Laxatives work by stimulating the contraction of the muscles of the colon. Bitter laxatives can also work as a vermifuge (kill parasites), hepatonics (liver tonic), and blood purifiers, as well as loosen mucus.
Examples include:
Cascara Sagrada, Elderberry, Oregon Grape, Pumpkin, Barberry, and Aloe Vera
LBSII (#990-1) - This combination of cascara sagrada, buckthorn, licorice root, capsicum, ginger, oregon grape, and turkey rhubarb, couch grass, and red clover, is a lower bowel cleansing formula. It stimulates digestion, bile production, and liver function. This formula also relaxes cramping and spasms, cleans the blood, and has herbs that are both anti-parasitic, and antibiotic, thereby helping to kill germs and microorganisms in the digestive tract.
Tiao-He Cleanse (#4000-1) - This popular 10 day cleanse comes in a packet form. Each packet contains one capsule each of the following formulas: LBSII, Liver Balance, All Cell Detox, Pysllium Hulls, Burdock, and Black Walnut. Although this cleanse targets the liver, it contains herbs to cleanse all other systems as well. Tiao He Cleanse is gentle enough to do while you are working. It is best to start with 1 packet the first day, 2 the second day, and 3 per day after that. This provides a wonderful cleanse for the spring or fall, or to do prior to any weight loss program. This cleanse will work best if combined with Fat Grabbers (#3035-9), or Nature’s Three fiber (#1345-0).
- The body needs to eliminate toxins and waste products on a daily basis. Because our bodies are often sluggish at doing so, it becomes necessary to periodically cleanse the body to help remove build-up.
- Bitter herbs are most often used to cleanse and detoxify the body of toxins that have built up over time. Poor diet, low fiber, low water intake, chemicals in our food and environment all contribute to this build-up.
- Any substance that finds it way into your body is going to effect you for better or for worse. Even “good” foods if not properly digested become poisons in the body. If you regularly have problems with digestion you should take an enzyme like Food Enzymes (#1836-9) with each meal to ensure proper digestion of your food.
- Whenever you cleanse the body of toxins you need to make sure you drink at least 2 quarts of water daily, exercise regularly to enhance lymphatic flow, stay away from heavily processed foods, soda pop, caffeine and tobacco. Add extra fiber to the diet by increasing fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Use herbs that cleanse all the channels of elimination (lungs, colon, kidneys, liver, skin). The following herbal products offer a good complete body cleanse:
Notes:
Fat Grabbers - Contains lecithin, a nutrient that breaks down fat particles in your food, blood stream, and liver. Chickweed a bitter herb, which contains saponins that breakdown, fats and chemicals in your stomach, blood, and cells. Chickweed also has diuretic properties to cleanse your kidneys and blood. The third ingredient combines the high quality fibers found in guar gum and pysllium to provide bulk for the colon as well as having the effect of trapping fat particles from your food and pulling them from the body. 4 capsules of Fat Grabbers can trap 100 calories of fat per meal.
Food Enzymes - This is an enzyme complex designed to assist your digestion. It combines enzymes that will break down fats, carbohydrates, and proteins.
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