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Uva Ursi: - This herb is
a urinary tract antiseptic, diuretic, astringent, and liver
tonic.
Vanadium: - This trace mineral
plays a role in the metabolism of bones and teeth.
Vitamin A: - A fat-soluble
vitamin that helps form and maintain healthy skin, hair, and
mucous membranes. It promotes bone growth, tooth development,
and reproductive function, and enhances the body's immune
system. Also, it aids in treatment of eye disorders such as
night blindness.
Vitamin B6: - This vitamin
acts as a coenzyme in many reactions involved in the metabolism
of amino acids and essential fatty acids. Therefore it is
needed for proper growth and maintenance of almost all of
our body functions. It also helps maintain chemical balance
among body fluids. Additionally, it has been shown to help
normal function of the brain, promote normal red blood cell
formation, and regulate the excretion of water.
Vitamin B12: - This vitamin
acts as a coenzyme for fat and carbohydrate metabolism, and
therefore promotes normal growth and development. It is also
involved in the production of myelin, which is the sheath
of 'insulation' that covers nerves. This vitamin is only present
in animal products, so those following a vegan diet need to
supplement it.
Vitamin C: - A water-soluble
vitamin that promotes healthy capillaries, gums, and teeth,
and helps heal wounds and broken bones. It promotes iron absorption
(thereby enhancing red blood cell formation), and helps form
collagen in connective tissues. Also, it has been used to
help treat urinary tract infections.
Vitamin D: - A fat-soluble
vitamin that regulates growth, hardening, and repair of bone
by controlling absorption of calcium and phosphorus. In a
healthy person, vitamin D is synthesized in the skin when
the skin is exposed to sunlight.
Vitamin E: - A fat-soluble
vitamin that functions mainly as an antioxidant in protecting
cell membranes from free-radical damage. It promotes normal
growth and development, as well as red blood cell formation,
and also acts as an anti-blood clotting agent.
Vitamin K: - The main function
of this fat soluble vitamin is to prevent abnormal bleeding.
White Willow Bark: - This
bark has analgesic, anti-inflammatory, and astringent properties.
Wild Yam Extract: - Wild
yam has anti-inflammatory and antispasmodic properties.
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