Hawthorn: a Little-Known Super Fruit

tudies have shown that hawthorn had benefits for healthy blood cholesterol levels and cardioprotective properties. The polyphenolic compounds and triterpene acids are the highlighted antioxidants for heart health. Other benefits that the complex antioxidants of hawthorn include healthy blood sugar levels, benefits for asthma, and even for age defying benefits for skin.

Hawthorn Berry Benefits Although Hawthorn is a widely used folk ingredient, it’s only now beginning to gain popularity in North America has an herbal remedy. Hawthorn berries are loaded with nutrition and even scientists have been interested in better understanding their benefits.

Top Benefits of the Golden Spice: Turmeric

In India, turmeric played a significant part of Vedic culture and its bright orange hue was associated with the religious figure Lord Krishna. It was an important spice for flavoring food and dying clothing with its bright pigments. The earliest known use of turmeric in India in the 4th millennium BCE but it’s likely that humans used it well before that time.

Turmeric Root: The Ancient Health Support Herb For the past several years, turmeric has been one of the trendiest natural health products. The truth is that turmeric is much more than just a passing fad and its use goes back more than 4,000 years, starting in Asia. This beautiful and powerfully nutritious plant not only […]

The Top Benefits of White Mulberry Leaf (Morus Alba)

The Healthy Benefits of White Mulberry Many Americans have memories of purple stained hands and feet on summer days from eating mulberries. Mulberry is well known in North America, but you can find different species of it all over the world.

Beat the Heat with Bravo Iced Teas

Herbal Teas in the Summer Months The benefits of drinking herbal teas daily are numerous. Yet, in these summer months, it can be difficult to want to enjoy a hot beverage. Luckily, the benefits of herbal teas are not only present when served hot! Any of our many health-supporting teas are still good for you […]

Top Teas & Herbs for Healthy Immunity

Healthy Immunity with TCM A great way to naturally support healthy immunity is with herbal tea blends based on Traditional Chinese Herbalism. Teas are just as effective as capsule supplements, and are a fraction of the cost, making them much more accessible.

Traditional Tips for Wintertime Health

Learn the traditional way to stay balanced and healthy during wintertime.

Winter in TCM Yin energy is dominant during winter. Yin is represented as the black part of the yin-yang symbol. As you might have guessed, this energy is slower, darker, and colder than the bright yang energy of summer.

Fall Health Tips From TCM

Fall health ideas based on traditional Chinese Medicine | Bravo Teas and Herbs

Traditional Autumn Health Tips For every season in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), there are specific connections to the elements, particular organs, and systems in the body.

Astragalus Root for Everyday Health

Astragalus Root

Our First Award Nomination We are so excited to share that our first award nomination ever! Bravo’s Astragalus Tea has been nominated in the nutrition category alongside a number of amazing natural products brands.

Understanding TCM, Western and Indian Herbs

Traditional Chinese Medicine, Aryurveda and other herbal traditions.

Understanding TCM Understanding Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and the difference between Western or Indian medicine can be difficult. This post will help you better understand the herbal practices of each medicine and how they differ. Western medicine is new in comparison to Indian and Chinese medicine.

Improving Springtime Health with Traditional Herbalism

Springtime health

TCM and Your Body’s Organs Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) is a style of traditional medicine that dates back over 2000 years, originating in China. This medical practice includes various forms of herbal medicine, acupuncture, acupressure, tai chi, massage among many other practices. As one of the oldest medicinal practices, to experience optimal health and to […]

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