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May 18, 2023

Cooking, eating, and drinking are such a natural part of our everyday lives, it comes as no surprise essential oils are also useful in the kitchen. Because of the high concentration of essential oils, a little goes a long way, and the health benefits are bountiful.

Adding Essential Oils to Your Beverages is another way to get more benefits and taste of your favorite essential oils through your drink. You can turn a dull drink of water into a revitalizing treat with Grapefruit or Orange essential oils. Just add a few drops to a full cup of filtered water, stir a few times, and enjoy! You’ll find it much easier and more enjoyable to get your water consumption in each day. Or in order to give a refreshing flavor to your lemonade, tea, or even warm milk, you can add Lavender essential oil. If you like Starbucks coffee, you probably will enjoy this very refreshing and energizing Frozen Peppermint Mocha Coffee Drink.

As the largest endocrine gland in human body, the thyroid plays a vital role in regulating human growth and metabolism through synthesizing thyroid hormones. Malfunctions of the thyroid can cause serious thyroid related diseases including goiter, autoimmune thyroid disease (AITD), and thyroid cancer. Among these thyroid-related diseases, goiter is commonly found in the general population. Clinically, it involves either diffuse or nodular goiters based on the thyroid histology. The cause of goiter is complicated and can be associated with a euthyroid, hyperthyroid, or hypothyroid metabolic state. People with goiter tend to have a normal life, but some suffer from discomfort, such as pain, airway blockage and esophageal blockage. In addition, nodules may form in the later stage of goiter that can aggravate the disease and even lead to thyroid cancer. Therefore, medications for the prevention and early intervention of goiter and its development are urgently required.

Prunella vulgaris L. is a very popular herb in China, and has great potential for improving human immunity. It belongs to the Lamiaceae family, genus Prunella, and its medical components are accumulated mainly in either the dry fruit-spike or the whole herb. This plant has a wide spectrum of biological effects, including antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antiestrogenic , and immunomodulatory actions . Because of these beneficial medical applications, Prunella vulgaris is popularly consumed as a tea in China and some European countries.