Proper circulation is essential for health and longevity. Although many people may be familiar with veins and arteries, they may not know most of the vital functions of circulation are actually performed in the microcirculation network of capillaries.
These tiny blood vessels – many of which are only 1/10th the diameter of a human hair – are essential for delivering oxygen and nutrients to the body’s organs and tissues, and also for removing carbon dioxide, metabolic wastes, and toxins. The human microcirculation network is vast, containing more than 18,000 miles of capillaries to feed the body’s 10 trillion cells.
Many factors can adversely affect microcirculation, including stress, and tobacco and alcohol use. Poor microcirculation also plays a significant role in various debilitating conditions.
Because of its wide-ranging effects on health, scientists have been exploring ways to improve microcirculation, with much current research being focused on the body chemical nitric oxide. Secreted in the lining of blood vessels, nitric oxide allows veins, arteries, and capillaries to relax so that blood can flow normally through them. Without adequate nitric oxide, microcirculation can be significantly impaired.
The Chinese herb jiaogulan has attracted the interest of scientists ecause of its demonstrated ability to increase microcirculation in in vitro laboratory studies. According to noted pathologist and medical professor Dr. Jialiu Liu, jiaogulan’s circulation-enhancing effects result from increased nitric oxide release in the capillaries,which is mediated by bioactive jiaogulan compounds known as gypenoside saponins.
To test the microcirculation-enhancing abilities of jiaogulan in vivo in humans, FreeLife scientists chose to study Jule of the Orient™, a proprietary gypenoside-standardized tonic derived from fullspectrum, whole-plant jiaogulan. In the study, subjects received a single dose of two ounces (60 ml) of Jule, and changes in peripheral circulation in the hands were tracked using an advanced laser Doppler scanner. Statistical analysis showed that Jule significantly increased circulation by as much as 60 percent over baseline level, and that microcirculation was still improved over baseline even six hours after intake.†
These results suggest that Jule may have an acute stimulating effect on peripheral blood circulation, which in turn may be a contributing factor in the health improvements observed in other clinical studies of Jule.†
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Jule of the Orient patent pending and clinically tested tonic is based on jiaogulan, an Asian rainforest herb whose traditional use is backed by more than 300 scientific research papers attesting to profound and diverse health and wellness benefits unprecedented by any plant in nature. Studies on Jule have shown metabolic energy enhancement 16 times greater than ordinary jiaogulan. Our ongoing research has also shown significant improvements in microcirculation, which is vital for the proper nutrition of each of the body’s 10 trillion cells.
FreeLife’s Jule of the Orient is an energizing, patent pending and clinically tested liquid tonic that is based on a remarkable Chinese herb known as jiaogulan. In the mountain rainforests of southern China where it is grown, jiaogulan is treasured above all other healing plants. In certain villages where it is used regularly, the inhabitants are said to have a history of living exceptionally long and healthy lives. This is why jiaogulan is often referred to as xiancao – the "Immortality Herb."
Jiaogulan’s history of traditional use for health and longevity has now been scientifically validated, with more than 300 scholarly research papers attesting to diverse and wide-ranging health and wellness benefits that may very well eclipse those of any plant found in nature. With so much compelling evidence, FreeLife has embarked on a mission to make jiaogulan a household word around the world, just as we did with the goji berry in 2003.
As an herbal adaptogen, jiaogulan helps to bring balance to the body by improving stamina, endurance, and immune function. Adaptogens are exceedingly rare in nature – only 1 in 40,000 plants qualify – and their benefits are said to be due to the presence of bioactive principles called saponins. With an unmatched total of more than 100 different saponins, jiaogulan is regarded by leading experts as the world’s most potent adaptogen. They attribute this not only to the exceptionally high number of saponins in jiaogulan, but also to its high content of gypenosides, an especially powerful class of saponins not found in any other species.
In creating Jule, Freelife sought the advice of the world’s leading expert on jiaogulan, the eminent pathologist and medical professor Dr. Jialiu Liu. Dr. Liu emphasized the importance of standardizing our tonic to a consistently high gypenoside content. And, he strongly recommended using the entire plant; not just the leaves as are used in ordinary jiaogulan preparations. As Dr. Liu explained, this is the only way to capture jiaogulan’s full spectrum of gypenosides.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, herbs are often used in combination for greater effect. Following Dr. Liu’s wise counsel, we formulated our full-spectrum jiaogulan with a precise recipe of synergistic Chinese herbs, and we further enhanced the formula with health-promoting supernutrients from around the world, carefully selected by FreeLife’s global Scientific Team. The result is Jule of the Orient, and as new FreeLife research illustrates, the difference really shows!
In one controlled human clinical trial, Jule was scientifically shown to have a metabolic-energizing effect nearly 16 times greater than ordinary jiaogulan.† In another FreeLife study that used advanced laser Doppler scanning technology, those drinking Jule experienced significant improvements in microcirculation, and the effect lasted for hours.† This is important, as the microcirculation network is responsible for delivering nutrients and oxygen and removing wastes and toxins from each of the body’s 10 trillion cells.
Phytonutrient-rich Jule is not a juice – it’s a tonic – yet it delivers the antioxidant capacity of 15 servings of fruits and vegetables in just four ounces.† Jule can give your body valuable and much-needed anti-aging support, assisting in its fight against the effects of environmental and metabolic toxins and chemicals, poor dietary habits, and other sources of dangerous free radicals.†
Jule gives you the adaptogens, phytonutrients, and antioxidants you need to live life to the fullest. We call it Nature’s Greatest Treasure, and when you try it, we’re sure that you’ll agree!
††These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
Jule of the Orient™ Jiaogulan Improves Micro-Circulation in Study
