The Top 10 Medicinal Herbs for Longevity. And #1 is...

did you know that there's an herb technically a mushroom that is Grandpa's best friend wink wink nudge nudge when it comes to getting it up on top of that this is a great herb for longevity and has evidence behind how it can help you potentially live longer now Nature's Viagra aside I was recently on a trip to New York City and I stopped by an herbal medicinary there and I was speaking with one of the herbalists about what are the best herbs for longevity now you know that going back for thousands of years people have been seeking these out across the world and traditional Chinese medicine has the most advanced pharmacopia of herbs minerals plants bar even bugs used for medicinal purposes and so what better place to seek out the knowledge and wisdom of longevity than the original profession that sought to figure it out itself so let's jump in top 10 medicinal herbs for longevity I think this is going to help you guys hey guys I'm Dr Alex Hine board licensed acupuncturist and doctor of traditional Chinese medicine author of the health book master the day so let's get in it now before we jump in the most important thing to remember is that just because you supplement with one of these herbs doesn't mean you will live longer and just because you stop taking them does not mean you will live shorter the tried and true foundational principles of longevity the way you live the way you eat the way you move the way you sleep your stress your social connections your reason for being alive are all more important than taking a little herb so keep that in mind well let's jump in to Herb number one is ginsing or wrenchin now check out this study this study is called ginsing a non-negligible natural remedy for healthy aging Kind of a Funny double negative now these resch resers found that historically ginsing has been thought to prolong lifespan and recently several Studies have shown that the components of ginsing can prolong the lifespan of experimental models such as for example dropa which is a fly now while jining did not significantly prolong the lifespan of mice in one study and actually stabilize their behavior by stabilizing the stress response now in one study though a proprietary extract of jining extended the lifespan of infant and juvenile mice with leukemia with a dose dependent manner meaning the more they took the the longer they lived most of the time clinically we use ginsing not necessarily for longevity but typically for treating digestive problems or issues involving the HPA AIS so the stress axis let's just call it we often use ginsing in formulas that are good for low immunity for Digestive problems for bloating or for chronic fatigue and susceptibility to crouching or susceptibility to easily catching colds and getting sick in the winter but there are lots of other rituals that we use for healing in Chinese medicine and Longevity and my free guide below has four daily healing practices from traditional Chinese medicine that could potentially help you live longer so I'd recommend checking that out herb number two wolfberry or GOI so Goji in particular is extremely high in antioxidant now in one particular research paper that is called Goji berries as a potential natural antioxidant medicine these researchers said that the carotenoid content of Goji berries has been drawing a lot of attention due to its beneficial effects including antioxidant properties on Vision retinopathy and macular degeneration so the longevity conferring benefits of Goji berries are due to the high levels of antioxidants and in traditional Chinese medicine what's fascinating is that Goji berries we say strengthen the liver and the kidney Yin it's like the engine oil or the reserves now what's crazy though is for thousands of years Goji berries have been said to strengthen the eye function which is amazing that modern medical research supports that they actually do have a specific function that benefits the eyes herb for longevity number three is a stralis or hangi now in one particular paper featuring a stralis the paper is called a systematic review of anti-aging effects of 23 traditional Chinese medicines they found that the major components of aralis saponins flavonoids polysaccharides they found that they have immuno regulatory antioxidant and many more effects and these properties likely contribute to the beneficial effects such as lifespan extension slowing down a vascular and brain aging and anti-cancer activity among these bioactive ingredients one particular ingredient has been found to be associated with significant anti-aging effects through the lengthening of telr and cells so hangi in particular used for conditions that are low immunity susceptibility to colds uh very often exhaustion chronic fatigue anemia that sort of thing it's often used for also edema interestingly enough herb number four for longevity is licorice or Ganso now in this particular paper that is called antioxidant and anti-aging effects of licorice these researchers found that in particular licorice Roots the extract showed inv vitro antioxidant activity and this particular I think this is an nematode they studied actually showed an increased in survival rate when they were exposed to it up to a 33.5% increase so this study on nematodes of course is not done on human beings but gansa licorice we used for many different things it's in lots of different formulas in traditional Chinese medicine but often we use it for lots of soothing mucus membrane like activities right sore throats sometimes people have reactions to herbs where they're too drying or too spicy and the licorice moderates that effect a little bit herb number five is called riola or Hong jingan now this particular paper on riola called riola a promising anti-aging Chinese herb they found that it's been proposed that riola can extend longevity and improve the health span by alleviating oxidative stress so for example they found that riola supplied every other day at a particular dosage significantly increased the lifespan of dropa particular fly when compared the distribution of deaths between the riola supplemented and the control flies the flies that got the riola had decelerated aging so that's kind of cool now Roda is often used for issues with the HPA Axis or stress riola is not typically commonly used in modern traditional Chinese medicine but it is in some of the medical texts in general it is used to mitigate stress so sometimes it's called an adaptogen which is very generic kind of new Agy term for a general stress modulating herb but that is sort of the category it is lumped in now on top of that I accept the limited number of new patients every month in my private practice in Los Angeles or virtually via tele medicine the link to contact my practice or just call us directly is right below the video longevity herb number six is called linger or RI now in this particular study which is called traditional Chinese medicine an aging intervention they found that Ganoderma was historically considered an Elixir and has been around for thousands of years now in particular in RI mushrooms there something that are called polysaccharides and TR Turpin that can potentially exert lifespan elongation or related activities but besides those anti-aging effects it also is great because it has immunomodulatory antioxidant neuroprotective and even anti-tumoral effects linger or RI we typically use for anxiety and sleep issues it's very commonly listed as an herb that settles the spirit and is something that promotes longevity good for sleep and anxiety longevity herb number seven is sanii or panics nining now in particular sanchi in one particular study has been found to be called The Miracle route for the preservation of life and has been extensively employed in China to treat microcirculatory disturbances inflammation as well as external and internal trauma now in particular it has interesting effects on lifespan extension antivascular aging anti-brain aging and as anti-cancer properties now SII we don't use a lot day-to-day besides for external lineament or internal formulas so SII is often in those famous Shaolin monk formulas you know the external lineaments the daao they use these Liquors that are combined in wine often or liquor to improve the effect on let's say local trauma so if you're someone who's getting bruised because you're getting kicked like in Muay Thai or punched you get a bruise a hematoma that is considered a localized form of blood stasis in Chinese medicine so we use herbs that help dispel blood stagnation and help basic the circulation to reabsorb that faster so sanchi is one of those herbs that is often used in these traditional external trauma lineaments medicinal herb number eight is called gko or bwa now in one particular study on gko they found that gko the leaves are widely used in degenerative diseases such as cerebrovascular disease Alzheimer's and more so the way that gko actually works is that it function as an antioxidant prevents mitochondrial dysfunction and in general one of the ways that we use it in Chinese medicine is that we use gko often interestingly for chronic coughs and wheezing so bagua is not necessarily used very often for Aging in Chinese medicine but is more of a respiratory herb longevity herb number nine is called herba sanis or rongrong now FYI rongrong was what I was hinting to in the beginning about Grandpa's old uh natural Viagra but check out this study on roong wrong it's a mushroom now this particular study called traditional Chinese medicine and aging intervention listed it as a Yang invigorating tonic herb been used to treat chronic renal disease impotance female infertility and other issues like scal constipation interestingly and what's fascinating is that this paper called it it was widely accepted and has earned the honor of being called the jinsen in the deserts now a lot of the extracts of it have certain compounds that make it very beneficial for longevity as well as for cognitive function as well yes this is Grandpa's old uh liido tonic wink wink if you know what I mean and a lot of the herbs that traditional Chinese medicine lists as kidney yangong tonics are traditional longevity herbs because the kidney Yang in Chinese medicine is like the Primal battery of Life It's Your vitality and ancient doctors have said that it is associated with the kidneys in particular or the mingmen What's called the Gate of light and a lot of kidney herbs are the number one category that people supplement with more longevity or better prevent cognitive decline that kind of thing longevity herb number 10 is called danen danen or Salvia is a f fting herb and has lots of cardiovascular benefits so in this particular study on danen this particular paper is called oxidative stress and Salvia an aging Associated cardiovascular disease what they found is that it has anti-hypertensive blood pressure effects and it's working on particular and that danan can regulate vascular tone and reduce blood pressure there's another paper though that's even more interesting and what this paper found was that danen as an injection can actually suppress cigarette smoking induced lung inflam by decreasing the levels of a certain interlukin and tumor necrosis factor in certain rats so this herb could actually mitigate the damage caused by smoking and we see this for other herbs in Chinese medicine too one herb that's called jure immature Orange Peel can actually offset the damage that leads to the development of fatty liver from a bad diet so rats that were given a certain diet that would promote the development of fatty liver given gure Orange Peel would often see a decreased risk of that developing and a decreased frequency so some of these herbs really are preventing in nature too now none of these herbs are as important as a lifestyle that promotes longevity they will not undo the damage of a horrible life and these other factors diet exercise Etc are more important on top of that I put together a brand new online program introduction to Healing with traditional Chinese medicine which is the fundamental principles on healing and living long so this is one of the ways I'm keeping this channel as much ad and sponsor free as possible you know rather than having like this long pitch about some supplement or some greens juice that I don't know if it really appeals to you if you're interested in I'm launching a series of courses that may be more appealing so check it out it's the pinned comment below it's in the description and then before you guys go I have a great other related video on these practices and herbs right here