This herbal hearing hero should PRICK UP your ears
Your skin is glowing…
Your mind is sharp as a tack…
And your vision is so crystal-clear, you could STILL qualify to be a fighter pilot.
There’s just ONE problem…
You can’t hear diddly-squat!
EVERYTHING about you is aging gracefully… EXCEPT your ears.
Even if you haven’t ABUSED your hearing with loud noises… and your rock and roll days are FAR behind you…
Your ears can still take a BEATING, thanks to the realities of everyday life.
Fortunately, you don’t have to struggle through your “golden years” as someone who’s hard of hearing.
And you might even be able to FORGET which one is your “good ear”!
Because there’s a way to BEAT BACK inner ear damage…
The kind that can ROB you of your hearing.
It’s practically UNKNOWN in this country…
But on the other side of the world, it’s about as ancient as it gets.
Don’t let this fall on deaf ears
Japanese cornel (Cornus officinalis) is a flowering shrub that’s a member of the dogwood family.
Its fruit is a red berry – one that traditional healing practices like Kampo and TCM use in a dried form as medicine.
Known as “Sanshuyu” in Japanese… and “Shan Zhu Yu” in Chinese… it’s known for its anti-aging properties.
The traditional theory is that this herbal remedy TARGETS kidney function…
And that the kidneys work to help NOURISH the ears to help STAVE OFF hearing issues!
I’m talking about tinnitus… a.k.a. that MADDENING ringing in your ears that WON’T go away…
As well as hearing loss.
Now, modern research has confirmed that Japanese cornel fruit not only BEATS BACK oxidative damage… but also BOOSTS blood supply to the inner ear.
And the key to the PROTECTIVE power it exerts on your ears may be the presence of a steroid-like substance called ursolic acid.
In a 2020 animal study, ursolic acid helped INHIBIT hearing loss… even when the researchers TRIED to induce it.
That’s FANTASTIC news for anyone whose hearing loss might not be merely a matter of aging ears…
But because they’re taking a drug that can WRECK the inner workings of the ears.
Now, my FIRST recommendation would be to AVOID all such meds… which are known as “ototoxic” drugs.
But that may not be possible for some folks… including those taking certain cancer drugs that are KNOWN for their toxicity to those delicate mechanisms.
If you can’t find Japanese cornel fruit as a capsule or tincture in the supplement aisle… a traditional herbalist may be able to source it for you.
They’ll likely know by the Latin name Corni Fructus.
It’s also an ingredient in the Chinese herbal formula Hachimijiogan (a.k.a. Ba-Wei-Di-Huang-Wan)… which is used in a form of ear-based acupuncture known as auriculotherapy.
Fortunately, you can get ursolic acid supplements from quality makers at your local health food store or online.
Note that they may have been extracted from one of the other plants that contains abundant quantities of ursolic acid… like rosemary… loquat… or apple peel.
To keeping your ears young,
Melissa Young
