Sweetish Bitters - Elixir by Gaia Herbs 2 Fluid Ounces Herbal Elixir For Supporting Healthy Digestion And Food Absorption* Our Price: $9.69 Retail Price: $12.98 You Save: $3.29 each, a 25% Savings!
Sweetish Bitters - Elixir Scientific Name(s):Curcuma longa Gentiana lutea Taraxacum officinale Silybum marianum Dioscorea villosa Elettaria cardamomum Foeniculum vulgare Zingiber officinale Citrus aurantium Turmeric Supports Digestion to Promote Healthy Assimilation of Foods* Promotes Freedom from Bloated Feelings After Meals* Provides Enzyme Catalyst Important for the Breakdown of Food-Nutrients* Ginger and her cousin Turmeric are proud members of the zingiberaceae family and grow in sub-tropical, volcanic soils in the southern hemispheres. The plant is thought to have originated in tropical Asia and is widely cultivated in the Caribbean and Africa. All cultures report similar uses of this plant. It has been used as a favorite “diffusive” circulatory stimulant and heating agent; calming nausea, removing phlegm or catarrh in a wet cough. It has also been used to support a healthy inflammatory response. Ginger is also widely used for motion sickness. Ginger is one of the most widely consumed aromatic spices on the planet.*Turmeric , a perennial member of the Zingiberaceae family has been used for thousands of years as a traditional medicine, coloring agent and spice. Currently India accounts for much of its cultivation. It is known as Shati in Sanskrit. Reports of its use as a medicine go as far back as 600 BC in Assyrian herbal accounts and can also be traced to Greek writings from Dioscorides. It has been used to support healthy digestion, promote cardiovascular health, and support the immune system as well as used topically and in the eyes in Ayurvedic medicine. In Western herbal medicine Turmeric is used as an aromatic bitter and for supporting healthy liver function.*
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Supplement Facts Serving Size: One (1) Heaping Teaspoon Amount Daily A Proprietary Extract(Plantago Ovata, Althaea Officinalis, Glycyrrhiza Spp.) Psyllium Seed Husks, Triphala Extract Powder, Marshmallow Root, Licorice Root Powder, Ginger Root, Amalaki Indian Gooseberry Powder, Bitter Orange Essence, Anise Essence, Seaweed Blend **
** Daily Value Not Established. Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Also contains Spring Water, Grain Alcohol - 45-55%.Farm Grown at Gaia Herbs. Add Sixty (60) drops to a small amount of warm water and take Fifteen (15 to Twenty (20) minutes before meals Three (3) times each day. Shake well before using. Not to be used during pregnancy or lactation. Keep away from children. Use only as directed on Label. Bloating , Digestive Balance , Digestive Comfort , Digestive Inconsistancy , Gas Pain , Gastric Soothing , Gastrointestinal Vitality Digestive System , Stomach Ginger contains hundreds of chemical components. The highest percentages of chemicals are the volatile oils (camphene, phellandrene, zingiberine, zingiberol, eucalyptol, citral, borneol, and linalol) and the phenolic compounds (gingerol, zingerone, shogaols) and resins. The fresh rhizome is less hot and contains more of the flavor components such as triterpenoids and volatile oils which act on the peripheries of the body. The dried rhizome is quite hot from its concentration of pungent nonvolatile compounds known as gingerols and acts centrally to dispel what are referred to in Traditional Chinese Medicine as “Cold-Wind” conditions. Ginger has been shown in numerous clinical trials to work as well as or better than Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory medicines without the adverse events reported such as gastric mucosal irritation and ulceration. It is thought that Ginger promotes normal production of Thromboxanes and Leukotrienes which would explain its action on the immune system as well as its ability to promote healthy circulation and inflammatory responses. Numerous studies used dried powdered ginger and fresh ginger and had very positive results with humans. Powdered dried ginger root demonstrated anti-inflammatory effects in 56 patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, or mysositis (muscle inflammation) when taken daily in one to two gram amounts. Pain was moderately or markedly reduced by 75% in all three categories of patients. (see references).*Turmeric rhizome are essential oils including the sesquiterpene ketone; Turmerone. The yellow pigments are water soluble and known as Curcumins. Most of the clinical research has been conducted in-vitro and primarily on animal cells using the isolated constituents. Curcumin (diferuloylmethane) is bio-transformed during and after gut absorption so it remains the work of modern researchers to determine what activity can be attributed to its downstream metabolites after oral administration as opposed to intravenous injections. The fat soluble Turmerones are another well researched group of volatile oils in this rhizome. Turmeric extracts have shown considerable pharmacological activity, but the exact modes of its actions are not yet fully understood. Undoubtedly the medicinal activity of this healing plant is coming from more than just a couple of constituents making it important to look for WholePlant Standardized preparations which contain guaranteed potency but are not limited to one constituent. For further information on the Pharmacodynamics of Turmeric and chemicals contained in the rhizome please refer to the references below or use the “Pub Med” search feature on the Gaia Herbs Homepage.* MacLeod AJ, Pieris NM. Volatile aroma constituents of Sri Lankan ginger. Phytochemistry. 1984 ; 23: 353-59.
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