Ingredient Research

Açai Berries

• Antioxidant and Hypolipidemic Activity of Açai Fruit Makes It a Valuable Functional Food
• health benefits of acai berries

Australian Goat Milk

• Whey protein enhances normal inflammatory responses during cutaneous wound healing in diabetic rats.
• Comparison of antioxidant activity of cow and goat milk during fermentation with lactobacillus acidophilus.
• Naturally occurring bioactive oligosaccharides in goat’s milk-infant formula.

Barley Grass

• Barley grass food dogs. Can dogs eat barley?
• Preventive and Therapeutic Role of Functional Ingredients of Barley Grass for Chronic Diseases in Human Beings

Beef Liver

• Why your dog should eat more liver
• B Vitamin Supplementation on Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety, and Stress

Beetroot

• Benefits
  of beetroot for dogs – American kennel club
• Beetroot as a
  functional food with huge health benefits: Antioxidant, antitumor, physical
  function, and chronic metabolomics activity
• Non-controlled,
  open-label clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of a dietetic food on
  pruritus and dermatologic scoring in atopic dogs
• The Potential
  Benefits of Red Beetroot Supplementation in Health and Disease

Bone Broth

• Bone Broth For Dogs? Here’s Why It’s A Great Idea!

Boswelia

• Boswellia serrata Preserves Intestinal Epithelial Barrier from Oxidative and Inflammatory Damage
• Dietary support with Boswellia resin in canine inflammatory joint and spinal disease
• Effects of a nutritional supplement in dogs affected by osteoarthritis
• The bountiful benefits of Boswellia

Burdock Root

• Burdock (Arctium lappa L) roots as a source of inulin-type fructans and other bioactive compounds
• Comparison of Nutritional and Nutraceutical Properties of Burdock Roots Cultivated in Fengxian and Peixian of China
• Health Benefits of Burdock Root
  
• Burdock Root Detoxes Blood, Lymph System and Skin

Chamomile

• Chamomile: A herbal medicine of the past with bright future
• Chamomile (Matricaria recutita) may provide antidepressant activity in anxious, depressed humans: an exploratory study
• Long-Term Chamomile Therapy of Generalized Anxiety Disorder
• https://www.naturalmentalhealth.com/blog/chamomile-for-calm-and-sleep

Chia Seeds

• Anti-inflammatory potential of chia seeds oil and mucilage against adjuvant-induced arthritis in obese and non-obese rats
• Nutritional and therapeutic perspectives of Chia
• Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica): health promoting properties and therapeutic applications
• Chia seeds (Salvia hispanica): A therapeutic weapon in metabolic disorders

Chicory Root

• The miracle blue flower that can boost your dog's gut health
• Chemical Composition and Nutritive Benefits of Chicoryas an Ideal Complementary and/or Alternative Livestock Feed Supplement
• Back to the Roots: Revisiting the Use of the Fiber-Rich Cichorium intybus Taproots
• Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.) root extract regulates the oxidative status and antioxidant gene transcripts in CCl4-induced hepatotoxicity
• What Are Probiotics For Dogs And Why Should You Use Them?

Ginger

• Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Ginger in Health and Physical Activity: Review of Current Evidence
• The effects of ginger extracts and diazepam on anxiety reduction in animal model
• Effects of bitter melon or ginger rhizome on spontaneous mammary tumorigenesis in SHN mice
• Ginger - an herbal medicinal product with broad anti-inflammatory actions

Green-Lipped Mussel

• Evaluating Complementary Therapies for Canine Osteoarthritis Part I: Green-lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)
• Greenshell™ Mussels: A Review of Veterinary Trials and Future Research Directions
• Improvement of Arthritic Signs in Dogs Fed Green-Lipped Mussel (Perna canaliculus)

Green Tea

• Green tea catechins, caffeine and body-weight regulation
• Theanine and Caffeine Content of Infusions Prepared from Commercial Tea Samples
• Green tea for dogs

Lemon Balm

• Melissa officinalisL: A Review Study With an Antioxidant Prospective

Moringa Leaf

• The
  effect of feeding dried powder of Moringa oleifera leaves on total cholesterol
  level and antibody titer against Parvo virus in dogs 
• The
  impact of Moringa oleifera leaf supplementation on human and animal nutrition,
  growth, and milk production: A systematic review
• Biosynthesis
  of palladium nanoparticles by using Moringa oleifera flower
  extract and their catalytic and biological properties
• Moringa oleifera: a food plant with multiple medicinal uses

Marshmallow Root

• Amie Skilton, nd, bhsc: Inflammation in the Gut Drives Systemic Inflammation
• Aqueous extracts and polysaccharides from Marshmallow roots (Althea officinalis L.): cellular internalisation and stimulation of cell physiology of human epithelial cells in vitro
• Unani perspective of Khatmi (Althaea officinalis)
• Identification of medicinal plants of Urmia for treatment of gastrointestinal disorders.
• P146 Phytoprevention of acute respiratory diseases in children
• Evaluation of the antibacterial activity of the Althaea officinalis L. leaf extract and its wound healing potency in the rat model of excision wound creation
• Medicinal plants used in treatment of inflammatory skin diseases

MSM

• Methylsulfonylmethane: Applications and Safety of a Novel Dietary Supplement
• Methylsulfonylmethane (MSM)

Nettle Leaf

• Urtica spp.: Ordinary Plants with Extraordinary
  Properties
• Nettle
  sting of Urtica dioica for joint pain--an exploratory study of this
  complementary therapy 
• Nutritional and
  pharmacological importance of stinging nettle (Urtica dioica L.)
• Veterinary Herbal
  Medicine: A Systems-Based Approach                          
• Nettle extract (Urtica dioica)
  affects key receptors and enzymes associated with allergic rhinitis
• Antioxidant, antimicrobial,
  antiulcer and analgesic activities of nettle (Urtica dioica L.)

Nutritional Yeast

• Nutritional Yeast for Dogs: Benefits and Uses

Oat Straw

• An extract from wild green oat improves rat behaviour
• Acute effects of a wild green-oat (Avena sativa) extract on cognitive function in middle-aged adults: A double-blind, placebo-controlled, within-subjects trial

Organic Medicinal Mushrooms

• Medicinal mushroom supplements for dogs and cats
• A Critical Review on Health Promoting Benefits of Edible Mushrooms through Gut Microbiota
• The mycelium of the Trametes versicolor (Turkey tail) mushroom and its fermented substrate each show potent and complementary immune activating properties in vitro

Oysters

• Allergy
  information for: Oyster (Crassostrea gigas )
• A Review of
  Bioactive Compounds in Oyster Shell and Tissues
• Tropomyosin, the
  major tropical oyster Crassostrea belcheri allergen and effect
  of cooking on its allergenicity

Probiotics

• Clinical effect of probiotics in prevention or treatment of gastrointestinal disease in dogs: A systematic review
• Microbiota and probiotics in canine and feline welfare
• The Role of the Canine Gut Microbiome and Metabolome in Health and Gastrointestinal Disease

Raspberries

• Red Raspberry Extract Decreases Depression-Like Behavior in Rats by Modulating Neuroinflammation and Oxidative Stress

Rose Hip

• Rose hip - a "new" source of lycopene?
• Therapeutic Applications of Rose Hips from Different Rosa Species
• Rose hip herbal remedy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis - a randomised controlled trial

Spirulina

• Supplementation of Diets With Spirulina Influences Immune and Gut Function in Dogs
• Possible links between intestinal permeablity and food processing: a potential therapeutic niche for glutamine

Turmeric

• Anticoagulant activities of curcumin and its derivative
• Curcumin as “Curecumin”: from kitchen to clinic
• Effects and synergy of feed ingredients on canine neoplastic cell proliferation
• Efficacy and safety of curcuma domestica extracts compared with ibuprofen in patients with knee osteoarthritis: a multicenter study
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents differ in their ability to suppress NF-kappaB activation, inhibition of expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and cyclin D1, and abrogation of tumor cell proliferation
• Turmeric for IBS: Does it work?
• Turmeric used an animals / humans
• Curcumin has bright prospects for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
• Efficacy of curcumin in the management of chronic anterior uveitis
• Curcumin, inflammation, and chronic diseases: how are they linked?
• Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Wheat Grass

• Wheatgrass: Green Blood can Help to Fight Cancer
• Hypoglycaemic role of wheatgrass and its effect on carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in type II diabetic rats
• Chlorophyll and total phenolic contents, antioxidant activities and consumer acceptance test of processed grass drinks