Ginkgo Leaves
(Ginkgo biloba)

Kola Nuts
(Cola nitida)

Yerba Mate Leaves
(Ilex paraguaensis)

Apollo Herbs’ Zoom! contains a blend of seven herbs that were combined together to create a very stimulating formula that is also adaptogenic and anti-oxidant, excellent for long travelling & studying at night. Long-term use is not advised. Excessive use of stimulants inhibits the body’s restorative processes. Herbs with high tannin content shouldn’t be taken with meals as they impair nutrient absorption.

Guarana is a tropical vine from South America which is high in caffeine, theobromine, & theophylline, & also tannins. Guarana is taken as a stimulant, a diuretic, and to reduce short-term fatigue.

Kola Nut is used in Coca Cola. Kola contains caffeine, theobromine, tannins and volatile oil. It is used for stimulation of the nervous system, for a short-term burst of energy & for nervous debility.

Yerba Mate contains the xanthine derivatives caffeine, theobromine, & theophylline, as well as

Green Tea is a good source of the purine alkaloids caffeine and theophylline, & tannins. Theophylline, as a prescription drug, is a smooth muscle relaxant for bronchial asthma and is a diuretic. It helps stop bronchial spasms & is bronchio-dilating, opening constricted bronchial passages.

American Ginseng Root is an adaptogen that produces a state of increased resistance to stress, increasing overall vitality and strength. It contains triterpenoid glycosides called ginsenosides.

Fo-ti Root (Ho Shou Wu) is a stimulating Chinese herb known for preserving one’s youth and vital energy (chi). It has been used as a tonic for the blood and circulatory system. The Chinese claim that it can restore the pigment to the hair of those whose hair has gone gray.

Ginkgo biloba is a vasodilator that improves cerebral blood flow, and has anti-oxidant properties, preventing formation of free radicals. Its active constituents are flavonoids and ginkgolides. Clinical research has shown Ginkgo biloba to prevent atherosclerosis & to allay Alzheimer’s disease.