THE PURSER WELLNESS REFERENCE
Nutrients, made clearer.
Explore food sources, possible deficiency symptoms, supplement forms and questions to bring to your next visit.
23 entries
Symptoms can overlap. Herbs and other compounds do not all have a recognized deficiency syndrome; each entry explains the difference.
Açaí Berry
A fruit eaten as pulp or puree and also sold in concentrated products.
Botanicals & foodsAndrographis
An herb used in traditional preparations and sold as an extract.
Botanicals & foodsAstragalus
A plant whose root is used in traditional herbal preparations.
Botanicals & foodsCamu Camu
A fruit used in powders and drinks, often marketed for its vitamin C content.
Botanicals & foodsEchinacea
A group of plants used in herbal preparations.
Botanicals & foodsElderberry
A berry used in cooked foods and extracts.
Botanicals & foodsFrankincense
Resin from Boswellia trees; preparations for fragrance and oral extracts are different products.
Botanicals & foodsGinkgo Biloba
A tree whose leaf extracts are sold as supplements.
Botanicals & foodsGoji Berry
A fruit also called wolfberry, sold dried and in extracts.
Botanicals & foodsGrape Seed Extract
A concentrated botanical preparation containing grape-seed polyphenols.
Botanicals & foodsGreen Tea
A beverage from Camellia sinensis; concentrated extracts differ from brewed tea.
Botanicals & foodsLavender
An aromatic plant used in fragrances and selected herbal preparations.
Botanicals & foodsMaitake
An edible mushroom also sold in extract form.
Botanicals & foodsMangosteen
A tropical fruit also sold in juice and concentrated extracts.
Botanicals & foodsMilk Thistle
A plant whose seed extracts contain a mixture called silymarin.
Botanicals & foodsNoni Berry
A tropical fruit sold as juice and concentrated preparations.
Botanicals & foodsPiperine
A compound in black pepper that can affect absorption and metabolism of other substances.
Botanicals & foodsPomegranate
A fruit whose arils, juice and extracts differ in fiber and concentration.
Botanicals & foodsPycnogenol
A trademarked extract of French maritime pine bark.
Botanicals & foodsRhodiola
An herb whose root extracts are sold in supplements.
Botanicals & foodsShiitake
An edible mushroom also sold in concentrated preparations.
Botanicals & foodsTurmeric
A spice from a plant rhizome; curcumin is one of its constituents.
Botanicals & foodsWild Cherry Bark
A botanical used in traditional preparations; it is not a dietary nutrient.
