Calcium is the element in the form of carbonate, phosphate, silicate and fluoride is essential for the formation or growth of teeth and bones. Studies suggest that calcium adds mineral density to bone, which can help prevent osteoporosis.
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Rich source of calcium include milk and dairy products, oily fish and herbs. Herbs that contains calcium include alfalfa, burdock root, cayenne, chamomile, chickweed, chicory, dandelion, eyebright, fennel seed, fenugreek, flaxseed, hops, horsetails, kelp, lemongrass, mullein, nettle, oat straw, paprika, parsley, peppermint, plantain, red clover, rose hips, shepherd’s purse, violet leaves, yarrow, and yellow dock.
Other plants contain calcium include raspberry leaf, milky oats, sesame seeds, lamb’s quarters, toad flax, silver weed, cleavers, meadow sweet, mistletoe, coltsfoot, rest harrow and pimpernel.
A big mug of infusion using any of these herbs (nettle, sage, chickweed, red clover, comfrey leaf, raspberry leaf, oastraw) is equal to 250-300 mg calcium. By adding a big pinch of horsetail will increase the calcium by 10 percent.
Herbs containing calcium
