb that has diuretic, laxative effects. It also stimulates liver function, improves digestion and reduces swelling and inflammation.
It contains sesquiterpene lactones (tetrahydroridentin B and taraxacolide B-D-glucoside), phenolic acid derivative (taraxacoside), triterpenoids (taraxasterol and its derivatives), potassium and inulin.
Kelp – is the common name for seaweed. It absorbs fats and has been shown to have efficacy for obesity, cellulitis and rheumatism. It is rich in nutrients, containing 30 minerals, so it is especially beneficial for anyone who is mineral deficient. It is reported to be beneficial for the brain and nervous system and the spinal chord.
Kelp contains iodine which stimulates the thyroid. Kelp has also been reported to improve skin, nails and hair, protect against radiation, soften stools and treat obesity and ulcers.
Watercress Leaf
It is a pungent bitter herb, which helps to remove toxins, boosts digestion and has both diuretic and expectorant properties.
It contains a fair amount of manganese, iodine, iron, and calcium, but the active principle is phenylethyl glucosinolate (gluconasturtin).
L-Tyrosine – is a direct precursor to Thyroxine, a primary thyroid hormone, as well as Adrenaline and Nor-adrenaline. Thyroxine has been found to increase metabolic rate and control growth rate.
L-Tyrosine is a necessary amino acid in the production of neurotransmitters including epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine. L-Tyrosine also appears to have a mild stimulatory effect on the central nervous system.
