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In the Scheunengut guide, we explain vitamins, minerals, plant compounds and dietary supplements clearly and with a solid scientific grounding – from correct intake to the right product for you. Use the search or the topic filters to quickly find what you need.
Supplements for a Normal Cholesterol Level: An Honest Overview
Red yeast rice, artichoke, garlic, berberine, nattokinase: plenty of botanical classics circulate around a normal cholesterol level. We take an honest look at what lies behind them – and what you can realistically expect.
Milk Thistle from Scheunengut: the Plant in Our Liver Complex with Choline
With its violet flowers and strikingly white-marbled leaves, milk thistle is one of the best-known plants of monastic medicine. Botanically, it is known as Silybum marianum, belongs to the daisy...
Liver Complex in Focus: Choline, Milk Thistle & Artichoke from Scheunengut
When it comes to plants for the liver, many people first think of classics like turmeric or milk thistle. Our Liver Complex goes a step further, combining plant extracts with...
Our Artichoke Extract in Focus: 3 Products
The artichoke is far more than a gourmet vegetable. As a traditional bitter plant, it is one of the classic ingredients in herbal knowledge, and its characteristic bitter compound cynarin...
The Liver Set: A Combination for Normal Liver Function
The liver is one of the central metabolic organs in our body and works around the clock without us noticing. It processes almost everything we eat and drink, converts nutrients,...
Best Supplements for the Liver: Our Recommendations
The liver is your body's central metabolic organ – it is in continuous use every day when it comes to digestion, nutrient utilisation and fat metabolism. Hardly any other organ...
Cynarin: Effects, Dosage and Daily Amount
Cynarin is the characteristic bitter compound of the artichoke (Cynara scolymus) and is found mainly in the leaves of this thistle-like plant. Anyone looking for the right daily amount should...
High-Dose Artichoke Extract: How to Use It
A high-dose artichoke extract lives and dies by three key figures: the extract ratio (around 30:1), the standardised cynarin content (often 5%), and whether the artichoke's leaves were actually what...
Buying Artichoke: Extract, Cynarin & What to Look For
The artichoke is one of the most traditional cultivated plants of the Mediterranean region and is now found as an extract in many dietary supplements. Anyone wanting to buy an...
Milk Thistle or Artichoke? The Comparison
Milk thistle and artichoke often come up in the same breath when the topic is plant-based botanicals. Both belong botanically to the daisy family, both have a long tradition in...
Artichoke & Cynarin explained factually
Most people know the artichoke as an elegant, slightly nutty vegetable on the plate. Few are aware that it is botanically a thistle and that its leaves carry one of...
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