Product Description
TURKEY RHUBARB ROOT - For further details, please click on link...
Rheum sp. - Certified Organic, grain alcohol 60%, spring water. Strength 1:5.
Supports gastrointestinal health; emodin properties, it is laxative and one of the main herbs in the anticancer formula Essiac.*
Summary: Like buckthorn, cascara sagrada, frangula, and senna, turkey rhubarb encourages bowel movement by inhibiting the smooth muscles that retain stool and stimulating the smooth muscles that push stool through the intestine. The herb doesn't work unless the sennosides in the herb are transformed into rheinanthrones by beneficial bacteria in the colon. Rhubarb is more appropriate than senna, however, when irregularity follows treatment with antibiotics; it is less dependent on the symbiotic bacteria of the colon. Chinese physicians today use rhubarb root teas to treat stubborn infections of the skin caused by Staphylococcus aureus. A powder of rhubarb root and licorice can be made into a plaster to treat boils and furuncles.
Precautions: If you experience cramping, you've taken too much. On the other hand, if you take only a tiny amount of rhubarb, you will become constipated. In very small doses, the tannins in rhubarb are more effective than the purgative chemicals and the herb actually causes constipation. Use as directed. Don't take rhubarb or any other stimulant laxative if you take Lasix (furosemide); the combination can lead to potassium depletion. Not known to be safe during pregnancy, although no complications have ever been reported. Not recommended for long term use.
Suggested Use: Shake well. Too much of this plant can cause cramping, while too little can cause constipation. Suggest beginning with 5 drops three times daily and increase to 20 drops as indicated. Do not take in pregnancy or if you have a tendency to develop kidney stones.
*This statement not evaluated by the FDA. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
