Raz-Caps 500 mg (100 Capsules)

Raz-Caps 500 mg, 100 Capsules

Raz-Caps contain pumpkin seed (Cucurbita pepo), garlic (Allium sativum), cramp bark (Viburnum opulus), cayenne (Capsicum annuum) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris)

Appearance

Pumpkins, a member of the squash family, grow on vines. Although pumpkin plants produce a profusion of flowers throughout the life of the plant, as a rule of thumb, only about two pumpkins per vine can be expected. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a hardy, perennial member of the onion family. Unlike the onion, garlic plants produce a number of small bulbs called cloves rather than one large bulb. Garlic has flat leaves rather than the round, hollow leaves of the onion. Cramp bark plants grow as bushy trees that may reach as much as 12 feet in height. Occasionally, cramp bark is planted as hedges due to its ornamental flowers and foliage. In the summer, the plants produce large white flowers quickly followed by bunches of red berries. The maple-shaped leaves of cramp bark bushes change from dark green to a dark red or purple color in the fall.   Generally speaking any of a number of peppers are called cayenne. Capsicum frutescens can be grown in a variety of locations and needs approximately 100 days to mature. The plants grow to about two to four feet in height and are typically spaced three feet apart. Thyme is the general name for the many herbs of the Thymus species, all of which are small perennial plants native to Europe and Asia. This low-growing woody shrub has gray-green leaves and white, pink, or purple flowers. The three principal varieties of thyme are English, French, and German, and they differ in leaf shape, leaf color, and essential oil composition.

History

Pumpkins, as well as their seeds, were a celebrated food of the Native American peoples who treasured them both for their dietary and medicinal properties. The cultivation of pumpkins spread throughout the world when the European explorers, returning from their journeys, brought back many of the agricultural treasures of the New World. While pumpkin seeds are featured in the recipes of many cultures, they are a special hallmark of traditional Mexican cuisine. Pumpkin seeds have recently become more popular as research suggests that they have unique nutritional and health benefits, as well as antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.
 
The word garlic comes from Old English garleac, meaning "spear leek." Dating back over 6,000 years, garlic is native to Central Asia, and has long been a staple in the Mediterranean region, as well as a frequent seasoning in Asia, Africa, and Europe.

Egyptians worshipped garlic and placed clay models of garlic bulbs in the tomb of Tutankhamen. Garlic was in fact so highly prized that it was actually used as currency. Folklore holds that garlic repelled vampires, protected against the Evil Eye, and warded off jealous nymphs said to terrorize pregnant women and engaged maidens. Additionally, the alleged aphrodisiacal powers of garlic have been trumpeted throughout the ages.

Cayenne has been cultivated for thousands of years in the tropical Americas, Africa, and India, but legend says that Columbus was the first European to discover this pungent herb and that it was he who introduced it to Europe upon his return from the New World. Archaeologists have found remains of chilies in Mexican sites dating from 7000 B.C., and cayenne peppers played an important role in Aztec and Mayan mythology. They are still a mainstay in Latin American and American Southwestern cuisine, but have also been adopted into cuisines around the globe. 

Cayenne’s therapeutic history is long.  Cayenne has been used in Ayurvedic medicine for centuries. Cherokee Indians in North America used cayenne as a stimulant, and the Navajo people used it for weaning children.

Close relatives of the cayenne pepper are red and bell peppers, pimento, paprika and tabasco peppers. All contain capsicum. Peppers vary greatly with regard to the amount of heat generated. Bell peppers are the “coolest,” and habaneras the hottest. Cayenne’s botanical genus, Capsicum, is derived from the Greek word “to bite,” and it is aptly known as the “plant that bites back.” 

Cramp bark was named for its primary therapeutic use—to relieve muscle cramps and other similar conditions. Historically, the Native American Meskwaki people used cramp bark to ease the discomfort of cramps and pains located anywhere in the body. The Penobscot people used cramp bark to soothe swollen glands, chills and fever. This valuable herb has a long history of use by Asian traditional healers for nervous conditions, convulsions, spasms and menstrual cramps.

Thyme has been used since ancient times as a flavoring agent and as a fumigant. Ancient Egyptians used thyme in embalming. The name thyme is derived from thymos, the Greek word for courage. The ancient Greeks used the herb in their baths and burned it as incense in their temples, believing that thyme could impart courage and vigor. It is thought that the spread of thyme throughout Europe was due to the Romans, who they used it to purify their rooms. In the European Middle Ages, the herb was placed beneath pillows to aid sleep and ward off nightmares. During this period, women would also often give knights gifts that included thyme leaves as thyme was believed to bring courage a warrior. Finally, thyme became widely known in the 17th century as an agent for easing the discomfort of lung and digestive complaints.

About our Capsules:

We take great care in manufacturing products that do not contain excipients, like flow agents, coatings, colorings, binders, and release agents that other manufacturers list under Other Ingredients, as:

1. Silica
2. Sterate
3. Maltodextrin
4. Tocopherols
5. Derivatives from soy
6. and more

For this reason our capsules may not have a uniform look and may not be completely full.  Please rest assured that your capsule weight is as stated on the label, we pay close and systematic attention to weight, purity and the potency of our capsules.  Our number one goal is PURITY and POTENCY, not LOOKS.

It takes an abundance of patience and care to encapsulate powders without flow agents. As a result, we often run our machines at 10% of full speed in order to get the job done.  Again PURITY is our #1 goal, not saving on production COST.

No one else takes the time to make such PURE products.  Please enjoy!