Ingredients
Plants have always been a rich source of medicinal compounds (for example, penicillin, alkaloids, quinine, digitalis, morphine). Other clinically useful drugs which have been recently isolated from plants include the anticancer agent taxol from the yew tree and the antimalarial agent artemisinin from artemisia annua. Plants provide a large bank of rich, complex, highly varied structures which are unlikely to be synthesized in laboratories.
At Ateevia, we use natural botanicals in our products, including safflower, sunflower, borage, grape seed, and rosehip. These biologically active natural product compounds contain essential anti-inflammatory nutrients, such as flavonoids, lignans, linoleic, and oleic acids and antioxidants, which potentially suppress molecules that cause inflammation in joints and other tissues. PRIME is the first cream to incorporate all these elements in a topical form.
Our proprietary phytonutrients are composed of botanical extracts that include:
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Carthamus Tinctorius – Safflower extract
The benefits of the safflower have a centuries-old tradition of medicinal use in Asia. Extract from the flower of the plant provided natural alternatives for joint discomfort of arthritis. Its properties were recognized to reduce pain and inflammation. The plant’s flower has been used internally in traditional Chinese medicine for thousands of years, including easing joint pain and stiffness. Safflower has been identified as the source of several flavonoids with strong antioxidant compounds. Flavonoids are any of a group of oxygen-containing aromatic antioxidant compounds that help to lower inflammation as well as counteract the damaging effects of oxidation on body tissues. The well-known antioxidant, quercetin, is one of the flavonoids found in safflower. Quercetin has many health benefits among which it can help reduce the inflammation that results from bursitis, gout, and arthritis. -
Helianthus Annuus – Sunflower extract
Believed to have originated in South America, sunflower seeds are one of the first plants to ever be cultivated in the United States. Sunflower seeds are an excellent source of vitamin E, with simply one quarter-cup of sunflower seeds contains 90 % of the daily value for the vitamin. Vitamin E has significant anti-inflammatory effects that usually reduces symptoms in asthma, rheumatoid arthritis and other auto-immune disorders. Vitamin E travels throughout the body neutralizing free radicals that would otherwise damage fat-containing structures and molecules, such as cell membranes, brain cells, and cholesterol. By protecting these cellular and molecular components, vitamin E has significant anti-inflammatory effects that result in the reduction of conditions where free radicals and inflammation play a big role. Sunflower seeds are also a very good source of vitamin B1, manganese, magnesium, copper, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin B5 and folate. According to the National Institute of Health, Vitamin E can reduce inflammation, helping to relieve muscle pains, arthritis and rheumatism. Used for more than 5,000 years by the Native Americans, the seeds were a food and an oil source as well as recognized for anti-inflammatory properties, and the flowers were utilized as a dye pigment. -
Borago Officinalis – Borage extract
The use of borage dates back thousands of years. Borage has one of the highest amounts of gamma-linolenic acid (GLA, also known as omega-6). Borage oil contains 20-26 % GLA, which has been shown to benefit eczema, dermatitis, diabetic neuropathy, rheumatoid arthritis, skin health and general inflammation. Its other benefits come from its salicylic acid, and its concentrations of Omega 3, mucilage, tannin, resin, potassium nitrate, calcium and magnesium. The oil, extracted from the seeds, is used by naturopathic doctors for its anti-inflammatory and its skin health benefits. The human body converts it to a substance that resembles hormones and is known as PGE1 or prostaglandin E1. This element is used as an antithrombotic and anti-inflammatory by the body, since it has blood thinning properties and dilates the vessels. Borage is effective in rheumatoid arthritis cases, acute respiratory syndrome and hypertension. It is also used to help in the treatment of eczema. Borage helps reduce the inflammation and itching of skin and doesn't have side effects, unlike many medicines. - Vitis Vinifera – Grape Seed extract
- R. Canina & R. Rubiginosa – Rosehip Seed extract
Ateevia Botanica is manufactured according to the highest standards, complying with the specifications of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and formulated with complete health and wellness in mind. Ateevia offers quality, safety and effectiveness you can trust. All of our products are manufactured in FDA-registered, GMP-certified controlled clean room facilities. Each of our remedies are individually registered with the FDA. No animal testing is carried out.