coleus forskohlii

I still don’t know how to pronounce it, but it’s a super amazing ayurvedic herb in the mint/lavender family. Used for allergic conditions such as asthma and eczema, helps relax bronchial muscles in asthmatics making breathing so much easier. Good for psoriasis, reduces inflammation, blood pressure, hypertension, glaucoma, helps strengthen heart, dilates blood vessels, lowers artery plaque build up and helps regulate thyroid. It also increases ATP (energy) and cAMP, which stimulates nitric oxide which dilates blood vessels in lungs, including in the genitals... like Viagra. Burns body fat, regulates thyroid function, cholesterol, thins blood, blocks spread of cancer cells, lowers blood sugar, digestive bitter to cleanse the liver, improves digestion. Do not take if on blood thinners, high blood pressure medications, oral hypoglycemics, heart medications, or if you have bleeding disorders or abnormally low blood pressure. A tropical perennial.

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The herbal composition FB3 Fusion Ingredient that features Coleus forskohlii, Salacia reticulata and Sesamum indicum--standardized for diterpene forskolin, kotanol and salacinol, and sesamin, respectively--has been shown to inhibit pancreatic lipase with differing degrees and dynamics.

The key to healthy weight: good fat in, excess fat out: to address the obesity epidemic effectively it is critical to target causes, not just risk factors

The bronchodilator action of Coleus forskohlii makes it a reasonable first choice, not only due to its bronchodilator activity but also to its positive inotropic effect on the myocardium (Bone 1996).

Herbal medicine: role in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

An in vitro study found the synergistic action of the Coleus forskohlii and Salacia reticulata in FB3 inhibited fat absorption by 20.7%--almost double the sum of the fat-blocking activity generated by each component alone, the companies said.

Botanical blend blocks fat absorption

In addition., it is a direct delivery system for both a peptide fraction from 'Coleus Forskohlii (increases cAMP which is involved in cellular energetics), and resveratrol from Japanese Bamboo.

Active organics

Sabinsa alleged that there was a likelihood of confusion between Sabinsa's registered trademark ForsLean and Creative Compounds' unregistered mark Forsthin, both of which use Coleus forskohlii extract.

New patent developments at Sabinsa

In addition, it is a direct delivery system for both a peptide fraction from Coleus Forskohlii (increases cAMP which is involved in cellular energetics), and resveratrol from Japanese Bamboo.

Active Organics, Inc

Customers can work with Sabinsa's staff to tweak existing formulas, come up with new formulas for the INCs, or launch the existing offerings"right out of the box."Those offerings include Blood Sugar Support INC Actives: Silbinol (pterostilebene 5%, 30% or 90%), cinnamon extract, zinc monomethionine, BioPerine (black pepper extract); Weight Management INC Actives: ForsLean (Coleus forskohlii), GarCitrin, (Garcinol, Garcinia cambogia), BioPerine (black pepper extract); Heart Health INC Actives: policosanol, niacin; Health Health + INC Actives: L-carnitine, beetroot extract, policosanol, niacin; NiLitis SR TNC Actives: Boswellin (Bosioellia serrata), Curcumin C3 Complex (curcuminoids 95%), ginger extract.

Integrated Nutritional Composites

Forskolin is an extract prepared from the herb Coleus forskohlii, a member of the mint family of plants that grows wild in some parts of India.

Patents

The numbers are: 11628 Sabinsa Coleus Forslean (1) 26/04/2005; 107073 Sabinsa Coleus forskohlii extract 10%.

Recent certifications & approvals

Boswellin[R] (Patent Pending)--Anti-inflammatory, Anti-Aging Cococin[TM] (Patent Pending)--Moisturizing, Anti-Aging Coleus Forskohlii Oil (Patented)--Anti Acne, Anti-microbial Cosmoperine[R] (Patented)--Skin Permeation Enhancer Forslean[R] (Patented)--Skin Conditioning Tetrahydrocurcuminoids CG (Patented)--Skin Lightener, Antioxidant, Anti-Aging, UVB Protectant

Sabinsa Cosmetics