Yerba Mate Yerba mate is a South American plant whose leaves are dried and made into tea or put into capsules The herb contains vitamins A, B-complex, and C, and the minerals calcium, magnesium, and iron

Schisandra This herb comes from the fruit of the schisandra shrub, cultivated in China Schisandra is popular among herbalists as a liver protector

Discovered in 1978 at the University of Wisconsin, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA) is a naturally occurring fatty acid present in meat, dairy products (particularly cheddar and colby cheeses), sunflower oil, and safflower oil It is formed when the bacteria in a cow's gut break down linoleic acid in the corn or soybeans the animal eats

In the wake of the ban against phen-fen and Redux, many weight-loss clinics began recommending "natural phen-fen" or "herbal phen-fen" Available at health food stores, these products are being hyped as safer, more natural alternatives to the now-banned diet drugs

Pronounced su-wah-ja, ciwujia is extract of the root of a plant (Acanthopanax senticosus) grown in northeastern China It is also known as Siberian ginseng

SAMe (S-adenosyl-L-methionine) is a substance naturally found in many of the body's tissues It is made up of the amino acid methionine (a sulfur-containing amino acid) combined with adenosine, SAMe is used in several of the body's processes that require sulfur, especially methylation reactions

Feverfew is a member of the daisy family It has been used in traditional medicine as far back as the first century for inflammatory conditions and to prevent the occurrence of migraine headaches

Phosphatidylserine (PS) is an aminophospholipid a molecule made up of two fatty acids and a phosphate group attached to a glycerol backbone (derived from the amino acid serine) PS is synthesized in the body and concentrated in cells of the brain, where it may be related to brain cell function and neurotransmitter metabolism