NATURA LiVER SUPPORT

   

I. GENERAL DESCRIPTION.- 

 

This compound product is made from the following plants:

Boldo (Peumus Boldus Mol.)

Artichoke (Cynara Scolymus L)

Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa)

Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale)

European Barberry (Berberis Vulgaris)

Hercampuri (Gentianella Alborocea)

 

    II. DESCRIPCION DE LAS PLANTAS.- 

• Boldo (Peumus Boldus Mol.): A perennial shrub that grows to 3 – 6 m (10 – 20 ft) high, with persistent and aromatic foliage. The leaves grow oppositely, have an oval or elliptical shape, with the edge whole and unbroken, dark green surface with prominent glands that give it a rough texture to the touch. The flowers grow in bunches; they are small and white. The fruit is an ovoid drupe, yellowish when mature, carnose, 5 – 7 mm (0.2 – 0.28 in) long. The fruit is edible. For medicinal purposes, the leaves are used.

  

Properties:

• Stimulates production of gastric juices and bile; augments the secretion of urea and uric acid, due to a high content of an alkaloid named boldine.

• Hepatic stimulant, helps fight minor hepatobilious affections, such as hepatic insufficiency (slow liver and gallbladder), hepatitis, constipation and migraines caused by indigestion.

• Cholagogue, AmphoCholeretic and Choleretic, regulates and facilitates biliar secretion and excretion, which facilitates digestion of fats.

• Diuretic and antiseptic of the urinary tract: stimulates urine production, detoxifies the body.

• Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory; carminative.

• Very mild analgesic, calms the nervous system and the circulatory system.

 

• Artichoke (Cynara Scolynus L):  Herbaceous plant, very close to the thistle. Grows up to 5ft tall, and flowers from the top every year after winter. Creates a rosette of deeply segmented leaves. The leaves are light green and are covered with white fibrils that give it a pale aspect. The stalk is rounded, with few leaves and on top of it grow large heads (the artichokes), covered in many coriaceous bractea (leathery plate-like leaves). It flowers in summertime. For food purposes, the heads are collected, for medicinal purposes, the leaves are collected. These have a characteristic bitter taste, strong and persistent.

 

  

Properties:

• Helps reduce cholesterol levels in the blood, decreases arterial pressure and prevents atherosclerosis; which decreases the risk of cardiovascular disease and helps in the recovery from it as well as from infarction, angina, etc.

• Helps reduce blood glucose levels, good for hyperglycemic and diabetic people.

• Diuretic, supports the elimination of liquids in the body. This also helps reduce obesity and decrease the set of diseases and symptoms related to retention of liquids, toxins and uric acid in the body: circulatory and hepatic dysfunction, gout, arthritis, etc.

• Protects the Liver. Helps in the recovery from hepatic diseases (cirrhosis, hepatitis, hepatic insufficiency, intoxication, etc).

• Contains caffeic acid, linoleic acid, oleic acid, which help protect the liver, and caffeoylquinic acid that has a choleretic function, or helps restore bilious flow.

 

• Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa): A member of the bean family, Alfalfa is a perennial legume. This fodder plant is cultivated in irrigated fields. Known for its blue flowers, a color not common in this genre. Its fruit is in spiral form, like most of the Medicago. Alfalfa is a source of minerals like calcium, phosphorous, potassium, magnesium and sulfur among others.

 

 

Properties:

• It has a diuretic, purifying and detoxifying effect.

• Helps digestion, due principally to the enzymes it possesses, its chlorophyll, minerals and diverse vitamins.

• It has an anti-ulcerous effect, due to its high content of vitamins A and E, bio-flavonoids and above all, to methylmethionine or vitamin U, as well as other enzymes that facilitate digestion.

• Its chlorophyll is an important element used in the formation of blood cells and the metabolization of carbohydrates, fats and proteins.  Thus, it is used in the treatment of anemia and in weight-loss diets.

• Reduces cholesterol, the formation of cholesterol plaque and thus, atherosclerosis.

• It has a high content of proteins and through them, a high content of essential amino acids.

• Has estrogenic properties, through its high levels of isoflavones (ideal for menopause with its high content of calcium and magnesium).

• Recommended for lactating mothers because it augments production of milk; plus helps mothers recover faster from partum through its high iron content.

• Its high vitamin K content helps those with tendencies to hemorrhage and capillary fragility.

• It is a great nutrient, with many minerals and alkalinizers. It has a rejuvenating effect because of the SOD enzymes and catalases that reduce free radicals.

• It can augment overall resistance to disease due to its enzymes and alkalinity, which give the body a good health equilibrium.

 

• Dandelion (Taraxacum Officinale): Traditionally the roots, leaves and flowers are utilized. This plant belongs to the asteracea family.  Found easily along the roads, meadows, prairies and especially gardens. It grows to 40 cm (16 in).  It is an opportunist plant, annual and perennial; with primary root and basal rosette; it has alternating leaves, without a differentiated peduncle.  The stalk is hollow. The flowers are hermaphrodites. The corolla has ligulae that terminate in 5 small teeth.  It flowers all year round, and its yellow flowers are harbingers of spring’s arrival. Upon maturation, the flowers form a white globe, which disperses its seeds gently with a soft blow of air.

   

Properties:

• Used in weight loss diets; used to eliminate toxins in the blood.

• Choleretic, cholagogue, mild laxative, diuretic, anti-inflammatory.

• Helps stop the formation of gallbladder stones, helping dissolve and expel them.

 

• Barberry (Berberis Vulgaris): The barberry is a thorny shrub that can grow to 1 – 3 m (3 – 10 ft) high. It has green leaves with serrated edges, some of which turn into thorns (simple or with three digits). The wood is of an intense yellow color. The flowers are small, have 6 petals and have an intense yellow color. They grow in bunches hanging from branches. The flowers are edible, with an acid flavor.  The fruits are edible berries, the most frequent colors are coral, red, purple and black. Its active components are alkaloids (palmatine, columbamine, berberine), resin and tannins.

 

    

Properties:

• Stimulates the digestive function, increasing bilious secretion (as a choleretic and cholagogue) which facilitates digestion of fats.

• Used against kidney stones (renal calculus), constipation and fever.

• Used to treat hepatobilious (liver and gallstone) congestion, coletiasis, colecistitis, urine and water retention.

• Reduces arterial pressure.

• Used as a spasmolitic against gastrointestinal spasms, contractions and convulsions.

 

• Hercampuri (Gentianella Alborocea): Traditional Plant used since the Inca Empire. Original of the Peruvian Andes, it grows between 3500 and 4000 meters (11000 and 13000) above sea level, in the frigid climate zone of the high Punas. This is a small herb (2 in), perennial, with a twisted, grooved root and a small brown stalk. The leaves are small (0.2 to 0.4 in), straight, grow opposite each other, lanceolate and dark green. The flowers are also small (0.2 to 0.6 in), and lilac or violet in color. Its fruit is dark brown or black, of encapsulated shape with great many seeds.

 

  

Properties:

• Regulates the metabolism of fats in the body.

• Helps reduce LDL levels in the blood, supporting its transformation into bilious acids.

• Cholagogue and choleretic; it supports liver, pancreas and gallbladder functions.

• Diuretic: increases urine secretion.

BACK