Ingredients
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Cascara Sagrada | Cascara is used as a laxative for constipation, as well as a treatment for gallstones, liver ailments, and cancer. Some people use it as a "bitter tonic." |
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Senna | Senna is an FDA-approved nonprescription laxative. It is used to treat constipation and also to clear the bowel before diagnostic tests such as colonoscopy. |
Chinese Rhubarb | Used primarily for digestive complaints. |
Peppermint | Some people also use peppermint for menstrual problems, liver and gallbladder complaints, preventing spasms during endoscopy procedures, and as a stimulant. |
Fennel | Fennel is used for various digestive problems including heartburn, intestinal gas,bloating, loss of appetite, and colic in infants. It is also used for upper respiratory tract infections, coughs, bronchitis, cholera, backache, bedwetting, and visual problems. |
Apple Pectin | Pectin is a fiber found in fruits. It is used to make medicine. |
Black Walnut | Black walnut is used to treat parasitic worm infections and certain other infections including diphtheria and syphilis. It is also used for leukemia. |
Aloe Vera | Aloe seems to be able to speed wound healing by improving blood circulation through the area and preventing cell death around a wound. |
Oregon Grape | Oregon grape is used for stomach ulcers, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), stomach upset, as a bitter tonic, to treat infections, and to cleanse the bowels. |
Yellow Dock | Yellow dock contains chemicals called anthraquinones, which work as stimulant laxatives. |
Valerian | The root of this plant has been used for thousands of years as a remedy for various ailments including sleep problems, digestive problems, disorders of the nervous system, headaches, and arthritis. |
Slippery Elm | Slippery Elm (bark) has various traditional medicinal uses. The tree has long been used as a demulcent, and is still produced commercially for this purpose in the United States with approval for sale as an over-the-counter demulcent by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Sometimes leaves are dried and ground into a powder, then made into a tea. Both Ulmus rubra gruel and tea may help to soothe the digestive tract. |
Chlorophyll | Chlorophyll is used for bad breath and reducing colostomy odor. |
Vegetable Cellulose Capsule | One of the most obvious benefits of using vegetarian or cellulose-based capsules is that they are not made with animal byproducts. |
Magnesium Stearate | Magnesium stearate is often used as an anti-adherent in the manufacture of medical tablets, capsules and powders. |
Silica | Increasing bone mineral density when obtained from foods. |
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