Herbal medicine is a wellknown cure for an immense variety of disease for thousands of years.
Most herbal medicines are the based of green leaves, which contain many natural, health ingredients.
Specific plant species contain secondary plant substances that have been used for the production of medical products. The active ingredients of the green leaf belong to the metabolically active chloroplast in the plant cell protoplast and in the vacuol, where several secondary substances are stored. The active ingredients can be extracted from the leaves as green juice, e.g., Barley grass juice, which in used in Body Cure hair and skin care products. The green juice contains proteins, mainly enzymes, lipids, vitamins, such as pro-vitamin A Vitamin B, C, E, and K, and several essential minerals, e.g., calcium iron, zinc, and phosphorous, and include a high content of potassium. The green juice from leaves are used traditionally as food supplement in Asia.