Historical
Use of Ingredients Contained in Heartdrops®
Original Since 1980
Information provided by Strauss Herb Company.
Alcohol: Alcohol is a very effective solution in mobilizing the herbal properties that are active
within plant cells, and is an excellent preservative.
Recovering alcoholic: Through our experience, recovering alcoholics do not have any problems during or after taking the Strauss Heartdrops®. When taking a serving of 15 drops the most alcohol ingested is approximately 6 drops. It takes 160 drops to make a teaspoon.
Removing alcohol: If you are still concerned about consuming alcohol then there is a very simple solution. Simply add the drops to a little (1/8 oz) hot water and then leave for a minute or two, then drink on an empty stomach. This will make the alcohol evaporate off, while maintaining the benefits of the herbs.
Garlic
Used to lower LDL cholesterol levels.1
Properties have the ability of stimulating cell growth and activity.2
Is a health building and disease preventative herb and dissolves cholesterol in the bloodstream.1
Opens up the blood vessels and reduces blood pressure in hypertensive patients.3
Inhibits blood platelets sticking together.4
Nature’s antibiotic, during World War I and II, physicians used garlic as an antibiotic to prevent soldiers’ wounds from becoming gangrenous, with fantastic results.
Hawthorn
Regular use strengthens the heart muscles.5
Has been used in preventing arteriosclerosis and in helping conditions like rapid and feeble heart action, heart valve defects, enlarged heart, angina pectoris and difficult breathing owing to ineffective heart action and lack of oxygen in the blood.6
Cayenne
Is said to be unequalled for warding off diseases and equalizing blood circulation.7
Increases the heart action but not the blood pressure.8
Is said to prevent strokes and heart attacks.9
Is said to be a catalyst, carrying all other herbs quickly to the part of the body where it is most needed, and increases their effectiveness.10
Bilberry
Improves circulation and feeds the capillaries by altering the ability of fluids and nourishment to pass through.11
Has properties to strengthen coronary arteries, varicose veins and helps in reducing atherosclerosis or the obstruction of arteries by plaque deposits.12
Can reduce blood clots due to its thinning properties which inhibits blood platelets from sticking together.13
Motherwort
Strengthens the heartbeat but does not increase heart rate.14
Relaxes the coronary arteries, resulting in increased circulation to the heart.15
White Willow Bark (in trace amounts)
Natural source of aspirin.
Is a natural blood thinner.
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References: The Strauss family has been aware of the medicinal benefits of herbs for centuries, to assist in validating their beliefs and to supply additional information on herbs we have supplied some historical uses of the individual ingredients comprised from both Traditional and Modern herbal books.
1) Warshafsky, S., et al. "Effect of Garlic on Total Serum Cholesterol''. Annals of InternalMedicine 1993, 119:599 – 605
2) Abdullah et al. (1989) found that Aged Garlic Extract enhanced natural killer cell activity and improved helper/suppressor T cell ratios in AIDS patients. After only six weeks intake, natural killer cell activity was within the normal range for all subjects. Further, patients in this study noted improvements in diarrhea, candidiasis, pansinusitis with recurrent fever and interruption of recurrent cycles of genital herpes
3) Silagy CA, Neil HAW. A meta-analysis of the effect of garlic on blood pressure. Journal of Hypertension, 1994; 12 (4):463-468
4) Kikuchi, N. et al. 1994. Clinical effects of Leopin-five (LE-5) and garlic extract (GE) on peripheral microcirculation. Shinyaku To Rinsho (Jpn. J. New Remedies Clin.) 43(1): 146- 158. Okuhara, T. 1994. Clinical study of garlic extract on peripheral circulation. Jpn. Pharmacol. Therapeut. 22(8): 3695-3701
5 + 6) Schussler M, et al. Myocardial effects of flavonoids from Crataegus species. Arzneim Forsch Drug Res 1995;45:842-5. Holzl J, et al. [Studies of pharmacological mechanism of action of Craetaegus fraction and their analytical characteristics.] Arch Pharm 1988;321:631. Abdul-Ghani AS, et al. Hypotensive effect of Crataegus exyacantha. Int J Crude Drug Res 1987; 25:216
7 - 10) “All In One Guide to Natural Remedies and Supplements” ISBN1-886508- 33- X
11 + 12) Guerrini M. (1987) Report on clinical trial of bilberry anthocyanosides in the treatment of venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. Instituto di Patalogia Speciale Medica e Methodologia Clinica, Universita di Siena. Corsi S. (1987) Report on trial of bilberry anthocyanosides (Tegens - Inverni della Beffa) in the medical treatment of venous insufficiency of the lower limbs. Casa di Cura S. Chiara, Florence, Italy. Gatta L. (1982) Controlled clinical trial among patients designed to assess the therapeutic efficacy and safety of Tegens 160. Ospedale Filippo del Ponte, Varese, Italy
13) Kadar A. et al. (1979) Arch Tierernahr 29(12): 845-58. Pulliero G. et al. (1989) Fitoterapia 60:69.
14 + 15) Willard, Terry. Textbook of Advanced Herbology. Calgary: CW Progressive Publishing Inc.,1992. ISBN 0-9691727-1-0