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 | Apples are used to control diarrhea or constipation; and for the softening, passage, and collection of gallstones. They are also used to prevent cancer, especially lung cancer. Other uses include treating cancer, diabetes, dysentery, fever, heart problems, warts, and a vitamin C-deficiency condition called scurvy. Some people also use apples for cleaning their teeth. |
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 | The chemicals in Oregon grape might help fight bacterial and fungal infections. |
Yellow Dock | Yellow dock contains chemicals called anthraquinones, which work as stimulant laxatives. |
Valerian | May Help Improve Sleep and Restfulness |
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. A colostomy is a surgical opening made in the abdomen that allows intestinal waste to be collected in a bag. Chlorophyll is also used for constipation, “detoxification,” and wound healing. |
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