Documentation
on Amazon Herbs
June 1999
Formula: Digestazon
Statement: Digestazon supports the body's natural
process of digestion and nutrient absorption.
Documentation:
1. Effect of Peppermint Oil on Gastric Emptying in Man: A
Preliminary Study Using a Radiolabelled Solid Test Meal.
Indian J Physiol Pharm 1991, 35 (3) 212-214.
"Peppermint oil decreased the gastric emptying time in
half in dyspeptics compared to the basal gastric emptying time
in healthy, age-matched volunteers. This indicates a possible
therapeutic benefit of peppermint oil in dyspepsia. The
antispasmodic action of peppermint oil may be explained by its
recently discovered Ca channel blocking property."
2. Some Folk Medicine Plants of Central American Markets by
Julia Morton. Quart J Crude Drug Res 15, 1977, 165-92.
Peppermint tea ia drunk to relieve stomach distress which
is in accord with the plant's reputation as stomachic. It is
also taken to expel worms. In Guatemala, the decoction is
taken also as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic."
3. A Survey of Medicinal Plants of Minas Gerais, Brazil by G.
Schmeda Hirschmann and A. Rojas de Arias. Jour of Ethnopharm,
29, 1990, 159-72.
Baccharis trimera (carqueja)'s aerial parts or root
decoction are taken for hepatic and renal troubles as an
anti-inflammatory and for stomach pain. It is also
antihelmintic.
4. Hepatoprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a
Traditional Medicinal Plant of Chile, Peumus boldus by M.
Lanhers et al. Planta Med 57, 1991, 110-115.
"Dried hydro-alcoholic extract of Peumus boldus has
been evaluated for hepatoprotective, choleretic and
anti-inflammatory effects in mice and rats, in order to
validate or to invalidate traditional therapeutic indications.
This extract exerted a significant hepatoprotection of tert-butyl
hydroperoxide-induced hepatotoxicity in isolated rat
hepatocytes by reducing the lipid peroxidation and the
enzymatic leakage of LDH; his in vitro efficacy was reinforced
by a significant hepatoprotection on CCl4-induced
hepatotoxicity in mice, the plant extract reducing the
enzymatic leakage of ALAT. Boldine the main alkaloid of P.
boldus appears to be implicated in this hepatoprotective
activity."
5. Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy in the Amalfitan Coast,
Salerno Province, Camania, Southern Italy by V. De Feo and F.
Senatore. Jour of Ethnopharm 39, 1993, 39-51.
Historically, an infusion of Citrus aurantium has been as a
sedative and a digestive and an infusion of the fruits of
Pimpinella anisum are used as a digestive and antiasthmatic.
Also, the infusion of inflorescences of Matricaria chamomilla
are used for gastritis and enteritis.
6. Basic Study of Assay Method of Choleretic Effect and the
Screening of Crude Drugs by M. Miurs et al. Yakugaku Zasshi
107 (12) 992-1000, 1987.
Various herbs and substances were tested for their effects
of biliary bile acid. Citrus aurantium increased biliary bile
acid production.
7. Antispasmodic Effects of Some Medicinal Plants by H.B.
Forster. Plants Medica 40, 1980, 309-319.
Peppermint is a very common folk remedy which is used as a
mild spasmolytic for intestinal cramps. This action has been
demonstrated physiologically.
8. "Anise." Herbs That Heal: Prescription for Herbal
Healing by Michael Weiner and Janet Weiner. Quantum Books,
1994, p. 66.
"a 1990 study tested the effect of certain beverage
extracts, including anise, on the absorption of iron. The
results showed that anise was the most effective of the
extracts tested in promoting iron absorption. The authors
recommended offering beverages with anise, mint, caraway,
cumin and licorice to children and adults as a preventive
agent to iron deficiency anemia."
Statement: Carqueja helps support the healthy
functioning of the stomach and intestinal system.
Documentation:
1. Characterization of Flavonoids from Baccharis trimera
and their Antihepatotoxic Properties by H. Soicke and E.
Leng-Peschlow. Planta Medica, 1987 Feb, No. 1, 37-39.
"This study isolated and characterized the flavonoids
of Baccharis trimera and tested the antihepatotoxic activity
of the purified components by antagonization of the phalloidin
intoxication in mice. The most active of the pure components
was hispidulin, ameliorating survival rate to 80% A mixture of
all five flavonoids in equal weight relations increased the
survival rate to 70%. It seems, however, sure that Baccharis
trimera protects against phalloidin intoxication and that this
effect can be ascribed mainly to its flavonoid components,
especially to hispidulin."
2. A Survey of Medicinal Plants of Minas Gerais, Brazil by G.
Schmeda Hirschmann and A. Rojas de Arias. Jour of Ethnopharm,
29, 1990, 159-72.
Baccharis trimera (carqueja)'s aerial parts or root
decoction are taken for hepatic and renal troubles as an
anti-inflammatory and for stomach pain. It is also
antihelmintic.
Statement: troubles helps promote good health creating
balance and encouraging waste elimination through the urinary
and digestive systems.
Documentation:
1. Heptoprotective and Anti-Inflammatory Effects of a
Traditional Medicinal Plant of Chile, Peumus boldus by M.
Lanhers et al. Planta Med 57, 1991, 110-115.
"Dried hydro-alcoholic extract of Peumus boldus has
been evaluated for hepatoprotective, choleretic and
anti-inflammatory effects in mice and rats, in order to
validate or to invalidate traditional therapeutic indications.
This extract exerted a significant hepatoprotection of tert-butyl
hydroperoxide-induced hepatotoxicity in isolated rat
hepatocytes by reducing the lipid peroxidation and the
enzymatic leakage of LDH; his in vitro efficacy was reinforced
by a significant hepatoprotection on CCl4-induced
hepatotoxicity in mice, the plant extract reducing the
enzymatic leakage of ALAT. Boldine the main alkaloid of P.
boldus appears to be implicated in this hepatoprotective
activity."
2. Herbal Folk Medicine in Northwestern Argentina: Compositae
by G. Giberti. J Ethnophar, No. 7, 1983, 321-341.
Baccharis trimera is used historically for hepatic
disorders and digestive disorders.
Statement: Anise encourages overall digestive comfort.
Documentation:
1. "Anise." Herbs That Heal: Prescription for
Herbal Healing by Michael Weiner and Janet Weiner. Quantum
Books, 1994, p. 66.
"a 1990 study tested the effect of certain beverage
extracts, including anise, on the absorption of iron. The
results showed that anise was the most effective of the
extracts tested in promoting iron absorption. The authors
recommended offering beverages with anise, mint, caraway,
cumin and licorice to children and adults as a preventive
agent to iron deficiency anemia."
2. Medicinal Plants and Phytotherapy in the Amalfitan Coast,
Salerno Province, Camania, Southern Italy by V. De Feo and F.
Senatore. Jour of Ethnopharm 39, 1993, 39-51.
Historically, an infusion of Citrus aurantium has been as a
sedative and a digestive and an infusion of the fruits of
Pimpinella anisum are used as a digestive and antiasthmatic.
Also, the infusion of inflorescences of Matricaria chamomilla
are used for gastritis and enteritis.
3. Fungicidal Activity of Polygodial in Combination with
Anethole and Indole against Candida albicans by M. Himejima
and I. Kubo. J Agric Food Chem, 1983, 41, 1776-79.
Anethole is a chemical constituent found in anise. It has
antifungal activity against Candida. When combined with
another natural plant substance, polygodial, the antifungal
activity was increased up to 64-fold.
4. The Action of Certain Volatile Oils on Isolated Intestinal
Segments. J Pharm. Experimental Therapeutics, Vol. 8, 253-6,
1916.
Anise was similar to peppermint in that it stimulated
peristalsis.
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