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1. GABA
   
   What is GABA? If you’re into bodybuilding, then you’ve probably heard of the term in passing. GABA stands for gamma-animobutyric acid. It is the most important inhibitory neurotransmitter in the brain
2. Gamma-Oryzanol
   
   Gamma-oryzanol is used to decrease cholesterol and fats in the blood and bloodstream. It is used to treat children with skin rashes.
3. Garcinia Cambogia
   
   Garcinia cambogia is a diminutive purple flowering plant that has been used historically in India for treatment of edema, delayed menstruation, constipation, and intestinal parasites.
4. Garlic
   
   Who says only vampires and werewolves are afraid of garlic? Once you learn the benefits associated with this bulbous plant, you’ll find that it’s not only Buffy or Dr. Helsing who has a use for it.
5. Gelatin
   
   With its flexible, dissolvable structure, gelatin is also used to manufacture capsules – both hard and “soft gel.” In addition to its “jiggly” food uses, gelatin was therefore used to hold medications, vitamins, and other dietary supplements.
6. Ginger
   
   Ginger is often mistaken for a “root”, hence the term “ginger root.” Actually, that golden part of the plant is a rhizome. The plant is indigenous to southern China.
7. Ginkgo Biloba
   
   Ginkgo biloba was used in the ancient times as a water-based herb so it may be effective as a tea. However, some studies have suggested that Ginkgo biloba doesn’t break down in water....
8. Ginseng -Panax
   
   Today, Ginseng (Panax) is considered a powerful adaptogen with a wide range of possible therapeutic uses. As a tonic, Ginseng (Panax) acts as an agent that can increase the body’s resistance to physical, chemical, and biological stress.
9. GLA
   
   Gamma linolenic acid or GLA is a substance commonly found in herbal plants. GLA is an essential fatty acid or EFA in the omega-6 family that is found primary in plant-based oils.
10. Glucosamine
    
    Before going off to the nearest drugstore and buying yourself a glucosamine supplement, you need to be armed first with the appropriate information to prevent any mistakes.
11. Glutamine
    
    Glutamine is an amino acid that is classified under the nonessential group since it can be readily synthesized by various tissues in the body, including the skeletal muscles, liver, and adipose tissue
12. Glutathione
    
    Glutathione is a substance that is made up of three amino acids existing in almost every cell of the body. The amino acids include cysteine, glutamic acid, and glycine.
13. Goldenseal
    
    Goldenseal or Hydrastis canadenis is one of the most popular herbs sold on the American market. But why is it so popular? What are its benefits? And where is the science to back it up?
14. Gotu Kola
    
    Gotu kola bears the scientific name, Centella asiatica. The name itself should give you an idea as to where it is found. Gotu kola is a slender plant that commonly found in India, Sri Lanka, Madagascar, South Africa, and the tropics.
15. Grape Seed Extract
    
    Grape seed extract can increase blood flow and benefit people with diabetes, leg cramps, varicose veins, arm and leg numbness or tingling, and even impotence.
16. Green Tea
    
    There are many health benefits associated with green tea. One of these benefits is preventing cancer....
17. Gugulipid
    
    The gugulipid tree is closely related to the Commiphora mukul tree or common myrrh, which was used as one of the first medicines.
18. Gymnema Sylvestre
    
    For thousands of years, generations of people in India have chewed the leaves of the Gymnema sylvestre plant in an effort to control blood sugar.